| Monday, October 8 | |
| 3:30 PM | **HUMANITIES LECTURE** "The Work of Art in the Age of Biocybernetic Reproduction," W.J.T. Mitchell (Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor of English and Art History, University of Chicago). Smith Hall 205. Part of "Humanities on the Move," a lecture series sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. A Reception will follow at the Simpson Center for the Humanities, Communications 206, University of Washington, from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. For more information please call (206) 543-3920. |
| 3:30 PM | Art Lecture Lecture by Assistant Professor of Painting Helen O'Toole. 3:30-4:30 p.m., 317 Art Building, School of Art, 206.543.0970. This lecture is free and open to all. |
| 3:30 PM | Cultural Anthropology Event "Romantic Infidelity: (Re)negotiating Polygamy through Love Letters in Uganda". A talk by Shanti Parikh (Dept. of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis). Part of Race, Gender, Language and Locality: Cultural Anthropology Colloquium Series. Denny Hall, Room 401, on the UW campus. |
| Tuesday, October 9 | |
| 2:30 PM | Art History Lecture Lecture by Robin Wright, Associate Professor of Art History and Curator at the Burke Museum. Professor Wright will be speaking on "Northern Haida Master Carvers." This lecture is free and open to all. 2:30-3:30 p.m., 317 Art Building, School of Art, 206.543.0970 |
| 3:30 PM | Asian Literature Colloquium "Poetic Writings and Classical Interpretation--Du Fu's Poem as an example" (Professor Dennis Cheng, National Taiwan University). 3:30-5:00 pm, Smith Hall, Room 115, UW campus. Sponsored by Asian Languages and Literature Colloquium. |
| Wednesday, October 10 | |
| 12:30 PM | Art Seminar "Your Art: More Than Just a Pretty Picture" by Sarah Melching, paper and photograph conservator. Reed Study Center, Henry Art Gallery. Free with museum admission. Sarah Melching will discuss what makes and keeps a work of art stable - or not - and addresses materials, matting, framing and long-term storage. Samples and hands-on examples included. For artists and collectors. |
| 7:00 PM | Talk: Opera "Rusalka: Unhappily Ever After - Transformations in Fairy Tales," a talk by Perry Lorenzo & Rebecca Brown. UW Kane Hall, Room 110. Opera Education Director and Classicist Perry Lorenzo and novelist Rebecca Brown tackle contemporary themes relating to the opera "Rusalka". Part of "Opera's Dangerous Opposites" series co-sponsored by Seattle Opera, University Book Store and The Stranger. Free, no ticket required. |
| 7:00 PM | Art Discussion Denzil Hurley, artist and UW School of Art professor discusses his work currently on exhibit in "Short Stories," an ongoing exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery. Part of a series of informal gallery programs offering a chance for lively discussion of the Henry exhibitions in their settings. Free with museum admission. |
| 7:30 PM | **WEDNESDAY UNIVERSITY** "Early Shakespeare, Early Love" by Charles H. Frey (Department of English) is the Fall 2001 course offering for the Wednesday University. This course will explore Shakespeare's versions of lyrical love and will connect them to views in recent Shakespeare films of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as Shakespeare in Love. The five (5) sessions will be held on Oct 10 and 24, Nov 7 and 28, and Dec 12. 7:30-9:00 p.m., Auditorium, Henry Art Gallery. $70 course fee, $180 for all 3 courses. Sponsored by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities and Seattle Arts & Lectures. To register, call 206-621-2230 or go to http://www.lectures.org/ |
| Thursday, October 11 | |
| 6:30 PM | Reading "What the Ice Gets: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition," Melinda Mueller. Burke Museum. Mueller will read from her epic poem, discuss her research, answer audience questions, and sign copies of her book during this engaging evening event. Sponsored by the Burke Museum. For more information please call (206) 543-5590. |
| 7:00 PM 9:20 PM | International Studies Lecture "Jihad, Terror, War, and Justice: Four Words for the 21st Century," Ellis Goldberg (Director, Middle East Center, Jackson School of International Studies; Associate Professor, Political Science). Kane Hall 210. Part of an ongoing series. Experts will present their perspectives and the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss current events. Sponsored by the Jackson School of International Studies. For more information please call 206-543-4372. |
| 7:00 PM | **TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES LECTURE** "The Anarchy of Empire," a lecture by Amy Kaplan (English and American Studies, Mount Holyoke College). Communications 226. Part of "Human Agency In a Globalizing World," a lecture series focusing on the concept and issue of agency in the context of globalization. Sponsored by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities; Taylor Institute for Transnational Studies; Earl and Edna Stice Memorial Lectureship in Social Science; Evans School of Public Affairs; Center for Ethnic Conflict and Conflict Resolution; Comparative Law and Society Studies Center; Center for Women and Democracy; Center for West European Studies; Center for Labor Studies; Program on Africa; Jackson School of International Studies; and the Departments of Women Studies, Anthropology, History, French, and English at the University of Washington, Seattle. For more information please call (206) 616-1190. |
| 7:00 PM | Art Lecture "Explosive Devices: The Art of John Feodorov" by Helen Lessick, Seattle conceptual artist and independent curator. A free Lecture in the Henry Auditorium, Henry Art Gallery. Lessick reviews Feodorov's first decade of exhibited art and performed music to examine the underlying themes of his work. The artist then joins her for a conversation about his cross-cultural art and activities. Held in conjunction with Feodorov's October exhibition at Sacred Circle Gallery and his inclusion in the Art:21- Art in the Twenty-First Century television series (aired September 28). |
| 8:00 PM | Dance Performance Guangdong Modern Dance Company is appearing at Meany Theater, Thursday-Saturday, October 11-13, 2001 at 8pm. Single tickets: $32. China's first professional modern dance company continues to make headlines in performances that shine with physical and emotional intensity. Deeply committed to enriching the modern dance vocabulary, this exuberant young company combines the technical precision of ethnic Chinese dance with a Western sense of innovation in works that resonate with startling choreographic impact. |
| Friday, October 12 | |
| 3:00 PM | **TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES WORKSHOP** The Human Agency in a Globalizing World series invites interested faculty and students to a workshop with Professor Amy Kaplan to discuss a chapter, "Foreign in a Domestic Sense," from her forthcoming book. October 12, 3-5 pm, Communications 206. If you intend to participate in the workshop, please RSVP to the Institute for Transnational Studies (tayloruw@u.washington.edu) by October 11 to receive a copy of the paper. The workshop is limited to 25. Amy Kaplan is Professor of English and American Studies at Mount Holyoke College. Her publications include: The Social Construction of American Realism (University of Chicago Press, 1988) and Cultures of United States Imperialism (edited with Donald Pease, Duke University Press, 1993). For more information about the series see http://depts.washington.edu/tayloruw/colloquium |
| 7:00 PM | Danz Lecture: Manning Marable Manning Marable, the author of "How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America" will discuss the relationship between social struggles, scholarship, and pedagogy - as well as the fundamental role race plays in American life. UW Campus: Kane Hall, Room 130. Ticket Required - tickets available through U-Bookstore, while supplies last. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert University of Colorado pianist and composer David Korevaar, who has performed across the U.S. and in Australia, Asia, Europe, and Central America, presents a diverse program of piano preludes, including works by Fauré, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin, as well as one of his own compositions. 8:00 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium, UW School of Music, $8-10 at the door, School of Music, (206) 685-8384 |
| Saturday, October 13 | |
| 8:00 PM | Art Exhibit Closing October 13 is the final day to view recent work by Ann Gale, Helen O'Toole, and Louise St. Pierre. The UW School of Art is sponsoring an exhibit of recent works by Painting professors Ann Gale and Helen O'Toole, and Professor of Industrial Design, Louise St. Pierre. The exhibit runs October 3-13 in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 132 Art Building, School of Art. For more information, call 206.685.1805 |
| Sunday, October 14 | |
| 2:00 PM | Art Lecture Artist Lecture by Vik Muniz, exhibiting artist at the Henry Art Gallery. Prices: Members and SAM CAC members: $5, General: $7, Students: free. Lecture will be in the Henry Auditorium. Vik Muniz compares the evolution of his work to aspects of the history of photography, including photographs and other objects from his collection. Co-sponsored by the Seattle Art Museum Contemporary Art Council. |