Lectures and Seminars
| February 13, 2012 | |
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm | History Department Symposium Professor Howard Segal, University of Maine ;Techno-Fix Nation: America's Practical Utopias from 1945 till Now Cost: Free Contact: Scott See Telephone Number: 581-1911 EMail Address: scottsee@maine.edu Sponsored By:Department of History; Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series; College of Liberal Arts and Science Location: Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | The Meaning of Death and End of Life Care Humanities Seminar Sponsored by the University of Maine Humanities Initiative and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Seminar organizers: Professor Jessica Miller and Professor Kirsten Jacobson, Department of Philosophy For free registration and reading list, contact Tony Corriveau at 581-1954 or on FirstClass; see also the UMHI website at umaine.edu/umhi/ Cost: free Contact: Scott See Telephone Number: 581-1911 EMail Address: scottsee@maine.edu Sponsored By:University of Maine Humanities Initiative Location: University Club, Fogler Library University Club, Fogler Library |
| February 14, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Building Bridges for Women Through Service Learning Bringing Students and Communities Together to Combat Domestic Violence in Honduras Darlene Bergeron, graduate student, MALS, Administrative Assistant UMaine Police Dept.; Kathleen March, Professor of Spanish Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| February 16, 2012 | |
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | DISTINGUISHED CLIMATE SCHOLARS SEMINAR SERIES LECTURE DR. JANE DAVIDSON, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, DIRECTOR OF THE SOLAR ENERGY LABORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: A VISION FOR RENEWABLE FUELS Cost: FREE Contact: Betty Lee Telephone Number: (207)581-3406 EMail Address: bliqcs@maine.edu Sponsored By:UMAINE ADVANCE RISING TIDE CENTER & CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE Location: ARTHUR ST. JOHN HILL AUDITORIUM - BARROWS HALL ARTHUR ST. JOHN HILL AUDITORIUM - BARROWS HALL |
| February 21, 2012 | |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Keynote Address for Connecting Our Worlds: The Contemporary Role of the Humanities The Fate of the Humanities in the Public University Christopher Newfield, University of California - Santa Barbara Professor Newfield is the author of numerous books and articles on the humanities and the role of public universities in the modern era, including Unmaking the Public University (Harvard University Press, 2008). Sponsored by University of Maine Humanities Initiative, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Free and open to the public Reception to follow Cost: Free Contact: Scott See Telephone Number: 581-1911 EMail Address: scottsee@maine.edu Sponsored By:University of Maine Humanities Initiative Location: Minsky Recital Hall Minsky Recital Hall |
| February 22, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Women in Academia: Navigating Multiple Roles and Personal Wellness Melissa A. Rosenberg, LCPC-C, doctoral candidate and instructor, Counselor Education Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| March 13, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Gurlesque: A Theory of Third-Wave Feminist Aesthetics Among Young Poets and Artists Arielle Greenberg, independent poet and scholar, and former associate professor of English at Columbia College Chicago Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| March 15, 2012 | |
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Socialist and Marxist Studies Series PLATO'S CAVE?: TEACHING PHILOSOPHY IN PRISON Drew Leder is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland. Leder will discuss the American criminal justice system—is it just, or is it criminal?—and his work with prisoners, the subject of his book The Soul Knows No Bars. He will discuss how colleges can interface with "correctional" facilities, to the benefit of professors, students, and those most disenfranchised. He will also speak on "Is Modern Medicine Too Materialistic?" at 4:00 p.m. (room TBA). Sponsored by Marxist-Socialist Studies Interdisciplinary Minor. Co-sponsored by Maine Peace Action Comm. (MPAC) and Campus Activities and Student Engagement and with support of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Speakers do not necessarily present socialist or Marxist viewpoints. For additional information, contact: Prof. Doug Allen, Coordinator, Marxist-Socialist Studies, The Maples, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469. Phone: 581-3860. E-mail: douglas.allen@umit.maine.edu. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| March 20, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Feminism Across Generations Sarah Brasslet, graduate student, Counselor Education; Mary Callaway, undergraduate, Women's Studies and Sociology; JoAnne Dauphinee, long-time coordinator of Bangor-are NOW Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| March 27, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Dramatizing History: Patriarchy, Native American Women, and Cultural Production in Colonial America Alice van Buren, playwright, INK; members, Penobscot Theater's Artistic Team Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| April 4, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | The Roller Derby of Queen City: It's More Than a Game, It's a Lifestyle Amy Blackstone, associate professor and chair, Sociology; members of Bangor Derby Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| April 5, 2012 | |
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Brian Fagan: Archaeology and Climate Change: Lessons from Prehistory Brian Fagan is one of the best known authors of books on archaeology and climate change. He is the author or editor of 46 books, including 7 college texts on archaeology that are standards for the field. He has also served as a consultant for the National Geographic Society and was writer/developer for Where in the World is Carmen San Diego on Public Television. His lecture will draw on a suite of books that he has authored on Climate Change: The Little Ice Age (2000); The Long Summer (2003); The Great Warming (2009); The Compete Ice Age (2009); and Elixir (2011). Please join us at the Collins Center for this engaging public event. Cost: Free Contact: Gretchen Faulkner Telephone Number: 581-1904 EMail Address: gretchen@umit.maine.edu Sponsored By:Hudson Museum, Collins Center for the Arts, Graduate School, Climate Change Institute Location: Hutchins Hall, Collins Center for the Arts Huthins Hall, Collins Center for the Arts |
| April 6, 2012 | |
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Archaeology and Climate Change: Lessons from Prehistory Brian Fagan is the author/editor of 46 books, including 7 college texts on archaeology that are standards for the field. He has also served as a consultant for the National Geographic Society and was writer/developer for Where in the World is Carmen San Diego on Public Television. Free and open to the public. For more information, call (207)581-1906. Collins Center for the Arts |
| April 10, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | What Can You Do With a Women's Studies Major? Alumnae Share Their Career Paths Mia Baker '04, store manager, Hannaford; Sally Curran, Esq. '02, attorney, family law specialist; Sydney Haggerty '02, martial artist and early childhood consultant; Charley Martin-Berry '99, coordinator, Passages, Cobscook Community Learning Center Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
| April 12, 2012 | |
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Socialist and Marxist Studies Series PRACTICING REVOLUTION, PRACTICING MEDICINE IN CUBA AND VENEZUELA Steve Brouwer is the author of the new book "Revolutionary Doctors: How Venezuela and Cuba Are Changing the World's Conception of Health Care." At 7:30 p.m., on April. 12, Steve Brouwer will give a presentation at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 100 Harlow St., Bangor, on "Revolutionary Doctors in Venezuela and Cuba." Sponsored by Marxist-Socialist Studies Interdisciplinary Minor. Co-sponsored by Maine Peace Action Comm. (MPAC) and Campus Activities and Student Engagement and with support of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Speakers do not necessarily present socialist or Marxist viewpoints. For additional information, contact: Prof. Doug Allen, Coordinator, Marxist-Socialist Studies, The Maples, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469. Phone: 581-3860. E-mail: douglas.allen@umit.maine.edu. Totman Room, Memorial Union |
| April 18, 2012 | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Women's Resource Center: Celebration of the Past, Commitment to the Future - 20 Years at UMaine Sharon Barker, director; Faye Boyle, administrative assistant; Carey Nason, coordinator, Safe Campus Project Part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program Lunch Series. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to request an accommodation, call 207.581.1228. Bangor Room, Memorial Union |
