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Convocation – Social justice in the 17th century: discovering, analyzing, and publishing on historical crimes
Convocation – Social justice in the 17th century: discovering, analyzing, and publishing on historical crimes
Many of the social, judicial, and political regulations in our 21st century western society had their building blocks established in the 14th century, with subsequent centuries bringing progressive refinements over time. How did authorities historically deal with breaking these rules through criminal behavior? How can sociological and literary research connect those norms and transgressions to our contemporary understandings
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Convocation – Zen Meditation, Weird Art, & Other Modes of Thinking
Convocation – Zen Meditation, Weird Art, & Other Modes of Thinking
A brief introduction to Zen meditation, Zen & Daoist concepts, experimental art - all seen as alternative modes of thinking. The limitations of reason & achievement. For this particular Convocation, don't expect to sit there & be talked at. Dr. Hank Lazer.
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Lighthouse Lobby: Dr. Keene
Lighthouse Lobby: Dr. Keene
Dr. Deborah Keene: Associate Director of the Blount Scholars Program & Foundations Coordinator. Please join us in the Blount LLC lobby for the first Lighthouse Lobby discussion of the 2023 Meet Faculty Series with our very own, Associate Director of the Blount Scholars Program & Foundations Coordinator: Dr. Deborah Keene. She is an archaeological scientist who specializes in Southeastern U.S. prehistory. She started excavating with the Schiele Museum when she
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Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Sign-up form Sign up to perform by midnight on February 20th! You must attend the rehearsal to be allowed to perform.
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Convocation – Centering Vulnerability/Displacing Ableism in Higher Education: Who the H*** is Normal anyways?
Convocation – Centering Vulnerability/Displacing Ableism in Higher Education: Who the H*** is Normal anyways?
In this presentation, Dr. Nirmala Erevelles will deconstruct notions of normativity and achievement in higher educational contexts like UA and propose a centering of vulnerability and disability as crucial to our definition of humanness. We can then discuss the implications of this intervention in the ableist contexts that have historically been deemed normal, natural, and