Closed-Mindedness as a Defensible Fortress of Mind
Tuesday, May 6th 4:30 – 6:00 PM Humanities Auditorium Elís Miller-Larsen, UVM Closed-mindedness is typically understood as an epistemic vice. The thought is that given competing viewpoints, positions, […]
Read MoreConspiracy Theories Workshop
Vita Nova 100 April 24th 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Brian Keeley (PZ) Not All Conspiracy Theorists & Not All Conspiracy Theories April 25th 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast […]
Read MorePerspectival Testimony
Testimony transmits information. But it also suggests certain ways of organising that information. This talk examines whether speakers are responsible for the way they organise information, as well as for […]
Read More“Deference” WORKSHOP
Friday, April 4th Vita Nova 100 Refreshments Provided 9:00 am Continental Breakfast 9:30 -11:00 Elise Woodard (King’s College London) How to Start Changing Your Mind. 11:00 – 12:30 Michael Hannon (U Nottingham) […]
Read MoreBias in a Social Context Workshop
Friday, March 7th Hampton Room 9:30 – 11:00 Gabbrielle Johnson (CMC) Revisiting Bias: Friend or Foe? 11:00 – 12:30 Angel Pinillos (ASU) Cartesian Skepticism and Conspiracy Theories 1:45 – 3:15 […]
Read MoreFandango por La Humanidad: Jarochicanos
Jarochicanos is a music collective based out of Chicago dedicated to the practice and preservation of traditional Afro-Indigenous Son Jarocho music from southern Veracruz, Mexico. They began in 2008 as […]
Read MoreDancing Through Prison Walls
Dancing Through Prison Walls is a California-based dance and performance project whose mission is to dance with, choreograph with, and tell stories within embodied carceral landscapes and beyond, amplifying voices […]
Read MoreEthio Blue: Concert & Conversation with Meklit Hadero
Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and former refugee, known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant cultural activism. Meklit’s performances have taken her to renowned […]
Read MoreArt & Resistance Among Immigrant Children
Based on ten years of work with immigrant children in two different border states — Arizona and California — Drawing Deportation gives readers a glimpse into the lives of immigrant children throughout […]
Read MoreIt’s OVAH! A Ballroom Extravaganza
Join us for a night of education about Black/Latinx Queer Ballroom culture, skills workshopping in key Ballroom categories, and friendly competition in a mock Ball! “It’s OVAH! A Ballroom Extravaganza” […]
Read MoreStringing Ourselves Back Together: Storytelling and Paper Mache Doll Making Workshop
The paper-mache doll is a distinctive traditional craft that became the dear play object and companion for many children in central Mexico. Today, this tradition is struggling to survive, being […]
Read More100 Years From Mississippi
Tarabu Betserai Kirkland – Director/Producer Tarabu’s background as a Media Artist, Producer and Administrator includes twenty years in Public Radio having served as General Manager of radio station KPFK-FM in […]
Read MoreBámbula and Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba: Re-remembering the Place of Dance in Latinx Life
Dr. Jade Power-Sotomayor is a Cali-Rican educator, scholar and performer who works as Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at UC San Diego. Her research interests include: […]
Read MoreThe Womxn Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities
Michelle Habell-Pallán, Professor, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at, University of Washington, is Director of the Certificate for Public Critical Race Scholarship and co-directs the Womxn Who Rock: Making Scenes, […]
Read MoreFeminista Frequencies: The Cultural Power of Producing and Archiving Community Radio
Community radio, led by Chicanas and farmworkers in rural areas, has a history of connecting more isolated communities with the world around them. Dr. Monica De La Torre’s book Feminista Frequencies: […]
Read MoreGreat Leap’s FandangObon
Founded by Nobuko Miyamoto and Quetzal Flores, Great Leap’s FandangObon convenes into one circle the participatory music and dance traditions of Fandango of Veracruz, Mexico rooted in African, Mexican and […]
Read MoreSon de Madera Concert
Son de Madera is an artistic group who specializes in the interpretation and composition of one of the traditional musical genres of southern Mexico: the Son Jarocho. Formed in 1992, […]
Read MoreGET UP, STAND UP !!!
My Mother always told me stories. I began telling stories formally when I was in high school in Chicago (St. Ignatius) in the 60’s, stories of Africa and the struggles […]
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