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2009 Commencement Address

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Pulitzer prize winning author David McCullough addresses the University of Utah's 2009 graduating class.

President's Annual Address to the Staff 2008

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

President Young presents his annual address to the staff and gives an overview of iniatives, accomplishments, and challenges currently facing the University of Utah.

Women's Week Keynote: Now is the Time!: Activism for Social Change

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Now is the time for women to take charge and own our power! Set your priorities by finding something that is really important and empower yourself to create change. Dolores Huerta's extraordinary life and work will inspire you to find your passion and change the world! "Solos no ganamos nada.” (Alone we achieve nothing.) Co-founder and first VP of the United Farm Workers, Dolores Huerta is the most prominent Chicana labor leader in the United States. For more than 30 years she has dedicated her life to the struggle for justice, dignity, and a decent standard of living for one of the United States' most exploited groups: the men, women, and children who toil in the fields and orchards picking the vegetables and fruits that stock grocery stores. Huerta is a much-admired role model for Mexican American women.

Humanities Happy Hour Intellectual Hors d'oeuvre: Depictions of the Persian People

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Poochigian speaks about the historical and current depictions of the Persian people in theater and popular culture. Warning: This lecture contains discussion of adult topics. Parental discretion is advised.

One River: The Life and Times of Richard Evan Schultes

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Join explorer Wade Davis as he speaks about the incredible discoveries and knowledge of his mentor, Richard Evan Schultes.

The Anne and Sandy Dolowitz Lecture on Human Rights

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In this lecture, Bradley explores how and why U.S. state and non-state actors came to feel a responsibility in and beyond the nation for the individual victims of human rights abuses. Drawing on selected historical cases from the 1940s and 1970s, he also explores the limits, contradictions and tensions of these global sensibilities about human rights at a time when the Cold War, decolonization and postcolonial state making increasingly shaped the contours of international order.

24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Keynote Address

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cornel West, who is the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University, has been described as one of America’s most vital and eloquent intellectuals. A noted philosopher, he has taken his struggle for racial equity to the national spotlight, providing a gifted and stimulating voice to the ongoing debate. The author of 17 groundbreaking and thought-provoking books – including “Race Matters” and “Democracy Matters” – that have changed the course of discussion on race, justice, and democracy, West speaks with great scholarship and passion to the audience about the relevance of Dr. King's work today and the current state of race, culture, and class in the United States.

Humanities Happy Hour Intellectual Hors d'oeuvre: How We Connect

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Join the Humanities Happy Hour and Leslie Francis as she speaks on the numerous and subtle threads that connect us all.

Humanities Happy Hour Intellectual Hors d'oeuvre: Horsemen, Pastoralists, and World Poetry

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Join the Humanities Happy Hour and Hal Cannon for a stirring presentation of cowboy poetry and music from around the world.

Frontiers of New Media Symposium: Synthesis & Discussion Panel

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Communication and History Departments of the University of Utah present a symposium that explores the ways in which “wired” media technologies—including telegraph, radio, television, film, and the internet—have taken shape at least partly in response to the unique circumstances of the American West and have, in turn, helped to shape the region’s cultural, social, economic, and/or political development. This panel is a SYNTHESIS & DISCUSSION panel designed to provide summative remarks and critical responses to the themed panels and the keynote lecture as part of the Frontiers of New Media Symposium.

Frontiers of New Media Symposium: Panel on Distance

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Communication and History Departments of the University of Utah present a symposium that explores the ways in which “wired” media technologies—including telegraph, radio, television, film, and the internet—have taken shape at least partly in response to the unique circumstances of the American West and have, in turn, helped to shape the region’s cultural, social, economic, and/or political development. This panel addresses the intersections of media technology and the American West in relation to the broad theme of DISTANCE.

Frontiers of New Media Symposium: Panel on Space

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Communication and History Departments of the University of Utah present a symposium that explores the ways in which “wired” media technologies—including telegraph, radio, television, film, and the internet—have taken shape at least partly in response to the unique circumstances of the American West and have, in turn, helped to shape the region’s cultural, social, economic, and/or political development. This panel addresses the intersections of media technology and the American West in relation to the broad theme of SPACE.

Frontiers of New Media Symposium: Panel on Identities

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Communication and History Departments of the University of Utah present a symposium that explores the ways in which “wired” media technologies—including telegraph, radio, television, film, and the internet—have taken shape at least partly in response to the unique circumstances of the American West and have, in turn, helped to shape the region’s cultural, social, economic, and/or political development. This panel addresses the intersections of media technology and the American West in relation to the broad theme of IDENTITIES.

Frontiers of New Media Symposium: Participatory Culture, Lead Use(r)s, and Moral Economy: How Convergence Culture is Changing the Relations Between Producers and Consumers

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

This keynote lecture for the Frontiers of New Media Symposium addresses the changing landscape of media. As media converge and online communities begin to take an active role in the production of media content, Henry Jenkins explores the changing relations between producers and consumers.

Why Greece Matters

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Victor Davis Hanson is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and a professor emeritus at California University, Fresno. He is the author of hundreds of articles, book reviews, scholarly papers, and newspaper editorials on matters ranging from Greek, agrarian and military history to foreign affairs, domestic politics, and contemporary culture.

The American West Center Opening Ceremony

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The American West Center at the University of Utah honors Floyd A. O'Neil's forty years of service and the establishment of the Floyd A. O'Neil American Indian Archives at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections. The opening reception showcased the American West Center's beautiful new building at Fort Douglas and its dynamic range of projects, which help preserve and disseminate the diverse history and culture of the American West.

Your Genes and You: We Are All Mutants

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In the past 50 yeears, we have gone from the discovery of DNA's elegant structure (the double helix) to the mapping of a complete sequence of our genes (3,100,000,000 letters of genetic information). We live in a revolutionary time--when society must decide how to absorb this incomparable information as we consider how to harness its potentially disruptive effects. How will we as a society deal with this new world of DNA and genes?

Patronizing Speech and Older Adult Relationships: Implications for Older Health Care Interactions

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Mark Bergstrom exposes the often unintended results of speaking down or up to older people.

How to be Scandalous in the Raj

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Benjamin Cohen presents a scandalous "Humanities Hors d'oeuvre" at the April Humanities Happy Hour.

What's so Liberal about the Liberal Arts?

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unapologetically wearing his politics on his sleeve, Robert Newman, dean of the College of Humanities at the University of Utah discusses his views on how to successfully engage students in their education, highlighting some specific opportunities offered by the College.

Aiding the Victims of Nazi Germany: Great Britain, Australia and the Jewish Refugee Crisis, 1937-1939

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Each year the International Studies Program at the University of Utah presents the Sandy and Anne Dolowitz Lecture on Human Rights. The 2007 Dolowitz lecture was delivered by Carole Fink, professor of history at Ohio State University and author of Defending the Rights of Others: The Great Powers, the Jews, and International Minority Protection 1878-1938 (Cambridge University Press, 2004). Fink was awarded the George Louis Beer prize of the American Historical Association for the best book in European International History.

The Mommy Monologues, Part II (of two parts)

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Monologues presented by a wide range of women and men consider experiences related to motherhood within the context of race, ethnicity, class, gender expression, sexuality, and social constructions of motherhood. This is Part II of two parts.

The Mommy Monologues, Part I (of two parts)

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hurricane Katrina Conference: New Orleans in Racial Perspective

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hurricane Katrina Conference: Ambiguous Imagery Matters: Katrina, Race, and Class

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hurricane Katrina Conference: Exposure: Race and Representation in the U. S. Media Coverage of Katrina

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Logic and Lure of Conspiracy Theories: A Conversation with Professor of History Robert Goldberg

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

From aliens at Roswell to multiple gunmen on the grassy knoll, American culture is rife with conspiracy theories and theorists. Robert Goldberg, a respected historian of social movements and 20th century America, discusses where these theories come from, who is behind them, and why they matter.

A Grace Note on Gratitude

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Jay Jacobsen presents a stimulating and thoughtful "intellectual hors d'oeuvre" at the Dec 2006 Humanities Happy Hour. The Humanities Happy Hour serves as a reminder that intellectual engagement is interesting, innovative, and downright fun.

Jeff Metcalf Talks About The Venture Course in the Humanities

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Jeff Metcalf is an assistant professor and lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Utah. He and two other U of U professors recently taught a unique new humanities program, The Ventures Course in the Humanities, for 20 non-traditional students. The course is sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council and will be extended for a second year in 2006-07 at the University of Utah.

Religion and Culture: Secularism and Its Discontents

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

It has been said that religion is once again "haunting the imagination of the West." But if this is true, then what it means to be "secular" has also come under renewed scrutiny. This lecture explores a range of exemplary positions in the global debate about the meaning and value of secularism.

Tension and Intention: The American Constitutions and the Shaping of Democracies Abroad

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Margaret H. Marshall is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Judge Marshall attracted national and international attention by writing the majority opinion in the landmark case that led Massachusetts to become the first state to recognize same-sex marriage. Her professional and personal experiences have given her unique insight on human rights and how the justice system works both here and around the world.

Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Wade Davis, explorer-in-residence at The National Geographic Society, talks about his experiences during his more than three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, living among 15 indigenous groups in eight Latin American nations. Davis is a Harvard-educated anthropologist, botanical explorer, and best-selling author.