Lecture Notes
Feb. 5-18, 2007
African American Read-In
Feb. 5, 10 a.m., Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall, Bloomington -- The Fifth Annual African American Read-In is held in conjunction with the 18th National African American Read-In that was organized by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English. During the event, local high school students and community members will share writings of black writers as well as original writings about the black experience. The event is sponsored by the IU School of Education language education department. For more information, e-mail clip@indiana.edu.
SPEA Colloquium
Feb. 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Business/SPEA Library, Bloomington -- Sara K. Gould, president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, will present "How the Landscape for Women and Philanthropy has Changed in the Past 25 Years." A question and answer session will follow the presentation. For more information, e-mail ccowden@indiana.edu.
The Joseph and Sophia Konopinski Colloquia Series
Feb. 7, 4 p.m., Swain West 119, Bloomington -- Liliya L. R. Williams of the University of Minnesota will speak on gravitational lensing, which has become an indispensable part of cosmologists' tool-kit. Lensing offers a range of different techniques that can uncover smooth and clumpy distribution of matter, on large and small scales within galaxies and clusters of galaxies. For more information, visit: http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~colloquium/index.shtml.
'Eusebia Cosme: Translating an Afro-Antillean Identity'
Feb. 7, 7 p.m., La Casa, 715 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- Assistant Professor Emily Maguire from the IU Department of Spanish and Portuguese will examine the role of performance in translating and shaping a black diasporic identity in the Caribbean, focusing on the figure of Eusebia Cosme. For more information, call 812-855-0174.
'Civil Liberties and Immigration in America'
Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Monroe County Public Library Auditorium, 303 E. Kirkwood, Bloomington -- Join a discussion and question and answer session with speakers from Indiana University, the ACLU and the Arab American Association. The speakers will discuss civil rights and legal defense of undocumented Hispanic immigrants in Indiana, current issues on the Mexican/U.S. border and immigration reform. For more information, call 812-333-7007.
Artist Buzz Spector
Feb. 7, 7:15 p.m., Radio & Television room 251, Bloomington -- In cooperation with the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts presents a lecture by internationally renowned artist Buzz Spector. Spector, professor and chair of the Department of Art at Cornell University, is an artist and critical writer whose artwork has been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pa. Spector's work makes frequent use of the book, both as subject and object, and is concerned with relationships between public history, individual memory and perception. For more information, call 812-855-7766.
'Then and Now: Eternal Subjects, Eternal Processes'
Feb. 8, 12:15-1:15 p.m., IU Art Museum, Bloomington -- James Reidhaar, associate professor of graphic art, will speak on his work. This noon talk is presented in conjunction with the special exhibition, "Bloomington Biennial: Faculty Artists from IU's Hope School of Fine Arts." For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
'How Educators Can Address 'An Inconvenient Truth''
Feb. 8, 4 p.m., School of Education Auditorium, Bloomington -- Dr. Chet Bowers, an adjunct professor of environmental science at the University of Oregon, will present a lecture entitled "Educational Reforms that Address An Inconvenient Truth". The Drs. Beatrice S. and David I. Miller Education Lecture Series offers an opportunity for faculty and students, irrespective of educational specialization, to gather together to reflect upon important ideas shaping our understandings of teaching, learning and research in education. For more information, contact 812-856-8017.
Spiral Forms and Music
Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m., Merrill Hall 205, Bloomington -- Composer Luigi Antonio Irlandini will give a guest lecture and recital entitled "Spiral Forms and Music." For more information, contact elegene@indiana.edu.
Geography Department Seminar Series
Feb. 9, 4 p.m., Student Building 150, Bloomington -- Gregory S. Jenkins, associate professor in physics and graduate director for the Howard University Program in Atmospheric Sciences will speak as part of the Geography Department Seminar Series. Jenkins is a member of the NASA Research Team on Hurricanes and studies climate change and pollution issues. For more information, e-mail combrown@indiana.edu.
'The Rise and Fall of American Psychosomatic Medicine'
Feb. 9, 4-6 p.m., Ballantine Hall 003, Bloomington -- Theodore Brown, University of Rochester, will take a look at psychosomatic medicine as a research field and clinical practice in the United States. The talk will focus on the rise and fall of psychosomatic medicine as both part of and a reaction to the frequently changing shape of 20th century American medicine. For more information, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~medhist/.
20th Century Brazilian Music
Feb. 11, 2:30 p.m., Sweeney Hall, Bloomington -- Lecturer and Choral Literature Specialist from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Susana Cecilia Igayara, will give a guest lecture entitled "20th Century Brazilian Music" as part of the Brazilian Music Festival. For more information, contact goetze@indiana.edu.
'Out of Control: AIDS in Black America'
Feb. 12, 12:30-2 p.m., Hayes Hall room 254, Richmond -- Join the American Democracy Project and Multicultural Affairs for a presentation and discussion on "Out of Control: AIDS in Black America" as part of IU East's celebration of Black History Month. The campus and community are invited to attend. For more information, contact 765-973-8374.
'Aspire to Teach, Teach to Inspire'
Feb. 12, 7 p.m., School of Education Auditorium, Bloomington -- The 2006 National Teacher of the Year Kimberly Oliver will speak about her experiences as a teacher, universal pre-kindergarten, full-day kindergarten programs, and her rise to becoming the nation's top teacher. The National Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most prestigious awards program for teachers. For more information, e-mail ghcarter@indiana.edu.
Terrance Roberts Lecture
Feb. 13, 7-8:30 p.m., Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall, Bloomington -- Terrance Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine, will speak about issues in education. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine and the desegregation of America's public schools. For more information, e-mail bhm@indiana.edu.
'A Machine for Seeing'
Feb. 14, 12:15-1:15 p.m., IU Art Museum, Bloomington -- Tim Kennedy, lecturer in painting, will speak on his work. This noon talk is presented in conjunction with the special exhibition, "Bloomington Biennial: Faculty Artists from IU's Hope School of Fine Arts." For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
The Joseph and Sophia Konopinski Colloquia Series
Feb. 14, 4 p.m., Swain West 119, Bloomington -- When usual quantum mechanics is formulated in terms of a time variable measured by a real clock, one encounters deviations from the usual theory, including loss of coherence of quantum states. Professor Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University, will show that the loss is important enough to render the black hole information puzzle unobservable for realistic black holes and may have implications for ultimate limits of quantum computing. For more information, e-mail ortizg@indiana.edu.
'The International Language of Science and Technology'
Feb. 16, 12-1 p.m., the IMU Maple Room, Bloomington -- Interim Provost Michael McRobbie will focus on the role science and technology have played in forging international partnerships and advancing research at universities around the world. In part, his talk grows out of his experience as lead investigator on groundbreaking high performance international computer networking projects such as Asia Pacific Advanced Network, TransPAC and TransPAC2.
'The Role of the Dissertation in the Scientific Communication in Early Modern Europe'
Feb. 16, 4-6 p.m., Ballantine Hall 003, Bloomington -- Kevin Chang will examine the communicative role of the dissertation, both as an oral disputation and as a text prepared for it, in early modern Europe. Chang studies the forms and practice in which the dissertation communicated early modern academics' scholarship, and analyzes the personal and public channels, and the social and intellectual uses of the dissertation in the Republic of Letters. For more information, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/.
'Militant Constitutionalism: The Indian Alternative'
Feb. 16, 5:30 p.m., India Studies House, 825 E. 8th St., Bloomington -- Professor Gary Jacobsohn became a member of the Government Department at UT Austin after 33 years at Williams College where he was, most recently, the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Political Science. His interests and work lie at the intersection of constitutional theory and comparative constitutionalism. For more information, contact the India Studies Program at 812-855-5798.
