Catastrophe and Archaeology: Some Lessons from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru – Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo
Fine Arts B, Room 103 400 SW 13th St, Gainesville, FL, United StatesAugusto Oyuela-Caycedo is Associate Professor Anthropology at the University of Florida. His presentation focuses on how some catastrophic events impact human societies. Be they volcanic, flooding, or earthquakes, these occurrences transform the surrounding ecological systems to an extent that they may never recover to a previous state. The effected areas sometimes require hundreds of years …
Ibram Kendi and Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe
Alachua County Library Headquarters - Meeting Room ADr. Ibram Kendi of American University returns to Gainesville to discuss his new book How to Be an Antiracist and engage in conversation with Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe.
How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram Kendi
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 3201 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesDr. Ibram Kendi's visit to Gainesville culminates in this public lecture about his new book. The New York Times calls How to be an Antiracist "the most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind." Part memoir and part political guidebook, this work asks us all to confront our own …
Opening Night – Building the Wall
Civic Media Center 433 S Main St, Gainesville, FL, United StatesOn November 21-23 2019, at 7:30 pm, and on November 24 2019, at 2:00 pm, The UF Center for Arts in Medicine will present a production of the play, Building the Wall, by Robert Schennkan, at The Civic Media Center in downtown Gainesville. This production will be directed by Jeff Pufahl and starring UF MFA …
International Education Week Trivia Competition
Marston Science Library 136Join the UF International Center for an afternoon of team trivia competition to celebrate International Education Week 2019. Open to staff, faculty and students! Click here to register your team.
Exhibit Opening – Trashformations
Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesSee how Alachua County middle school, high school and college students transform “waste” into creative works of art on Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Florida Museum of Natural History will display winning entries from the 21st annual Trashformations through Monday, Dec. 2.
Local Author Series: Cynthia Bertelsen
Alachua County Library Headquarters - Meeting Room AJoin local author Cynthia Bertelsen for a presentation about her book, A Hastiness of Cooks. Bertelsen is a skilled cook and culinary historian.
CHPS Grad Funding Info Session
CHPS Yavitz Conference Room - 200B Walker HallLearn more about the Center for the Humanities and Public Sphere’s internal funding opportunities specifically for graduate students. Staff members and past graduate student awardees will provide an overview of all funding opportunities, discuss actual research experiences, and answer any questions that you might have about the application process. For more information on the Center …
If Neighborhoods Could Talk: Stories from Porters Quarters, Springhill, and Sugarhill
Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center 837 SE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL, United StatesIf Neighborhoods Could Talk: Stories from Porters Quarters, Springhill, and Sugarhill will be an afternoon of storytelling at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center. Storytellers from each of the three neighborhoods will speak on a specific theme of life commemorating their experiences. A slideshow of photographs illustrating the history of the neighborhoods will also …
The Latin American Migrants’ Experience: De allá pa’cá
Little Hall 109Students from the course "Spanish in the Community," in collaboration with the UF Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, will be screening two short documentary films on Spanish American Immigration. In the films, they interview about 10 Latin American immigrants who tell viewers about their life experience in the United States. This first session's short film …
Team-Teaching 101: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop to Planning a Team-Taught Course
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesLed by Sophia Acord, Delia Steverson, and Steve Noll 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 …
Forum Theater: First Generation Latino College Students
Outdoor Courtyard behind Dauer HallStudents from the course "Spanish-American Theater for Social Justice" will present two Forum Theater productions. Based on Augusto Boal's techniques, the students will explore several problems that afflict young Hispanic students in the United States. This first session is about First Generation Latino College Students. Directed by Antonio Sajid López. Sponsored by the Department of …
The Latin American Migrants’ Experience: Amar en los tiempos de la emigración
Little Hall 109Students from the course "Spanish in the Community," in collaboration with the UF Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, will be screening two short documentary films on Spanish American Immigration. In the films, they interview about 10 Latin American immigrants who tell viewers about their life experience in the United States. This second session's short film …
Forum Theater: How Racism and Labels Play a Role
Outdoor Courtyard behind Dauer HallStudents from the course "Spanish-American Theater for Social Justice" will present two Forum Theater productions. Based on Augusto Boal's techniques, the students will explore several problems that afflict young Hispanic students in the United States. This second session is about How Racism and Labels Play a Role. Directed by Antonio Sajid López . Sponsored by the …
Experiences of Military and Wartime Nursing (Panel Discussion)
Communicore Building, C1-3The UF Health Science Center Library is hosting the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibition Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection between November 4 and December 12, 2019. As part of this project, the Health Science Library is hosting a panel where nurses who’ve served will share their experiences and perspectives about nursing and the military. The event is open to all, …
Mod Talks: Florida Mid-Century Architecture – Marty Hylton
Matheson History Museum 513 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL, United StatesIn partnership with Gainesville Modern, the Matheson History Museum is excited to host historian and scholar Marty Hylton to discuss the history of Florida architecture from the mid-20th century and highlight some of the state’s most important and historic mid-century structures. This is the first program in a series of “Mod Talks” that Gainesville Modern …
Emerging Forms – Grad Student Climate Fiction Symposium
Pugh Hall 210“While it is clearly time to dismantle Anthropocene logic, there is no need to wait until the end of this world to begin to conjure livable ones. There are as yet other worlds in this world. And there are, as yet, worlds to come. But which worlds will be livable? And what makes a livable …
Democracy in Africa’s State-nations: Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? – Goran Hyden
Grinter 404 1523 Union Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesJoin Goran Hyden of the University of Florida for this Baraza Lecture. Dr. Goran Hyden is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science. His research interests include comparative politics of Africa and Europe, governance and democracy in Africa, development policy and administration, foreign aid, and development management and theory.
Equity: the Elephant in the Room
Matheson History Museum 513 E University Avenue, Gainesville, FL, United StatesThe UF Urban Planning Studio is currently working on addressing inequalities present in Gainesville. At this presentation, they will discuss transportation, land use, housing, education, and crime. There will be a meet-and-greet during which the public can speak with the students involved, the presentation, and then a Q&A. Light refreshments will be served.
The Coral Way Bilingual Program Presentation
Shenandoah Branch Public Library 2111 SW 19th St, Miami, FL, United StatesThis presentation of the Coral Way Bilingual Program celebrates the historic events from 1961 through 1968 that shaped the first publicly funded bilingual and bicultural immersion program in the country at Coral Way Elementary School in Miami, Florida. Presentations by Maria Coady, PhD, professor of bilingual education in UF’s College of Education; Bess de Farber, grants manager for the …
Nursing and Popular Culture (Panel Discussion)
Communicore Building, C1-3The UF Health Science Center Library is hosting the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibition Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection between November 4 and December 12, 2019. As part of this project, the Health Science Library is hosting a panel where College of Nursing faculty critique popular representations of nurses in television and movies. Learn which shows are getting nurses …
The Coral Way Bilingual Program Presentation
Coral Way Elementary School 1950 SW 13th Ave, Miami, FL, United StatesThis presentation of the Coral Way Bilingual Program celebrates the historic events from 1961 through 1968 that shaped the first publicly funded bilingual and bicultural immersion program in the country at Coral Way Elementary School in Miami, Florida. Presentations by Maria Coady, PhD, professor of bilingual education in UF’s College of Education; Bess de Farber, grants manager for the …
Art Class: Wintertime Birds and Blooms
Alachua County Library Headquarters - Meeting Room AThis class for adults is free and open to the public. The only requirement is an Alachua County Library card! Join Wayfaring Painter for Wintertime Birds and Blooms. Explore the natural world at wintertime with this mixed media class. Choose from several projects such as painting birds in watercolor and creating abstract floral designs. Click …
The Archaeology of Maroon Communities in Colonial Florida – Liz Ibarrola
First Magnitude Brewing Co 1220 SE Veitch St, Gainesville, FL, United StatesArchaeology On Tap presents: Liz Ibarrola, M.A. Ph.D. candidate, Department of Anthropology, Historical Archaeology, University of Florida. During the colonial era, Spanish Florida built a reputation as a refuge for people escaping slavery in the Carolinas and Georgia. These African and African-descendant people set a vital precedent in Spanish asylum policy and dramatically shaped Florida’s …
Museum Nights: Our 352
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FloridaConnect with your community as the HARN Museum of Art celebrates the creative energy of Gainesville. Participate in art making and enjoy Art Blast gallery tours. Meet local artist and makers, or browse our “Books for Bucks” sale for unexpected finds. At 6:30 pm., hear from Carol McCusker, Harn Curator of Photography in the new …
Local Author Series: Gary Gordon
Alachua County Library Headquarters - Meeting Room AJoin local author Gary Gordon for a presentation about his book, Chief Mican's Revenge. Author, musician, and former Mayor-Commissioner, Gordon grew up in Gainesville. Chief Mican’s Revenge is the satirical tale of the clash between the Mican Indians and the Columbus-DeLeon Construction Company in what might be the first and last Great Mall & Indian War.
Museum Nights: Picture This: Home + Abroad
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FloridaDiscover new ways of seeing the world as the HARN Museum of Art celebrates the work of pioneering artists from across Europe, including those who immigrated to the United States. View works spanning the 20th century by influential photographer André Kertész. Enjoy tours, discussions and hands-on activities inspired by the art of street photography, poetry …
Race, Power, and Food (Roundtable)
LaCasita 1504 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL, United StatesFood is inextricably linked to culture, trade, economics, sovereignty, and well-being. Good food should be a basic human right. Join this interdisciplinary dialogue at the intersection of scholarship and food justice with Karen Moskowitz. Karen leads New Roots, which organizes leadership partnerships to advocate for a just and equitable food system with those most affected …
Local Author Series: JW Robitaille
Alachua County Library Headquarters - Meeting Room AJoin local author JW Robitaille for a presentation about her book, Romancing the Crime. Robitaille is a retired SF College English professor turned mystery writer.
The Body in Question – Jill Ciment
Alachua County Library Headquarters - Meeting Room AUniversity of Florida professor Jill Ciment will present her latest novel, The Body in Question. She is the author of seven novels, a memoir and a collection of short stories. Her novel Heroic Measures was made into the film Five Flights Up starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton. Ciment’s new book starts in a jury …