Ancient Greek & Latin in the Post-Colonial World

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky invites you to "From Africa to Bluegrass and Beyond," a talk by Chikondi Medson, M.A. Candidate in Classics, on April 25, 2019, 3:30 - 5:00 in the Lexmark Room, Main Building. Discussants: Erica Krause, M.E.d., M.A. Candidate in Classics, Anthony Parenti, M.A. Candidate in Classics. Refreshments will be served.

 

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Lexmark Room, Main Building

International Studies Alumni: Where Are They Now? Caleb Lucas

Graduating in 2012 with his bachelor’s degree in International Studies, Caleb Lucas was one of few IS students with a thematic concentration in international relations. Using the knowledge and experience he gained from focusing his studies in Africa and the Middle East, Lucas worked for a nonprofit in Detroit where he assisted newly-arrived refugees from the Arab world. In this role, Caleb helped establish an English Language Program as well as construct a four-season greenhouse all while continuing his Arabic studies at a local university.

Chinese Language Day

Join the UK Confucius Institute to learn about UK's Chinese language programs. Enjoy free food while also partaking in a "Bite of China" where you will learn how to make traditional Chinese cold noodle.

If there is inclement weather, the event will be held in the ground floor of Little Library.

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Location:
Lucille C. Little Library Lawn

Queer Muslim Talk: Language, Religion, and Sexuality in an Inclusive Muslim Community of Practice

Join us for a lecture on embodied and communicative strategies in performatively "queer" Muslim religious practices. Through discourse analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, Dr. Thompson addresses how language assists in the establishment of communities inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals and other marginalized Muslims.

Dr. Katrina B. Thompson is Professor and Chair of African Cultural Studies and the Director of the Program in African Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a linguistic anthropologist, she approaches her work through ethical discourse analysis, feminism, and queer linguistics.

 

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Location:
Worsham Cinema

East Asian Studies Keynote and Luncheon

Daily Life for the Common People of China, 1850-1950
In his talk, Ronald Suleski will introduce daily life for the common people of China in the century from 1850 to 1950. They were semi-literate, yet they have left us written accounts of their hopes, fears, and values. They have left us the hand-written manuscripts ( chaoben 抄本) now flooding the antiques markets in China. These documents represent a new and heretofore overlooked category of historical sources.

He will give an explanation of the interaction of chaoben with the lives of the people. This will include examples of why they were so important to the poor laboring masses: people wanted horoscopes predicting their future, information about the ghosts causing them headaches, a few written words to help them trade in the rural markets.

Bio:
Ronald Suleski did his undergraduate work at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his MA in Chinese Studies and his PhD in Modern Chinese History from the University of Michigan. Ron lived in Tokyo from 1980 to 1997 where he was an executive in international business, working as the managing director in Asia for several US and British professional publishers, dealing with technical, medical and legal journals. In 1997 he returned from Japan to be at Harvard. There he was Assistant Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies until 2009, when he joined Suffolk University in Boston as Professor of History and Director of the Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies.

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Location:
Gatton Student Center, GSC 330 AB
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