Feb 1: Archeology of Lexington Documentary at Grey Goose
Feb 3: "Debating Development: Guatemalan Mining Projects in the Media." Sponsored by Dept. of Anthropology & Dept. of Sociology
Feb 9: Economics of Education Seminar with Professor Hanushek, Stanford University
Feb 11: "Black Males Persisting in Higher Education: Successes and Challenges" EPE Colloquium (note: EPE students are expected to attend department colloquium).
Feb 20: Appalachian Research Symposium
See below for more details...
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From our Friends in Anthropology:
We will be gathering at the Grey Goose for the TV premier of the KHC/KAS DVD, "Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky's Fields and Streets", on Monday, February 1.
The Grey Goose is a new, locally-owned small bar and restaurant at 170 Jefferson Street. It's in a nicely restored old building, cozy, good drinks and pizza.
Folks are encouraged to ge there between 8:15 and 8:30 in anticipation of the video showing at 9:00 p.m.
The bar has three large flat screen tv's to watch the video, and if we can fill the place as much as possible, we should be able to get the show on all three screens. The total capacity of the place is about 50, so it would be great to get at least 30 folks there. Hope to see you there.
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The Department of Anthropology and Department of Sociology are pleased to announce a talk by Katherine Fultz, who will be speaking about her work on mining and indigeneity in Guatemala in a talk called, "Debating Development: Guatemalan Mining Projects in the Media."
The colloquium will take place next Wednesday, 3 February at 3:00 PM in Young Library Auditorium. It will draw on Ms. Fultz's recent research in Sipakapa, Guatemala on the ways development, mining, and indigeneity are portrayed in the Guatemalan and international media. She will return to Guatemala in the fall to complete her dissertation research on these topics. The talk will begin with an overview of the neoliberal economic and political reforms that have favored international mining enterprise as a form of development, using Marlin Mine in San Marcos, Guatemala as a case study. She will then draw on specific ethnographic and media examples to show how ideas about mining and development circulate among government, corporate, and media networks.
Katherine Fultz is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Michigan. She has done preliminary research in Guatemala on photography, development, and indigenous politics. She is focused on using collaborative methods with community members in Guatemala, and strives for active participation in the Guatemalan intellectual community. She has studied the K'iche' and Sipakapense Mayan languages.
This colloquium is sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and Department of Sociology.
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Professor Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and an internationally recognized expert in the economics of education. His full biography is available at http://www.hoover.org/bios/hanushek.html.
Professor Hanushek's seminar will be held in Room I-62 in the William T. Young Library on Tuesday, February 9th from 3:00 to 4:00 PM.
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You are cordially invited to attend the first talk of the 2010 Spring EPE Colloquium
Date and time: Thursday, February 11th at 5:30 p.m
Location: Dickey Hall Room 109, Faculty Lounge
Speaker: Steven Thurston Oliver, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Diversity at the University of Kentucky
Topic: Black Males Persisting in Higher Education: Successes and Challenges
The presentation will focus on current trends and challenges faced by Black males on college campuses across the country. Additionally, Dr. Oliver will present the findings of a study that sought to understand the ways in which Black males attending predominantly white institutions make use of institutional support structures as part of a strategy for persisting in higher education.
Please join us for this engaging seminar.
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UK Appalachian Research Symposium
Feb. 20, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., UK Student Center - The UK Appalachian Research Community is sponsoring the first symposium for graduates and undergraduates researching the Appalachian region. Includes presentations, a keynote speaker, lunch, entertainment and dialog. Abstracts due Nov. 18, 2009. Full papers due Jan. 25, 2010. Sponsored by the UK Appalachian Center. More info 859-257-4852.
Contact: lisa.conley@uky.edu
Website: www.appalachiancenter.org--
