| Monday, February 4 | |
| 3:00 PM | Classics Lecture "The Maker and the Made: Ovid's Constructions of the Roman monumentum," Ann Kuttner (University of Pennsylvania). Kuttner teaches in the Department of History of Art at Penn, where she is associated with graduate groups in ancient history, Mediterranean art and archaeology, and classical studies. She is the author of Dynasty and Empire in the Age of Augustus: The Case of the Boscoreale Cups (California 1995), co-editor (with A. Payne and R. Smick) of Antiquity and its Interpreters (Cambridge 2000), and author of numerous ground-breaking archaeological and art historical articles on the Hellenistic and Roman world. Her forthcoming book Rome and Attalid Pergamon: Cultural Influence and Allusion ca. 200 BC-100 AD (California) is eagerly awaited. Prof. Kuttner is a participant in The Pompey Project (a 3-year excavation project), with responsibility for the sculpture and other decoration of Pompey's Theatre and its temples, and his adjacent Portico. 3 PM, Electrical Engineering, Room 045. |
| 3:30 PM | Asian Literature Lecture "Pulp(ed) Fiction: Bando Kyogo and the Creation of Imperial(ist) Culture," Ted Mack (Harvard Univ.). 3:30-5 PM, Smith 404. |
| 7:30 PM | **TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES LECTURE** "Consumerism, Youth, and National Identity: Mexican Americans at the La Malinche Tortilla Factory," Vicki Ruiz (History and Chicana/Latino Studies, University of California Irvine). Ethnic Cultural Center. Co-sponsored by The Jackson School of International Studies, the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Ethnic Cultural Center, and the Departments of History, English, Women Studies and American Ethnic Studies. For more information please call (206) 616-1190. 7:30 pm, Ethnic Cultural Center and Theater Complex, 3940 Brooklyn Avenue NE, on the corner of 40th and Brooklyn. |
| Tuesday, February 5 | |
| 3:30 PM | Reading Alexandra Fuller reads from her memoir "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood." Fuller was raised in Africa during the Rhodesian civil war, and in her book she describes her parents racism, wartime relationship between blacks and whites, along with the mosquitoes, landmines, ambushes, and abundance of leopards, through a child's watchful eyes. RSVP 206-685-1090. 3:30-5:00 pm, Women's Center Gallery, Cunningham Hall. |
| Wednesday, February 6 | |
| 3:30 PM | American Ethnic Studies Talk "Speaking Freely: Recent Trends in African American Women's Autobiography," Tracy Curtis (English, Univ. of California, Los Angeles). Curtis is a candidate for a faculty position in American Ethnic Studies.3:30-4:50 PM, Communications 228. |
| 7:30 PM | Comparative Religion Lecture "Back to the Future or Forward to the Past? Reflections on Fanaticism, Fundamentalism and Faith in Modern Asia," Frank Conlon. Drawing on modern history of such Asian religions as Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Sikhism, Conlon will explorehow followers of these faiths responded to a world that was changing rapidly around them, and how they, and we, understood those changes. Sponsored by the UW Comparative Religion Program and the Jackson School of International Studies, 206-543-4835. 7:30 pm, 220 Kane Hall. |
| 8:00 PM | Recital UW International Chamber Music Series: The Emerson String Quartet performs the third and final recital this season celebrating the stylistic and emotional links between Ludwig van Beethoven and Bela Bartok. Program: Bartok: Quartet No.5; Bartok: Quartet No.6; Beethoven: Quartet, Op. 59 No.3. Cost: $30. Ticket information: UW Arts Ticket office: (206) 543-4880. General information: (206) 543-1940. 8 PM, Meany Theater. |
| Thursday, February 7 | |
| 4:30 PM | Visiting Artist Lecture CMA Visiting Artist Sam Morgan, a studio potter in Portland, will give a slide lecture. Morgan received his MFA from Alfred University and was a resident at the Archie Bray Foundation. This event is free and open to all. For more information, please call 206.543.0178. 4:30 PM, CMA Building. |
| 5:30 PM | Reading Castalia Reading: Poetry and Fiction reading by graduate students in the MFA creative writing program. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Dept. of English. 5:30 PM, Parrington Hall Commons (Room 308). |
| 7:00 PM | Art Lecture "Creating Oz: Banishing Beige," a slide lecture by nationally renowned public artist Sheila Klein. This event is sponsored by the UW's Interdisciplinary Public Art Curriculum and open and free to all. For more information, please visit www.studypublicart.org. 7 PM, 210 Kane Hall. |
| 7:30 PM | Recital "Keyboard Debut," School of Music piano students in a free recital. For more information, call: 206-685-8384. 7:30 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| 8:00 PM | Performance Opening "Fool For Love," written by Sam Shepard, directed by Heather Louise Parker. Tickets: $10 general, $5 student. Opening night reception features artwork by sculptor Jonathan Barnett and by painter Ryan H. Ketchum. Performance runs February 7-17 (8pm Thur-Sat, 2pm Sun), UW Ethnic Cultural Theater. |
| Friday, February 8 | |
| 11:00 AM | Comparative Religion Talk "Does Theology Still Matter After the Death of God?" Lissa McCullough (Theological Studies, Hanover College). McCullough is a candidate for a faculty position in Comparative Religion. 11:00 - Noon, Thomson 317. |
| 1:30 PM | Film "No Se Lo Digas a Nadie" (1999, 114 min.) Spanish with English subtitles. Friday Film Series, presented by Latin American Studies. For UW faculty, students and staff only. 1:30 PM, Kane 19. |
| 3:30 PM | Linguistics Colloquium Emily Bender. For more information, contact the Department of Linguistics at (206) 543-2046. Fridays, 3:30 PM, Communications 226. |
| 4:00 PM | Exhibit Opening Reception for Mark Ondrake's exhibit, "Art in Advertising," featuring art history used on book jackets and magazine ads. The exhibit itself runs from Feb. 4-15 in the HUB Gallery. Reception: 4:00-6:00 pm, HUB Gallery. |
| 7:00 PM | **FILM SERIES** The Cultural Revolution Film Series presents "Red Flag Canal" (1972) and "In the Heat of the Sun" (1994). See major milestones of the Chinese film industry, easy-to-view favorites, and rarely seen footage. For further details, call 206-543-3920. Admission: free. Fridays: Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, and 15, 2002. 7 pm, 301 Gowen. |
| Saturday, February 9 | |
| 8:45 AM 6:30 PM | **HUMANITIES SYMPOSIUM** "Remembering the Cultural Revolution," a public symposium in conjunction with the exhibit "Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Artifacts from China's Cultural Revolution," at the Burke Museum from Jan 15-Mar 5. The symposium features academic experts on many aspects of the Cultural Revolution. Presentations include discussions of art and film, elite privilege, and "youth, heroism, and sexuality." Free but preregistration required. For more information, call exhibit co-curator Stevan Harrell (206-543-5344). Feb 9-10, Burke Museum. See complete schedule: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/programs/cultrev.htm |
| 8:00 PM | Ensemble Concert "Computer Music," directed by Richard Karpen. Sponsored by the School of Music. For more information, call (206) 685-8384. 8 pm, Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music. |
| 8:00 PM | Performance UW World Music & Theatre Series: Samul Nori. Since its formation in 1978, the four dynamic dancer/percussionists of Samul Nori (which means "to play four things") have sparked a renaissance in Korea's music scene and garnered worldwide acclaim for their technical mastery and a strong sence of spirituality. Combining spellbinding music with "whirling" dances that sweep across the stage to create beautiful patterns, Samul Nori offers a complete theatrical experience that mirrors the cosmic harmony between heaven, earth, and mankind. Cost: $28. For tickets, call UW Arts Ticket Office: (206) 543-4880. For more information call: (206) 543-1940. 8 PM, Meany Hall. |
| Sunday, February 10 | |
| 9:00 AM 12:30 PM | **HUMANITIES SYMPOSIUM** "Remembering the Cultural Revolution," a public symposium in conjunction with the exhibit "Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Artifacts from China's Cultural Revolution," at the Burke Museum from Jan 15-Mar 5. Symposium features academic experts on many aspects of the Cultural Revolution. Presentations include discussions of art and film, elite privilege, and "youth, heroism, and sexuality." Free but preregistration required. For more information, call exhibit co-curator Stevan Harrell (206-543-5344). Feb 9-10, Burke Museum. See complete schedule: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/programs/cultrev. |
| 1:00 PM | Performance Closing "The Importance of Being Earnest," by Oscar Wilde, directed by Leland Patton. Two young men bend the truth to add excitement to their lives in Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece skewering hypocrisy, smug provincialism and the follies and foibles of the idle rich. Performances: 1/30-2/10, 7PM Wed. & Thurs., 8PM Fri. & Sat., 2PM Sun. $5 Previews; $8 Sun.-Thurs.; $12 Fri. & Sat.; Students w/valid ID always $7; $1 Discount for Seniors/Groups, UW School of Drama, 206-543-4880. 7 PM, Meany Studio Theatre. |