During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities听to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 蘑菇视频, and the greater community, together online.听
Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 蘑菇视频 faculty, staff, and students have access to听.听
Livestream: Faculty Trio: Beethoven Piano Trios, Part III
November 16, 7:30 PM |
Free |
Lessons (Not) Learned from the Holocaust | From the Ottoman Empire to Auschwitz and Beyond: Is the Holocaust a 鈥淓uropean鈥� Event?
November 17, 4:00 PM |
- In the Bloodlands: History and Memory of the Holocaust in the U.S.S.R.: November 24, 4:00 PM
- Genocide in Myanmar: The Case Before the International Court of Justice: December 1, 4:00 PM
- Concluding Roundtable Discussion: December 8, 4:00 PM
Free |
Rick Steves at 蘑菇视频 Global Month
November 18 and 19, 5:30 PM | Online
BENAROYA LECTURE | Fighting for Dignity: Migrant Lives at Israel鈥檚 Margins
November 19, 4:00 – 5:15 PM |
In听this talk sponsored by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, sociocultural anthropologist Sarah Willen of the University of Connecticut will reflect on听nearly two decades of ethnographic engagement with听global migrants who arrived in Israel from countries as varied as Ghana and the Philippines, Nigeria, Colombia, and Ukraine.听Drawing on fieldwork in homes and in churches, medical offices, advocacy organizations, and public spaces, Willen鈥檚 talk will explore how global migrants in Tel Aviv struggle to craft meaningful, flourishing lives despite the exclusions and vulnerabilities they endure. Her work will challenge us to reconsider our understandings of global migration, human rights, Israel and the Middle East鈥� and even dignity itself.
Free |
Exhibition 鈥� Ilana Harris-Babou: The Long Con
November 19 – December 19 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
The听Jacob Lawrence Gallery听is pleased to present听Ilana Harris-Babou: Long Con, premiering the artist鈥檚 most recent video work,听Long Con. The new video skewers the wellness industry through stories about well-known fortune tellers and health gurus, such as the Honduran healer Alfredo Darrington Bowman, aka Dr. Sebi, and Youree Dell Harris, aka Psychic Readers Network spokeswoman Miss Cleo.听Appointments are required to visit and masks must be worn.
Free |
Re/frame: Still Motion
November 19, 12:00 – 1:00 PM and 6:30 – 7:30 PM |
Usually, when we think about the movement we think about things that, well, move. But how do you show movement in a static image? What are some of the tricks, strategies, and traditions that artists have used, and continue to use, to portray subjects in motion?听Join Ann Poulson, the Henry Art Gallery‘s Associate Curator of Collections, for an interactive online session to take a closer look at objects in the museum鈥檚 collection.
Free |
Geographers in Practice
November 19, 6:00 – 7:00 PM |
Join the Department of Geography community for our second annual event featuring three alumni sharing their experiences as geographers in practice! From inspiration to impact, these stories highlight their ongoing professional activities, public service, and activism. Featuring Anisa Jackson, Public Programs Curator for the Aspen Art Museum; Mamie Jallow, a Senior Architect, Domain, for T-Mobile; and Matt Manolides, GIS Manager for Google.
Free |
Looking for more?
Check out 蘑菇视频AA’s Stronger Together web page for听more digital engagement opportunities.