Upcoming Events
What Do We Mean by Research Now?—Perspectives from National Foundations and the Researchers They Support
Friday, October 29, 2021 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
The UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies is delighted to welcome both national leaders of funding bodies and impressive recipients the our second round of “What Do We Mean by Research Now?” So often, when a scholar—especially a junior faculty member—proposes a groundbreaking project outside of traditional project, the response is: “But how we would evaluate that?” However, in the last decade, organizations that have long funded traditional research have become both advocates for and…
Cinematic Arts Lecture Series: Daniel Durant
Friday, October 29, 2021 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Cinematic Arts Lecture Series: Daniel Durant
Friday, October 29th, 2021 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Virtual event
RSVP at https://uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUode-tqDsrE9Mzg2pZ8bOZeQOCUFvwCcZK
“Daniel Durant: Breaking Barriers via Deaf Representation in Cinema, Theatre, and the Arts”
Join actor Daniel Durant for a lecture and Q & A in which he discusses his barrier-breaking career from Broadway to Hollywood, the importance of authentic Deaf representation in film, theatre, and television,…
Critical Literacy, Agency, and Sociolinguistic Justice in Language Education
Friday, October 29, 2021 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
Dr. Claudia Holguín Mendoza will speak about critical literacy, agency, and sociolinguistic justice as part of the Teaching and Heritage Language series sponsored by The Obermann Center and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Please view attached flyer for more information.
Critical Language Awareness and Critical Literacy in the Classroom
Saturday, October 30, 2021 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Dr. Claudia Holguín Mendoza will be speaking about critical language awareness and critical literacy in the classroom This event is sponsored by the Obermann Center and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Registration is required for this event. Follow the link to register: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ilD82UaGJWlynA?Q_CHL=qr
Conversatorio with Hector Abad Faciolince and Horacio Castellanos Moya
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Hector Abad Faciolince, Ida Cordelia Beam Disinguished Visiting Professor, and Horacio Castellanos Moya, from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa, will discuss Latin America literature and their shared experiences as writers in exile from political voilence.
Reception to follow.
This event is made possible by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the International Writing Program (iwp), the Obermann…
Ornamentalist Magic and Apparitions of the Yellow Woman
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Virtual
Anne Anlin Cheng is Professor of English, and affiliated faculty in the Program in American Studies, the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Committee on Film Studies at Princeton University. She is an interdisciplinary and comparative race scholar who focuses on the uneasy intersection between politics and aesthetics, drawing from literary theory, race and gender studies, film and architectural theory, legal studies, psychoanalysis, and critical food studies. She works primarily…
FilmScene at the Chauncey with Hector Abad Faciolince
Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:15pm to 9:15pm
FilmScene (Chauncey)
FREE ADMISSION
"El olvido que seremos/Memories of my father," directed by Oscar-winner Fernando Trueba, is the story of Hector Abad's family and childhood in Medlin, Colombia. The assassination of his father, a beloved human rights activist, shook the nation. Presented in Spanish with English subtitles; after the film, Abad will answer questions in Spanish and English.
This event is made possible by Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese…
Working with a Literary Agent: An Obermann Get It Done workshop
Monday, November 15, 2021 12:00pm
Virtual
Featuring Meenakshi Gigi Durham (UI Ombuds, GWSS, and Journalism & Mass Communication) and Carrie Schuettpelz (School of Planning and Public Affairs).
Increasingly, academic authors are seeking ways to publish books that will have appeal beyond their disciplinary audience. Whether it’s a matter of landing a book contract with a non-academic press or finding avenues toward broader readership, such as through magazines and podcasts, having a literary agent can be very helpful. In this GET IT…
Economic Development as Social Justice — An Obermann Conversation
Thursday, December 2, 2021 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Virtual
This summer, a new Story Map of Black-owned businesses in Johnson County was created. It connects users to a rich and ever-growing directory of businesses and entrepreneurs in the eastern Iowa corridor and challenges us to understand the connection between economic opportunities and social justice. Our speakers will help us understand historic barriers faced by BIPOC people interested in starting a business, and why tearing down these barriers matters to all of us.
Speakers:
Daria Fisher Page…
Behind the S(cr)een: African Americans in the Entertainment Industries
Thursday, April 21, 2022 (all day)
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 what…
