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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 5:30pm

Opera Studies Forum: Puccini's TOSCA

On Wednesday, April 8, Anna Barker (University of Iowa) will give a lecture on Puccini's Tosca . Sponsored by the Opera Studies Forum Obermann Working Group. Individuals with disabilities are...

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Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 4:00pm

POSTPONED: Telling the Histories of African Americans in Iowa

NOTICE: This event has been postponed. We hope to reschedule soon. Please check back. From the Colored Convention Project to the work of the African American Museum of Iowa, our panelists will share...

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 3:45pm

Bruce Gronbeck Lecture by Dr. Nina Lozano

Join us for the 6th Annual Gronbeck Lecture, featuring Dr. Nina Lozano, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the College of Communication and Fine Arts, Loyola Marymount University. Dr...

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 5:00pm

CANCELED: Suffrage and the Roots of the Birth Control Movement

Hard Won / Not Done: Women's fight for voting rights. This event brings historical perspectives to bear on current news. At this event, Professor Lina-Maria Murillo will be speaking. Individuals with...

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 4:30pm

CANCELED: Humanities for the 21st Century: A Conversation with Joy Connolly

NOTICE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. We hope to reschedule Dr. Connolly's visit for the Fall 2019 semester. (3/11/20) Join us for a conversation about humanities for the twenty-first century between...

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:00pm

CANCELED: The Visual Culture of the Women's Suffrage Movement

Hard Won / Not Done: Women's fight for voting rights. This event brings historical perspectives to bear on current news. At this event, Professor Joni Kinsey will be speaking. Individuals with...

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Monday, April 6, 2020 - 6:00pm

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

As part of Film Scene's Reel Representation series, which the Obermann Center co-sponsors, there will be a screening of this film back and a talk back immediately afterwards. Written and directed by...

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 5:00pm

CANCELED: Uncovering the History of Women's Suffrage in Iowa

Hard Won / Not Done: Women's fight for voting rights. This event brings historical perspectives to bear on current news. At this event, Dr. Kären Mason will be speaking. Individuals with disabilities...

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Friday, March 27, 2020 (All day)

POSTPONED: Latina/o/x Cultural Citizenships & Popular Belonging (Sawyer Seminar Symposium)

NOTICE: This event has been postponed. The organizers hope to reschedule soon. Please check back. After having addressed issues surrounding formal citizenship and national belonging in the previous...

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Thursday, March 26, 2020 (All day)

Second Language Learning in Industry: From Linguistics to Duolingo

Bozena Pajak , Head of Learning Scientist at Duolingo, will give a public talk on her work on second language acquisition in tech on Thursday, March 26th at 4:00 pm in 315 Phillips Hall , followed by...

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