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Sep 18, 2024

Sep 18, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join International Writing Program (IWP) director Christopher Merrill and 2024 Fall Residents Lyuba Yakimchuk (Ukraine) and Tabish Khair (India/Denmark), three writers with unique voices and experiences, offering fresh insights into how democracy shapes and is shaped by culture, identity, and the written word. In this engaging conversation, the panel will discuss how poets, playwrights, screenwriters, performance artists, academics, and others view democracy, as well as how they persist duri...

Sep 23, 2024

Sep 23, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join us for a compelling discussion featuring the 2024 WPI international journalists as they share their experiences covering elections in various political environments. The panel will explore the critical role of the media during tense electoral periods. The conversation will explore how they navigate political pressures and the ethical challenges they encounter while reporting on elections worldwide.

Sep 24, 2024

Sep 24, 2024

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Join us for a panel discussion at the Stanley Museum of Art, and Online via Zoom, that explores how and why we write for the public as art critics, historians, journalists, editors, and nonfiction writers. Moderator Derek (DK) Nnuro | Author and Curator of Special Projects, Stanley Museum of Art Panel Hrag Vartanian | Editor-in-Chief, Hyperallergic Stephanie Wong | Editor and Co- Founder of Pasts Imperfect Jennifer Banks | Senior Executive Editor, Yale University Press The event wi...

Sep 26, 2024

Sep 26, 2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Scholarly and creative research activity is a linchpin of faculty life at the University of Iowa. International collaboration has been demonstrated to boost the visibility and impact of research. This webinar will focus on the challenges and rewards of international scholarship, including cross-national research collaborations, grant proposals, ways to promote research to domestic and international audiences, the opportunities and potential pitfalls of publishing in non-US journals, and tact...

Oct 7, 2024

Oct 7, 2024

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, journalist, and author Victor Luckerson will discuss his recent book, Built From the Fire, with Assistant Professor Ashley Howard.  Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street, is the winner of the Stone Book Award from the Museum of African American History in Boston, the SABEW Best in Business Book Award, the Lillian Smith Book Award, and the Oklahoma Historical Society's E.E. Dale Award...

Oct 8, 2024

Oct 8, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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The University of Iowa Libraries and the Department of American Studies welcome all to attend a lecture in Shambaugh Auditorium by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Damion Thomas. In his talk, entitled "Leveling the Playing Field: Sports at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Thomas will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the sports gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Since opening...

Oct 9, 2024

Oct 9, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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 Europe still lacks a "European" public sphere and a media system that serves it. As was the case during the 2019 EU parliamentary election, the 2024 contest exhibited regional differences in the themes covered by national media and their emphasis on European-wide issues. Most voters' choices of representative MPEs reflected national politics and perceived interests, and relatedly, the ideological divides that positively or negatively assessed European-wide problems, e.g., climate change, on...

Oct 15, 2024

Oct 15, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Join Dr. Jennifer Sterling, associate professor of instruction of Sport Media and Culture, for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories. The exhibit, curated by Dr. Sterling, explores both well-known and lesser-known Hawkeye sports histories. Featured items are from the University Archives, the Iowa Women’s Archives, and more.  All are welcome to attend this free event, which is offered in partnership with the Iowa City UNESC...

Oct 16, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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Join the Pomerantz Career Center on an overnight visit to the Chicago area to meet with employers in the writing and publishing industries! We will be visiting the following organizations: 1. Cottage Door Press: Cottage Door Press is a dynamic children’s book publisher dedicated to creating engaging, high-quality content that inspires young readers and provides innovative opportunities for writers and publishing professionals. 2. The Chicago Tribune: The Chicago Tribune is a leading metro...

Oct 16, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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"My research examines the intersection of citizenship, kinship, and economy in the everyday lives of South African families. As the availability of wage labor declines globally, I research how women rework the obligations entailed by kinship and citizenship in order to combat their social and economic insecurity. Drawing on approaches from feminist anthropology, women’s history, and gendered theories of capital, my work considers how intimate relationships—such as those between couples or ki...

Oct 24, 2024

Oct 24, 2024

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Samuel G. Freedman is an award-winning author, columnist, and professor at Columbia University. He is the author of ten books, including Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (2023). Historian Jon Meacham hailed the book as “a compelling and important account of Humphrey’s critical role in the freedom struggles of the mid-20th century.”   Freedman’s previous books include Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students and Their High Schoo...

Nov 1, 2024

Nov 1, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Since 2010, Viktor Orban has consolidated power as prime minister of Hungary, a central European country whose democratic institutions he has weakened primarily through a form of governance he terms "illiberal democracy" as well as through the nationwide advancement of Christian nationalism. Dr. H. David Baer and Ben Novak will discuss the intersections of modern Hungarian politics and religion, how the people there are impacted by Orban's autocratic policies, and why some here view Orban's ...

Nov 20, 2024

Nov 20, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Online venue

Virtual Event

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The recent 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation outlawing sex discrimination in education, prompted widespread reflection on its implications and impact. During this online talk, Iowa Women’s Archives staff Anna Holland and Kate Orazem will interweave the history of Title IX with the life and career of Dr. Christine Grant, a national advocate for equity in sports and the first and only director of women’s athletics at the University of Iowa. The presenters will reflect on t...

Nov 20, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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In the final program of ICFRC’s series, Democracy at a Crossroads, a panel of Iowa experts interpret the November elections and their implications for our state and international relations. The moderated conversation will showcase a diverse set of voices representing a range of political and life perspectives, with each panelist offering their views on the new US presidential administration, the socio-political divides in the country, America’s role in the world as 2024 nears it close, and t...

Dec 4, 2024

Dec 4, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Join Dr. Jennifer Sterling, associate professor of instruction of Sport Media and Culture, for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories. The exhibit, curated by Dr. Sterling, explores both well-known and lesser-known Hawkeye sports histories. Featured items are from the University Archives, the Iowa Women’s Archives, and more.  All are welcome to attend this free event. This is the final curator tour of this exhibition, which...

Feb 12, 2025

Feb 12, 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Teaching in a new cultural environment can be both rewarding and challenging. This panel discussion is designed to share faculty expertise on how to address these issues. In this panel discussion, veteran faculty with successful teaching careers at the University of Iowa will share different pedagogical approaches and discuss ways to enrich classroom environments based on transnational knowledge and wide-ranging experiences to enhance students’ learning outcomes. The panel is also meant to f...