A Public Lecture by Nathan Vedal (Harvard University) Thursday November 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm 306 Clemens Hall, University at Buffalo - North Campus Advocates of Chinese writing reform since the early 20th century have often argued that China ought to adopt a phonetic writing system to replace its current character-based script. Intuitively, the simplicity […]
“The Ideal of Beauty at the Limits of Kant’s Ethics” Kristi Sweet, Texas A&M University
Justice and Diversity Ryan Muldoon, PhilosophyPhotographer: Douglas Levere We live in a world of increasing diversity. Historically, liberal political theory was developed to deal with diversity. However, Muldoon contends that contemporary liberal theory fails to fully appreciate how diversity changes the structure of political communities. There is an unfortunate tendency in liberal theory to assume […]
The Haudenosaunee-Native American Studies Research Group cordially invites you to join us on Friday, November 11th for our Fifth Annual UB Haudenosaunee Research Symposium. Time: 9am-4pm Location: Center for the Arts, Lower Gallery B45, UB North Campus This informal symposium highlights UB faculty, alumni, and student's current research projects in Haudenosaunee and Indigenous studies. The […]
Work-in-progress session with Damien Keane. Lunch provided. RSVP to Karen Serrianne (ks298@buffalo.edu) if you plan to attend this session. For more information, please visit the Modernisms Research Workshop page.
“Captain Cook’s Tools for Ethnography” Ruth Mack, English Photographer: Douglas Levere In “Captain Cook’s Tools for Ethnography” on November 11th, English professor Ruth Mack explores the relation between Cook’s navigational experience on the Endeavour Voyage (1768-71) and the descriptions of societies Cook offered in his journal. How does Cook, the technical navy man, comfortable with […]
“Stop shooting blacks!” is the rallying cry at a street protest of African immigrants in southern Italy who made the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy in search of a better life. After enduring a long trek through the deserts of North Africa and a treacherous crossing of the Mediterranean, they reached their goal but […]
Playwright Neil Wechsler and composer Nathan Heidelberger will discuss their ongoing collaboration, The Faust Project, an adaptation of both parts of Goethe's Faust. The talk will focus on the adaptation process, particularly the unique challenges that come with trying to condense Goethe's sweeping original—about seventeen hours' worth of theater—down to an eighty-minute presentation for just […]
"Literary Decadence and Writing the History of Political Decline Comparing the Mughal and Roman Empires" A Public Lecture by Arthur Dudney (Cambridge University) Wednesday November 16, 2016 at 3:30 pm 306 Clemens Hall, University at Buffalo - North Campus Historians have always been interested in describing the trajectories of empires. The metaphor used for political […]
Therese McGinn, Professor of Population and Family Health and Director, Reproductive Health Access, Information and Services in Emergencies (RAISE) Initiative, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Thursday, November 17 4:00 p.m. Diefendorf Hall 147, South Campus People escape their homes when war or natural disaster leaves them […]
