[Uwhistory] UW Humanities Events: December 2 - 15, 2007 (fwd)

[Lori Anthony]

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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:32:21 -0800
From: UW Simpson Center for the Humanities <uwch at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: UW Humanities Events: December 2 - 15, 2007

Simpson Center for the Humanities Weekly Events Calendar

December 2 - 15, 2007
This event calendar is provided as a service by the University of
Washington Simpson Center for the Humanities. Events and times are
subject to change. This is the final event calendar of the fall quarter.

This month:
  *  Science Studies Network hosts synthesis and discussion meeting (12/3)
  *  Julia Herschensohn introduces her new book, Language Development and
     Age (12/4)
  *  Michael Fuller uncovers martyr burials in Syria (12/4)
  *  Visual Praxis Collective hosts meeting (12/5)
  *  Brian Freeman on black and queer performance worlds (12/6)
  *  Janelle Taylor explores the visual science fictions of Patricia
     Piccinini (12/6)
  *  Chandan Reddy on the history of the African-American LGBTQ community
     (12/6)
  *  David Domke introduces his new book, The God Strategy (12/12)
  *  Graduate Student Assistant opportunity: Teachers As Scholars Program
     Coordinator
  *  Winter 2008 graduate course: Philosophical Issues in the Social
     Sciences

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PUBLIC EVENTS

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   Lecture

                           Language Development and Age

                        New Books in Print Lecture Series

   When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 4:00 PM Where: Communications 202
   Details E-Flyer

(Photo) Julia Herschensohn (Linguistics) will discuss her new book,
Language Development and Age (Cambridge University Press, 2007).
Herschensohn's study examines whether there is a critical period for
language acquisition, demonstrating that first language acquisition is
largely susceptible to age constraints, whereas second language
acquisition is affected indirectly by age. The competence of expert adult
learners, the unequal achievements of child learners of second languages,
and the lack of consistent empirical evidence for a maturational cutoff
all cast doubt on a critical period for second language acquisition.
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   Lecture

                Sacred Symbols and Martyrs at Tell Tuneinir, Syria

        Department of Classics Archaeological Institute of America Lecture
                                      Series

   When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 7:30 PM Where: Kane Hall 210 Details

(Photo) Rescue archaeological excavations at Tell Tuneinir, Syria, have
uncovered ruins of a church, monastery, and nunnery belonging to an
Aramaic-speaking Christian community. Fourteen seasons of fieldwork at
the site have yielded a wealth of material culture, allowing for a
detailed reconstruction of some aspects of their beliefs and rituals. The
most startling discovery was a group of martyr burials within the monks'
cells. Michael Fuller (Anthropology, St. Louis Community College)
co-directs the rescue excavations at Tell Tuneinir and will explain their
significance to archaeologists and to the surviving Christian communities
in Syria.
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   Performance and Lecture

                          Brian Freeman: A Retrospective

   When: Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 3:30 PM Where: Communications 226
   Details

(Photo) The Queer Worlds research cluster will host Brian Freeman
(Theater, University of California Los Angeles), an award-winning
playwright, director, and performance artist, and co-founder of the
groundbreaking black queer performance trio, Pomo Afro Homos. Freeman
will perform new dramatic work, lecture on the contributions of Pomo Afro
Homos to Black and Queer Performance Worlds, and discuss the impact of
his cultural work over the last twenty-five years with Chandan Reddy
(English).
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   Lecture

                The Visual Science Fictions of Patricia Piccinini

         Department of Germanics Connections and Contexts Lecture Series

   When: Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 6:30 PM Where: Frye Art Museum

(Photo) At its best, science fiction can be a form of thought experiment,
exploring the question "What if?" In imaginatively working through this
question, science fiction also offers critical reflections on how the
world is, and opens up possible visions of what could or should be
otherwise. In this lecture, Janelle Taylor (Anthropology) explores how
Patricia Piccinini's visual artworks participate in and creatively
reconfigure the literary tradition of science fiction, from Mary Shelley
to more recent authors such as Octavia Butler and Kazuo Ishiguro.
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   Panel Discussion

         Unspoken History of the African-American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
                     Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Community

         Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas American Heritage Series

   When: Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 7:00 PM Where: Langston Hughes
   Performing Arts Center Details

(Photo) American Heritage Series at the Central District Forum for Arts &
Ideas is an ongoing series of lectures and discussions that offer new
perspectives on the role of African-Americans in American history. The
role of the African-American LGBTQ community in American,
African-American and LGBTQ history is virtually hidden. Chandan Reddy
(English) will moderate a panel discussion on this hidden and unspoken
history. Cost: $7/$5 for CD Forum & Seattle Black Pride
members/students/seniors. For tickets, call 1-800-838-3006.
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   Book Reading and Signing

       The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America

   When: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 5:30 PM Where: Communications 206
   E-flyer

(Photo) God and religion have always been part of American politics, but
something profound has changed in recent decades. The God Strategy
(Oxford University Press, 2007) shows that U.S. politics today is defined
by a calculated, deliberate, and partisan use of faith that is
unprecedented in the modern history of the nation. This book examines the
public messages of political leaders over the past seventy-five
years—from the 1932 election of Franklin Roosevelt to the early stages of
the 2008 presidential race. Join David Domke (Communication) for a
reading and signing of this book co-authored with Kevin Coe (Ph.C.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
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