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Mar 30, 2023

6:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Carmen Winant, Body/Index The Photography Program is pleased to host artist Carmen Winant for a virtual lecture about her work and research surrounding feminist modes of survival and revolt. Thursday, March 30 at 6 p.m. Zoom link below. Carmen Winant is an artist and the Roy Lichtenstein Chair of Studio Art at the Ohio State University; her work utilizes installation and collage strategies to examine feminist modes of survival and revolt. Winant's recent projects have been shown at the Mus...

Apr 8, 2023

Apr 8, 2023

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

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Patricia (Patty) Brennan is interested in the morphological evolution of genital morphology in vertebrates and the mechanisms that drive genital diversification, sexual conflict in particular. She has a BSc in Marine Biology from her native Colombia, where she studied the cardiac physiology of marine mammals. She went on to work in the Galapagos Islands aboard a research vessel (R/V Odyssey). Brennan completed her PhD dissertation at Cornell University, where she studied the breeding biology...

Apr 8, 2023

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

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Kim TallBear (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) (she/her) is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta. She is the author of Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science. In addition to studying genome science disruptions to Indigenous self-definitions, Dr. TallBear studies colonial disruptions to Indigenous sexual relations. She is a regular panelist on the weekly podcast, ...

Apr 13, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the UI Center for the Book and UI International Programs in welcoming Masami Igarashi and Hideaki Taki to the university. Both artisans will be discussing the types of papers they make in their respective studios, as well as their personal background with the craft. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to handle and purchase paper from both mills. The UI Center for the Book (UICB), with funding from an International Programs Major Projects Award, will bring two Ja...

Apr 14, 2023

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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UICB graduate students, Masami Igarashi, and Hideaki Taki will be hosting hands-on workshops connected to the world of handmade paper. Bring your friends, roommates, and family and become a part of this wonderful celebration of the art of hand papermaking.  The UI Center for the Book (UICB), with funding from an International Programs Major Projects Award, will bring two Japanese papermakers to participate in a two-week residency on the University of Iowa campus. The Major Project titled Th...

Apr 15, 2023

Apr 15, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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This workshop is a thematic introduction to shadow puppetry as a bridge between performance, poetry, and visual art. The workshop will offer a balance between language and image-based narrative. Students will explore modes of shadow theater using analog overhead projectors as cinematic devices, and will also learn techniques for constructing shadow puppets made from cut paper and wire. For those who wish to perform their work live, we will host a performance “event” at the culmination of the...

Apr 16, 2023

Apr 16, 2023

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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No experience needed. We will teach you the rowing stroke on land, and then head on to the Iowa River in boats. During this time, you will learn about the sport, how to carry equipment to and from the boathouse and dock, and then make the boats move on the water.     This series builds off skills learned the previous session. You are highly encouraged to attend each day to get the most of the event, as well as help the group progress efficiently.  All fitness and athletic backgrounds welco...

Apr 17, 2023

Apr 17, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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WorldCanvass will launch the 2023 Provost’s Global Forum titled Festival of Contemporary Music from Israel with an intimate evening of music and conversation featuring the Meitar Ensemble and conductor Pierre-André Valade.  WorldCanvass, hosted by Joan Kjaer and produced by International Programs, will blend live musical performances and contextual conversations with Meitar Ensemble members about the pieces to be performed during the festival and, more generally, about the contemporary musi...

Apr 22, 2023

Apr 22, 2023

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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The annual Iowa Human Rights Research Conference takes place on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The conference is hosted by the Iowa Network of Human Rights Academics and the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights. Registration details and the conference schedule will be available mid-autumn 2022 at https://iowahumanrights.org.

Apr 22, 2023

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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The University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist is returning to Elgin, Iowa, for our second archaeo-blitz in partnership with the Elgin Historical Society and Meskwaki Nation. This is an all-ages family friendly event featuring: Artifact identification (limit 5 per person, please!), cataloging and care advice, and site recording assistance with OSA archaeologists; traditional crafts demonstrations by Meskwaki and Ho-Chunk artists; a dance performance by Larry Yazzie of Native Pride ...

Apr 28, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

All Day

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Save the date—spring will be here before we know it! This year's Iowa Archeological Society annual spring meeting will take place in person at the Sanford Museum & Planetarium in Cherokee. More details are coming very soon!

Apr 29, 2023

Apr 29, 2023

2:00 PM

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This spring, the Stanley Reads book group features What Napoleon Could Not Do, the debut novel of Derek (DK) Nnuro, the museum’s curator of special projects. The club will meet three times over the spring semester to discuss the novel and discover how objects in the Homecoming exhibition connect with themes in the book. Nnuro will also be on hand to answer questions about the novel and engage participants in craft discussions. We encourage budding writers—especially writers of fiction—to joi...

May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Golden Hills RC&D is partnering with the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) to host an archaeology lecture and hands-on atlatl spear throwing on May 5, 2023. The presentation will discuss the archaeology of Native American ancestors in the Loess Hills region and Tribes descendent to region who inform and influence Iowa archaeology today. Free and open to the public. Pre-registration strongly encouraged. Register here.  Partners include: Golden Hills RC&D, Friends of...

May 6, 2023

May 6, 2023

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Golden Hills RC&D is partnering with the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) to offer an archaeology roadshow (artifact identification) event on May 6, 2023. Archaeologists will identify artifacts from personal collections at the picnic shelter at Botna Bend Park. Visitors can bring a small selection of artifacts to discuss with the archaeologists! Please limit the number of artifacts you bring to five or fewer. Free and open to the public. Pre-registration strongly e...