Humanities Retrievers Events

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Feb
16

Sounding Botany Bay

An exhibition on how humans have changed a unique Australian

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

February 16, 2016, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

Timothy Nohe will introduce audiences to the deeply woven human narrative of Botany Bay, Australia in this American debut exhibition. The artist worked in Australia from 2006-2007 while on an...

Dec
9

Waffle Day!

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Scholar Study Room

Date & Time

December 9, 2015, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Hum Scholars, Waffle Day is Wednesday, December 9! Stop by for delicious waffles in the study room in the PAHB!

Nov
11

W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

November 11, 2015, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Description

W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture  Linked Fates and Great Expectations: Revisiting Post-Colonial Africa and African-American Life through Diasporic Literature Dinaw Mengestu, MacArthur Fellow, acclaimed...

Sep
24

Dear White People

Film screening and conversation

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 132

Date & Time

September 24, 2015, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Description

Kimberly Moffitt, Dresher Center Fellow and Associate Professor of American Studies, UMBC  Damon Turner, Adjunct Professor in Africana Studies, UMBC and PhD Candidate in African American History,...