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Ruins for the Future: Materializing Memories of the 1896 Hurricane at Atsena Otie, Florida
Ruins for the Future: Materializing Memories of the 1896 Hurricane at Atsena Otie, Florida
Workshop with Kenneth E. Sassaman (Dept. of Anthropology) 12:00 pm Monday, January 28th, 2019 in Marston Science Library Visualization Lab (MSL 136) How can virtual reality and other digital technologies be used to mobilize historical knowledge that we may find useful in mitigating the negative consequences of imagined futures? The 1896 hurricane that destroyed the …
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GI JEWS: Film screening and talk with Deborah Dash Moore
GI JEWS: Film screening and talk with Deborah Dash Moore
GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish American men and women who fought in World War II. In their own words, veterans both famous (director Mel Brooks, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger) and unknown share their war experiences: how they fought for their nation and people, …
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2019 Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center DEADLINE
2019 Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center (deadline Friday, February 1, 2019) The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, with the support of the Robert and Margaret Rothman Endowment for the Humanities, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the College of the Arts (COTA), is pleased to announce a …
Rothman Faculty Summer Fellowships in the Humanities DEADLINE
Rothman Faculty Summer Fellowships in the Humanities (deadline Friday, February 1, 2019) With the objective of supporting faculty to advance their careers, the Center will once again offer fellowships to UF faculty in the humanities in summer 2019. These grants will allow recipients to make significant progress on existing creative/research projects, as well as engage …
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Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: How to Make a Conference Poster– Michelle Nolan
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: How to Make a Conference Poster– Michelle Nolan
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series Held in Marston Science Library L308 at 3:00 pm. Reservations requested but not required. All workshops are free and open to all. See here for full list of upcoming workshops in the library. February 6 - How to Make a Conference Poster– Michelle Nolan Academic research posters are often students’ first …
Anna Levi reads from her novel Madinah Girl
Anna Levi reads from her novel Madinah Girl
You are invited to a riveting encounter with the hottest new talent in Trinidadian letters, Anna Levi. She is going to spoil the audience with readings from her new novel, Madinah Girls, plus selections from other recent work. The first print of Madinah Girl has sold-out and garnered some rave reviews: “Madinah Girl offers an …
Our Children’s Trust: Youth Activism & the Legal Right to a Stable Climate
Our Children’s Trust: Youth Activism & the Legal Right to a Stable Climate
Isaac Augspurg (age 13) and Oscar Psychas (age 20) are two of eight youth plaintiffs suing the state of Florida to protect current and future generations from the intensifying impacts of climate change. You are invited to be part of a conversation with youth activists and legal and climate science experts defending the rights of …
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Celebration of U.N’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Upcoming events that are part of a campus-wide weeklong celebration of women and girls in science and include an outreach event, “Talk Science with Her,” at First Magnitude Brewery on February 7th, and on February 9th, a kid-friendly science fair at Depot Park followed by a public lecture of Professor Gabriela González at the Alachua …
Fostering Efficacy in Asset Recovery in Transnational Cases of Grand Corruption
Fostering Efficacy in Asset Recovery in Transnational Cases of Grand Corruption
Thursday, Feb. 7, 12–1:30 p.m. Holland Hall Room 360 UF Levin College of Law 309 Village Drive Gainesville, FL 32611 Camelia Bogdan, Ph.D., is an experienced Bucharest Court of Appeals judge and an international expert in countering economic crime and asset recovery of proceeds of crime. Bogdan is globally acknowledged for her specialty in financial …
Visiting Artist Lecture: Cecilia Fajardo-Hill
Visiting Artist Lecture: Cecilia Fajardo-Hill
Join the School of Art + Art History for a Visiting Artist Lecture with Cecilia Fajardo-Hill. Free and open to the public. Cecilia Fajardo-Hill is a British/ Venezuelan art historian curator in modern and contemporary art, specializing on Latin American art, currently based in Southern California. Fajardo-Hill holds a PhD in Art History from the University …
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KNOWING, UNKNOWING & QUIRKY STS* THE OLD & THE NEW IN HISTORIES OF SCIENCE & EMPIRE
KNOWING, UNKNOWING & QUIRKY STS* THE OLD & THE NEW IN HISTORIES OF SCIENCE & EMPIRE
A SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF THE SCHOLARSHIP & CAREER OF LUISE WHITE Friday, 8 February 2019, 9:30-12:30 Keene-Faculty Center, University of Florida AFTERIMAGES JACOB S. DLAMINI, Princeton University An apartheid-era security archive -- a secret police photographic album used by South Africa’s Security Police for thirty years (1960-90) -- as remnants and as political dissidence. …
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New Directions in Conceptualizing Discrimination and Health: A talk by Laura S. Richman
New Directions in Conceptualizing Discrimination and Health: A talk by Laura S. Richman
February 11th, 1:00 pm, reception to follow Ustler Hall Atrium Dr. Richman will provide an overview of current trends in measurement of discrimination and the latest scientific knowledge about the relationship between discrimination and health outcomes. Her presentation will describe ways in which we can harness the power of research to reduce health disparities and …
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The Nationality Basic Law in Israel: is it the End?
The Nationality Basic Law in Israel: is it the End?
Time: Tuesday 2/12, 5 pm. Location: Library East Judaica Suite , 1545 W University Ave Is the National State Law legislated this year in Israel really new or just a continuation of old, settled and known Zionist ideology and practice? In many ways the new basic law does not add anything new to the basic principle …
Gainesville’s Food System: A community conversation
Gainesville’s Food System: A community conversation
Participate in a community-based participatory discussion about the issues of hunger and food inaccessibility in Gainesville. Together we will: Discuss the core struggles citizens face to accessing the food they want and need; Identify resources needed to overcome these struggles; and Brainstorm solutions based on equity and collaboration. February 12, 2019 5:00pm –8:00pm Headquarters Branch of …
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What’s in the Apartheid Analogy? Palestine/Israel Refracted
What’s in the Apartheid Analogy? Palestine/Israel Refracted
In this conversation Dr. Raef Zreik will probe the political imaginary that frames and nurtures the increasingly used analogy of present-day Palestine/Israel to apartheid South Africa. It inquires as to why the analogy has gained momentum only in the last two decades and seeks to explain the circumstances of its emergence. First, he plans to …
Patwa and Rastafari in Jamaican Law and Society
Patwa and Rastafari in Jamaican Law and Society
Murray Powell is the Director of Federal Affairs under Commissioner Nikki Fried at the Florida Department Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. She is currently the President of the cannabis consulting firm Green Sustainable Strong, LLC and Managing Partner at Scheril Murray Powell, P.A. She is also General Counsel for Minorities for Medical Marijuana …
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“The Rise and Fall of Salonica, the ‘Jerusalem of the Balkans'” with Devin Naar
“The Rise and Fall of Salonica, the ‘Jerusalem of the Balkans'” with Devin Naar
Devin Naar, University of Washington Thursday, February 14, 2019, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Public Lecture Judaica Suite, Library East (2nd floor) "The Rise and Fall of Salonica, the 'Jerusalem of the Balkans'" The Mediterranean port city of Salonica (Thessaloniki) was once home to the largest Sephardic Jewish community in the world. The collapse of …
Love, Africa
Love, Africa
Enjoy the best free date night (or friend night!) in town and immerse yourself in multiple exhibitions that feature art by artists from Africa and the African diaspora. Enjoy free food and activities, including jewelry making, art speed dating, mini tours and a curator talk. Fun for the young-at-heart, art lovers and those interested in …
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Programs in the Public Humanities STATEMENT OF INTENT DEADLINE
Programs in the Public Humanities (deadline Statement of Intent, Friday, February 15, 2019; Final Proposal, Friday, March 15, 2019) In order to encourage and enhance collaborations between the University of Florida and off-campus individuals, groups, and institutions, the Center will offer grants up to $3,000 to support public programs rooted in one or more of …
Humanities Engagement Scholars Welcome Kick-off Event
Humanities Engagement Scholars Welcome Kick-off Event
Are you an undergraduate at UF? Are you interested in the humanities, i.e., do you like to talk about the human condition and our place in the world and in the cosmos? If so, you might be interested in the Humanities Engagement Scholar program offered by the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. …
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CHiTra Mela III: Research and Pedagogy in South Asia and Global Hindu Traditions
A Symposium for Faculty and Graduate Students in Florida put on by the UF Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) and the Department of Religion. Visit their website for more information and a full program.
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“Reinventing Rajacandra for a Global Indian Devotional Public” with Steven Vose
“Reinventing Rajacandra for a Global Indian Devotional Public” with Steven Vose
Monday, February 18th, 4:00 pm Room 117, Anderson Hall, University of Florida Bio: Dr. Steven M. Vose is the Bhagwan Mahavir Assistant Professor of Jain Studies and Director, Jain Studies Program, at the Florida International University. Dr. Vose’s main areas for research and teaching are the religious traditions of South Asia, primarily in Jainism and …
Poet. Performer. Educator. Denice Frohman
Poet. Performer. Educator. Denice Frohman
Co-sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, Chief Diversity Office, College of Liberarl Arts & Sciences, Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research, Center for Latin American Studies, Department of English, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere (Rothman Endowment)
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Symposium on Trust In Media and Technology
Symposium on Trust In Media and Technology
The Consortium on Trust In Media and Technology is a collaborative effort led by the College of Journalism and Communications in partnership with the Wertheim College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, informatics institute, and the George Smathers Libraries. The Consortium's mission is to foster a diverse community of scholars and thought leaders …
Visiting Artist Lecture: Liam Gillick
Visiting Artist Lecture: Liam Gillick
Join the School of Art + Art History for a Visiting Artist Lecture with Liam Gillick. Free and open to the public. Liam Gillick deploys multiple forms to expose the new ideological control systems that emerged at the beginning of the 1990s. He has developed a number of key narratives that often form the engine for …
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UF Synergies: The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century
UF Synergies: The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 @ 4:00pm, Walker 200 The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century Jessica Harland-Jacobs (History, Rothman Faculty Summer Fellow) “The Catholic Question and the British Empire, 1710s-1830s” At the core of Dr. Jessica Harland-Jacobs’s talk lies the question how early modern and modern empires managed religious diversity and established the boundaries …
The Art of a Good Schmooze
The Art of a Good Schmooze
The “the good schmooze” has the ability to serve us well. Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are examples of good schmoozers, and this skill has obviously served them well. By softening the opposition between private and public, personal and political, higher and lower, schmoozing plays a vital but underappreciated role as a life and leadership …
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: The Logic of Statistics – Dave Schwieder
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: The Logic of Statistics – Dave Schwieder
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series Held in Marston Science Library L308 at 3:00 pm. Reservations requested but not required. All workshops are free and open to all. See here for full list of upcoming workshops in the library. February 20 - The Logic of Statistics – Dave Schwieder Interested in statistics? Don’t have a strong math …
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Digital Assembly Spring Symposium: Embodied Interventions
The annual Digital Assembly Spring Symposium this year is called Embodied Interventions, featuring Drs. David Parisi, Jennifer Rhee, and Annette Vee for a two-day event February 21-22, with invited talks and a coding workshop all focused on the concept of embodiment and its increased importance in digital media studies scholarship. Dr. Parisi, Associate Professor of Emerging Media at College of …
Digital Resource Showcase
Digital Resource Showcase
Feel like you’re not utilizing all the resources our libraries have to offer? Not sure how to ace your paper? Need to diversify your tech skills to set yourself apart on the job market? Come find your match at the Digital Resource Showcase on February 21st! The showcase brings librarians and UF students + staff …
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: Creating a Curriculum Vitae – Sara Gonzalez
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: Creating a Curriculum Vitae – Sara Gonzalez
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series Held in Marston Science Library L308 at 3:00 pm. Reservations requested but not required. All workshops are free and open to all. See here for full list of upcoming workshops in the library. February 21 – Creating a Curriculum Vitae – Sara Gonzalez Instead of a resume, academic researchers use curriculum …
The Consequences of Co-Option: Rising Populism and the EU Efforts to Combat Gender Violence: A Talk by Celeste Montoya
The Consequences of Co-Option: Rising Populism and the EU Efforts to Combat Gender Violence: A Talk by Celeste Montoya
February 21st, 5:00-7: 00 pm, reception to follow Ustler Hall Atrium In the past several decades, feminist transnational networks have worked to get (and keep) the issue of gender violence on the European Union’s agenda. The 1990s and early 2000s was characterized by important victories for these dynamic networks, as advocates from a wide array …
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Team-Teaching 101: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop to Planning a Team-Taught Course
Team-Teaching 101: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop to Planning a Team-Taught Course
Led by Sophia Acord, Eric Kligerman, and Kevin Knudson Have you ever thought about teaching a course with a colleague from a different discipline? Through team-teaching, faculty can create innovative new courses for students that tie together different ways of looking at a topic and demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary inquiry. Instructors also benefit from collaborating …
Women of the Movement: An evening with Dr. Stacey Patton & Ms. Lezley McSpadden (Mother of Michael Brown)
Women of the Movement: An evening with Dr. Stacey Patton & Ms. Lezley McSpadden (Mother of Michael Brown)
Please join the UF African American Studies Program for a conversation about social justice, activism and police brutality led by Dr. Stacey Patton and Ms. Lezley McSpadden on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:00 pm. Ms. McSpadden is an author, activist and the mother of Michael Brown. She is also the founder of The Michael …
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Jews and the Americas
The 68th Annual Conference of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Co-sponsored by the Alexander Grass Chair in Jewish Studies and the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida. This multidisciplinary conference aims to explore various facets of the Jewish experience in the Americas from …
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A Conversation with Fanny GLISSANT on the Documentary “Slavery Routes”
A Conversation with Fanny GLISSANT on the Documentary “Slavery Routes”
For the official kick-off event of the second edition of the TOUT-MONDE FESTIVAL, the Caribbean Contemporary Arts Festival in Miami (March 13-17, 2019) “Echo-Natures,” and on the occasion of BLACK HISTORY MONTH, The Cultural Services of the French Embassy & the France Florida Research Institute of the University of Florid present “A Conversation with/ Conversation with Fanny GLISSANT, Film …
Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Film, and Song: A book talk with Tara T. Green
Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Film, and Song: A book talk with Tara T. Green
Dr. Tara T. Green from UNC Greensboro will be visiting UF on February 25 to discuss her new book Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Film, and Song. The lecture will be held in Turlington Hall (room L011) at 4:30 pm. This free, public event is sponsored by the University of Florida George A. Smathers …
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Visiting Artist Lecture: Sam Durant
Visiting Artist Lecture: Sam Durant
Speaker: Sam Durant Location: Little Hall 101 Lecture Date: February 26 2019 Bio: Sam Durant is a multimedia artist whose works engage a variety of social, political, and cultural issues. Often referencing American history, his work explores the varying relationships between culture and politics, engaging subjects as diverse as the civil rights movement, southern rock music, and …
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Cash, Public Infrastructure, and Mass Subjectivity: Private Security Guards in Nairobi, Kenya
Cash, Public Infrastructure, and Mass Subjectivity: Private Security Guards in Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract: Recent work in material participation looks, from an STS (Science and Technology Studies) perspective, at how material infrastructures are active in the creation of mass subjectivity, publics. This talk looks at the process of accessing the power of mass subjectivity through the public material infrastructure of the cash-in-transit business in Nairobi, Kenya, and the work …
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“Promise and Problems in Emerging Technology — Shaping the Societal Impact of Artificial Intelligence”
This two-day conference will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to address the social and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence applications in transportation, medicine, cognitive science, criminal justice, and media. The event, hosted by UF Philosophy, is sponsored by UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Levin College of Law, and the Wertheim …