Past Events
September 2008
Wednesday 10 September
"Dangerous things: The social construction of technology"
Arwen Mohun. Department of History
Alison Hall, Room 326B, 1:25-2:15
Wednesday 17 September
"Scholar rocks, bonsai trees, and crunched up cars: The possibility of the sculpted object"
Lance Winn. Department of Art
Alison Hall, Room 326B, 1:25-2:15
Wednesday 24 September
"Photographic materials: History, deterioration, and preservation"
Jae Gutierrez, Department of Art Conservation
Art Conservation Lab, 120 Old College, 1:25-2:15
Saturday 27 September
"Ghosts (and History) on the Green"
8:00 PM
90-minute walking tour of campus lead by author and alumni Ed Okonowicz and historian Mike Dixon.
October 2008
Wednesday 01 October
"Clothing and culture in girl’s coming-of-age fiction"
Margaret Stetz, Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women’s Studies
Alison Hall, Room 326B, 1:25-2:15
Tuesday 07 October
Lecture by Keith Morrison on his art
112 McDowell Hall, 7:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday 08 October
"Design and life of a food processor: The Cuisinart"
Bess Williamson. Graduate student, Department of History
Alison Hall, Room 326B, 1:25-2:15
Wednesday 08 October
"A New Look at Misogyny and Homophobia in Hip Hop"Antonia Randolph, Department of Sociology
103 Gore Hall, 12:20-1:10 PM
Thursday 09 October
"Smokestacks and Steeples: The French-Canadian Diaspora, 1840-1940"Cynthia Lees, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
303 Gore Hall, 12:30-1:20 PM
Saturday 11 October
"The Arts as catalysts for social justice" Panel Discussion
Delaware Arts Museum, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Saturday 11 October
"Scouting out History"
Girl Scouts visit Hagley and complete two Try-Its or Badges. Travel back in time to discover what life was like for girls in our workers' community.Hagley Musuem,10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sunday 12 October
"The Learning Tree" film
Delaware Art Museum, 1:30 PM
Wednesday 15 October
"Film: Beautiful Boxer"
Gender in International Film Series
102 Gore Hall, 3:35 PM
Wednesday 15 October
"Physical pixels: A kinesthetic approach to graphic design"
Ashley Pigford. Department of Art
Meet at the Raven Press, 2nd floor, Studio Arts Building, near Old College
Thursday 16 October
"Bloody Falls of the Coppermine: A Clash of Cultures in the Arctic"McKay Jenkins, Department of English
303 Gore Hall. 12:30-1:20 PM
Saturday 18 October
"The Arts of Gordon Parks"
Delaware Art Museum, 2:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Tuesday 21 October
Lecture by glass artist Helen Lee
130 Smith, 6:00-7:00 PM
Wednesday 22 October
"A particular fondness for oranges about 1597"
Julian Yates. Department of English
Alison Hall, Room 326B, 1:25-2:15
Wednesday 22 October
"Rising Tides, Emerging Voices: U.S. Latinas and the Literary Marketplace"Alvina Quintana, Women's Studies Program
103 Gore Hall, 12:20-1:10 PM
Thursday 23 October
Lecture by Kevin Cole on his art
112 McDowell Hall, 7:00-8:00 PM
Sunday 26 October
"Ann Biggs Design" Trunk Show
Delaware Art Museum, 4:00 PM
Tuesday 28 October
Lecture by Joshua Stern, multimedia artist
130 Smith Hall,6:00-7:00 PM
Wednesday 29 October
"Blue jeans and the transformation of American culture"
Will Scott. Department of History
Alison Hall, Room 326B, 1:25-2:15
Thursday 30 October
Robert McCracken Peck, curator of art and artifacts and senior fellow at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, will discuss how Arctic enthusiasm manifested itself in everyday items of material culture, from children's card games and Arctic-inspired tableware, to spectacular presentation silver pieces depicting icebergs, polar bears and Inuit hunters.127 Memorial Hall, Newark Campus, 5:00–6:30 PM
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Material Culture
Studies and the Department of Art Conservation. A reception will follow the lecture in the dome (third floor) of Memorial Hall.
For Information, see UDaily:For Free Registration: (seating is limited)