Campus Humanities Calendar

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

    Creative Dance for Children Spring 2025 Session

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • 346 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr

    Why read "The Scarlet Letter" today?

    The RBML welcomes Justine Murison, editor of a new critical edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel. Murison will discuss the work’s historical and literary contexts, the revolutionary politics with which the novel engages, and the enduring questions it asks about American society. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free, and a

    • 3:30 - 5:00 pm
    • 210 Illini Union

    Gender and the Economy: Environment, Work, and Care

    Join us for a panel featuring Mary Arends-Kuenning, “Government Policies and Their Impacts on Women’s Empowerment.” Vernita Pearl Fort, "Forging a Human Rights Economy within Planetary Boundaries: A Response to unprecedented ‘Glocal’ Crises and Opportunities." McKenzie Johnson, “The Work of Women Environmental Defenders in Extractive Economies”...

    • 8:00 - 10:00 pm
    • Spurlock Museum

    India Studies Lecture

    The speaker for the India Studies Lecture for 2025 is Vasudha Narayanan. She is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida and a past President of the American Academy of Religion. Her lecture will be on "Tamil Culture: More sweet than celestial nectar, more precious than one’s breath." It will be held at the Spurlock Museum...