http://calendar.uoregon.edu Upcoming events from the University of Oregon's Duckhenge calendar http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9166 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: Novels by Indian authors are more and more popular, but they often embody distinctively Indian notions of plot, character and form. How might concepts like dharma and karma affect the structure and meaning of Indian novels? Read three novels about Gandhi by three great Indian novelists, in this Indian context. (with Jim Earl and Veena Howard) http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9167 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: Take a 45-minute tour of the museum led by a Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Exhibition Interpreter on the first Saturday of every month. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=8988 Museum of Natural and Cultural History: Is music a universal language? What is an instrument? What is considered beautiful music? Every culture in the world makes music - there is a great diversity of traditions, as well as many commonalities. Explore musical instruments from many continents and learn about the people who use them and the role music plays in their cultures. Watch videos of master musicians demonstrating instruments from India, Ireland, Japan, Zimbabwe and Oregon. Visitors also have a chance to try their musical talents on a range of instruments. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9031 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: Marché Museum Café provides the perfect complement for visiting the museum with Wednesday Wine Nights. Wines and petit plats (little plates) are $4.00 each every Wednesday night. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9073 Museum of Natural and Cultural History: From the controlled beauty of classical ballet to the vivacity of salsa, dance can be found in nearly every culture on Earth. "Shall We Dance" is the result of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker's year of travel across the United States, documenting the huge variety of styles (from tap to tango, salsa to swing) and dancers he encountered. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9193 East and West Entryway Corridors, Knight Library: Comic books have a rich history in American culture, and an exhibit now on display in Knight Library profiles the work of one of the major players in the development of the comic book genre, Gardner Francis Fox. In addition to producing scripts for a phenomenal number of popular comic books, Fox was an extraordinarily prolific writer in other genres as well: westerns, science fiction, espionage, crime, swashbucklers, sorcery, historical fiction, erotica, women's romances, and fantasy novels. His work appeared under his own name and ultimately under some 36 pseudonyms, both male and female. In 1967 Gardner Fox's literary agent, August Lenniger, encouraged him to donate his papers to the University of Oregon. The exhibit draws on a rich variety of materials from the collection, now housed in Special Collections and University Archives. The full collection contains Fox's personal collection of about 950 comics, many containing the stories he scripted, as well as his manuscripts, correspondence, fan letters, and research notebooks. The exhibit offers a tour of the history of comic books through the genre's various "ages," including the Golden Age, Atomic Age, and Silver Age. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9181 Mills International Center, Erb Memorial Union: The Mills International Center Gallery and the Cultural Forum invite you to experience India in a new way. During fall term the photography of local photographers Mark Morris and Ankush Vimawala will be displayed in the Mills International Center (located in the EMU above the post office), in the Aperture Gallery and Buzz Café both in the Erb Memorial Union, at the University of Oregon. The Ohio-born and India-raised Ankush Vimawala now works as a software engineer in Eugene while enjoying hobbies such as photography and playing the Indian hand drums (Tabla). His photography has been showcased at various places such as the Eugene Mayor's art show and art galleries around the country. We invite you to the Exhibit's opening reception on Friday October 23rd from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Mills International Center where Ankush will be playing with his band, Bindaas. Mark Morris' and Ankush's photography translates the eclecticism of Indian culture--the colors and the chaos. "Fundraising for an Indian family" -- Photographer Mark Morris will donate the money of any piece sold for the family he supports in India. The exhibit was curated by the Mills Center Exhibit Curator Kelly Tavares. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9264 Erb Memorial Union: - Join us for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2009! Our theme reminds us "There's No Place Like Home" and there is no place like the UO! Come celebrate all aspects of being a DUCK, welcome alumni and families to campus, and enjoy a full calendar of events! Please visit our website to learn more! http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9198 Performance Hall, Living Learning Center - South Building: - Come listen to a Chamber Music Concert at the Living Learning Center Performance Hall, put on by the School of Music and Dance. There will be light refreshments and snacks!! http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9200 Bean West Conference Room , Bean Complex: - Our panel of experts will explore questions of education, research, adaptive technology, community identity and culture, as well as a critically assess dominant culture norms, and the rich and complex culture of the Blind Community. They will also share their personal and professional experiences with the audience. We are honored to introduce to our guest speakers: *James Edwards, president, American Council of the Blind of Oregon (ACBO). The ACBO is comprised of about 250 concerned Oregonians dedicated to helping Visually Impaired and Blind people in Oregon. The ACBO is the Blind of Oregon helping the Blind of Oregon. http://www.acboforegon.org *James Bailey has been the Adaptive Tech Access Adviser for the University of Oregon since 1995. He manages the university's assistive technology and provides training and assessment for students with both physical and learning disabilities. *Heidi von Ravensburg is the outreach liaison for Educational and Community Supports in the College of Education at UO. She received her Juris Doctor in 1994 and her Masters of Business Administration in 1995 from the University of Oregon and currently serves as community outreach liaison for two school-based functional behavioral assessment research projects. *John Dashney is the past president of the ACBO and a former commissioner with the Oregon Commission for the Blind. His ability to spin yarns and weave tales has taken him to venues in seven countries on four continents (so far). In addition to two appearances on the Regional Showcase at the National Storytelling Conference, John has performed at five major international storytelling festivals, plus several more in the U.S. *Erin Rumer has been a training class specialist at Guide Dogs for the Blind since 2007. She became a graduate of Guide Dogs for the Blind in 1998 with her first guide, Sparkle. In addition to working both in class and in training with the dogs, Erin is enthusiastically involved in outreach to educate the public on the topics of blindness and Guide Dogs. http://www.guidedogs.com http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9218 Gumwood Room/Ballroom, Erb Memorial Union: - Come help honor UO students, alumni and campus community members who have served our country in the military. *10:30-11:00 a.m. there will be a reception in the EMU Ballroom with photo presentation and light refreshments. *11:00 a.m. The ceremony begins with opening remarks by University President Lariviere. Speakers include UO and LCC student, faculty and staff veterans, alumni and veterans program leaders. *Directly following the ceremony we will be honoring Ralph Amato, with the rededication of the Ralph Amato Lounge in the Military Science Building. Ralph Amato was a baseball star at the University of Oregon, Army Officer and POW during WWII. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9096 Browsing Room, Knight Library: - Please join us for a public lecture by Denise Khor, visiting assistant professor from the department of history at Harvard University. Talk Abstract: "Dangerous Amusements" unravels a multinational film circuit distributed by Japanese showmen and patronized by the thousands of Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Hawaiian, and Portuguese laborers from the cane fields in Hawaii. Khor turns to the 1909 sugar cane laborers’ strike and the unprecedented investment into film culture by planter officials eager to placate their unruly workers. She argues that the polyglot of national cinemas in Hawaii provided the planter class a means to discipline and reform their diverse immigrant laborers, yet it also formed a critical site for a working class and cross-national counterpublic culture. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9212 Browsing Room, Knight Library: - **************Nov.12:************** 10:30-10:45 Opening Remarks by German Consul, Michael Ahrens 10:45-11 Introduction by Prof. Luebke (UofO) 11-12pm Making the Great Wall: Evolution of a Symbol by Prof. Asim (UofO) 12:10-1:10pm Die Grenzen im Kopf: Imagining Walls, Borders, Frontiers, and National Identity in Alsace-some historical reflections. by Prof. Wallace (Hartwick College) 1:10-3pm Lunch Break 3-4pm James Dean in Berlin: How the Berlin Wall Divided Germany's Teenage Rebels by Prof. Heiduschke (OSU) 4:10-5:10pm "The Wall and the Books": an Experiment by Prof. Wegmann (Princeton University) **************Nov.13************** 10:30-11:30am Where we are not, our enemies are": the Berlin Wall and the Disavowal of Desire by Prof. Urang (Reed College) 11:40-12:40pm Re-Narrating German-Jewish Memories of the Shoah during and After the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic by Prof. Lenshyn and White (UMass Amherst) 12:40-3:30pm Lunch Break 3:30-4:30pm Occupation as Disorientation in Israel-Palestine by Prof. Shamir (Tel Aviv University) 4:40-5:40pm Walls and Borders:the Shifting US-Mexico Relationship and Transborder Communities by Prof. Stephen (UofO) 5:40-6pm Closing Remarks by Prof. Librett (UofO) 6:15-8:30pm Conference Reception in the Rec Center Bonus Room with Jazz by Eva Bagno Trio. http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9103 Room 175, Lillis Hall: - Dr. Seth Schein, professor of classics and comp lit at UC Davis will present a lecture entitled, "Celebrating Aphrodite: Divine and Human in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite?" http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9126 Room 180, Prince Lucien Campbell Hall: - This year's film series concerns "Horror and the Horrific," presenting student-selected films and criticism drawing upon the horror genre and often crossing over into other genres as well. Tonight: Patricia Oman introduces "The Night of the Hunter" (1955) with a short talk, "The Region of Sin: Cultural Geography of 'The Night of the Hunter'."