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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:TeaTalks
DESCRIPTION:Join the Michigan Robotics Department for a series of empowering and enlightening conversations aimed at fostering a vibrant and supportive community. These gatherings are designed to create a welcoming environment where all voices are heard and respected. We will explore the intersections of robotics and personal identity\, and emphasize the importance of embracing varied perspectives\, experiences\, and backgrounds. Together\, we strive to ensure that everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive.
UID:141603-21889077@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141603
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Multicultural,Networking,Well-being
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300
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DTSTAMP:20251016T144708
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T173000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:FAST Lecture | Archive Archaeology at Karanis: Recontextualizing the Michigan Documentation
DESCRIPTION:Although far from modern standards\, the University of Michigan excavations at Karanis (1924–1935) employed advanced recording techniques for their time. Documenting the site’s evolution through a system of “levels\,” the excavators left behind a dense archival record of photographs\, tables\, notes\, drawings\, plans\, artifact inventories\, and survey results. Housed at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology\, this documentation has been consulted for a century but never systematically analyzed or disseminated. The most authoritative source remains an unfinished manuscript by Enoch Peterson (a professor at Michigan from 1924 to 1962)\, never published or made publicly available.\n\nToday\, a revival of interest in Karanis has created a demand for better curation and accessibility of these records. In response\, researchers at the Kelsey Museum are leading a digital initiative with two objectives. First\, drawing upon legacy survey data and new radiocarbon results\, we are using the game engine Unity to reconstruct and reinterpret the site’s chronological evolution in three dimensions. Second\, we are transforming Peterson’s manuscript and related materials into an interactive\, open-access resource. These collaborative efforts between Kelsey researchers\, staff\, graduate\, and undergraduate students go beyond digitization\, requiring the restructuring and reassessment of excavation data within an updated framework. \n\nAs we integrate new insights and methodologies\, our work sometimes calls the Michigan excavators’ original interpretations into question. This raises the need to balance faithful preservation of archival materials with that of reassessing the excavation results through contemporary archaeological lenses. This lecture explores the challenges and possibilities of conducting “archive archaeology” at Karanis\, creating new tools for exploring\, cross-referencing\, and reinterpreting this essential legacy dataset.\n\nTyler Johnson is a postdoctoral fellow with the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. He completed his PhD at the University of Michigan in 2023\, focusing on the transformation of domestic buildings during Late Antiquity in the region around Rome. He has conducted fieldwork at Gabii\, Italy\, since 2013\, where he now serves as director of topography and digital data. Tyler has also participated in a range of excavations and digital humanities projects in Italy\, Albania\, and the United States. His specializations include 3D modeling\, database curation\, and the use of game engines and graphical interfaces in archaeological and cultural heritage research. At the Kelsey\, Tyler is a member of the AGROS project\, an international collaboration investigating ancient diet through the analysis of organic materials from Karanis\, Egypt\, where the University of Michigan carried out excavations in the 1920s and 1930s. His work focuses on the archaeological contextualization of organic samples selected for chemical analysis\, integrating the complex records of this legacy dataset with new methods in 3D modeling and data visualization.\n\nFAST (Field Archaeology Series on Thursday) Lectures are free and open to the public. This event will take place in Room 125 of the Kelsey Museum’s Newberry Hall. Light refreshments and food will be provided at 5:30 PM\, with the lecture starting at 6:00 PM.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:140748-21887564@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140748
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa,Ancient Egypt,Archaeology,excavation,Free,Graduate Students,History,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Museum,Research,technology
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 125
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DTSTAMP:20250915T121520
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251113T173000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Narsiso Martinez
DESCRIPTION:Narsiso Martinez is a visual artist whose drawings\, paintings\, and mixed-media installations center the lives and labor of farmworkers in the United States. Martinez worked in the agricultural fields of Washington state—a formative experience that would later shape the core of his artistic practice. After completing his education in Los Angeles\, culminating in an MFA in Drawing and Painting from California State University Long Beach\, Martinez developed a body of work that reflects the dignity\, hardship\, and invisibility of the workers who harvest America’s food.\nMartinez is best known for his powerful portraits rendered on discarded produce boxes collected from grocery stores\, which he transforms into evocative\, layered compositions. His work draws from the visual language of 1930s Social Realism\, updated through a contemporary lens and materials that speak to both economic precarity and cultural resilience. By incorporating found objects and working at the intersection of figuration\, installation\, and sculpture\, Martinez calls attention to the dissonance between agricultural abundance and the exploitation of those who make it possible. His art challenges viewers to consider the systems behind the food they consume\, and the people whose labor sustains them—many of whom remain undocumented and unprotected.\nIn this talk\, Martinez will share the personal history that informs his practice\, from his journey as a farmworker to his development as an artist. He will discuss the evolution of his use of unconventional materials\, the political and emotional layers embedded in his subject matter\, and the importance of bearing witness through art. Whether painting directly onto cardboard or building immersive installations\, Martinez’s work offers a poignant meditation on labor\, identity\, and the complicated narratives embedded in the American agricultural landscape.\nPresented in partnership with the Institute for the Humanities.\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public.
UID:137424-21880227@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137424
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20250825T101203
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reading and Q&A with Maya Binyam
DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): http://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters25\n\nZell Visiting Writers Series readings and Q&As are free and open to the public and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in UMMA's Stern Auditorium). Seats are offered on a first come\, first served basis\; please arrive early to secure a spot.\n\nMaya Binyam is the author of *Hangman*\, which received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize\, the Dublin Literary Award\, and the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. She was a 2024 National Book Foundation “5-under-35” honoree\, and is the recipient of the 2025 Bard Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in the *Paris Review*\, the *New Yorker*\, *Best American Short Stories*\, and elsewhere. \n\nShe previously taught in the New School’s Creative Writing and Critical Journalism Program\, and in the literature department of Claremont McKenna College. She was a Senior Editor of the *New Inquiry* and *Triple Canopy*\, and currently serves as an advisory editor of the *Paris Review*. Her work has been supported by Blue Mountain Center\, Marble House Project\, and Headlands Center for the Arts\, where she received the McLaughlin Children’s Trust Award. She lives in Los Angeles. \n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Diaper changing tables are available in nearby restrooms. Gender-inclusive restrooms are available on the second floor of the Museum\, accessible via the stairs\, or in nearby Hatcher Graduate Library (Floors 3\, 4\, 5\, and 6). The Hatcher Library also offers a reflection room (4th Floor South Stacks)\, and a lactation room (Room 13W\, an anteroom to the basement women's staff restroom\, or Room 108B\, an anteroom of the first floor women's restroom). ASL interpreters and CART services at in-person events are available upon request\; please email kimjulie@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event\, whenever possible\, to allow time to arrange services.\n\nU-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St.\, Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St.\, Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor) is five blocks away\, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities.
UID:136345-21878524@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136345
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,Culture,Fiction,Free,Graduate,Literary,Literati,Storytelling,UMMA,Writing
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Stern Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20251017T165010
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Ann Arbor District Library Author Event | Molly Beer: Writing Women in(to) History
DESCRIPTION:Nonfiction author Molly Beer will discuss her new book\, \"ANGELICA: Love and Country in a Time of Revolution\" (W. W. Norton\, 2025)\, which explores the American Revolution and the U.S. founding era through the far-flung life and political friendships of Angelica Schuyler Church. \n\nThe Library intends to provide a live stream of this event pending the presenter's permission. Please check back closer to the event for additional updates: https://aadl.org/node/645452
UID:140852-21887735@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140852
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Author,Book Talk,Books,English Language And Literature,History,Humanities
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20251031T171844
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SUMMARY:Film Screening:CHOP | China Ongoing Perspectives Film Series
DESCRIPTION:When a massive Chinese industrial park lands in rural Ethiopia\, a dusty farming town finds itself at the new frontier of globalization. The sprawling factory complex’s formidable Chinese director Motto now needs every bit of mettle and charm she can muster to push through a high-stakes expansion that promises 30\,000 new jobs. Ethiopian farmer Workinesh and factory worker Beti have staked their futures on the prosperity the park promises. But as initial hope meets painful realities\, they find themselves\, like their country\, at a pivotal crossroads.\n   \n   Filmed over four years with singular access\, Made in Ethiopia lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa\, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. The film throws audiences into two colliding worlds: an industrial juggernaut fueled by profit and progress\, and a vanishing countryside where life is still measured by the cycle of the seasons. Its nuance\, complexity and multi-perspective approach go beyond black-and-white narratives of victims and villains. As the three women’s stories unfold\, Made in Ethiopia challenges us to rethink the relationship between tradition and modernity\, growth and welfare\, the development of a country and the well being of its people.\n\nLight refreshments will be provided. Q&A following the film with Director Xinyan Yu (via Zoom) and Professor Kelly Askew (in person)\, U-M Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican & African Studies.\n\nMade in Ethiopia (2024 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 31m) Directors: Max Duncan\, Xinyan Yu\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUBm1FZ_ro4
UID:141239-21888439@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141239
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,China,Film,Film Series,global,international institute
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery Space
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