College of LAS Events
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Sunday, January 20, 2019
This colloquium is the culmination of a year-long interdisciplinary faculty-graduate student IPRH research cluster “Transmission, Translation, and Directionality in Cultural Exchange (TTDCE)” The colloquium is intended to foster spirited conversation among graduate students and faculty can bring their current research projects, share and receive feedback from participants.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
A panel discussion featuring Walter W. McMahon, Helaine Silverman, & Allison Witt.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
This talk explores the transpacific circuits of decolonial solidarity by contemporary Native Hawaiian independence activists/protectors who traveled to the Philippines. This research highlights how the still-unfinished struggle for sovereignty in the postcolony of the Philippines has nourished the Indigenous struggle for “ea” (sovereignty) in the settler colony of Hawai’i.
This talk explores the transpacific circuits of decolonial solidarity by contemporary Native Hawaiian independence activists/protectors who traveled to the Philippines. This research highlights how the still-unfinished struggle for sovereignty in the postcolony of the Philippines has nourished the Indigenous struggle for “ea” (sovereignty) in the settler colony of Hawai‘i.
Angie Thomas is the author of the One Book, One Campus 2018–2019 selection The Hate U Give (HarperCollins, 2017).
Thursday, January 24, 2019
This session will cover NEH funding opportunities, with a particular emphasis on the fellowship program. Panelists are among recent NEH fellowship and grant recipients on our campus; there will be ample time for Q & A and discussion.
A celebration of the publication of Don Crummey’s book 'Farming and Famine: Landscape Vulnerability in Northeast Ethiopia, 1889-1991', edited by James McCann
Nicholson Distinguished Scholar Lecture, sponsored by the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory.
Join us for this screening of Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists (2014). This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Friday, January 25, 2019
A Friday lunchtime series of free yoga classes introduces participants to the fundamentals of hatha yoga at Krannert Art Museum. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Join us for the opening celebration of Champaign-Urbana's 2019 NEA Big Read community reading program! Our book is The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Visitors can enjoy activities for all ages: share the story of your name, trace your family’s journey of immigration to the United States, and design and write a postcard to loved ones. Professor Rini Bhattcharya Mehta will speak
Monday, January 28, 2019
Brett's talk will be entitled "Israelite Technology and Trade in the Iron Age". Brett Kaufman is an Assistant Professor in Classics. He is an archaeologist specializing in the Mediterranean & Near East, ancient engineering & design, the formation & maintenance of sociopolitical hierarchy, & reconstructing ecological management strategies of ancient & historical societies.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
A screening of MISSISSIPPI MASALA (dir. Mira Nair, 1991) with discussion led by Rini Bhattacharya Mehta (Comparative and World Literature/Religion) to follow. Free and open to the public.
A screening of MISSISSIPPI MASALA (dir. Mira Nair, 1991) with a discussion led by Rini Bhattacharya Mehta (Comparative and World Literature/Religion) to follow. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The program that will be discussed is one example of how to teach family theories while providing scaffolding for students to explore their own identities. Please join us for a brown bag talk given by Christy Lleras, LaKisha David, and Ambrea Young.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
This curator talk features Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Friday, February 1, 2019
A Friday lunchtime series of free yoga classes introduces participants to the fundamentals of hatha yoga at Krannert Art Museum. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Designation of an ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark for St. Elmo Brady, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States. | Tuesday, February 5, 20019, 4:30pm | 100 Noyes Lab | Open to the public.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
The 1987 establishment of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in New York City marked a significant shift in the US AIDS epidemic. With direct-action organizing, ACT UP mobilized against the state’s neglect, compelling the federal government to respond with new research and healthcare programs. Soon after, local chapters surfaced throughout the country including L
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Dr. Frank Proschan is an anthropologist and folklorist. From the 1980s, he collaborated with colleagues in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia in research and capacity building on languages, folklore, ethnology and museums. He worked at UNESCO between 2006-2015 and been a curator at the Smithsonian Institution and a research professor at Indiana University.
At a time when the Convention is still relatively young and its fate not yet finally determined, we must ask how well the Convention is achieving its important mission to contribute to sustainable development worldwide.
Join us for a talk from Matt Kenyon, new media artist, “The Ethics and Aesthetics of Accumulation and Waste.” This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Students in the Creative Writing MFA program at Illinois present live readings of their new work. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Friday, February 8, 2019
A Friday lunchtime series of free yoga classes introduces participants to the fundamentals of hatha yoga at Krannert Art Museum. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Come listen to a gallery conversation with Anita Chan, Associate Professor of Media and Cinema Studies, and Ben Grosser, Assistant Professor of New Media as we explore the exhibition Kennedy Browne. This conversation is moderated by Amy L. Powell, curator. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
This videoconference will discuss the past 40 years of democracy in Spain. It will be conducted in Spanish.
During the Cold War, elite musicians in the Soviet Union were able to use their positions in the cultural establishment to gain access to British contemporary music, and to perform it within the Soviet Union. This lecture focuses on the societal position of those musicians, which afforded them a considerable amount of agency.
This lecture focuses on the societal position of those musicians, which afforded them a considerable amount of agency. Moreover, this agency enabled them to circumvent the ideological, economic, and legal obstacles inherent in cultural exchange during the Cold War, and to defend these performances from the Soviet Ministry of Culture’s interventions.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Tribal communities have been staunch advocates for the environment and have been successful in utilizing tribal sovereignty and treaty rights to protect forests, fish, and wildlife populations from degradation. Come and learn about the great environmental work being done by many tribal communities in the region.
The panel will discuss the #MeToo movement in an academic context.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Join the Spurlock Museum as Dylan Jennings discusses powwow culture; including the variety of dance and singing styles along with their meaning and significance, and the regalia created and worn by dancers. This presentation will provide a deeper understanding of the intricacies of powwow culture across Indian Country.
The Spurlock Museum hosts the free talk Powwow 101 by Dylan Jennings (Bad River Band, Lake Superior Ojibwe). Dylan is a nationally known Traditional dancer and singer, who has served as emcee, arena director and head judge at powwows across the country. This presentation will provide a deeper understanding of the intricacies of powwow culture across Indian Country.
SPEAK Café is an open-mic public space for hip-hop, activism, music, poetry, empowerment, and expression of the black experience at Illinois.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Join us for a day of interactive workshops, round tables, and conversations about publishing, and an opportunity to get in-person feedback on your proposal from UI Press acquisitions editors!
A Friday lunchtime series of free yoga classes introduces participants to the fundamentals of hatha yoga at Krannert Art Museum. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
The Research Review is the festive annual gathering where grad students, faculty, and research-active undergrads show off their research and socialize. Researchers from throughout SESE present posters- typically over 70 of them- and a few get to take the stage and present one of the ever-popular 5-minute lightning talks.
This special scholar talk features a presentation titled “From Temples to Palaces: The Story of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain” with Stacey Pierson, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Ceramics, University of London.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Join us for a performance for the whole family right in the galleries featuring Rachel Barton Pine, concert violinist.
Come and listen to the vibrant stories, history and songs that continue to flourish in Ojibwe Country. Spend an afternoon of fun, laughter, and adventure with traditional teachings embedded along the way. The concert is free and open to audience members of all ages.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
This continuing education opportunity will meet online from February 17-May 5. The application deadline is January 18.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Jean-Philippe Mathy is a Professor in the Department of French and Italian at Illinois.
https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/american-studies/faculty/benjamin-looker.php
This lecture will explore conflicted notions of local freedom and neighborhood belongingness in and about LaClede Town, a nationally lauded mixed-income housing development constructed in mid-1960s St. Louis.
Unit for Criticism Distinguished Faculty Lecture.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Loyola University Chicago historian Elliott J. Gorn, author of a new book on Emmett Till, the Chicago boy whose 1955 murder in Mississippi helped spark the civil rights movement.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
A lecture by Emma Dench (Classics, History and Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University). “Race, Ethnicity and Beyond in Classical Antiquity.” Part of a workshop on “Race Work in the Classics” on February 22, 2019.
A lecture by Emma Dench (Classics, History and Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University). "Race, Ethnicity and Beyond in Classical Antiquity." Part of a workshop on “Race Work in the Classics” on February 22, 2019.
Friday, February 22, 2019
A Friday lunchtime series of free yoga classes introduces participants to the fundamentals of hatha yoga at Krannert Art Museum. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothing. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Bring your family for some free hands-on art activities for caregivers and children ages 3–8.
This live performance features Rudolf Haken (six-string electric viola), Bernard Scully (horn), and Shubhang Goswami (beatboxer).
Monday, February 25, 2019
Ayelet Tsabari's debut story collection "The Best Place on Earth", won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, & the Edward Lewis Wallant Award. The book was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, Kirkus Review’s Best Debut Fiction of 2016, was nominated for The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, & has been published internationally to great acclaim.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
This videoconference will discuss the World's Fair and international expositions.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Lecture by Professor Angharad Valdivia from the Institute of Communications Research. Lunch provided with RSVP by February 21st.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
A lecture by Benjamin H. Johnson, Associate Professor of History, and Institute of Environmental Sustainability Faculty, Loyola University Chicago. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
A lecture by Benjamin H. Johnson, Associate Professor of History, and Institute of Environmental Sustainability Faculty, Loyola University Chicago. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Celebrate the opening of KAM’s spring special exhibitions with the reception at 6:00pm. Visit the newly opened exhibitions before or after the reception in KAM’s galleries. The reception will be held from 6-7, and the galleries will remain open until 9pm.
