College of LAS Events

Urban scholars have long grappled with the complexities of urban informality, and its implications for the realities of urban communities. Informality has often been understood in terms of bounded, unplanned, and unregulated spaces of the poor that require regulation to achieve formality.

Dance at Illinois alumni gather in Chicago to present choreographic works, featuring Laura Chiaramonte, Esteban Donoso, Mark Kater, Mya McClellan, Laina Reese Werner-Powell, Chris Johnson, Melissa Pillarella, Isabella Saldana, Kaleigh Dent Christine Betsill, Johannah Wininsky, Alyssa Motter, Alex Kinard, Skylar Males, Anna Sapozhnikov and Bevara Anderson

Celebrate the biggest campus Diwali in the U.S. with IGSA! Join us on Nov. 2 for a vibrant night of festivities. Experience live performances, henna art, DIY rangoli, and much more. Indulge in authentic Indian food and dance the night away to our DJ party. Don't miss this unique opportunity to celebrate the triumph of good over evil!

"Where the Wild Things Are: North America's Cultural Influence Over the Brazilian Editorial Market" Isabel Lopes Coelho is the author of The Representation of the Child in Children's Literature (2020).

Join us for an applied history workshop with Dr. Patricia Limerick.

The United States struggles with a seemingly incurable case of historical amnesia. But a remedy for that affliction is ready for mobilization. If historians-in-training choose to acquire Applied History’s tricks of the trade, they could replace the fog of historical amnesia with the clarity of historical perspective.

The documentary touristic intents centers on the never-completed Nazi resort of Prora, built to house 20,000 working-class Germans and used in propaganda to advance a promise of leisure time for the masses. The film asks: Is there an obligation to remember a building’s dark past?

This workshop will use practical applications of two AI tools—Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity AI. These tools support your research process, offering intelligent assistance with brainstorming, refining ideas, finding sources, and enhancing your writing development. You will learn how to use tools to efficiently gather insights, structure arguments, and streamline your res

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Patty Limerick who will share adventures in the adrenaline-saturated world of the Applied Historian, testifying to the unexpected value of humor (often conveyed in original limericks!) in earning the trust of audiences across a spectrum of opinions and points of view.

In recent times, alarm over the future of history departments and programs in higher education has been widespread. In that same era, Patty Limerick has had innumerable opportunities to provide historical perspective to audiences far beyond the borders of the academic world.

An evening of fun art making with renowned graphic artist Sumit Kumar with snacks, stories, and wonderful art pieces that you get to take home! Meet us at Spurlock Museum on November 6, 5-8 PM. Art supplies will be provided. Please register in advance.

Conference Date: Nov 7-9, 2024 Submission Deadline: July 30, 2024

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Program

Professor Bob Morrissey joins us in the RBML to showcase the John Eliot Bible, published in 1663, and discuss how this unusual text can be used to examine American origin stories, as well as histories of historical interpretation and practice in our land-grant institution. Come take a look at RBML’s copy of this exceedingly rare book!

This event is part of the Interseminars event series for “Collisions Across Color Lines.” Supported by the Mellon Foundation. This multimedia presentation explores the practice of cinéritual by African diaspora women and non-binary filmmakers.

This event is part of the Interseminars event series for “Collisions Across Color Lines.” Supported by the Mellon Foundation. This multimedia presentation explores the practice of cinéritual by African diaspora women and non-binary filmmakers.

Join us for Phi Alpha Theta's first regional undergraduate history conference!

Join us for the Phi Alpha Theta Conference, our first regional undergraduate history conference. This year's theme is conflict and culture. Panelists will explore how cultural expressions reflect, respond to, and shape the nature of conflicts throughout history. Join us in exploring the powerful narratives that emerge when conflict and culture intersect.

The Black Europe Symposium brings together experts in the field for interdisciplinary discussion around the notion of formations of Blackness broadly defined in Europe and the diaspora.

The University of Illinois Chez Veterans Center and ROTC invite you to the 2024 Veterans Day Celebration. Join us for lunch as we honor our brave Veterans and welcome keynote speaker Matt Ballinger, a former U.S. Army Ranger and current Executive Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police at the University of Illinois.

Richard T. Rodríguez will discuss his recent book A Kiss Across the Ocean: Transatlantic Intimacies of British Post-Punk and US Latinidad, which explores the relationship between British post-punk musicians and their U.S. Latine audiences since the 1980s.

Inspired by a 1941 Jorge Luis Borges short story, artist Vicki Bennett's (People Like Us)The Library of Babel (2024) explores themes related to the complex interplay of infinity, knowledge, and the cosmic fabric, presented through the metaphor of a vast, seemingly infinite library. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Bennett and special guest Hearty White.

Jane Desmond (Anthropology, UIUC) and Jamie Jones (English, UIUC) will deliver a lecture as part of this year's Modern Critical Theory Lecture Series, organized by the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory. Relevant readings are available in the corresponding Box folder.

This is a meeting of the Graduates studies committee.