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UConn Humanities Institute
Homer Babbidge Library, 4th Floor
369 Fairfield Way, Unit 1234
Storrs, CT, 06269
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Phone +1 (860) 486-9057
Email: uchi@uconn.edu
Friday, March 29th, 2024
All Day
Homer Babbidge Library
Discover some of the amazing research UConn undergraduates are conducting in the Humanities at the annual student-led Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium (HURS).
Panels will begin around 9am and continue until 5:30pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served, and the event will be followed by a reception with hors d’oeuvres and desserts. See the HURS website for details and an up to date schedule.
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04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
About the Film
A Double Life unravels the mystery of Stephen Bingham’s past as a civil rights activist/lawyer and political fugitive, including his alleged involvement in a 1971 prison rebellion that left six people dead. In the aftermath of this incident, he spent 13 years living underground in Europe under an assumed identity, finally returning in 1984 to stand trial. The film presents a multi-layered portrait of a turbulent era and the role of one individual seeking justice for others and later for himself.
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Speakers
Catherine Masud is an award-winning filmmaker and an Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Digital Media and Design and the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute.
Stephen Bingham, the protagonist of A Double Life, has dedicated his legal career to providing support and advocacy on behalf of the marginalized and disenfranchised.
Luca Falciola is a lecturer in history at Columbia University and the author of Up Against the Law: Radical Lawyers and Social Movements 1960s-1970s.
Sponsors
This event is supported by the Human Rights Film & Digital Media Initiative, a collaborative venture between the Department of Digital Media & Design and the Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs at the Gladstein Family Human Rights, as well as the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages and the Humanities Institute.
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Alex Branzell, Events & Communications Coordinator, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut
MoreTuesday, April 2nd, 2024
12:30 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
The Ping Pong Player and the Professor: A Conversation with the Author
Gene and Georgia Mittelman Lecture
Light kosher lunch served
CO-SPONSORED BY
University of Connecticut Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, Department of Anthropology and Humanities Institute
About the Book
Most Americans view ping pong as either a basement recreation or the focus of a fraternity party drinking game. Yet table tennis is an Olympic sport and one of the most popular athletic activities in the world. The Ping Pong Player and the Professor is a quirky memoir about the adventures of a Jewish anthropologist and his son, an elite player, in the colorful subculture of this extraordinary sport. The tale of their exploits in this hidden world is peppered with anthropological wisdom—the professor can’t help himself—on a range of topics, including ethnicity, religion, sport, family, and how humans create and discover meaning in life. At its core, The Ping Pong Player and the Professor is a heartwarming love story about the relationship between a father and son, two introverts who share a common bond over a nine-foot by five-foot table.
Author’s Bio
Richard Sosis is the James Barnett Professor of Humanistic Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. He is the co-author of Religion Evolving: Cultural, Cognitive, and Ecological Dynamics and Evolutionary Perspectives on Religion and Violence, and co-founder and coeditor of the journal Religion, Brain & Behavior, which publishes research on the bio-cultural study of religion.
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Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Life judaicstudies@uconn.edu
860-486-2271
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
Breanna Bonner will present on, “‘The Space Between Black and Liberation’: Analyzing Black Women’s Experiences of Intersectional Invisibility Within Liberation Movements.” Her project advisor is Evelyn Simien (Political Science).
Nathan Howard will discuss his project, “Homofascism: The Queering of Hate.” His project advisor is Tracy Llanera (Philosophy).
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
The afternoon will be facilitated by Clarissa J. Ceglio, Greenhouse Studios Associate Director of Research and Greenhouse Studios staff. Faculty members and representatives of community and cultural organizations in attendance will work together to generate ideas for collaboration, identify possible grant opportunities, and workshop next steps in the proposal process. Select projects will receive support from UCHI and/or Greenhouse Studios to facilitate moving the grant through the writing, application, and implementation process.
This event is the first in a series designed to offer multiple forms of support for viable grant proposals in the humanities. Lunch will be included.
This event will be held in the UCHI Conference Room. A detailed itinerary will be circulated in the weeks before the event.
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