Lecture Notes
February 19-March 5, 2010
ArtsWeek Panel Discussion -- When Green Is More Than a Color: The Environment in the Visual Arts
WHEN: Feb. 19, 5:30-7 p.m.
WHERE: Radio and TV Building, room 251, Bloomington
WHAT: A panel discussion on how creative artists working in a variety of media address environmental and social issues in their themes or techniques
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-5445 or http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm
EEB Seminar Series -- Hans Hoffman, University of Texas. "Genes, Hormones and Behavior: An Integrated Approach Towards Social Decision Making."
WHEN: Feb. 19, 4-5 p.m.
WHERE: Myers Hall 130, Bloomington
WHAT: Seminar
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-5743 or tduzan@indiana.edu
Smallpox and the novel. Considerations on Rousseau's Nouvelle Héloïse
WHEN: Feb. 19, 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union, Maple Room, Bloomington
WHAT: This talk will attempt to address some of the reasons Rousseau had for using smallpox in the episode, from medical considerations to aesthetic ones.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-5458 or ipidmon@indiana.edu
East Asian Film Series: "2009 Lost Memories"
WHEN: Feb. 20, 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Woodburn 101, Bloomington
WHAT: This South Korean science fiction action thriller film presents an alternative future where the Korean peninsula is still a part of the Japanese empire. In Korean and Japanese with English subtitles.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
easc@indiana.edu
Perceptions from South Asia
WHEN: Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Fine Arts, 1201 E. Seventh St., room 102, Bloomington
WHAT: Lecture by Professor Tithi Bhattacharya, associate professor, Department of History, Purdue University
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-5798 or india@indiana.edu
Thelonious Monk Revisited
WHEN: Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Neal Marshall Black Culture Center/Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, Room A 201, Bloomington
WHAT: Music Professor David Baker will discuss Monk's stylistic traits as well as the contribution his compositions have made to the jazz tradition.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-4487 or keimccut@indiana
Encountering Words in the Artist's Book
WHEN: Feb. 24, 12:15-1 p.m.
WHERE: Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor, IU Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington
WHAT: Book artist Tony White will discuss the creative and unusual use of text in his work.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-5445 or http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm
Human rights, health, international trade, and slavery
WHEN: Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Lilly Auditorium University Library, IUPUI, Indianapolis
WHAT: Presentation by George E. Edwards from the program in International Human Rights Law.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
http://www.iupui.edu/administration/acad_affairs/celsspring10.html
MCDB Seminar Series -- Nicholas Sokol
WHEN: Feb. 25, 4-5 p.m.
WHERE: Myers Hall 130, Bloomington
WHAT: Seminar
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-5743 or tduzan@indiana.edu
The Life Skills Series: Nurture Yourself
WHEN: Feb. 25, 4-5 p.m.
WHERE: CAPS, Fourth floor, IU Health Center, 600 N. Jordan, Bloomington
WHAT: A workshop sponsored by CAPS as part of the Life Skills Series. Explore how to initiate self-care for your body, mind, and mood. Address external and internal barriers to self-care.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
maltesea@indiana.edu
"Repository" and Other Projects: A Lecture by Sarah Sudhoff
WHEN: Feb. 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Fine Arts 102, 1201 East Seventh St., Bloomington
WHAT: Sudhoff will be discussing and showing images from this work, as well as her current project, "At the Hour of Our Death".
COST: Free and open to 18 or older
INFORMATION: 812-855-8890 or catjohns@indiana.edu
IGERT Seminar Series -- Ian Dworkin, Michigan State University.
WHEN: March 1, 4-5 p.m.
WHERE: Myers Hall 130
WHAT: Seminar
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-5743 or tduzan@indiana.edu
Story of Madame C.J. Walker: Writing my Great-Great Grandmother Back Into History with A'Lelia Bundles
WHEN: March 1, 5:30-8 p.m.
WHERE: Campus Center room 450, 420 University Blvd, Indianapolis
WHAT: The granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker will speak at IUPUI to launch the 2010 celebration of Women's History Month.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 317-278-3600 or ksgrove@iupui.edu
Health Programs Fair
WHEN: March 3, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union, Alumni Hall, Bloomington
WHAT: Meet with representatives from medical schools and health professions programs from across the country. Find out about volunteer opportunities and student organizations.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-1873 or hpplc@indiana.edu
"Vernalization: Remembering Winter with An Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Switch"
WHEN: March 4, 4-5 p.m.
WHERE: Myers Hall 130
WHAT: The Miller lectures honor Emeritus Professor Carlos Miller, who has a longstanding interest in the mechanisms of plant growth and development.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
tduzan@indiana.edu or http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/amasino/
China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment: New Trends and Opportunities
WHEN: March 4, 12-1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Oak Room, Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St., Bloomington
WHAT: Lecture by Dan Li, assistant professor of international business at IU Kelley School of Business
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-0451 or rccpb@indiana.edu
EEB Seminar Series -- John Stinchcombe, University of Toronto. "Ecological Genetics of Life History Transitions and Mutualisms."
WHEN: March 5, 4-5 p.m.
WHERE: Myers Hall 130, Bloomington
WHAT: Seminar
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-5743 or tduzan@indiana.edu
Zakat in America: The evolving role of Islamic charity in community cohesion
WHEN: March 25, 5-6:45 p.m.
WHERE: University Place Hotel & Conference Center, 850 West Michigan St., IUPUI Campus, Indianapolis
WHAT: Today's society is changing the way Muslim-Americans relate to one another and others through zakat, an obligatory tithe commanded by one of the five pillars of Islam. The lecture is the seventh in a series called the annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture, and it will be followed by a reception and book signing.
COST: Free and open to the public but seating is limited
INFORMATION: 317-278-8998 or http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/LakeFamilyInstitute/events/2010/LakeLecture.aspx#Registration
Horizons of Knowledge Lecture: Nelson Vieira -- "The Cultural Politics of Diasporic Identities: Ways of Being Jewish in Brazil" Sharing
WHEN: March 5, 2-3 p.m.
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union, Persimmon Room, Bloomington
WHAT: Nelson Vieira, University Professor and Professor of Portuguese, Brazilian Studies, Brown University
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
vpfaa@indiana.edu or spanport@indiana.edu
