Events Calendar

Aug 10, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri explore Hannah Höch's Sperrende Kräfte [Locking Powers]. They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. August 10 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to Instagram TV if you are not able to join us live. Follow the Stanley on I...

Aug 11, 2021

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship supports applicants completing dissertation research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences during their final year of dissertation writing. (Check your eligibility).  Learn more about the basics of the fellowship, including the application components and timeline, and offer tips and suggestions for crafting strong statements at the the Mellon/ACLS Virtual Information Session Zoom webinar on Wednesday, August 11th, from 2-3 PM Cen...

Aug 17, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri explore an ancient Amlash rhyton. They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. August 17 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to Instagram TV if you are not able to join us live. Follow the Stanley on Instagram: @uistanleymusem

Aug 19, 2021

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers prestigious fellowships for women working in any discipline. Their American Dissertation fellowship provides funding for the final year of Ph.D. dissertation completion (U.S. citizens or permanent residents), and the International Fellowship provides a year of support for graduate students who are citizens of a country other than the U.S. (Master’s, PhD, and other graduate degrees.)  Please see the AAUW website to determine eligibili...

Aug 24, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri explore a Tiffany table lamp. They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. August 24 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to Instagram TV if you are not able to join us live. Follow the Stanley on Instagram: @uistanleymusem

Aug 26, 2021

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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The Ford Foundation offers prestigious competitions at the Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral levels for applicants committed to a career as a college or university faculty member who will use the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in research, teaching, and/or service. Please see the Ford Foundation website to determine eligibility and learn more about their programs. Learn more about the basics of the fellowship, including the application components and time...

Sep 1, 2021

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Learn more about the application process and details of the Book Ends Book Completion program. At this info session, Obermann Center Director Teresa Mangum will share her vision for the program and answer questions. We are tentatively planning to meet in person, in the Obermann Center library (111 Church St.). No registration required. Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Books Ends supports Univ...

Sep 7, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri explore Chaim Soutine's Femme au Chien [Woman with Dog]. They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. September 7 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to Instagram TV if you are not able to join us live. Follow the Stanley on...

Sep 14, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri explore Eadweard Muybridge's 1887 Vulture Flying, plate 767 from volume 11, Wild Animals and Birds, of Animal Locomotion. They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. September 14 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to Instag...

Sep 21, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri are celebrating National Hispanic – Latino Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) by exploring Rufino Tamayo's Virgin of Guadalupe. They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. September 21 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to...

Sep 28, 2021

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Enjoy a fun, informative hour with Director Lauren Lessing and film critic Uri Lessing as they dive into the details of a work from the museum’s collection and bring it to life. This week, Lauren and Uri will explore Alexander Archipenko's Standing Concave (Glorification of Beauty). They will go live on Instagram at 7:00 p.m. September 28 to take a deep dive with you into what you see when looking at the artwork. The program will be saved to Instagram TV if you are not able to join us live...

Oct 15, 2021

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Ram Neta, University of North Carolina If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Oct 16, 2021

All Day

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  If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Nov 5, 2021

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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José Medina, Northwestern University If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Dec 3, 2021

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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David Estlund, Brown University If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Mar 4, 2022

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Ted Poston, The University of Alabama If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Mar 25, 2022

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Amie Thomasson, Dartmouth University If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Apr 8, 2022

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Shelly Kagan, Yale University If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178

Apr 9, 2022

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Apr 21, 2022

All Day

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Join us for the 2022 Obermann Humanities Symposium, Behind the S(cr)een: African Americans in the Entertainment Industries. The three-day event will take place April 21–23, 2022. This event was originally scheduled for Spring 2021 but has been postponed in the interest of public health. One of the spaces where critical work around black images happens involves what can be seen—the actual images that dance across our screen from Black-ish and The Chi to Harriet and Dear White People. But wh...

Apr 21, 2022

All Day

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2021–22 Obermann Humanities Symposium  Behind The S[cr]een: African Americans in the Entertainment Industries April 21-23, 2022  One of the spaces where critical work around black images happens involves what can be seen—the actual images that dance across our screen from Black-ish and The Chi to Harriet and Dear White People. But what happens if we recast our gaze and look behind the screen to situate black cultural production? As a conflicted and contradictory space, the media industrie...

Apr 29, 2022

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Gabriel Greenberg, UCLA If you need accommodations in order to attend any event, please call 319-335-0178