Upcoming Events
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The Social Dynamics of High-risk Opioid-seeking Behavior: Lunch with Sociologist Brea Perry
What are the social dynamics that influence opioid-seeking behaviors? What are the ways in which knowledge of social dynamics can be utilized in responding to the opioid epidemic? In what ways does the communal intertwine with individual choices and behaviors? Professor Brea Perry has studied opioid dependence in rural and urban communities. She brings a wealth of experience and research to issues that are threats to individuals and communities throughout Indiana and the USA. RSVP REQUIRED.
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Special Edition Coffee Hour: Making Career Your Passion
Follow-up to mediated discussion on "Making Career Your Passion." Jay Krutulis and Erica Sutton are two HHC alumni with unique life paths to share how they have been able to combine career and passion after completing school. From attorney to winemaker, from medical doctor to creator of free surgery and outpatient services for those who are uninsured or underinsured, and then onward to Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Affiliations at Morehouse School of Medicine, these two Hutton Honors College alumni have created paths for themselves that combine their learned expertise and their loves and commitments. How did they do it? RSVP REQUIRED.
While at IU, these alumni will also participate in a Mediated Discussion will be held in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) on March 5th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, with a reception following the talk. The reception will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in the IMU University Club.
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Fulbright Info Session
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The Ethics of Internet Governance and Information Flows
What are the ways in which technology is socially constructed? In what ways does technology influence outcomes in government and society? What are the opportunities and constraints of the internet? Join Dr. Hans Klein in a conversation about the internet, information flows, social justice, and governance (writ large and small). RSVP REQUIRED.
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How can Media Unite or Divide?
How does one deal with isolation? How does one deal with individual alienation in the midst of a multiplural society? How can multimedia and the arts be used to bridge distances between people and begin dialogues and understanding? Interdisciplinary artist, author, engineer, designer, playwright, and comedian Jonathan (Jonny) Sun has created a variety of expressions and approaches to begin answering these questions. Join us in a conversation prior to his talk at the Whittenberger Auditorium in the IMU. RSVP REQUIRED.
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The Economics and Ethics of Climate Change
How much of the difficulties of economic methods to deal with climate change are technical vs. ethicalt? How do the values of individuals, markets, and governments interact? Professor Marco Casari researches projects studying the foundations of cooperation in societies. His work has broad applicability, extending from relationships among individuals in local social dilemmas to identifying the obstacles in overcoming global climate change. Join Professor Casari on a conversation about his research and its implications for policy and governance. RSVP REQUIRED.
Further information on Professor Casari's research can be found on his website.While at IU, Professor Casari will be speaking at the Ostrom Workshop on March 30th, from 12:00-1:00 pm, on the topic "When Governing the Commons Can Harm Gender Equality." The Ostrom Workshop is at 9th & Park.
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Art and the Transformation of States
How do art, culture, history, and nature shape and reflect individual and communal identity? What are the fluid boundaries between art, horticulture, and mythology? How does an individual, or a community, create a narrative of themselves in the world by which to live and grow? Join us for a conversation with Brazilian installation artist Rodrigo Bueno, artist in residence at the Collins Living Learning Center during Spring 2020, to explore how aesthetics, nature, identity, and the environment are inextricably wound together. RSVP REQUIRED.
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Patten Supper with Dame Alison Richard
To be announced!
While at IU, Dame Richard will be giving two lectures
- 3/31 Madagascar: Journeys Through Time from 7:30–9:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall, Franklin Hall
- 4/02 Partnership in Practice: Making Conservation Work in Madagascar from 7:30–9:00 p.m. in Presidents Hall, Franklin Hall
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Dinner with Acclaimed Folklorist Henry Glassie
How does one study a culture that is not one's own? How does one engage with communities and cultures across time and varied geographies? How does one approach vernacular arts and artists in different countries and cultures to learn individual and communal practices? A lifetime of close, and long-term, ethnographic work are among the hallmarks of scholar and researcher Dr. Henry Glassie's career. From early adulthood, through a rich and long career, and on beyond "retirement," Dr. Glassie has engaged with the artists and arts of the many communities he has studied and lived with around the world. RSVP REQUIRED.
One of Dr. Glassie's former students, folklorist and Academy Award winner (The Stone Carvers - 1985) Marjorie Hunt will also be in attendance.The film "Henry Glassie: Field Work" by Irish director Pat Collins is still working its way through the international film festival circuit, yet there will be a one-time only showing at the IU Cinema on Monday, April 13, at 7:00pm. The film is free, but a ticket is required. There is a chance that the film will sell out. You can pick up free tickets at the IU Auditorium or online through their website.
Online tickets: https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/screening/2020-spring-program-monday-april-13-700pm
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