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Faculty Lecture Series
PRESENTATIONS BY DU'S RENOWNED LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY
The Faculty Lecture Series showcases the work being pioneered by Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences faculty at the University of Denver. Each month, faculty members share their current research or present recently published works. These stimulating lectures are free. We will provide light refreshments.
Register online to reserve your seat, or call 303-871-2425.
Lectures are on campus at:
University of Denver
Driscoll Student Center
Suite 1864
2055 E. Evans Ave.
Denver, CO 80208
What's that Noise? The Sound Design Process for Live Productions
Presented by Steven McDonald, assistant professor of theatre
Session: Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 4 p.m.
"Hear" what it takes to create real-life surround sound by learning about the process behind designing audio for a theatre production.
Contemporary Virtue Ethics [CANCELLED AS OF 11/8]
Presented by Candace Upton, associate professor of philosophy
Session: Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 4 p.m.
Observe two trends in contemporary virtue ethics, specifically which character traits we should endorse and which theoretical structures underlie those traits, and the prospects for virtue ethics guiding human action.
How do you Feel About a Post-Racial United States?
Presented by Kate Willink, assistant professor of communication studies
Session: Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 4 p.m.
Learn how legacies of feelings and emotions about race relations connect to contemporary claims of a "post-race" U.S.
The Journey of the Artist and Teacher
Presented by Deborah Howard, associate professor at the School of Art and Art History
Session: Thursday, February 14, 2013, at 4 p.m.
Explore the elements of culture, gender and history in drawings, paintings and sculpture, specifically Howard's five-year project, Portraits of Child Holocaust Survivors, and her art installations using hundreds of shoes.
Innovation in Hybrid Spaces: The Intersection of Mobilized Publics and Professional Journalism
Presented by Adrienne Russell, associate professor of media, film and journalism studies
Session: Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 4 p.m.
Delve into research on the media tools and strategies of global activists and how they influence professional journalism.
American Evangelicals and the Politics of Racial Healing
Presented by Nancy Wadsworth, assistant professor of political science
Session: Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 4 p.m.
Join in the discussion of the history of race relations among American evangelical Christians, focusing on recent multiethnic church-building efforts and the new political orientations they foster.
Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls: New Insights into The Bible, Early Judaism and Christianity
Presented by Alison Schofield, associate professor of religious studies
Session: Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 4 p.m.
Discover recent findings from the Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem and learn how they help to illuminate our understanding of Judaism and the origins of Christianity.