During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities听to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.听
Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to听.听
Meany On Screen:听碍辞诲艒
January 22 – 29 |听Online
Japan鈥檚 legendary 碍辞诲艒 drummers return to Meany Center virtually with 听and .听Drumming troupe 碍辞诲艒, whose name means 鈥榟eartbeat鈥�, are taiko masters, catapulting ancient Japanese culture squarely into the 21st century.
Free |
History Lecture Series: Technology and Its Discontents
Speakers will examine the role technologies have played in society since the medieval period and trace the connections around the world to contemporary issues of social, economic, and political justice.听This year, the talks will be broadcast online for viewers all over the world.
Upcoming events in the series:
- January 26, 6:00 PM | From Caravans of Gold to Atomic Bombs: African Mining in World History
- January 27, 6:00 PM | Photographic Power: Tales from the Philippines and the United States
- February 3, 6:00 PM | Arming the Police and the 鈥楽ocial Source of Our Distresses鈥�
Free |
The Wound Makes the Man: Trans Figuring Chicanx Masculinities
January 26, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |听
Drawing from his book,听Brown Transfigurations: Rethinking Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Chicanx and Latinx Studies听(2021), Francisco Galarte鈥檚 lecture, hosted by the听Simpson Center for the Humanities, will focus on the figure of the Chicano/Latino FTM and the pervasive assumption that Chicano/Latino transmasculinities are invisible.
Free |
A Land of Milk and Honey: Biblical Narratives in Modern Israel
January 27, 4:00 – 5:00 PM |听
Ruth Tsoffar (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) will give an online talk, hosted by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, exploring the sublime space of milk and honey in the Bible and the way it has been mythologized in Israeli discourse.
Free |
Short Talks: Home
January 28, 6:30 PM |听Online
In celebration of the five-year anniversary of w菨色菨b蕯altx史 鈥� Intellectual House, four Native American Huskies share their personal stories of what 鈥渉ome鈥� means to them. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, Short Talks welcomes our speakers to the digital stage this winter.
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Webinar: A conversation with students and faculty about听Humanities First
January 28, 5:30 – 6:30 PM |听
- What can Homer’s听Odyssey听teach STEM students?
- What new journeys can you take during a pandemic?
- Are the Humanities in a time of crisis or innovation?
Join听91探花 humanities professors and first-year students听as they examine these questions and more in real-time, drawing on experience from a compelling new course called听Humanities First. Panelists include听Brian Reed, Divisional Dean of the Humanities;听Sarah Culpepper Stroup, Professor of Classics and Humanities First Program Director;听Shawn Wong, Author and Professor of English and Cinema & Media Studies; three first-year students from Computer Science to Classics.
Free |
ONLINE 鈥� Meklit: Live at Studio 124
January 29 – February 5 |听
For this Meany On Screen performance听鈥� recorded live at Studio 124 in San Francisco 鈥� Meklit performs an intimate virtual concert featuring a solo performance of songs and stories, told via voice, guitar and the Ethiopian krar.听
Free |
Sexually Speaking: An Evening with Dr. Ruth
February 1, 6:30 PM |听Online
Dr. Ruth Westheimer may best be known for having pioneered talking about sex on radio and television, but that鈥檚 only a small part of her life. Born in Germany in 1928, Westheimer was sent to Switzerland at age 10 to escape the Holocaust, which wiped out her immediate family. At 17 she went to then Palestine where she joined the Israeli freedom fighters, trained to be a sniper, and was seriously wounded in a bomb blast. She later moved to Paris, then the U.S. Her work for Planned Parenthood led her to study human sexuality, which she now gives lectures on worldwide. She wrote 44 books, the latest of which are 鈥淪tay or Go鈥� and 鈥淩oller Coaster Grandma.鈥澨�
This lecture will be moderated by Professor of Sociology, Dr. Pepper Schwartz.
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Looking for more?
Check out UWAA’s Stronger Together web page for听more digital engagement opportunities.