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SPRING 2008

January

23rd-  Edith Balas—Hoka-Néni Symphony Project
           12:00 noon, CFA 303
           *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

24th, 25th - Michael Bérubé—Presentation: What Happened to Cultural Studies? and a symposium on
                    qualitative research
                    7:00-9:00pm on the 24th, Fisher Hall 719 (Duquesne University)
                    10:00am-noon on the 25th, Berger Gallery-207 College Hall (Duquesne University)
                    For more information: http://www.ciqr.duq.edu/index.html

28th-  Dave Eggers, Visiting Writers Series
           8:00pm, Adamson Wing
           *Sponsored by English Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

31st-  M.L. (Missy) Cummings—The Social and Ethical Impact of Automated Decision Support Designs
          4:30pm, Adamson Wing (Baker Hall 136A)
          *Sponsored by the Humanities Scholars Program and the Program in International Relations*
          (Carnegie Mellon)

February

6th-   Elaine A. King—Ethics and the Visual Arts
         4:30pm, Hunt Library-Fine and Rare Book Room, 4th Floor
         *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

8th-   Joseph E. Inikori, CAUSE Speakers Series—“Serving the Cause of Humanity without Hurting the           Advance of Global Capitalism: Reflections on the Ending of the Atlantic Slave Trade”
          4:30-6:30pm, Location: TBA
          *Sponsored by the History Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

13th-  Eden McNutt, Visiting Writers Series
          8:00pm, Adamson Wing
          *Sponsored by English Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

20th-  Beryl Schlossman—Art, History, and Images of the Feminine in Baudelaire's Paris
          12:00 noon, CFA 303
          *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

21st-  Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo—Miinds, Mechanisms, and Computers
          4:30pm, Steinberg Auditorium, Baker Hall A53
          *Sponsored by the Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

27th-  Philip Gourevitch, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
          William Block Sr. Writer
          8:30pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
          *Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh*

March

5th-   Elmaz Abinader, Andrew Lam, Tim Bascam, Sonia Nazario, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh          Contemporary Writers Series
         Discussion: Writing and Social Responsibility
         6:00pm, 501 Cathedral of Learning
         *Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh*

6th-   Matthew Reynolds—How to Look at the Corner of Hollywood and Vine
         4:30 pm, Location: TBA
         *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

26th- Osman Khan—Return to Sender
         12:00 noon, CFA 303
         *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

April

2nd-    Jon Rubin—Tent Show TV
           12:00 noon, CFA 303
           *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

3rd-    Guglielmo Tamburrini, Universita di Napoli Federico II—Mutual Knowledge and the Ethics of
           Human-Robot Interaction
           4:30 pm, Steinberg Auditorium, Baker Hall A53
           *Sponsored by the Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

4th-6th, 11th-15th - Faces of Mechanization Film Festival (details will be posted soon)

11th-  G. Derek Musgrove, CAUSE Speakers Series—“The Forced Realignment from Above and Below:
          State Repression of Black Elected Officials and Voters in Alabama, 1981-2000”
          4:30-6:30pm, Location: TBA
          *Sponsored by the History Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

12th-  A Rediscovered Piano Sonata by Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988)
          Lecture/Recital with Franco Sciannameo and pianist Donna Amato
          4:00 pm, Frick Auditorium-University of Pittsburgh
          *Co-sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Center for the Arts in Society, the Societá Dante Alighieri, and
          the University of Pittsburgh*

24th-  Helen Nissenbaum, New York University—Values in Design
          4:30 pm, Steinberg Auditorium, Baker Hall A53
          *Sponsored by the Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

May

2nd-   Russell Banks, Visiting Writers Series
          8:00pm, Adamson Wing
          *Sponsored by English Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

PREVIOUS EVENTS - FALL 2007

September

12th-     Omer Akin, School of Architecture—Can Architects Write?
             12:00 noon, CFA 303
             *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

20th-     David Harvey, University Lecture Series—Geographies of Globalization
             4:3pm, Adamson Wing
             *Sponsored by English Dept/LCS* (Carnegie Mellon)

24th-     Roberta Klatzky, Journeys Series—Waiting for Life to Happen
             4:30-6:30pm, Adamson Wing
             *Sponsored by the Pychology Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

27th-     Jonathan Sawday, University Lecture Series—Calculating Engines: Minds, Bodies, Sex and               Machines on the Eve of the Enlightenment
              4:30pm, Adamson Wing
              *Sponsored by The Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

October

1st-    George Saunders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
           Short stories
           8:30pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
           *Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh*
     
2nd-   Hilary Robinson—Reading Art, Reading Irigaray
          4:30pm, Hunt Library-Fine and Rare Book Room
          *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

5th -   Balafon West African Dance & Drumming Ensemble
          6:00pm, CFA-Kresge Recital Hall
          *Co-sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society & the School of Music (Carnegie Mellon)

11th-  Robert Myers, American University in Beirut-Playing with History: Political Theatre in Europe, the
          U.S. and the Midde East
          4:30pm, Richard Rauh Theater-Purnell Center
          *Co-sponsored by The Humanities Center, the Humanities Scholars Program,
          and the School of Drama* (Carnegie Mellon)

11th-  Lalo Alcaraz, , University Lecture Series—Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote
          4:30pm, McConomy Auditorium, University Center (Carnegie Mellon)

12th-  Laurence Glasco, CAUSE Speakers Series—“K. Leroy Irvis and Barack Obama:
          The Sources of Success”
          4:30-6:30pm, Baker Hall A53, Steinberg Auditorium
          *Sponsored by the History Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

15th-  Norton Wise, University Lecture Series—Why Were Victorian Automata Female?
          12:00pm, Rangos 1, University Center
          *Sponsored by The Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

          Dick Tucker, Modern Languages, Journeys Series—A Journey Through Languages
          4:30pm, Adamson Wing, Baker Hall (Carnegie Mellon)

17th-  Kirk Nesset, Hillary Masters, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
          Dave Heinz Literature Prize Reading
          7:30pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
          *Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh*

18th-  Nicolas Brown, Author of Utopian Generations: The Political Horizon of
          Twentieth-Century Literature
          Time & Date TBA
          *LCS Colloquium Series* (Carnegie Mellon)

24th   Andrew Johnson, School of Art—PED.Rio
          12:00 noon, CFA 303
          *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

26th-  H&SS Homecoming Reception (Carnegie Mellon)
           3:30-5:00pm, Coffee Lounge on the ground floor of Baker Hall
           *information found: http://www.hss.cmu.edu/hssevents.html *

          CAS Campus Art Crawl (Carnegie Mellon)
          1:00pm, begins in Hoch Commons, second floor-University Center
          *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society*

November

2nd-   Dr. Susan Pennypacker—“Imperialism and 'Transnational' Histories: Sources and Recent Approaches”
          12:00-1:20pm, Baker Hall 246
          *Sponsored by the History Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

         Joel Mokyr, University Lecture Series—Mechanization, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial          Revolution in Britain
         4:30pm, Adamson Wing
         *Sponsored by The Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

8th-   Don Lee, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
          Novelist, Fred R. Brown Literary Award
          8:30pm, 343 Alumni Hall
          *Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh*

9th-   Kimberly Sims, CAUSE Speakers Series—“We Already Have the Italian Squad, Why Not the Colored          Squad?”: Race and Law Enforcement in Early Twentieth Century New York”
         4:30-6:30pm, Baker Hall A53, Steinberg Auditorium
         *Sponsored by the History Dept* (Carnegie Mellon)

12th-  Simon During, Editor of The Cultural Studies Reader and author of Cultural Studies:
           A Critical Introduction
           Time and place TBA
           *LCS Colloquium Series* (Carnegie Mellon)

13th-   Riccardo Schulz, School of Music—Diapason d'Or Award-winning recorded performance of
           George Crumb's Black Angels and Makrokosmos III
           4:30pm, CFA-Alumni Concert Hall
           *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

14th-  Beryl Schlossman, Department of Modern Languages—Art, History, and Images of the Feminine in
          Baudelaire's Paris
          12:00 noon, CFA 303
          *Sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society* (Carnegie Mellon)

15th-  Fillipo Tommaso Marinetti and Luigi Russoio, University Lecture Series—Italian Futurism
          4:30pm, Adamson Wing
          *Sponsored by The Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

29th-  Martin Davis, University Lecture Series—Alan Turning’s Computers and Our Computers
          4:30pm, Adamson Wing
          *Sponsored by The Humanities Center* (Carnegie Mellon)

December

6th-   Germaine Williams, University Lecture Series—What Place for Artists?  Cultural Development in           Pittsburgh since 1943
          4:30pm, Adamson Wing, Baker Hall (Carnegie Mellon)

Links

Humanities Departments:

   English
   History
   Philosophy
   Modern Languages

College of Humanities and
Social Sciences

Center for the Arts in Society

The Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy