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Like other branches of African American vernacular dances such as Chicago Steppin’, Hip Hop, and Lindy Hop, the roots of Blues dance originated from African and African American dance traditions. Included in the exhibit are artworks by contemporary artists, archival photographs, and video interviews.
Explore campaign memorabilia and learn about the Women's Suffrage Movement and Jim Crow voter suppression. Includes three poster exhibits: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, from the New-York Historical Society, Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, from the National Archives, and Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence from the Smithsonian.
In his new work, A World Through Windows, Syrian-Armenian artist Kevork Mourad explores how the "pandemic has reduced our sense of space and our spheres of influence," even while it has "increased our connectivity around the world" (Mourad). Using a technique that uses monotype on fabric, ink drawing, and sculpture, Mourad has created an original and exciting experience.
Two sculptures from the Great ARTdoors Program 2020 are now on view in the front lobby of the Spurlock Museum. The pieces, Kinsey Fitzgerald’s Mother and Child and Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure’s Seeds of Injustice, were commissioned by the Great ARTdoors Program in 2020, as part of a collaboration between the Spurlock Museum, 40North, Urbana Arts and Culture, Urbana Park Di
Join the Rare Book & Manuscript Library for a virtual birthday celebration honoring Gwendolyn Brooks. You'll learn about the writings and impact of our former Illinois Poet Laureate through readings of her work and performances in her honor.
This presentation by Illinois Professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher will touch on broad definitions of equity and how community colleges, as a context and the field of mathematics, wrestle with the tensions between access, identity, opportunities, and achievement in fostering equitable student experiences and outcomes.
RBML marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of the Kelmscott Press’s "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer", a landmark volume in the history of fine printing. Tune in for a short video hosted by curators, and enjoy downloadable coloring pages of selected images from the volume!
IGB DEI Seminar Series Joey Ramp CEO of Empower Ability Consulting Neuroscience Research Affiliate, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Barriers to Inclusion: Service Dog Handlers in Science Laboratories"
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
Event sponsored by the Humanities Research Institute and the Creative Writing Program, Department of English
Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
Abstract: In Chicago and elsewhere across the U.S., Latinx and Black communities have experienced disproportionate morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, highlighting drastic health inequities. Testing and vaccination efforts need to be scaled up within communities disproportionately affected by economic vulnerability, housing instability, limited healthcare access, and in
Abstract: In Chicago and elsewhere across the U.S., Latinx and Black communities have experienced disproportionate morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, highlighting drastic health inequities. Testing and vaccination efforts need to be scaled up within communities disproportionately affected by economic vulnerability, housing instability, limited healt
