Lecture Notes
Feb. 8 to 22, 2013
Intergalactic Space-Time Travelers: Envisioning the Third Millennium in Brazil
WHEN: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
WHERE: 420 University Blvd., IUPUI Campus Center Room 268, Indianapolis
WHAT: The Valley of the Dawn is a new Brazilian religion known for its synthesis of elements drawn from Christianity, Hinduism, Spiritualism and Afro-Brazilian religions. Its adherents believe that they are descendants of a race of extraterrestrials originally sent to earth to advance humanity's spiritual evolution in preparation for the Third Millennium. Keynote speaker: Professor Kelly E. Hayes, religious studies at IUPUI.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: RSVP at libarsvp@iupui.edu with "Hayes talk" in the subject line
Why Taiwan Matters
WHEN: Noon to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
WHERE: 1020 Kirkwood Ave., Ballantine Hall 004, Bloomington
WHAT: Shelley Rigger, the Brown Professor of East Asian Politics, chair of political science and chair of Chinese studies at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., will discuss the distinctive Taiwanese identity that grew out of the island's history and shapes its culture and politics today.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-3765 or easc@indiana.edu
Old Occitan as a verb-second language: The state of the argument
WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
WHERE: Ballantine Hall 242, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington
WHAT: Barbara Vance, associate professor in the Departments of French & Italian and Linguistics, presents two aspects of OOc syntax that lend support to a verb-second analysis of the language.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-2707 or bvance@indiana.edu
A Snapshot of Happiness: Photography, Religious Mediation, and Economic Uncertainty in Muslim Senegal
WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
WHERE: Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington
WHAT: Beth Buggenhagen, faculty curator and assistant professor of anthropology, focuses on the production and circulation of photographs by Muslim women to understand how one makes a life for oneself at a time of global fiscal uncertainty.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-1696 or jakirk@indiana.edu
Intellectual Property Practitioner-in-Residence: BASF Corp.
WHEN: Noon Tuesday, Feb. 12
WHERE: IU Maurer School of Law Room 213, Bloomington
WHAT: Suzanne Flaton-Origenes and Anna-Lisa Gallo of BASF-The Chemical Company will be on campus as part of the IP Practitioners-in-Residence series.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-1197 or allhess@indiana.edu
Performative Tectonics: Architecture Fashion
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 12 and 13
WHERE: IU Memorial Union, State Room West, Bloomington
WHAT: Albert Marichal, assistant professor of architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, will examine transdisciplinary potentials between architecture and fashion design.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
albertmarichal.com
Research at the Mathers Lecture Series -- Liberian Political Ephemera and Dress
WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15
WHERE: Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington
WHAT: Kate Bishop, graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at IU.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-1696 or jakirk@indiana.edu
Feminist Perspectives on Alternative Parenting Magazines
WHEN: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15
WHERE: 420 University Blvd., IUPUI Campus Center Room 268, Indianapolis
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Professor Catherine A. Dobris, associate professor of communication studies at IUPUI
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: RSVP to libarsvp@iupui.edu with "Dobris talk" in the subject line
Japan in Transition: Beyond the Recovery of the Great East Japan Earthquake
WHEN: Noon to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15
WHERE: 201 N. Indiana Ave, Center for the Study of Global Change, Seminar Room, Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Tatsuhiro Shindo, chief executive director of the Chicago office of the Japan External Trade Organization
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-3765 or easc@indiana.edu
American Foreign Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m.Monday, Feb. 18
WHERE: Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Richard Lugar
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: lschoch@iu.edu
The Geopolitics of Ethical Computing
WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19
WHERE: The Poynter Center, 618 E. Third St., Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Eden Medina, associate professor of informatics and computing, adjunct associate professor of history, and co-director of the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics at Indiana University, Bloomington.
COST: Free
INFORMATION: 812-855-0261; please RSVP to eayoung@indiana.edu
Polished Hoes, Dancehall Queens, and Sexual Freaks: Voices From the Margins of Caribbean Culture
WHEN: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19
WHERE: 420 University Blvd., IUPUI Campus Center Room 268, Indianapolis
WHAT: This talk will examine how the narratives of resistance and rebellious acts performed by Caribbean female deviants can change the face of identity politics in black diasporic communities offering new perspectives on black citizenship. Keynote speaker: Professor Jennifer Thorington Springer
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: RSVP: libarsvp@iupui.edu with "Thorington Springer talk" in the subject line
Law in a Community of Disciplines
WHEN: Noon Wednesday, Feb. 20
WHERE: IU Maurer School of Law Room 335, Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Gene Shreve, Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law, IU Maurer School of Law
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-4044 or kturchi@indiana.edu
The Technological Ape: Human Evolution and the Rise of Tool-Making
WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20
WHERE: Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, 900 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington
WHAT: "The Technological Ape: Human Evolution and the Rise of Tool-Making" by IU professors Kathy Schick and Nicholas Toth. Schick and Toth will draw on over three decades of archaeological research investigating the origins and evolution of human technology and its role in human evolution.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-876-0080 or info@stoneageinstitute.org
Maurer School of Law Tax Policy Colloquium
WHEN: 1:25 to 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21
WHERE: IU Maurer School of Law Room 216, Bloomington
WHAT: Bryan Camp, professor of law, Texas Tech University Law School, will speak on "Taxation of Electronic Gaming."
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-4044 or kturchi@indiana.edu
Research at the Mathers Lecture Series -- Curatorial Research with the Mathers Museum Eastern Cherokee Collections
WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22
WHERE: Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington
WHAT: Jason Baird Jackson, director of the Mathers Museum and associate professor of folklore and America studies at IU, will discuss his ongoing, collaborative study of the Eastern Cherokee collections stewarded by the Mathers Museum.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-1696 or jakirk@indiana.edu
