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HUMN alum in the news! Marcia (Whyte) Smart's cookbook Dinner Is Done...

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:08:38 +0000

HUMN alum in the news! Marcia (Whyte) Smart's cookbook Dinner Is Done... Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:08

Marcia (Whyte) Smart (BA Humanities, 1996 CU Boulder) —

Not many people have been on a billboard in Times Square but Marcia Smart can count that as one of her many accomplishments! She made her billboard appearance in December 2023 after her cookbook, Dinner is Done, won Best Cookbook by the Independent Publisher’s Association.
See the full article here!

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Spring 2025 Commencement -- Friday May 9

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:48:00 +0000

Spring 2025 Commencement -- Friday May 9 Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/04/2022 - 11:48

The Humanities Program invites you to come celebrate our 2025 Humanities Graduates! The celebration will take place on Friday May 9, 2025, in UMC 235. There will be a reception from 11-11:30 a.m. followed by a commencement ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

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"Artmaking and Late Modernity: Ineffability, Compulsion, Difficulty"

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:04:36 +0000

"Artmaking and Late Modernity: Ineffability, Compulsion, Difficulty" Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 02/25/2022 - 08:04

The Humanities Program (HUMN)

presents a talk

on Friday, September 30 at 4pm in Eaton Humanities 1B80

Michael Gallope

Associate Professor of Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature

University of Minnesota

"Artmaking and Late Modernity: Ineffability, Compulsion, Difficulty"

Deep Refrains Music, Philosophy, and the Ineffable

In this talk Professor Gallope examines work by Alice Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Ornette Coleman, Elton John, Beyoncé Knowles, and Ahmed Janka Nabay while engaging with the thought of Freud, Heidegger, Adorno, Fred Moten, and Marianna Ritchey.

Text to lecture https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:5b6b8c9f-b53a-3dba-ac26-a51363f97059

Michael Gallope is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on twentieth and twenty-first century music, continental philosophy, critical theory, popular culture, sound studies, and music of the African diaspora. He previously taught at New York University where he completed a Ph.D. in Musicology as well as an Advanced Certificate in Poetics and Theory, and at the University of Chicago where he was a Harper-Schmidt Fellow in the Society of Fellows. He is the author of Deep Refrains Music, Philosophy, and the Ineffable (U of Chicago Press, 2017).

Michael Gallope’s webpage

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Humanities Program Statement on systemic racism

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:42:49 +0000

Humanities Program Statement on systemic racism Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/18/2020 - 09:42

Please see below or follow this link to the Humanities Program statement regarding systemic racism.

Sent to HUMN students on 6.15.20

Humanities Program Statement on the George Floyd Uprisings

The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery make clear that black lives are not safe in the United States. Despite decades of efforts to eradicate it, racism continues to shape the systems that order our society. Some people have stood to protest these racist systems while others have taken a knee. Hundreds of thousands have marched in the streets, peacefully affirming that Black Lives Matter. We admire their courage, join that affirmation, and mourn the many black lives lost because it is not yet true.

Some say that systemic racism does not exist. Current events conspire with history to prove them wrong. It was 1931 in Birmingham, Alabama. Three young black men were arrested, beaten, and jailed for a crime they did not commit. One was Angelo Herndon, an activist and labor organizer. Three young white women had been shot, two were dead. The third was brought to see the prisoners. "No," she told police, "It was some other black man." Herndon wrote,

Yet we knew that we were not through with the messy business, for the lynchers were still there and our acquittal might so anger them that there was a likelihood that they would storm the jail and mete out "justice" to us in one-hundred-per-cent American style—a style draped in the stars and stripes and holding a Bible in its blood-stained hand.

Systemic racism exists. How else did one-hundred-per-cent American justice come to mean white people killing black people under cover of the flag and a holy book? More to the point, why do politicians still assert these connections?

We condemn systemic racism, the police brutality that it excuses, and the authoritarian politics that it supports. But we also acknowledge that we must do more to root out systemic racism in our practices.

The Humanities Program is committed to creating inclusive learning environments where diverse perspectives are recognized, respected, and seen as a source of strength. We bear a responsibility to contribute positively to an intellectual community enriched and enhanced by diversity. To this end, we commit to revising reading lists in Humanities Program courses so as to include more authors of color and voices from oppressed groups. We also commit to expanding efforts to broaden and diversify our faculty and student community. Developing new interdisciplinary courses for Gen Ed "Diversity" designation is a measurable first step that takes us in the right direction.

We invite you to suggest other ways to make the Humanities Program more diverse and inclusive. We welcome you and your ideas.

Faculty of the Humanities Program

College of Arts & Sciences

University of Colorado Boulder

Please follow this link to the Humanities Program statement on systemic racism.

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JLF Colorado event: Anti-Racism In A System Built Upon Racism

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:05:29 +0000

JLF Colorado event: Anti-Racism In A System Built Upon Racism Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/10/2020 - 12:05

You're invited to attend this FREE Event:

Anti-Racism In A System Built Upon Racism

Join Colorado writers and scholars of color in a conversation about structural racism and how America can dismantle this system.
Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MDT
Natalie Avalos: Professor of Ethnic Studies CU Boulder
Jeanine Canty: Professor of Ecopsychology Naropa University
Suzi Q. Smith: Renowned Denver Poet, Artist, Writer, and Activist
David Heska Wanbli Weiden: Author of Winter Counts and Professor of Native American Studies and Political Science Metro State University

JLF Colorado

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Fall 2012 Commencement Dec.21 11am

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Fall 2012 Commencement Dec.21 11am Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/29/2012 - 00:00

Humanities Fall Commencement Dec. 21 11am UMC 5th Fl.

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Humanities Spring 2012 Graduation Ceremony

Anonymous — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Humanities Spring 2012 Graduation Ceremony Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 05/24/2012 - 00:00

At our recent Spring 2012 Graduation Ceremony we honored over forty Humanities majors including seven students graduating with honors and five graduating with distinction. We were also delighted to host best-selling author, Diane Mott Davidson to give the keynote address, “Humanities 501: Thoughts for the Road Ahead.”

Ms. Davidson told the graduates that their studies had equipped them with the tools to learn everything. While that means they can teach themselves all that might be demanded by the job market, she emphasized three valuable skills that would guide them going forward:

Effort: It may not be possible to make money following your passion but don’t give up. You can persevere in the pursuit of passion.
Worship: Ask yourself what or whom do I worship? Everybody worships something but be careful what you choose because an unwise choice will eat you alive rather than feeding your soul.
Enthusiasm: Finding or building a supportive community around your passion will encourage you to persevere.

Ms. Davidson urged our students to, … “go and excel. I believe in you, believe in yourself!”

You can watch Ms. Davidson’s full address here:

[video:https://youtu.be/57VjgIxiZl4]

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‘The Winter’s Tale’

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0000

‘The Winter’s Tale’ Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/25/2011 - 00:00

The Humanities Program’s very own Shirley Carnahan and Giulia Bernardini will star in the Shakespeare Oratorio Society’s staged reading of ‘The Winter’s Tale’!

Come see them perform for free:

Tuesday, November 1st (6pm, Boulder Public Library Canyon Theatre)

or Wednesday, November 2nd (7pm, California Actors Theater at Twin Peaks Mall, Longmont).

Break a leg!

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Crime & Punishment in Latin America

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Crime & Punishment in Latin America Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/26/2011 - 00:00

Crime & Punishment in Latin America: Practices and Representations
October 7 & 8, 2011

The Kayden Colloquium will bring together scholars of international reputation working on a variety of disciplines (History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Literary Studies). These scholars will present their current research on the various topics related to crime and punishment in Latin America and beyond. They will also reflect on the remarkable momentum that this multidisciplinary field has gained in recent years.

Participants:

Anton Blok – University of Amsterdam
Alejandra Laera – Universidad de Buenos Aires
Carlos Aguirre – University of Oregon
David Boonin – CU Boulder
Donna Goldstein – CU Boulder
Everard Meade – UC San Diego
Juan Pablo Dabove – CU Boulder
Max Parra – UC San Diego
Pablo Piccato – Columbia University
Robert Buffington – CU Boulder

Program and complete information on the events, as well as on the participants, is available on the Spanish & Portuguese Department website.

For more info, contact Juan Pablo Dabove (dabove@colorado.edu).

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Fall 2011 Commencement Ceremony

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Fall 2011 Commencement Ceremony Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/13/2011 - 00:00

The Humanities Commencement Ceremony for Fall 2011 will be held Friday December 16th, 2011 in the UMC, Fifth Floor Lounge.

Refreshments 11:30am.

Ceremony 12:00pm.

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