Events & Dates

Friday, August 25, 2017 - 6:30pm

"If Objects Could Talk" History Harvest at the African American Museum of Iowa

The African American Museum of Iowa and the University of Iowa Libraries are coordinating a public "history harvest" to collect materials for an upcoming museum exhibit, "If Objects Could Talk." On...

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Saturday, August 26, 2017 - 6:00pm

An Elegy for Mary Turner—A performance and discussion on white supremacist violence

The subject of this performance is the violence of White Supremacy. Attendees will learn about the horrible story of the unpunished murder of Mary Turner and several other African American citizens...

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Incarcerated men having a discussion in a classroom

Friday, September 8, 2017 (All day)

The Role of Transformative Education in Successful Reentry: A Community Discussion

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights is pleased to host a conference and community forum on access to education and employment opportunities for Iowa's incarcerated men and women. The Role...

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KJ Sanchez onstage with text projected onto her white dress

Friday, September 8, 2017 - 11:30am

Conversation and lunch with playwright/director KJ Sanchez

Join us for conversation and lunch at the Obermann Center library with theater artist and Creative Matters lecturer KJ Sanchez. We have space for 15 guests and will accept names in the order in which...

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yellow and pink text: "What's Your Sign?" against an old photo of a city skyline

Friday, September 8, 2017 - 7:00pm

"What's Your Sign?" — A symposium on retail architecture signage

The Legacies for Iowa Collections-Sharing Project at the University of Iowa Museum of Art presents a symposium considering the history of retail architecture signage. For as long as goods have been...

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Monday, June 12, 2017 (All day)

Bertrand Russell's The Philosophy of Logical Atomism: A Centenary Celebration

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) deeply influenced Anglo-American philosophy in the twentieth century. His influence is still felt across the English-speaking world, and his works have...

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Monday, May 15, 2017 (All day)

Project Management 101 for the Arts and Humanities: A Workshop

Workshop Leader Leah Nahmias , Director of Programming and Community Engagement, Indiana Humanities (Indianapolis, IN) Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies & Andrew W. Mellon-...

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Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 4:00pm

Indian Crows in Urban Decline—a talk by Paul Greenough

On Thursday, May 4, Emeritus Professor Paul Greenough (Dept. of History) will give a talk, "Indian Crows in Urban Decline: Writing the Environmental History of a Companionate Species." This talk is...

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Friday, April 28, 2017 - 1:00pm

"Piece-work and Medieval University Book Production: The Pecia”—A Mellon Sawyer Seminar public lecture

Katherine Tachau, Professor of History at the University of Iowa, will give a public lecture titled “Piece-work and Medieval University Book Production: The Pecia” as part of the 2016–17 Andrew W...

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Friday, April 28, 2017 - 10:30am

“Aristotle and the Medieval University"—A Mellon Sawyer Seminar public lecture

Erik Kwakkel, historian of the medieval book and a full professor at Leiden University, will give a public lecture titled “Aristotle and the Medieval University: The Birth of a New Book Format” as...

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