Contemporary Chinese Art with Eugene Wang
Denise Ho, assistant professor of history and historian of modern China, recently interviewed guest lecturer Eugene Wang, Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University, who came to UK as part of the Year of China Initiative. Professor Wang discusses contemporary Chinese artists diverging from China’s national narrative in the wake of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.
This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.
Year of China Lecture Series, Julia Chang Bloch
"Leadership and Education in a Globalizing World: China’s Challenge"
Julia Chang Bloch
President of the US-China Education Trust (USCET)
Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal
Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
5:00-6:40pm
http://china.as.uky.edu/scholars/ambassador-julia-chang-bloch
UK Hosts Conference on 17th Century France
First Friday Panel Discussion - Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture
Every first Friday of the month, UK College of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Working Group hosts a networking forum for faculty, students, staff, and members of the community, including sustainability advocates, growers, business owners, market managers, chefs, etc. (see http://www2.ca.uky.edu/safs/ for more information). It is our hope that through our speakers, we’ll be able to start some lively discussions and maybe get some project ideas flying. Download the flier.
For this month’s First Friday on November 4, we have invited a panel of 3 A&S faculty members to talk about: “Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?”
First Friday: November 4
7:30 am - 9:30am
E.S. Good Barn
A Panel Discussion: Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?
Jeff Rice, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UK Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media
Ann Kingsolver, Ph.D.
Director, UK Appalachian Center
Doug Slaymaker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Japanese, UK Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
In recent years, "cultural sustainability" has been increasingly emphasized in the literature of sustainable agriculture as the fourth leg of sustainability (three legs are economic, ecological, and social sustainability). Books and documentary films which emphasize the need for localizing food economy and making agriculture more sustainable have become very popular. One can argue the idea of "sustainability " has become part of the lexicon that reflects and shapes our lifeworld and everyday practices. Through a lively debate on the question of “culture”, we hope to inquire the notion of "cultural sustainability" and explore opportunities for collaboration among faculty in Ag and A&S colleges.
A breakfast of locally-produced foods will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. There is no charge for the breakfast, but donations will be accepted gladly to help offset the costs a bit. The program will begin at 8:15 and last until 9:30 a.m. If you need to leave before 9:30, please come anyway.
Father Justin Sinaites- "'We Knew Not Whether We Were in Heaven or on Earth': The Heritage of Russian Iconography"
The Cottrill-Rolfes Chair of Catholic Studies will be sponsoring two lectures in early November. The speaker will be Fr. Justin Sinates, a monk of St. Catherine's monastery in the Sinai Desert, Egypt, and a native of Texas. St. Catherine's was founded in the sixth century by the Byzantine emperor Justinian and is the oldest Christian monastery in continual existence in the world. St.Catherine's has a extensive collection of ancient manuscripts , surpassed only by the Vatican. Fr. Justin has spearheaded an innovative effort to digitize all of the manuscripts in the library's collection, beginning with the famous Codex Sinaiticus. Saint Catherine's also has a unique collection of Greek and Russian icons, which owe their existence to the monastery's isolated location and distance from the problem of Iconoclasm.
Here are some links to articles written about Fr. Justin and his work:
http://justinmartyr.blogspot.com/2009/02/father-justin-sinaites.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/04/technology/at-a-mountain-monastery-ol…
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2007/feb/20/local/me-gettymonk20
http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_05-15-2005/feature…
Father Justin Sinaites presents "St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Desert: A Direct Link with the Ancient World"
The Cottrill-Rolfes Chair of Catholic Studies will be sponsoring two lectures in early November. The speaker will be Fr. Justin Sinates, a monk of St. Catherine's monastery in the Sinai Desert, Egypt, and a native of Texas. St. Catherine's was founded in the sixth century by the Byzantine emperor Justinian and is the oldest Christian monastery in continual existence in the world. St.Catherine's has a extensive collection of ancient manuscripts , surpassed only by the Vatican. Fr. Justin has spearheaded an innovative effort to digitize all of the manuscripts in the library's collection, beginning with the famous Codex Sinaiticus. Saint Catherine's also has a unique collection of Greek and Russian icons, which owe their existence to the monastery's isolated location and distance from the problem of Iconoclasm.
Here are some links to articles written about Fr. Justin and his work:
http://justinmartyr.blogspot.com/2009/02/father-justin-sinaites.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/04/technology/at-a-mountain-monastery-ol…
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2007/feb/20/local/me-gettymonk20
http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_05-15-2005/feature…
Wei Jiang: Developing an Online Chinese Curriculum for High-Schoolers
Since 2006, Wei Jiang has been a member of a team developing a series of online Chinese Language & Culture courses, taught through BlackBoard, aimed toward high school students. Once the curriculum is completed, courses will range from Chinese I to AP Levels I and II. These are currently available to students, and level III is in development.
This podcast was produced by Stephen Gordinier.
Celebrate the New Year With ISA
Year of China Film Series-Beijing or Bust
Beijing or Bust
Bejing or Bust
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791066/
Beijing or Bust is a documentary that follows six American-born Chinese as they leave their lives in the United States for new ones in Beijing. The film, which is documentary maker Hao Wu’s first, was released in 2005. In 2006, while producing a different documentary Wu was detained by PRC officials for nearly 5 months.