Symposium on Trust In Media and Technology
Emerson Alumni HallThe 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 …
The Study of Religion on the Other Side of Disgust: Robert Orsi
Judaica Suite, Library EastVisiting Artist Lecture: Liam Gillick
Little Hall 109Join 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 …
The Art of a Good Schmooze
409 Yon HallThe “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 …
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: The Logic of Statistics – Dave Schwieder
Marston Science Library L308Research 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 …
UF Synergies: The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century
Walker 201Wednesday, 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, …
Digital Assembly Spring Symposium: Embodied Interventions
Library West 212 (Scott Nygren Studio)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 …
Digital Resource Showcase
Library West ColonnadeFeel 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 …
Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: Creating a Curriculum Vitae – Sara Gonzalez
Marston Science Library L308Research 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 …
The Consequences of Co-Option: Rising Populism and the EU Efforts to Combat Gender Violence: A Talk by Celeste Montoya
Ustler Hall AtriumFebruary 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 …
HESCAH Lecture | Humor and Violence: Seeing Europeans in Central African Art
Chandler Auditorium (Harn Museum of Art)“Humor and Violence: Seeing Europeans in Central African Art” Dr. Zoë Strother, Riggio Professor of African Art, Columbia University Thursday, February 21, 2019 6PM, Chandler Auditorium, Harn Museum of Art …
Team-Teaching 101: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop to Planning a Team-Taught Course
409 Yon HallLed 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 …
Women of the Movement: An evening with Dr. Stacey Patton & Ms. Lezley McSpadden (Mother of Michael Brown)
Rion Ballroom - Reitz UnionPlease 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 …
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 …
A Conversation with Fanny GLISSANT on the Documentary “Slavery Routes”
Library West 212 (Scott Nygren Studio)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 …
Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Film, and Song: A book talk with Tara T. Green
Turlington L011Dr. 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 …
Visiting Artist Lecture: Sam Durant
Little Hall 109Speaker: 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 …
Cash, Public Infrastructure, and Mass Subjectivity: Private Security Guards in Nairobi, Kenya
Grinter 471Abstract: 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 …
“Promise and Problems in Emerging Technology — Shaping the Societal Impact of Artificial Intelligence”
Reitz Union Ground FloorThis 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 …
Search Committee Meeting
Walker 200Research Fundamentals Workshops Series: What is a Data Management Plan? – Plato Smith
Marston Science Library L308Research 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 …
“There is No Planet B” – Stop Climate Change Now!
Marion County Public LibraryCitizens' Climate Lobby representatives will speak on the movement to halt and reverse climate change at Indivisible Common Cents Ocala's meeting, Monday, March 11, at 6 p.m. at the Marion …
Hip Hop Performance/Lecture with Omar Offendum
Rion Ballroom - Reitz UnionOmar Offendum is a Los Angeles-based Syrian-American rapper/poet. A Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow for 2018-2019 known for his unique blend of Hip-Hop and Arabic poetry, Omar’s albums and solos …
CSRRR Annual Spring Lecture “Getting Explicit About Implicit Bias in the Courts”
Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial ClassroomWith Judge Mark W. Bennett Thursday, March 14, 2019, 12:00 pm, Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, UF Levin College of Law Reception to follow **Mark W. Bennett was appointed a United …
Why Museums Sometimes Lie
College of the Arts Lecture Hall - FAB 0105Elizabeth Marlowe Associate Professor of Ancient and Medieval Art Colgate University This lecture will offer a new way of thinking about the tensions between those who wish to own the …
Asia Today
A Special Screening of “The Curse of the Terracotta Warriors”
The Curse of the Terracotta Warriors is the story of the peasant farmers who discovered the Terracotta Warriors and of what became of them following the discovery. Produced by Churchill …
Programs in the Public Humanities FINAL PROPOSAL 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 …
Reading Groups in the Humanities DEADLINE
NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Reading Groups in the Humanities (deadline Friday, March 15, 2019) The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, with the support of the Robert and Margaret …
DEADLINE: Humanities and the Sunshine State Teaching Florida’s Climates
The deadline to apply for the Humanities and the Sunshine State: Teaching Florida’s Climates Educator's Workshop.