The calendar is updated frequently. Please check back regularly for additional information.
If an RSVP is requested for an event, please reply to ihr@asu.edu, carol.withers@asu.edu or 480-965-3000.
SEPTEMBER 2008
Thursday, September 4; noon-1:30; SS 109
Quentin Wheeler, Vice President and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will discuss "Taxonomy, Biodiversity, and the Humanities."
Readings: Shock and Awe and Taxonomic Triage
Respondents: Manfred D. Laubichler, Theoretical Biology and History of Biology and Andrew Hamilton, School of Life Sciences
Space is limited. An RSVP is required.
Thursday, 9/11; 3:00-4:30; SS 109
IHR Research Networking Welcome Reception: The Benefits of Research Collaborations
Network and become acquainted with IHR programs and projects. Elizabeth Brandt, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, and Steven Semken, School of Earth and Space Exploration, will share insights gained from their Fellows collaboration on a project related to Sense of Place.
An RSVP is requested.
Tuesday, 9/16; noon-1:30; SS 109
The theme for this year's faculty seminar series is "Race, Ethnicity, and the Humanities." The first of three sessions will feature:
Claudia Sadowski-Smith, English: What Border Fictions Tell Us About Ethnic Studies
Don Fixico, History: Why Stories are Important: The Oral Tradition of Native Americans and the Human Experience
Space is limited. An RSVP is required.
Wednesday, 9/24; 4:00-5:30;
A reception for CLAS Humanities Faculty Authors whose works were published between 2007-August 2008.
Thursday, 9/25; 3:00-4:30; SS 109
Seed grant workshop: Why and How to Apply for an IHR Seed Grant
Sally Kitch, IHR; Paul Hirt, History; Carol Withers, IHR
OCTOBER 2008
Tuesday, October 7; 3:30-5:00; SS 109
We are pleased to welcome Marita Sturken to campus on October 7. Dr. Sturken, Professor, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication and Co-Director, Visual Culture Program, New York University, is the recipient of the IHR's first Transdisciplinary Book Award for Tourists of History: Memory, Kitsch and Consumerism from Oklahoma to Ground Zero (Duke University Press, 2007).
Presentation of award, lecture by Dr. Sturken, and book signing
An RSVP is requested.
More to come!!!
On-going IHR Events:
IHR ASU & Visiting Fellows – weekly Friday seminars; please contact IHR or ASU Fellows for topics
Research Clusters – see Research Groups for topics and additional information.
IHR Faculty Working Group on Sustainability meets monthly. Public lectures will be announced.
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