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DTSTAMP:20160316T171311
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Accent Elimination
DESCRIPTION:About Accent Elimination\n\nNina Katchadourian’s work Accent Elimination\, the last installation in the Institute’s Year of Conversions\, meanders and parses through our notions of identity. Katchadourian considers the ongoing quandary of where we really come from\, who we are\, trying to isolate our sense of ourselves in counterpoint with the way people define or judge us based upon their assumptions. It is\, of course\, the unique combination of things that offers our most comprehensive and authentic self-reflection\, not one thing or another\, and this amalgamation is to some degree indecipherable.\n\n\nAlthough they have lived in the United States for over 45 years\, Katchadourian’s foreign-born parents both have distinctive but hard-to-place accents that the artist has never been able to imitate correctly. Inspired by posters around New York advertising courses in “accent elimination\,” Katchadourian decided to hire a professional who could teach her to speak in each of her parents’ accents and teach them to speak with a so-called “standard American accent.” Katchadourian and her parents took intensive lessons with accent coach Sam Chwat at his office every other day for several weeks\, and also practiced in the artist’s studio between lessons. They worked with two scripts: one written by her mother and the other by her father\, both modeled on the typical conversation that each of them has when talking with a stranger who notices an accent and is curious about its origins.\n\nKatchadourian plays the part of the stranger. The dialogues are first performed in everyone’s natural accents\, then at the end of the piece\, after much practice and struggle\, they attempt to perform the\nsame scripts—in the best version they can muster—of their new accents.\n\nIn light of recent and all-too-familiar seismic political shifts consumed with “otherness\,” and building walls rather than bringing them down\, Accent Elimination feels especially prescient. It reminds us there\nare so many layers that comprise our cultural identities\, stacked up like markers\, artifacts of our points of origin as well as our extraordinary journeys. It is an ongoing and painstaking process as to what we save and what we lose along the way by choice\, necessity\, or circumstance. And in all of this\, perhaps we discover ourselves on common ground.\n\nAccent Elimination was included at the 2015 Venice Biennale in the Armenian pavilion\, which won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation. Nina Katchadourian is represented by Catharine Clark Gallery.\n\nNina Katchadourian’s University of Michigan visit is the result of a collaboration between the Institute for the Humanities and the Armenian Studies Program.
UID:28557-2757611@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28557
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,History,Language,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20160512T143154
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Extreme Time
DESCRIPTION:Think you know all about time?  What about things that happen in femtoseconds or eons?  Time in the natural world is so extreme\, you can’t even perceive most of its scale unaided. You’ll be amazed by the types of time you can explore in our new exhibit\, and learn more about everyday time and how we measure it\, too!  The exhibit is open!
UID:27873-2579419@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27873
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Museum
LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building
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DTSTAMP:20160516T143933
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Leisure and Luxury in the Age of Nero:  The Villas of Oplontis near Pompeii - February 19-May 15\, 2016
DESCRIPTION:Organized in cooperation with the Archaeological Superintendency of Pompeii and the Oplontis Project at the University of Texas\, this international traveling exhibition explores the lavish lifestyle and economic interests of some of ancient Rome’s wealthiest and most powerful citizens\, who vacationed along the Bay of Naples. Julius Caesar\, Cicero\, Augustus\, and Nero all owned villas in this region. With more than 200 objects on loan from Italy\, the exhibition focuses on two structures at Oplontis that were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. One is an enormous luxury villa that may once have belonged to the family of Nero’s second wife Poppaea. The other is a nearby commercial-residential complex—a center for the trade in wine and other produce of villa lands. Together these two establishments speak eloquently of the ways in which the Roman elite built\, maintained\, and displayed their vast wealth\, political power\, and social prestige. In presenting a selection of impressive works of art along with ordinary utilitarian objects\, the exhibition also calls attention to Roman disparities of wealth\, social class\, and consumption. Such disparities were as problematic for Roman society as they are for ours today.\n\nThis exhibition in Ann Arbor will remain open to the public until May 15\, 2016. It will also be shown at the Museum of the Rockies at the Montana State University\, Bozeman (June 17-December 31\, 2016) and the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton\, Massachusetts (February 3-August 13\, 2017).\n\nOplontis inv. 73412a: Image of gold and emerald necklace courtesy of Pio Foglia\, Fotographica Foglia s.a.s.
UID:27780-2561792@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27780
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Meader Gallery, Second Floor of Upjohn Exhibit Wing
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DTSTAMP:20160311T101809
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T170000
SUMMARY:Other:Service Cords for Graduating Students
DESCRIPTION:Our goal is to recognize students at graduation that have -- through voluntary service\, activism and advocacy\, or other forms of civic engagement -- helped address or make positive change around a specific social issue in partnership with economically or socially marginalized communities beyond campus.\n\nLearn more and apply here: ginsberg.umich.edu/servicecords
UID:29629-3155146@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/29629
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Commencement,Community Service,Social Impact,Social Justice,Volunteer
LOCATION:Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
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DTSTAMP:20160215T121538
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T090700
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:2016 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Thesis exhibitions by Stamps second-year graduate students are featured at Slusser Gallery\, Work Gallery\, and the Argus II Building in Ann Arbor from March 11 - April 2\, 2016.\n\nSlusser Gallery: 2000 Bonisteel Blvd.\, Ann Arbor\nOpening Reception: March 11\, 4:30 – 6:30 pm\nClara McClenon: Farther Along\nEmily Schiffer: Haul\nAlisa Yang: Sleeping with the Devil\n\nWork Gallery: 306 State St.\, Ann Arbor\nOpening Reception: March 11\, 6 - 8 pm\nCarolyn Clayton: Chain of Contagion\n\nArgus II Building: 400 4th St.\, Ann Arbor\nOpening Reception: March 11\, 7:30 - 9:30 pm\nNate Morgan: Mouth at All Ends\nJon Verney: Thermophile\nAlisa Yang: Please Come Again\nYoosamu: Unoriginal original\n\nFor full information\, see: 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
UID:28933-2904436@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28933
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20160229T085728
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibit: A Cloth of Earth and Sky
DESCRIPTION:Every culture has found ways to restore body\, mind\, and spirit in nature. In this exhibit\, African-American quilters from the Great Lakes region interpret how plants\, gardens\, and nature are embedded in cultural awareness and expressions of health. The exhibit includes contemporary works that express cultural legacy based in the art of quilting related to individual and shared healing. Students from Flint's Eagle's Nest Academy also contributed works for display in the exhibit. Sponsored by the Great Lakes African American Quilters Network & Matthaei-Nichols
UID:27086-3056175@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27086
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Culture,Environment,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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DTSTAMP:20151118T144634
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:From Christianity to Islam: Egypt between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
DESCRIPTION:Selected papyri from the University of Michigan's Papyrology Collection illustrate the government\, society\, and religious culture of Egypt during its transition from Byzantine Christian to Arab Islamic rule (4th to 8th centuries AD). Texts Greek\, Coptic Egyptian\, and Arabic\, many never before on public display\, further highlight the richness and diversity of the U-M Collection.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10am to 5pm.
UID:26651-2127442@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/26651
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space
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DTSTAMP:20160122T140148
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T113000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Research Resources
DESCRIPTION:Learn about resources available from the CoE Office of Research by Associate Dean Dawn Tilbury. Tips on proposal writing strategies (including how to choose the right opportunities) will be offered\, as will an overview of corporate\, foundation\, and government relations.
UID:28306-2701552@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28306
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar
LOCATION:Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr - Johnson Rooms
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DTSTAMP:20151221T130506
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T120000
SUMMARY:Other:Voices Valiant
DESCRIPTION:Voices Valiant is a vocal music ensemble at the University of Michigan for adults over the age of 50.\n\nThis chorus is designed for adults who:\n-- love to sing\n-- enjoy learning through music\n-- enjoy the social community that music can provide want to improve their mental and physical health through music. \n\nThere is no audition necessary.\n\nVoices Valiant will rehearse in three cycles in 2015-16: Fall Cycle\, Winter Cycle\, and Spring Cycle. Each cycle consists of 10 rehearsals and a performance. Whether you have experience reading music and singing in a choir\, or if this is your first choral experience\, you will enjoy being a member of this unique group.\n\n2015-16 repertoire theme: Everything Old is New Again!
UID:27464-2424735@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/27464
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Culture,Lifelong Learning,Music,Networking,Retirement
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Chapel
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DTSTAMP:20160404T105502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Albert Kahn: Under Construction
DESCRIPTION:In the past two decades there has been a tremendous swell of interest in Detroit architect Albert Kahn (1869–1942)\, arguably the most important architect of American industrialization. Albert Kahn: Under Construction focuses on the remarkable archive of photographs assembled by Albert Kahn Associates while building the powerhouses of American industry\, from the Highland Park Ford Plant to the Willow Run Bomber Plant. Shot by an array of professional photographers based mainly in Detroit\, these often striking documentary images were a novel strategy for conveying information about the daily progress of construction to busy managers at the main office. The exhibition foregrounds the photographic series as a way of illustrating change over time—showing buildings as they grew on site—and Kahn’s innovative solutions to the architectural challenges of his day.\n\n**Special hours Sundays: 12–5pm\, CLOSED Mondays
UID:29456-3120376@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/29456
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Art,Exhibition,Museum,UMMA
LOCATION:Museum of Art
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DTSTAMP:20160202T134236
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Xu Weixin: Monumental Portraits
DESCRIPTION:The first major U.S. exhibition of the accomplished Chinese artist Xu Weixin (b. 1958)\, Xu Weixin: Monumental Portraits will focus on two of his acclaimed\, large-size portrait series: Miner Portraits and Chinese Historical Figures: 1966–1976. The subjects in Miner Portraits are coal miners working in harsh conditions in contemporary China. Chinese Historical Figures: 1966–1976 depicts people who lived—known and unknown\, and some of whom eventually perished—during the turbulent time of the Cultural Revolution. By portraying these individuals with monumentality and poignant realism\, Xu Weixin brings our focus to their lives and ordeals\, inviting an emotional connection. Reflecting the artist’s deep interest in the human condition\, these single-person portraits challenge our expectations and compel us to see beyond official narratives of historical events and social conditions. Xu Weixin is currently a professor of painting and the former executive dean of the School of Arts\, Renmin University\, Beijing.
UID:28691-2810480@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/28691
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Chinese Studies,Exhibition,International,Museum,UMMA
LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20180214T112321
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T130000
SUMMARY:Other:2016 Willie Hobbs Moore Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:This annual event is organized to honor Dr. Moore\, who became the first African-American woman to earn a BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Electrical Engineering at Michigan\, and the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D.  in Physics at any institution.
UID:50058-11630745@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50058
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Award,Engineering,Rackham,Science
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Assembly Hall
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DTSTAMP:20160318T121811
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Economic History
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThis paper evaluates Wilson’s (1987) argument that the race differential in the frequency of marriage results from a shortage of marriageable men in the African-American community. Previous investigators have approached this problem by measuring the local availability of eligible male marriage partners for black women. These studies have found a comparatively small but significant impact of the availability of marriageable black men on black women’s marriage rates. My analysis simplifies the problem by evaluating the effects of economic characteristics of young white and black men on their own marriage behavior since 1960. I use multiple standardization and decomposition methods to assess the impact of race differences in income\, occupation\, employment status\, institutional residence\, and education. I estimate that these factors can explain most of the race difference in marriage over the period as a whole.
UID:25685-1833027@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/25685
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Economics,History,seminar
LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 265 (Foster Library)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20160318T130836
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Health\, History\, Demography and Development (H2D2)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThis paper evaluates Wilson’s (1987) argument that the race differential in the frequency of marriage results from a shortage of marriageable men in the African-American community. Previous investigators have approached this problem by measuring the local availability of eligible male marriage partners for black women. These studies have found a comparatively small but significant impact of the availability of marriageable black men on black women’s marriage rates. My analysis simplifies the problem by evaluating the effects of economic characteristics of young white and black men on their own marriage behavior since 1960. I use multiple standardization and decomposition methods to assess the impact of race differences in income\, occupation\, employment status\, institutional residence\, and education. I estimate that these factors can explain most of the race difference in marriage over the period as a whole.
UID:25684-1833026@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/25684
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Economics,History,seminar
LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 265 (Foster Library)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20160223T121531
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160322T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ah humanity!
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the 54th Ann Arbor Film Festival\, Ernst Karel will present his collaborative project Ah humanity! at the Work Gallery\, 306 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, from March 15 - April 1. Ah humanity! was created by Karel in conjunction with Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing- Taylor.\n\nAn installation for video and four-channel audio\, Ah humanity! reflects on the fragility and folly of humanity in the age of the Anthropocene. Taking the 3/11/11 disaster of Fukushima as its point of departure\, it evokes an apocalyptic vision of modernity\, and our predilection for historical amnesia and futuristic flights of fancy. The images were shot on a telephone through a handheld telescope\, at once close to and far from its subject\, while the audio composition combines empty excerpts from Japanese genbaku and related film soundtracks\, audio recordings from seismic laboratories\, and location sound. He will present a talk about the work at the gallery at 3pm on Thursday\, March 17th.
UID:29143-3004173@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/29143
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Film
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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