College of LAS Events
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Sunday, October 27, 2019
Part of August Wilson’s celebrated Pittsburgh Cycle, Illinois Theatre’s production is directed by long-time Wilson collaborator Chuck Smith and features a newly choreographed and composed City of Bones section in collaboration with Dance at Illinois.
A performance choreographed by Dr. C. Kemal Nance and Dr. Endalyn Taylor. Tickets available at https://krannertcenter.com/
Monday, October 28, 2019
Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Food for Thought, part of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relation's Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and issues of queer Asian Americans.
Ms. Matsushita, PhD Candidate, History Department at UIUC
Esther Ngumbi, assistant professor of Entomology. Interests include chemical signaling between plants, insects, herbivores, and microorganisms
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
Scholars from the European Union Center and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center discuss how the "Ukrainian Affair" is being covered in media across Eurasia.
Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
Admissions representatives from various graduate programs at the University of Illinois (LER, Law, Social Work, Education, iSchool, Humanities MA/PhD programs) give students the inside scoop on grad school applications, funding and the first-year experience as well as answer student questions about their programs.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Dr. Tesfaye Wolde-Medhin of the UIUC Library will speak
Caucus meeting for course planning.
Join us at the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections to learn more about our diverse collections of books and manuscript materials, artifacts and ephemera, and more! Explore treasures from our collections on display in our reading room, view our exhibit on the rich history of the railroad in Illinois before it closes, and enjoy light refreshments.
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
In this presentation, Dean Spade will examine how mutual aid might counter the demobilizing frameworks for understanding social change and expressing dissent that dominate the popular imagination, and examine the benefits as well as challenges faced by contemporary organizations mobilizing through mutual aid.
Part of the 1619 & Beyond Series, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
This workshop examines how organizations cultivate internal cultures to support transparency, democracy, and accountability.
In this talk, Professors Nihad Bunar and Anna Lund (Stockholm University) will discuss challenges and opportunities associated with the arrival of over 100,000 migrant and asylum-seeking school-aged children and youth to Sweden since 2015.
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar
Londa Schiebinger is Professor of History of Science, Director, Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering and Environment Project, Stanford University.
Londa Schiebinger is Professor of History of Science, Director, Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering and Environment Project, Stanford University.
The Proseminar is an introduction to the graduate study and professional practice of history.
Celebrate Opening Night of the School of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition.
Friday, November 1, 2019
This fall, the University YMCA’s Friday Forum explores how inspiring women leaders are addressing not just issues that disproportionately affect womxn but also a myriad of the most pressing social and environmental issues in our communities. Join us as we celebrate the creativity, passion and impact of womxn working for progressive change.
Caucus meeting for course planning.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Professor Batnitzky will present work from her current, book-length project on comparative conversion controversies in Israel and India. The paper will be circulated in advance. Participants are encouraged to read and come prepared to discuss the discuss, but everyone is welcome to attend.
Wildland fire smoke contains hazardous levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a pollutant shown to adversely affect health. Estimating fire attributable PM2.5 concentrations is key to quantifying the impact on air quality and subsequent health burden.
Leora F. Batnitzky is the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies at Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Her teaching and research interests include philosophy of religion, modern Jewish thought, hermeneutics, and contemporary legal and political theory.
Mauna Kea Solidarity Group is a new coalition of students and faculty across the sciences and arts who came together to express solidarity with Indigenous Hawaiians, particularly in response to the proposed construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the sacred mountain of Mauna Kea.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Food for Thought, part of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relation's Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and issues of queer Asian Americans.
This talk will posit elision and silence as a strategy both Jewish and non-Jewish writers used to underscore the inherent generalizations and stereotypes of the word “Jew” in Polish discourse and to express fractured, multivalent Polish- Jewish identities.
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
This talk contextualizes the mobilization of secessionism in Scotland and Catalonia. It explores the role that European integration as well as domestic dynamics of electoral competition have had in the independence movements in these regions. While EU membership may provide appeal and viability to secessionism, electoral competition generates the motivation for nationalist
Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
These Brown Bags are discussions in which those who teach, have experience teaching, or care about education in general want to share information, materials, resources, tips, advice, and other experiences. All Brown Bags take place in 122 Illini Hall on the first Wednesday of each month, beginning in August. Please bring your own lunches.
"Film and Literature by North African Women: Looking at Postcolonialism, Gender, and Religion.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Ms. Rebecca Ulrich, UIUC, "Recent Advances in Radical Dehalogenation Reactions Using Photochemistry"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
This talk will show how image adjustment software can assist in the detection of now faded or whitewashed wall paintings in Armenian churches.
The Proseminar is an introduction to the graduate study and professional practice of history.
TIGER is the 5th performance from Deke Weaver’s life-long Unreliable Bestiary project: a performance for each letter of the alphabet, each letter represented by an endangered animal or habitat.
TIGER is the 5th performance from Deke Weaver’s life-long Unreliable Bestiary project: a performance for each letter of the alphabet, each letter represented by an endangered animal or habitat.
Visiting Lecturer/Choreographer Omri Drumlevich will present a reconstruction of a masterwork by Ohad Naharin (Batsheva Dance Company) as part of the KCPA "November Dance 2019".
Friday, November 8, 2019
Visiting Lecturer/Choreographer Omri Drumlevich will present a reconstruction of a masterwork by Ohad Naharin (Batsheva Dance Company) as part of the KCPA "November Dance 2019".
This fall, the University YMCA’s Friday Forum explores how inspiring women leaders are addressing not just issues that disproportionately affect womxn but also a myriad of the most pressing social and environmental issues in our communities. Join us as we celebrate the creativity, passion and impact of womxn working for progressive change.
Symposium for IPRH, Widenor appointees and Fellowship winners to present their research and discuss what they have learned from being in the program.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Visiting Lecturer/Choreographer Omri Drumlevich will present a reconstruction of a masterwork by Ohad Naharin (Batsheva Dance Company) as part of the KCPA "November Dance 2019".
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019
UIUC THINK CAMPUS COLLABORATORS MEETING
Paul DeMain, former special projects coordinator in the Great Lakes for the Intertribal Agriculture Council and award-winning Chef Pete Halfaday will speak followed by a demonstration.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Advisor: Prof. Wilfred van der Donk
Join us on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the University of Illinois in a celebration of GIS Day, the annual salute to geographic information science and technologies for achieving broad and transformative impacts.
A virtual roundtable series
Food for Thought, part of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relation's Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and issues of queer Asian Americans.
“Let’s Have a Kiki” is a series of half hour informal gallery talks during the run of the exhibit In Her Closet—How to Make a Drag Queen. Exhibit participants talk about their drag practice and exhibit-related themes, concepts, and materials.
Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
A public lecture by History Professor Craig Koslofsky
A public lecture by History Professor Craig Koslofsky.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Alexis Trouillot will discuss how mathematical science meets inheritance law in 19th century Mauritanian manuscripts.
Diversity Committee -- Identity in the Classroom Workshop
THINK PROJECT CAMPUS COLLABORATORS MEETING
Mark Roseman is a Professor of History and the Pat M Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies at Indiana University. He is a historian of modern Europe, with particular interests in the History of the Holocaust and in modern German history.
Mark Roseman is a Professor of History and the Pat M Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies at Indiana University. He is a historian of modern Europe, with particular interests in the History of the Holocaust and in modern German history.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Approximately 15% U.S. adults have hearing loss. Among older adults >75, over half live with hearing loss. In a context where Medicare and many state Medicaid programs do not cover audiologist services beyond physician-referred assessments in support of a diagnosis, this study focuses on audiologist service accessibility in the U.S.
Financial Aid information for graduate students for the next academic year.
A panel discussion on antisemitism featuring Peter Fritzsche (History) and Mark Roseman (Indiana University), moderated by Harriet Murav (Comparative and World Literature/Slavic Languages and Literatures).
with Peter Fritzsche (History), and Mark Roseman (History, Indiana University Bloomington. Moderated by Harriet Murav (Slavic Languages & Literatures and Comparative & World Literature). Co-sponsored by Jewish Culture & Society.
with Peter Fritzsche (History), and Mark Roseman (History, Indiana University Bloomington. Moderated by Harriet Murav (Slavic Languages & Literatures and Comparative & World Literature). Co-sponsored by Jewish Culture & Society.
This month’s event will feature Lilah Leopold, curatorial intern and PhD student in Art History, and will highlight “Hot Spots: Radioactivity and the Landscape.” Reception to follow.
This panel will feature History undergraduates who have participated in our Public History Internship (HIST 398) course. The interns will share their experiences at museums and archives around Illinois and beyond.
“The First Mountain to Be Removed: Yellow Fever Control and the Construction of the Panama Canal.” Paul Sutter, (History, University of Colorado Boulder), is the author of Driven Wild: How the Fight against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement (2002) and Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies: Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South (2015).
“The First Mountain to Be Removed: Yellow Fever Control and the Construction of the Panama Canal.” Paul Sutter, (History, University of Colorado Boulder), is the author of Driven Wild: How the Fight against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement (2002) and Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies: Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South (2015).
Friday, November 15, 2019
Dr. Marshall, American Indian Studies Postdoc, will talk about her research into the connections between them and how Indigenizing our historical narratives and research methodologies can begin to address the problem.
This fall, the University YMCA’s Friday Forum explores how inspiring women leaders are addressing not just issues that disproportionately affect womxn but also a myriad of the most pressing social and environmental issues in our communities. Join us as we celebrate the creativity, passion and impact of womxn working for progressive change.
The availability of large-scale and high-resolution light detection and ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing data provides tremendous opportunities to unveil complex landscape patterns and better understand landscape dynamics from a 3D perspective.
Park Ridge artist Rex Parker will present an illustrated program, “Frederic Goudy & H. G. Wells: The Time Traveler’s Typeface.”
Investiture of Antoinette Burton, Professor of History --Maybelle Leland Swanlund Chair Reception immediately following
Dr. Susan Molins-Lliteras (Archive and Public Culture Research Initiative; Historical Studies Department, Univ of Cape Town)
Dr. Susana Molins-Lliteras (Archive & Public Culture Research Initiative; Historical Studies Dept., Univ. of Cape Town) will discuss the case of the Fondo Kati in Timbuktu.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
A chemistry-wide undergraduate research conference.
A chemistry-wide undergraduate research conference.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
A lecture by Elizabeth Duquette (Gettysburg College)
Presentation of book manuscript "Learning How: Apprenticeship in France, 1670-1880."
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Food for Thought, part of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relation's Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and issues of queer Asian Americans.
In this lively talk with lots of swearing, disability and transformative justice movement worker and writer/editor Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha will examine just what happens when we "crip" TJ.
Financial Aid information for graduate students for the next academic year.
Ms. Rachel Farmer, UIUC, "Arene Functionalization by Cooperative Catalysis of Pd(II) and Norbornene"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
This talk will look at Bird’s life and his extraordinary achievements as one of the most prominent Black leaders in Illinois during the late 19th century.
