ArtSci Roundup: Diversity Lecture Series, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, Sacred Breath, and More.
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November 8, 2023
This week, you can attend the Diversity Lecture Series “Uncovering Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States,” celebrate the reopening of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, hear from Indigenous storytellers at Sacred Breath, and more.
November 13, 3:30 – 5:00 PM | Melanie Walsh and Maria Antoniak, “Large Language Models for Humanists: A Practical Introduction” | Workshop on artificial intelligence, creativity and humanities Communications building
The Simpson Center for the Humanities presents a workshop on artificial intelligence, creativity, and the humanities. The workshop provides a practical, technical introduction to large language models (LLMs) for researchers in the humanities, led by Melanie Walsh, assistant professor in the School of Information and co-principal investigator of the Humanities-funded National Fund for Artificial Intelligence. project, and Maria Antoniak, a young researcher at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Walsh and Antoniak will focus on building practical knowledge about (1) how these models work and how to train them and (2) how practitioners can apply these models specifically to humanities texts.
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November 13, 3:00 – 4:30 pm | Diversity Lecture Series: “Detecting Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States: Disparities and Challenges in Women’s Health,” Connected
In this diversity lecture series, DeNova Collaborative Health Executive Director, Angela Roman, will explore the maternal morbidity and mortality rate in the United States, including health complications and adverse outcomes that can occur during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Poor maternal health outcomes impact Black, Indigenous, and women of color disproportionately, and Romaine will highlight this glaring problem that is deeply rooted in the U.S. health care system.
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November 14, 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening Celebration, Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Join the College of Art + Art History + Design to celebrate the official reopening of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Dedicated to Professor Jacob Lawrence, the gallery is a space for education, social justice and experimentation, honoring the memory of one of the school’s beloved faculty members. The newly transformed gallery, now equipped with climate control, state-of-the-art lighting and new exhibition infrastructure, is made possible thanks to the generous supporters of the UW Art + Music Capital Campaign.
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November 14, 6:30 – 8:00 PM | Jack Odell and the Black Radical Tradition – Fall 2023 Reading Collection, Washington State Labor Council
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is hosting a reading group focusing on the writings of Jack Odell in anticipation of the “Reckoning with the Black Radical Tradition” conference, taking place on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin.
Jack Odell (1923-2019) was a visionary intellectual and intelligent organizer who helped shape the course of the black freedom movement in the second half of the twentieth century. Although pushed out of the spotlight for his anti-communism, O’Dell worked creatively and tirelessly to advance the black radical tradition through labor activism, incisive analysis, and political mobilization.
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November 16, 5:00 – 8:00 pm | Sacred Breath: An Original Writing and Storytelling Series wɫɫɔbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House 
The Department of American Indian Studies hosts an annual literary and fiction series, holy breath, Which features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft in the beautiful wɫɫɝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House on the University of Wisconsin campus. This year, the event will be led by Christopher B. Teutons (Cherokee Nation), professor and chair of the Department of American Indian Studies, and Tammy Hoehn (Puyallup), assistant teaching professor in the Department of Indian Studies. Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through the power of presence, allowing for a sacred breath-transportation experience, as the audience is immersed in the experience of being within stories and literary works.
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November 15, 3:00 – 5:00 pm | He dies standing book release event, Communications building
The Department of American Ethnic Studies is proud to sponsor a book lecture at the Simpson Center with author Elmer Dixon. Rick Bonos, chair of the Department of American Ethnic Studies and professor, will talk to Dixon about his new book: “Die Standing: From Black Panther Revolutionary to Global Diversity Consultant. Students and faculty in the Department of Ethnic Studies are encouraged to attend this event.
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November 16, 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Christine Matthews: What do you make of this?, Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Jacob Lawrence Gallery displays What do you make of this? Featuring the work of Christine Matthews, Associate Professor of Design and Chair of the Visual Communication Design Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Art + Art History + Design.
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November 16 – 18, 8:00 pm | Soledad Barrio and Flamenco Night: Search for Joya Mini hall
Inspired by the drawings and paintings of Francisco de Goya, Noche Flamenca’s new work marks the artist’s response to political unrest and injustice in Spain in the 18th and 19th centuries, echoing the conflict prevalent in the contemporary era. Choreographed by Artistic Director Martin Santangelo and award-winning principal dancer Soledad Barrio. Searching for Goya Featuring a group of dancers, singers and musicians whose mastery of flamenco extends the boundaries of the art form to a journey through Goya’s imagination.
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November 16, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Lecture: What can Jewish mothers teach us about Jewish origins and ethnicity?
The Strom Center celebrates its 50th anniversary with a discussion of how placing mothers at the center of Jewish history can provide unexpected insights and strikingly unfamiliar perspectives. From ancient biblical narratives to cutting-edge genomic research, author Cynthia Baker will point out how this is particularly true regarding issues of race/ethnicity and its entanglements with gender, religion, and nationality.
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October – November | “Ways of Knowing” Podcast: Episode Five
Ways of Knowing is an eight-episode podcast that connects humanities research to current events and issues. This week’s episode with José Alaniz, professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, analyzes the physical images of superheroes and villains over the decades.
This season features faculty from the University of Wisconsin’s College of Arts and Sciences as they explore race, immigration, history, the natural world, and even comic books. Each episode analyzes a work or idea, and provides additional resources for learning more.
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Tags: Banks Center for Educational Equity • Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies • College of Arts and Sciences • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of English • Department of French and Italian Studies • Department of Medicine • Global Literacy Studies • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Jacob Lawrence Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • College of Art + Art History + Design • Simpson Center for the Humanities • Strom Center for Jewish Studies • University of Wisconsin Textual Studies • wɫɝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House
