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September 09, 2011
Sponsored by the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, The University Forum lecture series brings top thinkers from around the country to discuss their latest work. All events are free and no reservation is required. Lectures start at 7:30 pm on the days listed in the Barrick Museum Auditorium.
An Evening of Music from Senegal. Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 7:30 pm King Ibu, Podor, Senegal
The Paradoxes of Jeffersonian Constitutionalism. Monday, September 19, 2011 - 7:30 pm David Konig, Professor of History in Arts and Sciences, Professor of African and African-American Studies, and Professor of Law, Washington University
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog, or a Chicken: Why You Shouldn’t Eat Meat. Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 7:30 pm Dr. Alastair Noraross, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, The University of Colorado
Transforming Artists. Monday, October 3, 2011 - 7:30 pm Margot Mink Colbert, Professor, Assistant Chair, UNLV Dance Department; Moniro Ravanipour, Author, 2007 International Writers Program at Brown University’s Watson Institute; Roberta Sabbath PhD, UNLV English Department
Renaissance in the Desert Paolo Soleri’s Arcology. Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 7:30 pm Matteo Di Michele, Cosanti Foundation, Operations Manager
Narcotic Wars at the Border and the Body as Parchment in the Writing of Violence. Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 7:30pm Ventura Perez, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of Massachusetts
It Takes Two: Collaboration and Innovation in the Field of Public Art. Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 7:30 pm Robin Bralisford and Wick Alexander of Brailsford Public Art
Emerald Isle Escapade: A Literary Jaunt of Ireland. Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 7:30 pm Stephen 8. Brown, Associate Professor of English, UNLV
Talking Trash: Listening to What People Leave Behind. Monday, November 7, 2011 - 7:30 p.m. James Skibo, Department of Anthropology, Illinois State University
Changing People’s Lives While Transforming Yourself: Paths to Service and Social Justice. Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 7:30pm Jeffrey Kottler, Professor of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton and founder of Empower Nepali
Girls Dylan Thomas At Age Nineteen: A One-Man Play. Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 7:30 pm Philip Watt, Actor Writer; Directed by Louis Welts
Who is Afraid of Khubilai Khan New Perspectives on Diversity in Yuan Chinese Musical Culture (1260-1368) Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 7:30 pm Patricia Sieber, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature and Director, East Asian Studies Center, The Ohio State University
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover: New Media and Breaking Up Tuesday. December 6, 2011 - 7:30 pm Ilana Gershon, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University
