Look to the humanities for thoughtful and exciting ways to interpret our “places” in time.

The UA College of Humanities offers community access to the best of its faculty and research during the fourth annual Humanities Week, October 17-21. Come discover the surprising range of issues examined in the humanities, in a concentrated offering of free lectures and events on the UA campus.

From literature to urbanization, religion to music, College of Humanities faculty and notable guests bring expertise and civil discourse to both critical and timeless issues. Don’t miss hearing and enjoying this special fall offering for the Tucson community.

• 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 17-21, 2011, 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: Pat Brooks, Director, External Affairs
  pbrooks [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu (subject: Humanities%20Week%202011)
  520.626.4319

Schedule of Events

Monday, October 17

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Conservative Evangelicals in American Politics:  Reflections from the Field
Presented by Karen Seat of the Religious Studies Department

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
[A Guide to] Getting Lost in Labyrinths
Presented by Ander Monson of the Department of English
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/gettinglostinlabyrinths

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Thomas Mullen's The Last Town on Earth as a Post-9/11 Historical Novel
Presented by Jerrold Hogle of the Department of English and the UA Reads Project
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/lasttownonearth

Tuesday, October 18

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The Language We Dance In:  Story, Social Meaning, and Identity in Africa
Presented by Praise Zenenga of the Africana Studies Program
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/languagewedancein

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
A Good Plan Gone Bad:  Unintended Consequences of Urban Planning in Madrid
Presented by Malcolm Compitello of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/madridurbanplanning

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The Marketability of Marlene Dietrich in Post-Wall Germany
Presented by Barbara Kosta of the Department of German Studies
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/marlenedietrich

Wednesday, October 19

3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Not Just a Pretty Face:  Helen of Sparta and Egypt, Not Troy
Presented by Bella Vivante of the Department of Classics
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/helenofsparta

5:15 to 6:45 p.m.
Poetry and Music:  A Reading by the German Writer, Thomas Kunst
Presented by the Department of German Studies
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/thomaskunst

Thursday, October 20

7:00 p.m.
Reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz
Coordinated by the University of Arizona Poetry Center

Friday, October 21

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and the Modernist Movement
Presented by Charles Scruggs of the Department of English
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/hemingwaypresentation

4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Islam and the French Republic: The Affair of the Muslim Headscarf (1989-2004)
Presented by Carine Bourget of the Department of French and Italian

7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Russian Fantasia:  Folklore, Farce, Fairytales in Readings and Music
Presented by the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies
Link to video recording: http://vimeo.com/uahumanities/russianfantasia