Events

Writing Groups: Agraphia

TIME: Tuesdays at 3 & Wednesdays at 4
LOCATION: Tate Street Coffee House
EVENT: Writing Groups
Topic: Your Writing
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Paul Silvia - p_silvia@uncg.edu

STEPPING STONES: SMALL GRANTS AND LONG-RANGE GOALS

UNCG's 5th Annual International Human Rights Film Series: Media and Human Rights

This fall's series focuses on the power of media -- (photo) journalism, video-documentary, and television -- to publicize and to frame human rights abuses and the search for justice and to enlarge a democratic sphere of action. The films take place in Somalia during the famine of 1993, Rwanda in the 1994 genocide and ten years later, the Burmese protests of 2007, and the rising popularity of the Afghan American-idol style t.v. program, Afghan Star. Across these different places and times, the films raise questions about the global reach of media, how human rights violations are defined, how media create audience, and what responsibilities accompany media consumption. A faculty member will introduce each film and lead a discussion afterward. All screenings are free and open to the public. Films begin at 6:30 pm in Ferguson Rm. 100, UNCG. Sponsored by MERGE and the International and Global Studies Program.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Alexandra Schultheis-awschult@uncg.edu

The 8th Annual New Music Festival at UNCG

. . . .offers a refreshing, invigorating and powerful antidote to everyday sonic fare. Music to stimulate and expand your ears, soul, heart and mind will fill the Greensboro air in a new expanded format, September 26-30, 2011 at the UNCG Music Building, Weatherspoon Art Museum, and Mack and Mack downtown. Worldbeats, text, electronics, video and chamber ensembles meet, mash and meld in a celebration of colorful sound and light. The Festival features three evening events, daytime concerts, lectures, masterclasses and presentations with visiting artists from around home and across the globe.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT click to http:// uncgnmf2011.org/

MERGE Workshop: Making and Remaking Subjects

TIME: Noon, Wednesday 27 April 2011
LOCATION: EUC, Long Leaf Pine Room
EVENT: Presentation by: Jennifer Feather (English)
Topic: "A History of Trauma: What the Premodern Self Tells us about Human Rights"
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Elizabeth Bucar-embucar@uncg.edu

MERGE Lecture: Re-writing the Cultural Codes and Futures of New Media

TIME: 7:30, Tuesday April 26.
EVENT: Presentation by: Ramesh Srinivasan (UCLA, Information Studies and Design/Media Arts)
LOCATION: 201, Sullivan Science Building (Click for Location)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Melissa Caddell"-mrcaddel@uncg.edu

MERGE Workshop: Mapping

TIME: Noon, Monday April 25.
LOCATION: Foust 206
EVENT: Presentation by: Ramesh Srinivasan (UCLA, Information Studies and Design/Media Arts)
Topic: "What Would a Diverse Digital World/Web Look like?"
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Elizabeth Perril-eperrill@gmail.com

MERGE "End of Year Potluck" at Elsewhere Collaborative

TIME: Monday April 25. Tour at 5:30, Dinner starts at 6:30
LOCATION: Elsewhere Collaborative (click for location)
EATS: Chili and bread will be provided. Please bring a dish to share.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Melissa Caddell"-mrcaddel@uncg.edu

MERGE Lunch: Scrolling Forward in the Digital Humanities

TIME: Noon, Thursay 21 April 2011
LOCATION: Foust 206
EVENT: Presentation by: Dr. Katherine Skinner (Educopia Institute)
Topic: "Scrolling Forword in the Digital Humanities"
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Melissa Caddell-mrcaddel@uncg.edu

MERGE Workshop: Making and Remaking Subjects

TIME: Wednesday 30 March 2011
LOCATION: EUC, Long Leaf Pine Room
EVENT: Presentation by: Amy Allocco (Religious Studies, Elon)
Topic: "Female Hair Unbound:Divine Demonic Embodiment in Hindu Possession and Exorcism Rituals"
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Elizabeth Bucar-embucar@uncg.edu

Sexuality, Creativity, and Native Identity

Roundtable Discussion: Intersections of Sexuality and Indigeneity Monday, March 28 12:00-1:00 p.m. Long Leaf Pine Room (EUC)

Panel Presentation and Q&A: Representing Native Peoples Monday, March 28 4:00-5:30 p.m. Maple Room (EUC)

Roundtable Discussion: Creative Work in the Academy Tuesday, March 29 12:00-1:00 p.m. Long Leaf Pine Room (EUC)

Readings from Janice Gould, Daniel Heath Justice, and Craig Womack Tuesday, March 29 7:00-8:00 p.m. Tate Street Coffee

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Mark Rifkin- m_rifkin@uncg.edu

MERGE Talk on Publishing and Writing: From Dissertation to Book and Beyond

TIME: Monday 28 March 3pm
LOCATION: Faculty Center
EVENT: Presentation by: Scott Norton (University of California Press)
Topic: "From Dissertation to Book and Beyond"
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Melissa Caddell"-mrcaddel@uncg.edu

MERGE Workshop: Making and Remaking Subjects

TIME: Wednesday 30 March 2011
LOCATION: EUC, Long Leaf Pine Room
EVENT: Presentation by: Amy Allocco (Religious Studies, Elon)
Topic: "Female Hair Unbound:Divine Demonic Embodiment in Hindu Possession and Exorcism Rituals"
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Elizabeth Bucar-embucar@uncg.edu

MERGE: Open Studios

TIME: Saturday March 26 5-8pm
LOCATION: Gatewood Building UNCG
EVENT: MFA Open Studios
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Gabriel Serpa-gfserpa@uncg.edu

Humanities Grant Workshop: Grant Proposal Workshop I

TIME: Tuesday 15 March 2011, 3:30pm
LOCATION: Foust 101
EVENT: Draft proposal submitted by March 12 workshopped on March 15.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Rebecca Crews-racrews@ung.edu

MERGE Conversation: Materializing Belief

TIME: Wednesday 2 March 4pm
LOCATION: Faculty Center
EVENT: Conversation with David Morgan (Duke) on "Materializing Belief." He will be talking about a chapter from his book The Matter of Belief
Click here for a copy
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Caddell- mrcaddel@uncg.edu

MERGE Workshop: Mapping

TIME: Monday 28 Feb Noon
LOCATION: 206 Foust
EVENT: Presentation by: Jeff Patton, Geography
Topic: "19th Century Maps and Geography Textbooks."
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Elizabeth Perril-eperrill@gmail.com