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Spring 2013 Events Cosponsored by the OHC

April 4, 2013
“Living Memory, Embodied Ancestors: Ethnographic Research in the Italian Diaspora.” Luisa del Giudice, director, Italian Oral History Institute. 4 p.m., EMU Walnut Room. Sponsor: Folklore. Information: (541) 346-3911.

April 9, 2013
“The Dictionary of Louisiana French: Documenting the Rich Linguistic Legacy of Arcadiana.” Kevin Rottet, French Linguistics, University of Indiana. 5 p.m., 117 Global Scholars Hall. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: (541) 346-4021.

April 9, 2013
Art Lecture: Fayette Hauser, photography, original member of The Cockettes, a flamboyant ensemble of hippies—gay, straight, and undecided—who wore gender-bending drag in San Francisco. 6 p.m., 177 Lawrence Hall. Sponsor: JSMA. Information: (541) 346-3027.

April 10, 2013
Rare Book Exhibition. Italian rare books, incunables and manuscripts from UO Special Collections. Presentation by Marc Schachter, Romance Languages. 5:30 p.m, Knight Library Special Collections. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: (541) 346-4021.

April 10, 2013
Performance: Fayette Hauser, original member of The Cockettes, shows rare performance footage of The Cockettes, followed by a live performance piece, “Dear Diary.” 7 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: JSMA. Information: (541) 346-3027.

April 11-14, 2013
“Annual Conference of the American Association of Italian Studies.” Registration required. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: center.uoregon.edu/AAIS/2013

April 11, 2013
Reading: Linda Gregerson, poet. 8 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Creative Writing. Information: (541) 346-0549.

April 12, 2013
Gallery Talk: “Piero Dorazio and the Responsive Eye.” Kate Mondloch, Art History. 5:30 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: (541) 346-4021.

April 12, 2013
Film: Blow-up (1966, 111 min.). Introduced by Angelo Restivo, Moving Image Studies, Georgia State University. 7 p.m., 180 PLC. Sponsor: Cinema Studies. Information: cinema.uoregon.edu

April 16, 2013
"Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures." Virginia Morell, science journalist, author, and animal-intelligence advocate. 7 p.m., 100 Willamette Hall. Sponsor: Human/Animal Research Interest Group. Information: dcraig@uoregon.edu

April 17, 2013
“Bushmeat and Palm Oil: Eating Away African Biodiversity, Food Security, and Livelihoods.” Joshua Linder, Anthropology, James Madison University. 4 p.m.,Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

April 18, 2013
“Circles of Intimacy Around the Verb to Be.” Nicole Brossard, French Canadian formalist poet and novelist. “Translating ‘Circles’: Notes Around Translating Circles.” Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood, Canadian writer and translator. 4–6 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: (541) 346-4021.

April 18, 2013
“The U.S.-Mexican Border Through the Lens of a Writer.” Guillermo Arriaga, Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. 4 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Cinema Pacific Film Festival. Information: cinemapacific.uoregon.edu

April 18, 2013
Music: “Georgian Singing Workshop.” Zedashe Ensemble. 7:30 p.m., 178, Frohnmayer Music Building. $10, students free; tickets at the door. Sponsor: SOMD. Information: (541) 346-5678.

April 19–20, 2013
Conference: “Immanent Critique: New Directions.” An international conference on the notions of critique and social justice in critical theory today. Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Philosophy. Information: zambrana@uoregon.edu

April 19
Reading: Nicole Brossard, French Canadian formalist poet and novelist, with Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood, Canadian writer and translator. 2:30–4 p.m., EMU Mills International Center. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: (541) 346-4021.

April 19, 2013
“Eating Right: The Cultural Politics of Dietary Health.” Charlotte Biltekoff, American Studies and Food Science and Technology, UC Davis. 3:30 p.m., 111 Lillis Hall. Sponsor: CSWS. Information: honors@uoregon.edu

April 19, 2013
Music: Zedashe Ensemble. Folk music and dance from Caucasus Georgia. 8 p.m., Beall Concert Hall. $15, $10. Tickets: UO Ticket Office (541) 346-4363 or tickets.uoregon.edu. Sponsor: SOMD. Information: (541) 346-5678.

April 25, 2013
“Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America.” Vivek Bald, Writing and Digital Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 4 p.m., Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: CAPS. Information: caps.uoregon.edu

April 26, 2013
“The Success Equation.” Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. 5 p.m., Knight Law Center. Part of "The Brain and the Blackboard" conference.Sponsor: Oregon Social Learning Center. Information: Rick Varnum, (541) 485-2711.

May 2–3, 2013
Conference: “Defining the Human and the Animal.” This interdisciplinary conference will explore literary, scientific, and philosophical endeavors at defining the border between the human and the animal. Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: German and Scandinavian. Information: mathaesa@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-4084.

May 3–4, 2013
Conference: “Biosemiotics and Culture.” Conference will focus on the cultural dimensions of biosemiotics, a field that explores meaningful relationships and communication throughout the living world. EMU Fir Room. Sponsor: English. Information: english.uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3911.

May 3, 2013
Film: The Revolutionary (1970, 100 min.) and Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol (2009, 15 min.). Panel discussion with Sidney Rittenberg and filmmakers Irv Drasnin, Lucy Ostrander, and Don Sellers to follow. 6 p.m., 180 PLC. Sponsor: CAPS. Information: (541) 346-1521.

May 9–10, 2013
Conference: “Foodways in China: New Scholarly Trajectories.” Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: CAPS. Information: caps.uoregon.edu or (541) 346-1521.

May 9, 2013
“Integrated Watershed Management and Agroforestry to Improve Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in Gondar, Ethiopia.” Badege Bishaw, Forest Ecosystems and Society, OSU. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

May 9, 2013
“Information, Contemplation, and the Roots of the American University.” David Levy, Information School, University of Washington. 4 p.m., 221 McKenzie Hall. Sponsor: Comparative Literature. Information: complit@uoregon.edu

May 10, 2013
"Contemplative Pedagogy in the Digital Age." Daniel Barbezat, Economics, Amherst College; Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, with David Levy. 9 a.m., 110 Fenton Hall. Sponsor: Comparative Literature. Information: complit@uoregon.edu

May 10, 2013
“The New Cult of Motherhood: From Rosemary’s Baby to Twilight Breaking Dawn.” Kelly Oliver, Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Vanderbilt University. Noon, Jaqua Center Auditorium. Sponsor: Philosophy. Information: stawarsk@uoregon.edu

May 14, 2013
“Back to the Newly-Digital Networked Normal.” Robert Glenn Howard, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Folklore. Information: (541) 346-3911.

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May 16, 2013
Reading: Edith Pearlman, author of Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories. 8 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Creative Writing. Information: (541) 346-0549.

May 18, 2013
Conference: “German Expressionism.” 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Information: arthistory.uoregon.edu/node/266

May 21, 2013
“Colonialism and Atomization: Individual Land Tenure in the Western Transkei, South Africa.” Lindsay Braun, History. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

May 23–25, 2013
Conference: “16th Annual International Comic Arts Forum Conference.” Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, artists and creators of the series Casanova and Daytripper. UO in Portland, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch St. Sponsor: English. Information: internationalcomicartsforum.org

May 23, 2013
"Fatal Invention: The New Biopolitics of Race." Dorothy Roberts, Sociology and Law, University of Pennsylvania. 4 p.m., 101 Jaqua Center. Sponsor: Ethnic Studies. Information: dhosang@uoregon.edu

May 24, 2013
“Romani (Gypsy) Women and Activism: Challenges and Opportunities.” Angela Kocze, Visiting Fulbright Fellow, Wake Forest University. 4 p.m., 204 Condon Hall. Sponsor: Anthropology. Information: csilverm@uoregon.edu

May 31, 2013
"Angolan Culture and Literature: From the Local to the Universal." Joao Melo, Angolan writer and journalist. Noon, EMU Metolius Room. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: lmillar@uoregon.edu

June 5, 2013
"Emotion and Nature in Classical Chinese Poetry." Yugen Wang, East Asian Languages and Literatures and 2011-12 OHC faculty research fellow. 1:30 p.m., Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Sponsor: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Information: academicextension@uoregon.edu

Winter 2013

CANCELLED: January, 16, 2013
“Music, Dance and Oral Tradition: the Reawakening of an African Consciousness.” Habib Iddrisu, Dance, Reed College. Noon, location TBA. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

January 17, 2013
“Imagined Networks, Affective Connections.” Wendy Chun, Modern Culture and Media, Brown University. Noon, EMU Fir Room. Sponsor: Philosophy. Information: Colin Koopman, koopman@uoregon.edu

January 17, 2013
“Applied Humanities: Revisiting the Divide.” Peter Tokofsky, Education Specialist for Academic and Public Programs, J. Paul Getty Museum, and Germanic Languages, UCLA. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Folklore. Information: (541) 346-3946.

January 24 2013
Readings: Ehud Havazelet, fiction; David Bradley, fiction; and Jason Brown, fiction. 8 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Creative Writing. Information: crwrweb@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3944.

January 29, 2013
“Swahili Nation: Language and Development in East Africa.” Mokaya Bosire, Linguistics. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

January 29, 2013
“Minstrelsy or Popular Culture? On the Legacies of Blackface.” Louis Chude-Sokei, English, University of Washington. 5:30 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Clark Honors College. Information: Renee Dorjahn, dorjahn@uoregon.edu

February 7, 2013
Reading: T.R. Hummer, poet. 8 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Creative Writing. Information: (541) 346-0549.

February 14-16, 2013
Social Justice, Real Justice Conference. Keynotes, panels, music. Sponsor: Multicultural Center. Information: conference website.

February 20, 2013
"Iron Sails the Seas: Technology and Gender in the African Diaspora." Candice Goucher, History, Washington State University. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

February 27, 2013
“The Representation of Women in the Films of Ousmane Sembene.” Amadou Fofana, French, Willamette University. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

March 8, 2013
“The New Cult of Motherhood: From Rosemary’s Baby to Twilight Breaking Dawn.” Kelly Oliver, Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Vanderbilt University. 2 p.m., Ford Alumni Center Ballroom. Sponsor: Philosophy. Information: stawarsk@uoregon.edu

March 8, 2013
The Paperboys. Traditional Irish music. 8 p.m., Beall Concert Hall. $15, $10. Tickets: UO Ticket Office (541) 346-4363 or tickets.uoregon.edu. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: Mark Levy, mlevy@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-2852.

March 14, 2013
Prisons and Peace Conference
Keynote: “Solitary Confinement: A Living Death Sentence.” Lisa Guenther, Philosophy, Vanderbilt University. 4 p.m., Knight Law Center. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

March 15, 2013
Prisons and Peace Conference
“International Perspectives on the Death Penalty.” Pascale Boucaud, UNESCO Chair, Lyon, France; and Dimitri Spivak, UNESCO Chair, St. Petersburg, Russia. 9 a.m., Knight Law Center.
Colette Peters, Director, Oregon Department of Corrections. 11 a.m., Knight Law Center.
“From Book to Libretto.” Sister Helen Prejean, author, Dead Man Walking, and Jake Heggie, composer. 2 p.m., Knight Law Center.
Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: (541) 346-3959.

March 15, 2013
Dead Man Walking. Eugene Opera performs the Pacific Northwest premiere of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean. 7:30 p.m., Hult Center. Tickets: Hult Center ticket office, (541) 682-5000. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

March 17, 2013
Dead Man Walking. Eugene Opera performs the Pacific Northwest premiere of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean. 2:30 p.m., Hult Center. Tickets: Hult Center ticket office, (541) 682-5000. Sponsor: UNESCO Chair for Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace. Information: eugeneopera.com

Fall 2012 Events Cosponsored by the OHC

September 26, 2012
Fireside Conservation Series: “Achieving Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries for the Sake of Humanity.” Erik Assadourian, Senior Fellow, Worldwatch Institute. 5 p.m., 141 Knight Law Center. Sponsor: Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program. Information: enr@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3876.

September 28-29, 2012
Symposium: “New Directions in Human Rights and the Environment: A Symposium Inspired by Svitlana Kravchenko.” Keynotes and panels. Sponsor: School of Law. Information: michelep@uoregon.edu

September 29, 2012
Symposium: “Oral Traditions, Old and New: A Symposium Honoring the Memory of Anne Dhu McLucas” Part I. Medieval Traditions, Performance Practice in Music and Dance, and American Traditions. 9:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m., Collier House. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: (541) 346-5678.

September 29, 2012
“Oral Traditions, Old and New: A Symposium Honoring the Memory of Anne Dhu McLucas” Concert. Aaron Cain, baritone, Julia Brown, keyboard instruments, and Marc Vanscheeuwijck, Baroque cello. 6 p.m., Collier House. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: (541) 346-5678.

October 5, 2012
Lecture/Demonstration: “Carnatic Music of South India.” Mysore Manjunath and Mysore Nagaraj, violins, with Srimushnam Rajarao, mridangam (double-headed drum). 3 p.m., Papé Reception Hall, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: Mark Levy, mlevy@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-2852.

October 5, 2012
“The Mysore Brothers.” Classical music of South India. Mysore Manjunath and Mysore Nagaraj, violins, with Srimushnam Rajarao, mridangam (double-headed drum). 8 p.m., Beall Hall. $12, $8. Tickets: UO Ticket Office (541) 346-4363 or tickets.uoregon.edu. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: Mark Levy, mlevy@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-2852.

October 15, 2012
"Virtuoso Music of the Baroque." Jillon Dupree, harpsichord; Eva Legêne, recorders; and Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba. 7:30 p.m., Central Lutheran Church, 1857 Potter St, Eugene. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Contact: (541) 346-5678.

Mid-October through December 2012
Exhibit: From Suffrage to Citizenship: Empowering Oregon Women in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
This exhibit features the Oregon Women’s Political History Collections which include the Abigail Scott Duniway Papers and various papers of individuals and organizations. Sponsor: Knight Library. Information: (541) 346-3053.

October 17, 2012
“Having People, Having Heart: Charity, Sustainable Development, and Problems of Dependence in Central Uganda.” China Scherz, Anthropology, Reed College. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

October 18-20, 2012
Symposium: "War and Memory: Bearing Witness to Loss in Everyday Life." Keynote speaker Arturo Arias, Spanish and Portuguese, University of Texas. Sponsor: Oregon Review of International Law. Contact: Michelle McKinley

October 18, 2012
Community Conversations: “Out in the Silence.” Film and campaign that raises awareness of the LGBT community. 7 p.m., Living Learning Center Performance Hall. Sponsor: Residence Life. Information: (541) 346-1977.

October 19-20, 2012
Symposium: “The Storied Self: Buddhist Narrativity in Comparative Context.” Keynote 10/19: Jason Wirth, Philosophy, Seattle University and Willoughby Britton, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University. 7:30 p.m, 177 Lawrence Hall. Paper presentations 10/20: 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge.Sponsor: Religious Studies. Information: (541) 346-1521.

October 19, 2012
Symposium: “Oral Traditions, Old and New: A Symposium Honoring the Memory of Anne Dhu McLucas” Part II. Theoretical Approaches. 2-5 p.m., Collier House. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: (541) 346-5678.

October 20, 2012
Symposium: “Oral Traditions, Old and New: A Symposium Honoring the Memory of Anne Dhu McLucas” Part II. Ethnic Communities, Hip-Hop and Rap, and Connecting the Old and New Through Oral Tradition. 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Collier House. Sponsor: School of Music and Dance. Information: (541) 346-5678.

October 25, 2012
Symposium: Oregon Women’s Suffrage Centennial. Exhibit, panel discussions, keynote speaker: Lauren Kessler, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication. 3-6 p.m., Knight Library. Sponsor: Knight Library Special Collections. Contact: Linda Long, (541) 346-1906.

October 25, 2012
“Rethinking the Commons: How the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences Power Our Struggle for Food and Climate Justice.” Joni Adamson, English and Environmental Humanities, Arizona State University, 4 p.m., Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. Sponsor: English. Information: (541) 346-3911.

October 25, 2012
Community Conversations: “University Underground.” Tour UO’s Central Power Station which is responsible for five miles of tunnels and produces 30% of the campus electrical demand and steam production. 7 p.m., Central Power Station. Sponsor: Residence Life. Information: (541) 346-1977.

October 30, 2012
“Targeting Translation: U.S. Counterinsurgency and the Weaponization of Speech.” Vicente Rafael, History, University of Washington. 7 p.m., Great Room, Global Scholars Hall. Sponsor: Clark Honors College. Information: 541-346-5414 or honors@uoregon.edu

October 31, 2012
“A Comparative Study of African Decolonization Processes and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.” Dr. A.B. Assensoh, Clark Honors College. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

November 1, 2012
Community Conversations: "Strike a Pose! Photo Manipulation." Explore the ethics of manipulating photos. 7 p.m., Living Learning Center Performance Hall. Sponsor: Residence Life. Information: (541) 346-1977.

November 7, 2012
“Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy.”Kathleen Fitzpatrick, director, Scholarly Communications, MLA. 4 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: UO Libraries. Information: (541) 346-1459.

November 8, 2012
Community Conversations: “CENSOR THIS!” Learn what suppression of information looks like and what you can do to prevent it. 7 p.m., Living Learning Center Performance Hall. Sponsor: Residence Life. Information: (541) 346-1977

November 8, 2012
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine. Theatrical performance by Ian Ruskin. 7:30 p.m., 110 Knight Law Center. Sponsor: Labor Education and Research Center. Information: (541) 346-5054.

November 9-10, 2012
Graduate student conference: "Resistance and Occupation." Abstracts and papers in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Open to public. Sponsor: Romance Languages. Information: rlgsconf.uoregon.edu

November 9, 2012
“China-Africa Development and the Other Cold War: Stories from the TAZARA Railway Project.” Jamie Monson, History, Macalester College. Noon, Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: African Studies. Information: africa@uoregon.edu

November 16, 2012
“Fermentation: Coevolution, Culture, and Community.” Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation. 5:30 p.m., 150 Columbia Hall. Sponsor: Clark Honors College. Information: honors@uoregon.edu

November 19, 2012
"Impressions of Africa: Money and National Identity." Catherine Eagleton, Curator of Modern Money, British Museum. 5:30 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room. Sponsor: Honors College. Information: vkeller@uoregon.edu

December 21-23, 2012
Orchestra NEXT provides live music for Eugene Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: (541) 682-5000. Information: info@orchestranext.com