The UA College of Humanities offers community access to the best of its faculty and research during the fiftth annual Humanities Week, October 15-19. Come discover the surprising range of issues examined in the humanities, in a series of free lectures and events on the UA campus. From current politics to historical discourse, film-making to digital culture, College of Humanities faculty and notable guests bring expertise and thoughtful insight to both critical and timeless issues.

Where: Helen S. Schaefer Building, home to the UA Poetry Center and the Humanities Seminars Program, 1508 E. Helen Street (at Vine Avenue), UA campus
When: Back-to-back lectures and events October 15-19, 2012, Monday through Friday
Parking: Parking for a fee at the Highland Avenue Garage, Helen Street at Vine Ave., across from the Helen S. Schaefer Bldg. Zone one parking lots are free starting at 5:00pm.
Cost: Free
Contact: Helen Gomez Bernard
hbernard [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu
520.626.4319

Schedule of Events

Monday, October 15

4:15 to 6:00 p.m.
Personality Politics: How Persona Plays into our Political Thinking
Presented by Thomas P. Miller, Dept. of English with Kate Kenski, Dept. of Communication, School of Government & Public Policy and Kevin Coe, Dept. of Communication
Light reception "A Policital PARTY" @ 4:15 followed by PANEL DISCUSSION @ 5:00

Tuesday, October 16

4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
UofA-TUBE: Turning Language Students into Film Makers 
Presented by Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese (with popcorn!)

Wednesday, October 17

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Listen Closely: Lyric Voices from Dada to Nicki Minaj
Presented by John Melillo, Dept. of English

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
There's an App for That?: The Evolution of Humanities
Presented by Bryan Carter, Africana Studies Program

Thursday, October 18

4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Technological Sublime: Virtual Money & Physical Violence: Suarez¹s Daemon & Freedom
Presented by visiting Professor Kathrine Hayles, Duke University

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
A Meme¹s Memory: A Meditation on the Viral Spread of Ideas
Presented by Ken S. McAllister, Dept. of English

Friday, October 19

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
DANTE #&@%!: Dante¹s Poetry of Insult
Presented by Fabian Alfie, Dept. of French & Italian

4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Sins of the Father: Nazi Progeny in the Postwar Era
Presented by Thomas Kovach, Dept. of German Studies

6:15 to 9:00 p.m.
Moscow is Burning!: Russian Poetry, Music, and Mayhem
Presented by the Dept. of Russian & Slavic Studies