Tag: Humanistic Studies
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UW-Green Bay 50th Anniversary presents ‘Last Lecture Series’
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UW-Green Bay has announced its lineup for a “Last Lecture Series” during the 2015-16 academic year in celebration of the University’s 50th anniversary. Presenters were asked to convey what lecture they would give, if it were to be their last. The monthly lectures will take place Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the University Union’s Christie…
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Jeffreys’ lecture will draw on work at GBCI, Brown County jail
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UW-Green Bay Humanistic Studies Prof. Derek Jeffreys, who specializes in the study of philosophy, ethics and religion, opens the “Last Lecture Series” at 7 p.m. next Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Union’s Christie Theatre. Jeffreys is the author of books on religion, ethics and torture. To gain further understanding, he visited and spent time in…
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Faculty note: Sherman presentation
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The work of Heidi Sherman, associate professor of Humanistic Studies, and Alison Gates, associate professor of Art, was the topic of roundtable discussion at the annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists held at the University of Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 4. The session was titled “Integrating Textile Studies into the Mainstream Archaeology/Anthropology Curriculum.”…
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UW-Green Bay 50th Anniversary presents ‘Last Lecture Series’
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced its lineup for a “Last Lecture Series” during the 2015-16 academic year in celebration of the University’s 50th anniversary. Each month, a UW-Green Bay faculty member will give a public presentation on a topic of his or her choice. Presenters were asked to convey what lecture they would…
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Nesvet will present on text encoding at next Technology ‘Square Table’
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Assistant Prof. Rebecca Nesvet of Humanistic Studies will be the host and presenter for a discussion of how she uses text encoding in the classroom at this month’s session of Academic Technology Services’ “Technology Square Table.” The session takes place from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 17) in IS 1004. Nesvet and students are…
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Reminder: Nesvet presents on novel Flatland
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Assistant Prof. Rebecca Nesvet of Humanistic Studies opens her program’s Fall 2015 Great Books discussion series tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 8) at 6:30 p.m. at the Brown County Public Library on Pine Street. She’ll lead discussion of Edwin A. Abbott’s “short, fun science-fiction novel,” Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.” The programs are free and open…
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Faculty from Humanistic Studies announce fall ‘Great Books’ series
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The fall session of the Great Books Discussion Group begins Tuesday (Sept. 8) at the Brown County Central Library, 515 Pine St. The programs take place the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Board Room. UW-Green Bay faculty members in Humanistic Studies lead the discussions. • Sept. 8, Flatland by…
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UW-Green Bay honors top faculty, staff with 2015 Founders Awards
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has recognized its top faculty and staff members with 2015 Founders Awards for Excellence. The award winners, honored at the annual UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff Convocation Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, are: Teaching — Associate Prof. Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges Scholarship — Prof. Matt Dornbush Community Outreach — Prof. John Luczaj Institutional…
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Faculty note: Heidi Sherman
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Heidi Sherman of Humanistic Studies has published “The Tooth Blades of Medieval Novgorod,” in K. Grömer and F. Pritchard (eds.) 2015: Aspects of the Design, Production and Use of Textiles and Clothing from the Bronze Age to the Early Modern Era. She presented her research The North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles in May 2014…
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Faculty note: Aldrete publication
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History Prof. Gregory S. Aldrete of Humanistic Studies had an article published in the August issue of the Spanish journal Desperta Ferro: Arqueología & Historia. It is a special issue on the lower classes of ancient Rome, with articles from scholars in France, Spain, England, and the United States. Aldrete’s article is titled “La voz…