2005 Resources
Tuesday, August 23 - Thursday, December 15, 2005
Latin American Travel Posters 1930s-1962
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Robin Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics, University of California-Berkeley
“You Can Always Tell A Harvard President: Larry Summers on Women in Science and What Public Discussions Tell Us”
7:00 p.m. Room 144 Benton Hall (Oxford Campus)
(Part of “The Power of Language” Series)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures and the Honors and Scholars Faber Scholar-in-Residence Program with support from the Center for Writing Excellence, Department of Communication, and the Women's Studies Program.
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Gendered Resistance Film Series
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“The Handmaid's Tale” (1990) |
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Friday, September 9, 2005
UniDiversidad Latin Festival
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5:00 -10:00 p.m. Uptown Park Oxford Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, City of Oxford, Division of Student Affairs, Homecoming Weekend Committee of the Campus Activities Council, Oxford Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Visitors and Convention Bureau, and School of Fine Arts. |
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Saturday, September 10 - Friday, December 16, 2005
Rodolfo Usigli Centennial Celebration Library Exhibit
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“Usigli in Mexican Literature and the Arts” |
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Sunday, September 11, 2005
Between Two Worlds: Identity and Imagination
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Jewish literature discussion. Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman Hillel Foundation Co-sponsored by the Miami University Libraries, American Library Association, Center for American and World Cultures, Hillel Foundation, Jewish Studies Program, Lane Public Library. |
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Coco Fusco, Professor, Department of Visual Arts, Columbia University
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“Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self” Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures and School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western College Program. |
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Gendered Resistance Film Series
“Daughters of the Dust” (1992)
7:00 p.m. Great Room 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Witness for Peace Presentation
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“Living Latin America: Traveling with Witness for Peace” Sponsored by Witness for Peace. |
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Monday, September 19, 2005
Constitution Day Program
6:00 p.m. Room 239 Gaskill (Oxford campus)
Dr. Augustus (Gus) Jones, Professor of Political Science, will be leading a panel of students in a discussion of "The US Constitution and its Role in Everyday Life."
Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Greg Downey, Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
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Capoeira workshop To reserve a spot, please call Dorothy Falke at 9-8309 or e-mail: falkeda@muohio.edu. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes. “How Sports Shape Athletes: the Case of the Afro-Brazilian Martial Art, Capoeira” Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures; Department of Anthropology; Department of Physical Education, Health and Sports Studies; and Intercollegiate Athletics. |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Greg Downey, Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
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Capoeira workshop Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Department of Physical Education and Health and Sports Studies, and Intercollegiate Athletics. |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Superseded: Mediation & Meditation: Conflict in Tibet, Cease Fire Lecture
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Room 100 Art Building (Oxford campus)
Lecture followed by questions, and a short reception.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Dr. Mieko Ono
"Everything you always wanted to know about Japanese ...but were afraid to ask"
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Bachelor Reading Room (Oxford campus)
Mieko Ono will talk about typological characteristics, language-particular phenomena, cultural reflections on language, orthography, and other interesting features of the Japanese language. This talk is for students of linguistics, Japanese, foreign languages, and anyone interested in or curious about the Japanese language.
Dr. Ono is a professor of Japanese and Linguistics in GREAL. She also does research on Korean.
Co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Program.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
"History, Raw and Cooked: Possibilities for Food Studies"
Timothy Morton, Professor of Literature and Environment, University of California- Davis
4:00 p.m. Room 1 Upham Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Department of History with support from the American Studies Program, Center for American and World Cultures, College of Arts and Science, Graduate School, Departments of English, GREAL, and Spanish and Portuguese.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Professor Diane Glancy, Department of English, Macalester College
"If I Told a Story" (tentative title)
4:00 p.m. Great Room, MacMillan Hall 212 (Oxford campus)
Thursday, September 22, 2005
A Day Without A Mexican Pre-Event Showing
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9:00 p.m. Sigma Lambda Gamma Suite, Room 147 Richard Hall (Oxford campus) |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Using the Center for American and World Cultures' Power of Language Speaker Series to Enrich Your Course
Practical Ideas for Incorporating These Events into Any Course
4:00 p.m. Oxford Room, Miami Inn (Oxford campus)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Professor Katya Gibel Azoulay, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Grinnell College
Curriculum Workshop with Faculty 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Lecture: "Omissions and Oversights: The Politics of Race-ing Jews and Blacks"
8:00 p.m. Great Room 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Black World Studies Program and the Jewish Studies Program with support from the American Studies Program, Center for American and World Cultures, Department of Anthropology, Department of Comparative Religion, Department of Educational Leadership, Department of History, Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Hillel Foundation, and Honors and Scholars Program.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Imani Winds with Paquito D’Rivera
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7:30 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus) Curricular discount A collaboration with the Performing Arts Series. |
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Gendered Resistance Film Series
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"The Tenth Dancer" (1993) |
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
St. Michael and All Angels (Catholic/Protestant Catholic)
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Provost's Welcome for Ethnically Diverse and International Faculty & Staff
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. The Tavern at the Miami Inn (Oxford campus)
Thursday, September 29, 2005
“A Day Without A Mexican”, a discussion by Sergio Arau and Yareli Arizmendi, Writer/Actress
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5:30 p.m. Room 144 Benton Hall (Oxford campus) |
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Tuesday, October 4, 2005
First Day of Ramadan (30 days) (Islam)
Tuesday, October 4 - Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
Tuesday, October 4 - Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Navaratra Dashara (Hindu)
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Mahatma Gandhi's 136th Birthday
6:00 p.m. Film: Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
Professor David L. Haberman, Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington
Lecture: "Gandhi and Deep Ecology"
7:00 p.m. Room 40 Irvin Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by: Department of Philosophy, Department of Comparative Religion, Office of International Education, and The Center for American and World Cultures
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Gendered Resistance Film Series
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“Señorita extraviada” (2001) |
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Thursday, October 6 – Saturday, October 8
Symposium: Gendered Resistance: Women Opposing Sexual and Economic
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Subjugation in Global, Historical and Contemporary Contexts The Gendered Resistance Symposium is supported by the John W. Altman Humanities Scholar-in-Residence Program; the Center for American and World Cultures, the Department of History McClellan Fund, the Miami University Graduate School; the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; the Miami University Women's Center, and the Department of Art. We are particularly grateful to the staff of the Center for American and World Cultures for administrative and logistical support. |
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Thursday, October 6, 2005
Carolyn Mazloomi in the Heistand Gallery
4:00 p.m.
Part of the Gendered Resistance program
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Between Two Worlds: Identity and Imagination
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Jewish literature book discussion Facilitated by Professor Erik Rose, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages 11 East Walnut For more information and to register, please contact Frances Yates, Outreach Librarian. Please click here for the Jewish Studies Series programming. Co-sponsored by the Miami University Libraries, American Library Association, Center for American and World Cultures, Hillel Foundation, Jewish Studies Program, Lane Public Library. |
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Monday, October 10, 2005
“Where in the World is Haiti”
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Institute of Environmental Sciences and the Latin American Studies Program Dr. Mark Boardman (IES), Dr. Avram Primack (IES), Dr. William Renwick (Geography), Dr. Sandy Woy-Hazleton (IES) |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Vijaya Dasami (Last Day of Navaratri) (Hindu)
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Gendered Resistance Film Series
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Tongues Untied (1988) |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Immigrant Worker Rights and Immigration Policy
7:00 p.m. Room 255 Upham Hall (Oxford campus)
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) (Jewish)
Tuesday, October 18 - Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) (Jewish)
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Sarah Meer, University Lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge
“Dion Boucicault, Identity, and Nineteenth Melodrama”
Interdisciplinary Studies Workshop
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Great Room 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Honors and Scholars Program with support from the Black World Studies Program and the Center for American and World Cultures.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Sarah Meer, University Lecturer in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge
"'The Libyan Sibyl': Slavery, Neo-classical Statues, and a Non-Atlantic Africa"
7:00 -9:00 p.m. Great Room 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Honors and Scholars Program with support from the Black World Studies Program and the Center for American and World Cultures.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Maria Martinez
"The Struggle for Latino Recognition: The University of Toledo in the 1970's"
8:00 p.m. Warfield Hall Lower Level (Oxford campus)
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Birth of the Bab (Bahai religious holiday)
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Racial Legacies and Learning XIV: How to Talk About Race featuring Yvonne Bynoe, Author, Political Activist and Lecturer
7:00 p.m. Harry T. Wilks Conference Center (Hamilton campus)
Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, 2005
Chorale and Glee Club
8:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus)
Sunday, October 23, 2005
“Hands Full of Beauty”
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3:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus) This production features around 80 performers including several guests from all over the world. Several guest artists including a 13-year old prodigy from Afghanistan, a 12-member team from Iran, Palestine, and Turkey, a six-member team from India, two Grammy winning artists from Puerto Rico, a father and son team from Indonesia (Bali), a 20-member Taiko Drum Japanese ensemble, a 20-member Brazilian Samba ensemble, a three-member Klezmer ensemble, two dancers from India and the Miami University Dance Theatre will collaborate with Miami University's Global Rhythms World Music Ensemble. A 52-member team from Indiana University and a special team from Capital University will be also be featured for the first time! Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, International Studies Program, Office of International Education, Performing Arts Series, Richard T. Farmer School of Business, School of Fine Arts, University of Chicago, Capital University, and H and B Clothing. |
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Dr. Barbara Ransby
"Ella Baker and the Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Social Justice"
4:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the American Studies Program, Black World Studies, Center for American and World Cultures, Department of History, Women's Studies, and Women's Center.
Monday, October 24 - Thursday, November 14, 2005
Rodolfo Usigli Centennial: An Interdisciplinary Commemoration
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Guest residency of distinguished Mexican director José Luis Ibáñez. Please click here for a complete listing of Rodolfo Usigli Centennial events. |
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Sukkot) (Jewish)
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) (Jewish)
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Molefi Asante, Professor, Department of African American Studies, Temple University, and faculty panel will discuss:
“The State of Black Studies in the Academy”
2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Harry T. Wilks Conference Center (Hamilton campus)
For more information, please click here.
Co-sponsored by the Black World Studies Program, Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, and Miami University-Hamilton.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Gendered Resistance Film Series
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"Two Women" (1998) |
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
Molefi Asante, Professor, Department of African American Studies, Temple University
Using Writing to Improve Students' Thinking and Reasoning Powers
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Buffet lunch provided. Reservations only, please call 529-6006 or email cwe@muohio.edu
Sponsored by the Black World Studies Program, Center for American and
World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, and Miami University - Hamilton
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Molefi Asante, Professor, Department of African American Studies, Temple University
“The Power of Language: an Afrocentric Perspective”
4:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus)
Part of "The Power of Language” Series
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, and Miami University-Hamilton.
Thursday October 27, 2005
Ed Jackiewicz, Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Geography, California State University-Northridge
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"The Cultural Economy of Tourism in Rural Costa Rica" Sponsored by the Department of Geography with support from the Center for American and World Cultures If you have any questions, please contact Professor Tom Klak, Department of Geography. |
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Thursday, October 27 - Friday, October 28, 2005
Miami University Steel Band
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8:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus) All seats reserved. Admission $7.00 (public); $5.00 (students) Sponsored by the Department of Music |
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Saturday, October 29, 2005
Mosaic Youth Theatre
7:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, College of Arts and Science, Department of Music, Department of Theatre, Miami University Parents Fund, Office of Admissions, Office of Residence Life and Housing, and School of Fine Arts.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Mosaic Youth Choir
2:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, College of Arts and Science, Department of Music, Department of Theatre, Miami University Parents Fund, Office of Admissions, Office of Residence Life and Housing, and School of Fine Arts.
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
All Saints Day (Christian)
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Deepawali (Diwali) (Hindu religious holiday)
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
John Cinnamon, Professor of Anthropology, Miami University
Voices of Freedom in Mississippi and Central Africa
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Kumler Memorial Chapel (Oxford Campus)
Co-sponsored by the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Center for American and World Cultures.
Thursday, November 3, 2005
Eid-al-Fitr (Islam)
Monday, November 7, 2005
"Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda (Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman)"
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Play by Sabina Berman This viewing will be a part of the symposium on November 11 and 12. |
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Friday, November 11 - Saturday, November, 12, 2005
Rodolfo Usigli Centennial: An Interdisciplinary Commemoration Into the Mainstream: Women in Modern Mexican Drama
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International Symposium in Honor of Rodolfo Usigli, on his Centennial |
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Thursday, November 10 and Saturday, November 12, 2006
Staged reading of Rodolfo Usigli’s play The Impostor, under the direction of Mexican guest director José Luis Ibáñez
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7:30 p.m. Studio 88, Center for Performing Arts (Oxford campus) Please click here for a complete listing of Rodolfo Usigli Centennial events. |
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Saturday, November 12, 2005
Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i religious holiday)
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Between Two Worlds: Identity and Imagination
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Jewish literature book discussion 11 East Walnut Everyone welcome! For more information and to register, please contact Frances Yates, Outreach Librarian. Please click here for the Jewish Studies Series programming. Co-sponsored by the Miami University Libraries, American Library Association, Center for American and World Cultures, Hillel Foundation, Jewish Studies Program, Lane Public Library. |
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Monday, November 14, 2005
The Second Annual Human Rights and Social Justice Information Fair
11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Heritage Room, Shriver Center (Oxford campus)
Social Justice and Human Rights Film Festival
6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Room 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement In Over-the-Rhine, the Center for American and World Cultures, the Etheridge Center for Reflective Leadership, the Harry T. Wilks Leadership Institute, the Office of International Education, and the Office of Service Learning and Civic Leadership.
Monday, November 14, 2005
"Generals, Admirals, Torturers, and Other Philologists: Language as a Weapon in Argentina's 'Dirty War'"
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Marguerite Feitlowitz, Professor of Literature, Bennington College |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Marcia Tucker, Founding Director, Emerita, New Museum of Contemporary Art
"A Short Life of Trouble"
Noon. Miami University Art Museum
“The Language of Objects”
4:30 p.m. Room 100 Laws Hall (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, Miami University Art Museum, and School of Interdisciplinary Studies - Western College Program.
Part of “The Power of Language” Series.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Joe Soares Able, The American Dream; a discussion with Joe Soares the paralympic medalist coach, world renowned athlete and star of the movie murderball
7:00 p.m. Shriver Multipurpose Rooms A & B
Co-sponsored by CAC (Campus Activities Council), Program Board, Pi Kappa Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Spectrum, IFC (Interfraternity Council), DAC (Diversity Affairs Council).
Friday, November 18, 2005
Dr. Dagmar Morales, Director of Latino Initiatives, University of Toledo
"Supporting Latino/a Students"
2:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program, Women's Studies Program, Center for American and World Cultures, Office of Multicultural Student Enrichment.
For further information contact: Prof. Dan La Botz, 529-1958
Saturday, November 19
Diwali
The show will start at 3:00 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus) and the dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. at Talawanda Middle School.
There is a cost for the show and dinner, and tickets will become available in November. Please check back for prices.
For more information, please contact Dr. Leena Batra, ISA Advisor, 529-4634).
Sponsored by the Indian Students Association.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Advent (First Sunday)
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Daryl Baldwin, Director, Myaamia Language Project
"Language Is Life: Miami Language and Cultural Revitalization"
5:00 p.m. Room 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Reception to follow.
Part of “The Power of Language” Series
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, Miami Nation, and the Myaamia Language Project of Miami University.
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Thursday, December 8, 2005
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) (Buddhism)
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Christmas Day (Christian)
Monday, December 26, 2005-Sunday, January 1, 2006
Kwanzaa
Monday, December 26, 2005-Monday, January 2, 2006
Hannukah (Feast of Lights) (Jewish)
Friday, January 6, 2006
Epiphany (Christian Holiday)
Monday, January 9, 2006
Classes begin
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
Smoke Signals
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
Tuesday, January 10-Friday, January 13, 2006
Eid-al-Adha (Islam Holiday)
Monday, January 16, 2006
Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 16, 2006
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Community Celebration
10:00 a.m. - Peace March - from the Oxford Uptown Parks to Kumler Memorial Chapel
11:00 a.m. - Non-denomination Service, Kumler Chapel Dr. Vincent G. Harding, Speaker
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: Black History Celebration Committee, Office of Diversity Affairs; Center for American and World Cultures; School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Miami University Special Events Fund.
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Tuesday, January 17-Saturday, May 6, 2006
Speaking Without Words: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Indian Art
Miami University Art Museum Lobby
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
In the Light of Reverence
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Dr. Vincent G. Harding, Speaker
"Martin Luther King and the Future of America"
10:00 a.m. Dave Finkelman Auditorium (Middletown campus)
Free and open to the public
Contact: Darius Prier - 727-3353
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Professor Thomas Garcia, Department of Music, Miami University
"Picante Salsa with Rice and Beans"
5:30 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
This talk is in preparation for Tiempo Libre Latin Dance Extravaganza, February 3. Food from Cuba and the Caribbean will be served.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Dilek Cindoglu, Professor of Political Science, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; Visiting Specialist in the Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program, "Direct Access to the Muslim World"
"Family Life and Gender in Turkey"
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Reception Following
Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures; Center for Human Development, Learning, and Teaching; Department of Family Studies and Social Work; School of Education and Allied Professions; and Women's Studies Program.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
Lightin the Seventh Fire and Usual and Accustomed Places
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Christmas Day (Eastern Orthodox)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Professor Jim Ferris, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; President, Society for Disability Studies
Poetry Reading
Dr. Ferris reads from his collection of poems, The Hospital Poems and Facts of Life
4:30 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Reception following
(Part of "The Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, the Center for Writing Excellence, the Department of English Creative Writing Program.
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
Professor Jim Ferris, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; President, Society for Disability Studies
Breakfast/Workshop "Toward Universal Design: Using Writing and Oral Communication Exercises to Build Inclusive and Engaged Classrooms"
8:00 a.m. Room 336 Shriver (Oxford campus)
Universal design seeks to create products and environments that serve all people. This interactive workshop will show how instructors can use the principles of universal design to develop written and oral communication assignments and activities that build supportive learning communities, while also challenging students to think deeply and critically about issues of identity and diversity.
Organized by the Center for Writing Excellence in conjunction with "The Power of Language" Lecture Series. To register, please call the Center for Writing Excellence, 529-6006.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Professor Jim Ferris, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; President, Society for Disability Studies
"The Opposite of Ability: Language, Human Lives, and This Thing We Call Disability"
4:30 p.m. Room 115 Shideler Hall (Oxford campus)
(Part of "The Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, Department of English, and Linguistics Program.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Middle East and Islamic Forum, "Muslim Peoples of the Silk Road"
Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Program Schedule:
1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel I- Uzbekistan
- Dr. Vernon Schubel, Religious Studies, Kenyon College
Topic: Sufism in Uzbekistan - Dr. Nurten Kilic-Schubel, History, Kenyon College
Topic: 18th C. Uzbek Women Poets - Dr. William Fierman, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University
Topic: Language policy in Uzbekistan
3:30-5:00 p.m. Panel II - Turkey and Xinjiang
- Dr. Gardner Bovingdon, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University
Topic: Autonomy in Xinjiang, China - Dr. Dilek Cindolu, Sociology, Bilkent Universit
Topic: Women and Work in Contemporary Turkey
Sponsored by the Middle East and Islamic Studies Minor with support from the Center for American and World Cultures and the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies.
Contact: Professor Stan Toops, International Studies Program and Department of Geography for questions.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
In Whose Honor? and Black Indians
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year)
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Thursday, February 2, 2006
Dr. Myriam Met, Deputy Director, National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland
"Learning Through Two Languages: An International and National Perspective on Bilingual Education"
4:30 p.m. Room 100 Laws Hall (Oxford campus)
(Part of "The Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, Linguistics Program, and Talawanda Miami Partnership.
Friday, February 3, 2006
Arnold Zack
"Labor Standards vs. Globalization: Protecting Workplace Rights in a Global Economy"
4:30 p.m. Heritage Room, Shriver Center (Oxford campus)
African buffet following (The dinner and lecture are free and open to all students, faculty, and staff, however a donation is suggested for dinner; $10 for students, and $15 for faculty and staff.)
Note: Professors can schedule class visits with Mr. Zack the afternoon of February 3rd. Those interested should contact TJ Bittel by January 13th, 2006.
Presented by Associated Student Government, African School Advancement Program, the Center for American and World Cultures, and the Special Events Student Affairs Fund
Friday, February 3, 2006
Latin Night
Tiempo Libre in a Latin Dance Hall Extravaganza!
http://www.tiempolibremusic.com/
http://www.chucksilverman.com/timbapaper.html
Grammy 2005 Nominated to Best Salsa/Merengue Album for Arroz con Mango
7:30 p.m. Millett Hall (Oxford campus)
$18 Public, $17 Seniors, $9 Student/Youth
Curriculum discount for classes in Global Arts/Cuba, International Studies, Popular Culture
$7 for students required to see the performance for class
2 FREE tickets to instructors who require students to attend
Click here for the Performing Arts Series Curriculum Connections.
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, the Performing Arts Series, and Kona Bistro.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
The Doe Boy
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Jeffrey D. Lerner, Professor, Department of History, Wake Forest University and University of Cincinnati Classics Margo Tytus Visiting Scholar
"If These Bricks Could Talk: Decoding an Ancient Mystery from Afghanistan"
5:30 p.m. Room 212 MacMillan Hall, Great Room (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Departments of Anthropology, Classics, and History.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
Dance Me Outside
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
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Thursday, February 23, 2006
Judith Ortiz-Cofer
"A Love Story Beginning in Spanish"
7:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Department of English, Latin American Studies Program, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Women's Studies Program.
"Racial Legacies & Learning XV: How To Talk About Race"
Donna Brazile, Political Commentator and Chair of the Voting Rights
7:00 p.m. Harry T. Wilks Institute Conference Center, Miami University Hamilton
For more information, call 785-3184.
Co-sponsored by Office of the Executive Director (Miami University-Hamilton), Office of Multicultural Services (Miami University-Hamilton), Office of Student Services (Miami University-Hamilton), City of Hamilton Department of Human Relations, and the Center for American and World Cultures.
Friday, February 24, 2006
Chaise La Dousa, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Southern Connecticut State University
"Shouts of Drugs, Sex, and Alcohol: Hidden Signs of Faith and Race in Oxford's House Signs"
4:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Reception to follow
Presented by the Lectures in Contemporary Anthropology Series with support from the Center for American and World Cultures, Women's Studies Program, Black World Studies Program, and American Studies Program.
(Part of the "Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Sovereign Stories: A Film Series Exploring Contemporary Native America
Trudell
All Films Will Be Shown @ 7:00 p.m. In Upham Hall, Room 1
Discussions Follow
Wednesday, March 1 - Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Talking Back: An Exhibit on American Indian Literary Activism
First Floor Entrance, King Library
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Ash Wednesday (Christian Holiday)
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Margaret Karns, Department of Political Science, University of Dayton
"The Challenges of United Nations Reform"
7:30 p.m. Room 113 Laws Hall (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Model UN with support from the Center for American and World Cultures.
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Thursday, March 2, 2006
Kira Hall, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Colorado-Boulder
"Stating, Hating, and Contemplating Sexual Identity: "Coming Out" and "Hate Speech" in Theory and Practice"
4:30 p.m. Heritage Room Shriver Center (Oxford campus)
(Part of "The Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Writing Excellence, Department of Anthropology, Linguistics Program, and the Office of GLBT Issues.
Monday, March 6, 2006
Richard Kalinoski, Associate Professor, Department of Theater -University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
"Race and the Playwright's Voice"
4:00 p.m.Room 204 Harrison Hall (Oxford campus)
(Part of "The Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, the College of Arts and Science Diversity Fund, the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, the Department of Theatre, the International Studies Program, Miami Hamilton Department of Theatre and the Oxford Area Community Theater.
Monday, March 6, 2006
"Between Two Worlds: Identity and Imagination"
Community book discussion featuring: Andre Aciman's Out of Egypt
Discussion led by: Dr. Claire Goldstein, Miami University Dept. of French & Italian
Join us for conversation and a nosh!
7:00 p.m. Lane Public Library 15 S. College Avenue Oxford, OH (513) 523-7531
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Women of Color Celebration
Keynote Speaker: Julie Olds, Cultural Preservation Officer, Miami Nation
11:00 a.m. Shriver Multipurpose Rooms (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Women's Center with support from the Center for American and World Cultures.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Founding Mothers: A Lecture Series Featuring American Indian Women Leaders
Julie Olds, Cultural Preservation Officer of the Miami Nation of Oklahoma
"Cultural Preservation and Tribal Sovereignty"
4:00 p.m. Miami University Art Museum
Sunday, March 12 - Sunday, March 19, 2006
Spring Break
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Purim (Feast of Esther) (Jewish Holiday)
Monday, March 20, 2006
John Rakovan, Department of Geology, Miami University
"Sakura Ishi: a Japanese Icon Set in Stone"
6:30 p.m. Shidler, Room 215
Reception to follow
Sponsored by East Asian Studies Program, the Center for American and World Cultures, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages, and Department of Geology.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Sherry Corbett Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Diane Barthel-Bouchier, Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
"World Heritage: Too Much of a Good Thing?"
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Sheila Croucher, Professor of Political Science, Miami University will comment on the presentation.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and the Center for American and World Cultures.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Sherry Corbett Memorial Lecture Series
Panel Discussion
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and the Center for American and World Cultures.
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Friday, March 24, 2006
The Past & Future of Indian Sovereignty: McClellan Symposium Keynote Address & Roundtable Discussion
1:00 p.m. Great Room, 212 MacMillan Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Department of History McClellan Symposium, John W. Altman Humanities Scholar-in-Residence program, Center for American and World Cultures
March 24-25, 2006.
Myaamia Language Conference
Click here for registration form
*After March 17th, please send registrations forms to baldwidw@muohio.edu
Click here for a list of local hotels.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Jerry Mitchell, Investigative Journalist
"Searching for Justice"
7:30 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Miami University Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists with support from the Associated Student Government, Center for American and World Cultures, College of Arts and Science, Miami University Honors and Scholars Program, and School of Interdisciplinary Studies- Western College Program.
Contact: Emile Dawisha
Monday, April 3, 2006
Founding Mothers: A Lecture Series Featuring American Indian Women Leaders
Della C. Warrior (Otoe-Missouria)
"Art, Education, and American Indian Community Survival"
7:00 p.m. Miami University Art Museum
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
"Facing Prejudice: Everyday Experiences from Our Community, Latino Perspectives"
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Wilks Conference Center
Reception to follow
Sponsored by Miami University-Hamilton with support from the Center for American and World Cultures, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Miami University-Hamilton Office of Multicultural Services.
For more information, call 785-3041.
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Saturday, April 8
"Hate Speech" Forum
Shahid Buttar, Associate Director for Communications/Outreach, American Constitutional Society
"Defending Democracy: The Limits of Free Speech"
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MacMillan Hall, Room 212
Sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Robert E. Strippel Memorial Fund, and the Harry T. Wilks Leadership Institute Part of "The Power of Language" program, and the Robert E. Strippel Memorial Continuing Dialogue on Social Justice and Human Rights.
Sunday, April 9, 2006
Palm Sunday (Christian Holiday)
Monday, April 10, 2006
Founding Mothers: A Lecture Series Featuring American Indian Women Leaders
LaDonna Harris (Comanche) & Iola Hayden (Comanche)
"Comanche Lives: A Conversation on Forty Years of Community Activism"
7:00 p.m. MacMillan Hall, Room 212
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Dr. Sally McConnell-Ginet, Professor of Linguistics, Cornell University
"Identity Labels and Identity Politics: Changing Perspectives in Feminist and Queer Linguistics"
5:00 p.m. Room 144 Benton Hall (Oxford campus)
Sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese with support from the Center for American and World Cultures and the Linguistics Program.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Buddhist Nuns from Tibet will discuss a Buddhist perspective on social justice and their project in Nepal.
5:00 p.m. Pearson, Room 112
Contact: Katie M. Egart, Coordinator of Urban Internship Program
University Honors and Scholars Program
529-3389 or egartmk@muohio.edu
Co-sponsored by the Honors and Scholars Program with support from the Center for American and World Cultures, the Department of Anthropology, the Women's Center and the Students for a Free Tibet.
For more information: http://www.dhammamoli.org/
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Mawlid an Nabi (Islamic Holiday)
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Guo Yanmin, Professor, Communication University of China
"After the 5th Generation: What is happening in Chinese Cinema?"
After the waves of the 5th and 6th generations, Chinese cinema is again undergoing dramatic changes. Professor Guo Yanmin presents a lecture on new directors and films in China.
5:00 p.m. Harrison Hall, Room 111
Sponsored by the East Asian Studies Program with support from the Center for American and World Cultures, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages, Department of Theatre, and Film Studies Program of the Department of English.
Contact: Professor Liang Shi, German, Russian and East Asian Languages, 529-2231.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Maundy Thursday (Christian Holiday)
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Pesach Passover (Jewish religious holiday)
Thursday, April 13, 2006
N*W*C, Speak Theater Arts
7:30 p.m. Hall Auditorium (Oxford campus)
$15 Public, $14 Seniors, $7 Student/Youth
Curriculum Discount for American Studies, Black World Studies, Language, Political / Social Issues, Popular Culture, Sociology.
$6 for students required to see the performance for class
2 FREE tickets to instructors who require students to attend
The show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms that shaped our lives. In doing the show, the writers and performers hope to depower the words and attack the whole concept of race, which forms the basis for them. (Part of "The Power of Language" Lecture Series)
Click here for more information about N*W*C, Speak Theater Arts.
Co-sponsored by the Performing Arts Series and the Center for American and World Cultures.
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Friday, April 14, 2006
Good Friday (Christian Holiday)
Friday, April 14, 2006
Wyatt MacGaffey, Professor Emeritus, Haverford College
"The possibility of an anthropology of religion"
4:00 p.m. MacMillan Hall, Room 212
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Departments of Anthropology and Comparative Religion, Black World Studies Program, Miami Hamilton Executive Director's Office, Miami Hamilton Multicultural Center, and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Easter (Christian Holiday)
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian Holiday)
Monday, April 17, 2006
Founding Mothers: A Lecture Series Featuring American Indian Women Leaders
Charlene Teters, (Spokane)
7:00 p.m. Room 128 Pearson Hall (Oxford campus)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Holocaust Awareness Program 2006: The Holocaust and The Children
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Dr. Fay and Dr. Julian Bussgang, Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education at the Hebrew Union College, Hillel Foundation, Jewish Studies Program, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland in the United States, College of Arts and Science, Departments of Communication, Educational Leadership, History, German, Russian and East Asian Languages, Jewish Studies Program, Office of Diversity Affairs, Office of Residence Life, Office Gay, Lesiban, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs, and the School of Education and Allied Professions. |
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Kimberly C. Ellis, Ph.d in "Dr. Goddess!: A One Woman Show,"
directed by Eileen J. Morris
7:00 p.m. Peabody Theatre, Peabody Hall (Oxford campus)
Presented by Women's Studies Program, Black World Studies, and the Center for American and World Cultures.
For more information, please contact:
drgoddess@drgoddess.com
www.drgoddess.com
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Camille Gira, Member of Parliament (Luxembourg), Mayor of Beckerick
"European Environmental Initiatives: Luxembourg Experiences"
7:00 p.m. Pearson Hall, Room 128 (Oxford campus)
Mr. Gira is an environmental leader in Europe. He is a Green Party member and Member of Parliament in Luxembourg and Mayor of Beckerich, "green" city. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of environmental issues including energy, recycling, low-impact development issues, organic food choices, and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Presented by the Institute of Environmental Sciences with support from the Center for American and World Cultures, the Center for Environmental Education, College of Arts and Science, Miami University Honors and Scholars Program, Departments of Microbiology, Paper Science and Engineering, and Zoology, and The School of Education and Allied Professions.
For more information please contact:
Mark R. Boardman, Institute of Environmental Sciences - 529-5811
This is part of a larger program celebrating "Earth Day."
Friday, April 21, 2006
Holy Friday (Orthodox Christian Holiday)
Friday, April 28, 2006
Last Day of Classes