Jane Powell Dwyer Memorial Lecture
Dialogue and Silences at the Musée du Quai Branly
Wednesday, December 9, 5:30 p.m.
Manning Hall, Main Green, Brown University
Sally Price (Professor of American Studies and Anthropology, College of William & Mary) will lead a guided tour through Paris’s new museum of “arts premiers” (once known as “primitive art”), listening for the silences in information provided for the exhibited objects. Based partly on Professor Price’s recent book, Paris Primitive: Jacques Chirac’s Museum on the Quai Branly, this densely illustrated talk will explore the personal and national politics that contribute to the establishment of value and provenance, with special focus on the world of art collecting in France. Lecture sponsored by donors to the Jane Powell Dwyer Memorial Lecture and the Friends of the Haff enreff er Museum of Anthropology.
Reception will follow.
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Programs and Education
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer <http://www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer>
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Monday, November 30, 2009
RI Historical Society -- Holiday Open House!
Sunday, December 6, 2:00 – 5:00pm
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Holiday Open House!
The historic Aldrich House will open its doors with joyous entertainment! Sit back and relax while local actor, Robb Dimmick, delights with a dramatic reading of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Or transport yourself over three centuries of Christmases-past with a lecture by Dr. C. Morgan Grefe entitled “From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas.” Lastly, let the bells begin! The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School will delight you with a live performance. Seating is limited. Come for one or come for all! For more information contact: Dalila Goulart, (401) 331-8575 x45. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
2:00 pm – Dramatic Reading of A Christmas Carol
3:00 pm - “From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas”
4:00 pm – The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School
Visit of South African poet and activist Breyten Breytenbach
South African poet and former anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach is visiting Brown University on December 3rd. He is going to moderate a seminar in the framework of the interdisciplinary Mellon Foundation Graduate Workshop on "The Everyday Life".
Given Breyten's background as a key figure in the international anti-apartheid movement and his current importance as an analyst and critic of present-day south african politics, we decided to open the seminar to faculty, graduate and undergraduate students within the Social Sciences and Humanities that are interested in social movements, namely in the field of international Human Rights activism, current south african politics, social stratification and inequality and the relationship between art and activism.
We therefore inviting you to join us and encourage your students to attend this event. The seminar will take place at 101 Thayer St./VG Quad A room 116-B at 5PM. Due to questions of space and in order to promote the participation of all the attendants, we can only host up to 20 people. Therefore, we kindly as you to RSVP before the evening of December 1rst and inform your students about this deadline for reserving a place in the seminar.
For reserving a place, please write to Ana Margarida Esteves (Sociology Department, E-mail address:
Ana_Margarida_Esteves@brown.edu) or Pauline De Tholozany (French Studies Department: Pauline_DeTholozany@brown.edu).
Doris to Darlene
DORIS TO DARLENE
a cautionary valentine
A new play by Jordan Harrison, MFA ‘03
Directed by Chris Tyler ‘10
December 3 - 6, 2009
Thu – Sat @ 8 PM, Sun @ 2 PM
Three dissonant decades collide into an unlikely harmony in this time-jumping pop fairy tale about the dreams and disasters behind one transcendent song.
Starring...
Mark Brown II '09.5 as Mr. Campani
Ben Freeman '13 as the Young Man
Sean Patrick McGowan '12 as Vic Watts
Lauren Neal '11 as Doris
Elizabeth Rothman '11 as King Ludwig II
Gordon Sayre '12 as Richard Wagner
Tickets available @ http://www.brown.edu/tickets/ <http://www.brown.edu/tickets/> or by calling 401-863-2838
***Freshman are FREE on Thursday night!***
"Some loves are on the verge of extinction. Others are just beginning."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Event Announcement: 11/30 at 7:30pm, Obama Advisor to Speak on US-Afghanistan Strategy
Monday, November 30, 2009
7:30 PM
Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute
“Obama's War: Finding the Right Strategy,” with Bruce Riedel '75, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution.
On the eve of President Obama’s expected address Tuesday on troop escalation in Afghanistan, presidential military advisor Bruce Riedel ’75 will give a talk on “Obama’s War: Finding the Right Strategy.” Riedel, who is senior Middle East foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, co-chaired an interagency review of policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan for Obama when he first took office, and he remains a consultant to the president on Afghanistan.
A former CIA officer, Riedel focuses on political transition, terrorism and conflict resolution. He was an adviser to three U.S. presidents on Middle Eastern and South Asian issues. He is the co-author of Which Path to Persia: Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran (2009), and The Search for al-Qaeda: It's Leadership, Ideology and Future. Bruce Riedel is a 1975 graduate of Brown University.
Monday, November 23, 2009
RI Historical Society -- Holiday Open House
Sunday, December 6, 2:00 – 5:00pm
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Holiday Open House!
The historic Aldrich House will open its doors with joyous entertainment! Sit back and relax while local actor, Robb Dimmick, delights with a dramatic reading of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Or transport yourself over three centuries of Christmases-past with a lecture by Dr. C. Morgan Grefe entitled “From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas.” Lastly, let the bells begin! The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School will delight you with a live performance. Seating is limited. Come for one or come for all! For more information contact: Dalila Goulart, (401) 331-8575 x45. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
2:00 pm – Dramatic Reading of A Christmas Carol
3:00 pm - “From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas”
4:00 pm – The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Urban Studies News, Fall 2009 vol 7
Many thanks to everyone who attended the DUG Open House last night!
CONTENTS:
1. Important Dates
2. Youth Police Initiative: looking for program evaluation volunteers ASAP
3. ENGN 1930S guest, Jonathan Thorpe of GALE Companies Wed 11/25, 9am
4. ³The Role of the Vernacular and the Classical in Urbanism² Leon Krier,
Thu 12/3, 5:30pm
5. Urban farming in Detroit article in Guernica (Aug 2009) link below
1. IMPORTANT DATES:
Tue, 12/1 Deadline for declaring a leave for Spring semester.
Sat, 12/5 Mid-Year Completion Celebration (for those finishing their Sr
year this semester). For more information, visit:
http://brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/degree/mid-year.php
Fri, 12/11 Last day to drop a course or file for an Incomplete (5 PM
deadline)
2. YOUTH POLICE INITIATIVE LOOKING FOR EVALUATION VOLUNTEERS
The following was sent to Professor Hilary Silver regarding the Youth Police
Initiative (YPI) being piloted at Hartford Park:
³The goal of this program is to improve resident/police community relations
and reduce violent crime in the targeted neighborhood by bringing teens
together with police officers for frank, open discussion of issues. Food and
a stipend for completion of the 6 workshops are provided. At an
information/orientation session on 11/5/09, 26 young men showed up to enroll
for 12 slots in the program! According to the curricula developers, this
was an unprecedented turnout, so, needless to say, we are very excited about
the potential for program and for replicating it at our other sites, pending
funding.
At a recent meeting around evaluation for YPI, the developers mentioned that
in other cities they have found it helpful to have a few student volunteers
from the local institutions of higher education help with the evaluation
process (i.e. surveys, focus groups, interviews, etc.) and asked if we had
relationships with any of the colleges or universities here in Providence.
I immediately thought of your urban studies students and promised to find
out ASAP if you think any of them might be interested in helping with this
program.²
If you are intrigued or have questions, please contact Professor Silver:
Hilary_Silver@Brown.edu
3. CITY DEVELOPER GUEST IN LAND USE & BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Guest speaker in Land Use and Built Environment (ENGN 1930S) on Wed 11/25
From Professor Mittlemann:
³On Wed 11/25 we have a guest in our class, Jonathan Thorpe of the GALE
companies who is in charge of the development of New Songdo City in South
Korea. You are welcome to let people know who might be interested in
attending our class that day. We are in room 751 Barus and Holley and run
from 9am to 12 noon.²
4. LEON KRIER
³The Architectural Tuning of Traditional Settlement: The Role of the
Vernacular and the Classical in Urbanism²
Thursday, December 3, 2009
5:30 PM, Lecture and Book Signing
De Ciccio Family Auditorium (Salomon 101) on Brown¹s Main Green Free &
Open
to the Public
From the Congress for New Urbanism, New England Chapter:
"Leon Krier is one of the most influential architects and urbanists
practicing in the world today. In lectures, writings and design projects, he
has developed a vision of traditional form for human settlements for
contemporary society. In his latest book The Architecture of Community, he
provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing today¹s
fragmented communities. The book contains descriptions and images of the
author¹s built and unbuilt projects, including projects in Seaside, Florida,
as well as the town of Poundbury in England, which was commissioned by the
Prince of Wales in 1988, and has become a model for ecological planning and
building. He has taught architecture and urbanism at the Royal College of
Arts in London and at Princeton and Yale universities, among other
institutions. In 2003, he received the inaugural Richard Driehaus Prize for
Classical Architecture.
This lecture is presented by the New England chapter of the Congress for the
New Urbanism in partnership with Brown University¹s Urban Studies Program
and Department of Architecture Studies, and the American Institute of
Architects Rhode Island chapter. The lecture will be followed by a book
signing of two of Leon Krier¹s books: The Architecture of Community and Get
Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid. The evening is free
and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cnunewengland.org.
To RSVP for the event please visit http://leonkrierlecture.eventbrite.com/
Find the event on Facebook here
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151986669505
5. FROM GUERNICA (AUG 2009):
³Food Among the Ruins² by Mark Dowie
Detroit, the country¹s most depressed metropolis, has zero produce-carrying
grocery chains. It also has open land, fertile soil, ample water, and the
ingredients to reinvent itself from Motor City to urban farm. Mark Dowie¹s
immodest proposal...
http://www.guernicamag.com/spotlight/1182/food_among_the_ruins/
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Have a good weekend,
Heather
Heather A. Parker
Academic Program Coordinator
Urban Studies Program
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Night
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
If These Walls Could Talk…. RI Reds Hockey: Its Past and Present
The Rhode Island Reds haven’t played a hockey game in 32 years, but there’s still a group of fans cheering for them: the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society. Join us in welcoming Buster Clegg, a former Reds general manager and the group’s current president, to share the team’s history and the growth of its Heritage Society today.
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Sunday, December 6, 2:00 – 5:00pm
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Holiday Open House!
The historic Aldrich House will open its doors with joyous entertainment! Sit back and relax while local actor, Robb Dimmick, delights with a dramatic reading of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Or transport yourself over three centuries of Christmases-past with a lecture by Dr. C. Morgan Grefe entitled “From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas.” Lastly, let the bells begin! The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School will delight you with a live performance. Seating is limited. Come for one or come for all! For more information contact: Dalila Goulart, (401) 331-8575 x45. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
2:00 pm – Dramatic Reading of A Christmas Carol
3:00 pm - “From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas”
4:00 pm – The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School
Friday, November 13, 2009
Urban Studies DUG Open House, 11/18
"Living Urbanism: Building Sustainable Communities"
Talk by Russell Preston and Urban Studies DUG Open House
Wednesday, November 18th, 7pm
29 Manning Walk (Brook St side of Barus & Holley)
As a developer, architectural and urban designer, Russell Preston strives to
improve our built and natural environment. His work has focused on the
redevelopment of cities and the repair of suburb sprawl throughout the
country. In the context of green building, mobility, food production and the
concerns of climate change, he will share with us his recent research on
building sustainable communities with highlights from his work on downtown
Providence. As the youngest board member for the Congress of the New
Urbanism and a LEED accredited professional, Russell is at the forefront of
current thinking on city building and urbanism. Join us for a discussion on
Living Urbanism.
Come learn about the Urban Studies Program! Meet students in Urban Studies,
learn about courses, professors, and the concentration!
**Free Pizza will be served**
Talk by Russell Preston and Urban Studies DUG Open House
Wednesday, November 18th, 7pm
29 Manning Walk (Brook St side of Barus & Holley)
As a developer, architectural and urban designer, Russell Preston strives to
improve our built and natural environment. His work has focused on the
redevelopment of cities and the repair of suburb sprawl throughout the
country. In the context of green building, mobility, food production and the
concerns of climate change, he will share with us his recent research on
building sustainable communities with highlights from his work on downtown
Providence. As the youngest board member for the Congress of the New
Urbanism and a LEED accredited professional, Russell is at the forefront of
current thinking on city building and urbanism. Join us for a discussion on
Living Urbanism.
Come learn about the Urban Studies Program! Meet students in Urban Studies,
learn about courses, professors, and the concentration!
**Free Pizza will be served**
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sunday (11/15): Rajmohan Gandhi on Dr. King and Gandhi
Rajmohan Gandhi Delivers Lecture on "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi"
Sunday, November 15 at 5pm
Salomon Center 101, DeCiccio Family Auditorium, College Green
Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, is a leading public intellectual and humanitarian. His talk, “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi,” will explore King and Gandhi's historical and philosophical roots, their similarities and differences, and their meaning for us today. This Kathryn O. Greenberg lecture is part of Brown University’s Year of India.
Gandhi is a prolific author, and is currently a research professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2007, his biography of his grandfather, Gandhi: The Man, his People, and the Empire <http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/11107.php> , was chosen for the prestigious National Biennial Barpujari Prize of the Indian History Congress, given once in two years for an outstanding work of history.
Gandhi has worked consistently for India-Pakistan and Hindu-Muslim reconciliation, and was recently elected President of Initiatives of Change International, an NGO working for trust and reconciliation. He is a Jury Member, Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, and Co-chair, Centre for Dialogue & Reconciliation, Gurgaon, India. A former member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Indian Parliament), he led the Indian delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission in 1990.
More information available at www.brown.edu/india <http://www.brown.edu/india> .
The Haffenreffer Pizza Roundtable discussion series
Dear Students,
Please join us on Friday November 20 at 1:00 p.m. at the Haffenreffer Museum at Manning Hall for the semester's first Pizza Roundtable**. Come and meet Haffenreffer Museum guest and medical anthropologist Alexander Rödlach of Creighton University. Dr. Rödlach will share his experience working with victims and friends and family of victims of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. Please RSVP to Geralyn Hoffman at 401-253-8388 or Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu by November 19 since we have limited space. Then, join us for Dr. Rödlach's lecture that evening at 5:30 p.m. Information for the lecture is attached and listed below.
**The Pizza Roundtable discussion series provides students with the opportunity to meet guest speakers of the Haffenreffer Museum in an intimate and casual setting outside of the formal lecture. Students will be able to ask questions and share their own related studies. Pizza will be served.
Urban Studies Events of Interest
CONTENTS:
1. Important Dates
1. Important Dates
2. Acrobats and Assembly Lines Fri 11/13 4pm
3. Urban Education Policy Program Open House: 11/14, 10am-2pm
4. Taubman Center: The MoveOn Effect 11/17, noon
5. Who Cares? The Purposes and Limits of a ³Just² University 11/17, 4:30pm
6. Taubman Center: President Obama and America¹s Cities 11/18, 4pm
7. Leon Krier, The Architectural Tuning of Settlement 12/3, 5:30pm
1. IMPORTANT DATES
November 12: Summer UTRA info session, 7pm Salomon 001
December 1: Deadline for declaring Semester II leave of absence
December 5: Mid-Year Completion Celebration
2. ACROBATS AND ASSEMBLY LINES:
The Local Inspiration for Cirque Mechanics¹ Birdhouse Factory, headlining
the FirstWorks Fall Festival 2009
Date: Friday, November 13
Time: 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Location: The MET School
Justice Building
325 Public Street
Providence, RI 02905
Join FirstWorks visiting artist Chris Lashua, artistic director of Cirque
Mechanics, to hear about the journey behind Cirque Mechanics¹ current
production, Birdhouse Factory.
Set on a 1930s factory floor, Birdhouse Factory explores the intersection of
art and industry by integrating acrobatics with machines and assembly lines
in a setting reminiscent of Providence¹s own industrial history.
Lashua will speak about the creative process of developing the show, from
combining a machine aesthetic with the possibilities of human bodies in
motion to drawing on his own experience growing up in a nearby
post-industrial New England town as inspiration for the storyline. The rich
historical context of Birdhouse Factory will be particularly engaging to
artists, residents, and students interested in making connections between
local history, cityscapes, and creative visions for the future of Greater
Providence.
Join Chris Lashua, and FirstWorks on Friday, November 13 from 4-5pm at the
MET School. Then on Saturday, November 14 at 8pm, see Cirque Mechanics¹
performance of Birdhouse Factory at the Providence Performing Arts Center.
Cirque Mechanics is the headline performer of the FirstWorks Fall Festival
2009. Visit www.first-works.org for special ticketing discounts and to
learn more.
To RSVP, or for more information about this artist workshop and other
FirstWorks educational programming, please contact:
Kerry Bergin
Community Programs Coordinator
kerry@first-works.org
270 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
tel. 401.421.4278 | fax. 401.421.4282
www,first-works.org
3. AS SEEN IN MORNING MAIL: URBAN ED. POLICY PROG OPEN HOUSE
Urban Education Policy Program Open House
Saturday, November 14th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m
Join us for an informative, fun-filled day to learn more about the UEP
program and its mission to change the urban education landscape. Hear from
current students and professors about the UEP experience, internships, and
opportunities post-UEP.
Questions? Want to register?
Please contact Ann D'Abrosca, UEP Program Administrator, at
Ann_D'Abrosca@brown.edu.
More info: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Education/uep/
4. FROM THE TAUBMAN CENTER: THE MOVEON EFFECT
David Karpf, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Policy
12:00 Noon, Tuesday, November 17
Taubman Center Seminar Room (67 George Street)
All are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch.
5. WHO CARES? THE PURPOSES AND LIMITS OF A ³JUST² UNIVERSITY
Stanley Katz, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University;
President Emeritus, American Council of Learned Societies
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
4:30-6:00 pm
Sidney Frank Hall, Marcuvitz Auditorium, 185 Meeting Street (between Thayer
& Brown Streets)
Brown University
What does ³justice² mean for a university? How does a focus on social
problems or social justice enhance or constrain the concept of the
institution? What is the place of ³moral values² in ³objective scholarship²?
Join Professor Katz for a conversation about the purposes of liberal arts
institutions like Brown.
Professor Katz is a scholar of American legal and constitutional history,
civil society, international human rights, and philanthropy and non-profit
institutions. He is the Editor of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History
of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the Oxford International
Encyclopedia of Legal History. Among other posts, Katz is a member of the
New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the American Philosophical Society,
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
This event is co-sponsored by the Howard R. Swearer Center for Public
Service and the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning.
6:00-7:00
Reception featuring Faculty in the Swearer Center¹s Engaged Scholarship
Initiative
Sidney Frank Hall Atrium
Following the Stanley Katz lecture, attendees are invited to join a
reception featuring Brown faculty integrating their scholarship with public
concerns as part of the Engaged Scholarship Initiative of the Swearer Center
for Public Service. Refreshments will be served.
6. FROM THE TAUBMAN CENTER: PRESIDENT OBAMA AND AMERICA¹S CITIES
The Anton/Lippitt Conference on Urban Affairs
Entitled ³President Obama and America¹s Cities²
4:00PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Brown Hillel, 80 Brown Street
7. MARK YOUR CALENDARS: LEON KRIER
³The Architectural Tuning of Settlement: The Role of the Vernacular and the
Classical in Urbanism²
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Lecture & Book Signing 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Salomon 101
Space is limited. RSVP to http://leonkrierlecture.eventbrite.com
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Heather
Heather A. Parker
Academic Program Coordinator
Urban Studies Program
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Lecture: Explaining Disease through Witchcraft: HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
Explaining Disease through Witchcraft: The Example of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
Friday, November 20, 5:30 p.m.
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology,
Manning Hall, Main Green, Brown University
HIV/AIDS is a catastrophic health crisis with complex cultural dimensions. Explanations of where it comes from, who gets it, and who dies are tied to political agendas, religious beliefs, and the psychology of devastating grief. Medical anthropologist Alexander Rödlach (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Creighton University) shows how beliefs about witchcraft surrounding HIV/AIDS are an important element in Zimbabweans’ efforts to understand why someone has fallen ill with AIDS related conditions, to offer hope for healing, and to appeal for help. He also demonstrates the impact of these beliefs on public health and advocacy programs, arguing that cultural misunderstandings contribute to the failure of many well-intentioned efforts.
Reception will follow.
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Programs and Education
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer <http://www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer>
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Friday, November 20, 5:30 p.m.
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology,
Manning Hall, Main Green, Brown University
HIV/AIDS is a catastrophic health crisis with complex cultural dimensions. Explanations of where it comes from, who gets it, and who dies are tied to political agendas, religious beliefs, and the psychology of devastating grief. Medical anthropologist Alexander Rödlach (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Creighton University) shows how beliefs about witchcraft surrounding HIV/AIDS are an important element in Zimbabweans’ efforts to understand why someone has fallen ill with AIDS related conditions, to offer hope for healing, and to appeal for help. He also demonstrates the impact of these beliefs on public health and advocacy programs, arguing that cultural misunderstandings contribute to the failure of many well-intentioned efforts.
Reception will follow.
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Programs and Education
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer <http://www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer>
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Event: Who Cares? The Purposes & Limits of a "Just" University
Who Cares? The Purposes and Limits of a "Just" University
Tuesday, November 17
4:30-6:00pm (lecture) | 6:00-7:00pm (reception)
What does "justice" mean for a university? Does a focus on social problems or social justice enhance or constrain the institution? What is the place of "moral values" in "objective scholarship"? Join scholar and writer Stanley Katz for an enlightening conversation about the purposes of liberal arts institutions.
Stanley Katz is Professor, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University; and President Emeritus, American Council of Learned Societies. Professor Katz is a scholar of American legal and constitutional history, civil society, international human rights, and philanthropy and non-profit institutions. He is the Editor of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History. Among other posts, Katz is a member of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Katz's talk will be followed by a reception featuring Brown faculty integrating their scholarship with public concerns as part of the Engaged Scholarship Initiative of the Swearer Center for Public Service.
This event is co-sponsored by the Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service and the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning.
Artist workshop: local art and industry
Acrobats and Assembly Lines:
The Local Inspiration for Cirque Mechanics’ Birdhouse Factory, headlining the FirstWorks Fall Festival 2009
Date: Friday, November 13
Time: 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Location: The MET School
Justice Building
325 Public Street
Providence, RI 02905
Join FirstWorks visiting artist Chris Lashua, artistic director of Cirque Mechanics, to hear about the journey behind Cirque Mechanics’ current production, Birdhouse Factory.
Set on a 1930s factory floor, Birdhouse Factory explores the intersection of art and industry by integrating acrobatics with machines and assembly lines in a setting reminiscent of Providence’s own industrial history.
Lashua will speak about the creative process of developing the show, from combining a machine aesthetic with the possibilities of human bodies in motion to drawing on his own experience growing up in a nearby post-industrial New England town as inspiration for the storyline. The rich historical context of Birdhouse Factory will be particularly engaging to artists, residents, and students interested in making connections between local history, cityscapes, and creative visions for the future of Greater Providence.
Join Chris Lashua, and FirstWorks on Friday, November 13 from 4-5pm at the MET School. Then on Saturday, November 14 at 8pm, see Cirque Mechanics’ performance of Birdhouse Factory at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Cirque Mechanics is the headline performer of the FirstWorks Fall Festival 2009. Visit www.first-works.org for special ticketing discounts and to learn more.
To RSVP, or for more information about this artist workshop and other FirstWorks educational programming, please contact:
Kerry Bergin
Community Programs Coordinator
kerry@first-works.org
270 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
tel. 401.421.4278 | fax. 401.421.4282
www,first-works.org
Monday, November 9, 2009
Honoring the Harvest in Bristol
The 8th annual Honoring the Harvest celebration, sponsored by the Bristol Parks and Recreation Department, will be located on the Mount Hope Grant in Bristol in the Outing Reservation Building on November 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This celebration of the fall harvest will be lead by Native Americans from the Pokanoket Wampanoag community. Join us for a feast of succotash, cornbread, pumpkin bread, and cider while enjoying dancing, drumming, and craft activities. The program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.
There will be a shuttle available for Brown University students who are interested in attending this event. Please contact me to reserve your spot on the shuttle. Space is limited. The shuttle will leave from Giddings House at 10:30 a.m. and will return by 1:30 p.m.
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Programs and Education
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.brown.edu/Haffenreffer
Friday, November 6, 2009
RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events
Sunday, December 6, 2:00 5:00pm
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
For more information: Mary Lou Upham
(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org
Holiday Open House!
The historic Aldrich House will open its doors with joyous entertainment!
Sit back and relax while local actor, Robb Dimmick, delights with a dramatic
reading of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Or transport yourself
over three centuries of Christmases-past with a lecture by Dr. C. Morgan
Grefe entitled ³From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas.²
Lastly, let the bells begin! The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler
School will delight you with a live performance. Seating is limited. Come
for one or come for all! For more information contact: Mary Lou Upham,
(401) 331-8575 x33. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
2:00 pm Dramatic Reading of A Christmas Carol
3:00 pm - ³From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas²
4:00 pm The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School
***************************************
Thursday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
Wolves and Oysters: Historical Societies in the Early United States
Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, historical societies
created a tradition of historic preservation in the United States. Among the
first in action and one of the most pro-active of the state historical
societies, the RIHS worked to preserve Rhode Island's storied past, from
Roger Williams to the taking of the Gaspee, inside and outside of the
state... and across the Atlantic Ocean. Alea Henle has worked in legal and
academic libraries from the District of Columbia to Colorado and is
completing a doctorate in history at the University of Connecticut. As a
recipient of a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium award, she spent
much time at the RIHS Library pursuing research on her dissertation,
³Preserving the Past, Making History: Historical Societies, Editors and
Collectors in the Early Republic.²
*************************************
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Night
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
If These Walls Could TalkŠ. RI Reds Hockey: Its Past and Present
The Rhode Island Reds haven¹t played a hockey game in 32 years, but there¹s
still a group of fans cheering for them: the Rhode Island Reds Heritage
Society. Join us in welcoming Buster Clegg, a former Reds general manager
and the group¹s current president, to share the team¹s history and the
growth of its Heritage Society today.
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
For more information: Mary Lou Upham
(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org
Holiday Open House!
The historic Aldrich House will open its doors with joyous entertainment!
Sit back and relax while local actor, Robb Dimmick, delights with a dramatic
reading of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Or transport yourself
over three centuries of Christmases-past with a lecture by Dr. C. Morgan
Grefe entitled ³From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas.²
Lastly, let the bells begin! The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler
School will delight you with a live performance. Seating is limited. Come
for one or come for all! For more information contact: Mary Lou Upham,
(401) 331-8575 x33. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
2:00 pm Dramatic Reading of A Christmas Carol
3:00 pm - ³From Mayhem to Mistletoe: A Brief History of Christmas²
4:00 pm The Concert Handbell Ringers of the Wheeler School
***************************************
Thursday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
Wolves and Oysters: Historical Societies in the Early United States
Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, historical societies
created a tradition of historic preservation in the United States. Among the
first in action and one of the most pro-active of the state historical
societies, the RIHS worked to preserve Rhode Island's storied past, from
Roger Williams to the taking of the Gaspee, inside and outside of the
state... and across the Atlantic Ocean. Alea Henle has worked in legal and
academic libraries from the District of Columbia to Colorado and is
completing a doctorate in history at the University of Connecticut. As a
recipient of a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium award, she spent
much time at the RIHS Library pursuing research on her dissertation,
³Preserving the Past, Making History: Historical Societies, Editors and
Collectors in the Early Republic.²
*************************************
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Night
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
If These Walls Could TalkŠ. RI Reds Hockey: Its Past and Present
The Rhode Island Reds haven¹t played a hockey game in 32 years, but there¹s
still a group of fans cheering for them: the Rhode Island Reds Heritage
Society. Join us in welcoming Buster Clegg, a former Reds general manager
and the group¹s current president, to share the team¹s history and the
growth of its Heritage Society today.
Urban Studies News, Fall 2009 vol 6
CONTENTS:
1. Fellowships@Brown.- going on this VERY MINUTE!!!
2. Mark Your Calendar: ³President Obama and America¹s Cities², Wed 11/18,
4pm
3. RISD Courses of Interest
4. Career Development: Internship, Research and Funding Showcase
1. Fellowships@Brown.- going on this VERY MINUTE!!!
2. Mark Your Calendar: ³President Obama and America¹s Cities², Wed 11/18,
4pm
3. RISD Courses of Interest
4. Career Development: Internship, Research and Funding Showcase
GOING ON RIGHT NOW!
4PM 7PM, SOCIAL HALL AT HILLEL!!
1. FELLOWSHIPS@BROWN 3RD ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP FAIR
SOCIAL HALL AT BROWN HILLEL (CORNER OF BROWN AND ANGELL)
Former winners as well as faculty and administrators will present
information and be available to answer questions about individual fellowship
opportunities, including requirements, application processes, selection
criteria, funding, and long-term benefits.
Some scholarships look as though they would be of particular interest for
more information on any of these scholarships and other scholarships not
listed here, please visit:
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/fellowships/awards/
HARVEY A. BAKER FELLOWSHIPS:
The Harvey A. Baker Fellowships are awarded annually to outstanding members
of the graduating class to aid them in undertaking graduate or professional
study at a university of their choice either in the U.S. or abroad.
BEINECKE SCHOLARSHIP:
Beinecke Scholarships are awarded to undergraduates in their junior year to
support graduate study at a university in the United States or abroad.
BIAP / AIP:
Each year, BIAP/AIP offers funding for unpaid or low paying summer
internships. The award programs encourage students to pursue career
exploration through summer internships in all career fields, including labor
relations, socially responsible careers and careers in the creative arts,
music and entertainment.
BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS:
The Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduates to study
abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and
underrepresented in study abroad.
CV STARR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP
http://swearercenter.brown.edu/whatwedo/StarrFellowship.html
The Starr Fellowship is a 15-month program that provides training, support
and resources to help students translate ideas into action. Fellows will
participate in programming throughout the experience that will enhance the
impact and sustainability of their efforts and build a community of
innovators on campus that will support and propel each other through the
process.
COGUT UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS:
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Humanities_Center/grants/undergraduatefello
ws.html
Rising junior and senior honors students are encouraged to apply.
Undergraduate Fellows are expected to participate actively in the Cogut
Center¹s regularly scheduled Fellows' Seminars and other center events.
Undergraduate Fellowships provide an enhanced context for advanced honors
students, including the opportunity for presentation of work and the
benefits of critique from an exciting group of Cogut Center Faculty Fellows,
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate Fellows and Distinguished Visiting
Fellows.
DEANS DISCRETIONARY GRANTS:
The Dean of the College will consider requests to fund undergraduate
research projects that fall outside the boundaries of other research award
programs. Students will normally have exhausted all other University grant
sources before seeking support from the Dean. Special requests of all sorts
are considered, but projects that incorporate an international or global
component are especially encouraged.
ANNE CROSBY EMERY FELLOWSHIP:
The Anne Crosby Emery Alumnae Fellowships are awarded each year to honor
women in the graduating class and to aid them in undertaking graduate or
professional study at a university of their choice either in the U.S. or
abroad.
PROJECTS FOR PEACE:
100 Projects for Peace is open to all undergraduates at the 76 institutions
(including Brown) that are part of the Davis United World College Scholars
Program. Students are invited to design grassroots projects that they will
implement during the summer. The 100 projects judged to be the most
promising and feasible will be funded at $10,000 each.
Research at Brown (RAB) Grants
Research at BROWN (RAB) grants support student-initiated research projects
in the sciences, the humanities, and the fine arts. The Program supports
student research and travel to present papers at conferences. Students may
submit proposals for up to $500 of funding at any time. Applications are
considered on a rolling basis.
RINGER FELLOWSHIPS:
The award provides Brown students with up to $3,500 to support summer travel
to Southeast Asia to conduct research or work in an internship.
ROYCE FELLOWSHIPS:
Recipients will receive financial support to undertake a research,
curricular or public service project of their choosing, to be carried out
over the summer or during the academic year. The award includes a small
stipend and additional support to meet such project expenses as travel to
conferences, purchase of books, and acquisition of software or research
equipment.
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP:
Since 1960, the Saint Andrew¹s Society of the State of New York has offered
two graduate scholarships annually to students of Scottish descent in order
to promote cultural interchange and goodwill between Scotland and the United
States. Saint Andrew¹s Scholarships fund one year of study at any of the
universities in Scotland. Brown is invited to nominate one candidate to the
national competition.
ROYCE FELLOWSHIP FOR SPORT AND SOCIETY:
The Sport and Society Fellowship recognizes Brown University undergraduates
who have a record of excellence in academics and sport. The program supports
innovative research or applied projects, exploring the intersection of sport
and human rights within a particular context.
Fellows¹ areas of research may include health, education, conflict
resolution, public policy, disability rights, race, gender or ethnicity. The
Fellowship supports reflection and inquiry by inspiring fellows to connect
their scholarly work with that of their peers and designated faculty, staff
and community leaders. Faculty and Community Advisors will work with the
Fellows.
SWEARER INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP:
The Fellowship is intended to enable Brown undergraduates to undertake a
public service project in any international context, although work pursued
in developing or underdeveloped countries will be prioritized. The project
may involve working with an existing not-for-profit development or relief
organization, a government agency, or may involve initiating a new effort
within a developing or underdeveloped community. Projects may focus on
education, health care, technology, the environment, social justice,
housing, agricultural development, or other development and relief services.
UDALL SCHOLARSHIP:
The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
Policy Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to
provide opportunities for American undergraduate students with excellent
academic records and demonstrated interest in, and potential for, careers in
fields related to the environment, Native American health care, and tribal
public policy.
ZUCCONI FELLOWSHIP
The David J. Zucconi Œ55 Fellowship for International Study will be awarded
annually through a highly competitive process to an outstanding senior
graduating from Brown University. The Fellowship will recognize students
who, through diligence and hard work, have not only performed well in a
leadership capacity in one or more extra-curricular activities but have also
excelled in their academic course of study.
2. PANEL DISCUSSION: ³PRESIDENT OBAMA AND AMERICA¹S CITIES²
"President Obama and America's Cities" is the 10th annual Anton/Lippitt
Conference sponsored by the Taubman Center for Public Policy.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 4 p.m., Wilson 102
Panelists: Scott Lang, Mayor of the City of New Bedford, MA; Thomas Deller,
AICP, Director of the Providence Dept of Planning and Development; Wilbur C.
Rich, the William R. Kennan Jr. Professor of Political Science at Wellesley
College; Gregory D. Squires, professor of Sociology and Public Policy and
Public Administration at George Washington University.
Moderated by: Marion Orr, Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy and
Political Science
3. RISD COURSES:
From the RISD site, it *appears* that the following courses will be offered
at RISD in the Spring. I say *appears* because (our) Banner¹s system of
listing every course ever offered and forcing you to pick out the ones that
will *actually* run, has made me a little shy about assuming that courses
listed are really Œlive.¹
- There¹s no guarantee that Brown students will be allowed in these courses;
you will need to speak to the instructor. Especially the Urban Systems
Studio, which is part of the graduate course roster in Landscape
Architecture and also appears to be double-credit. However, it *is* certain
you will never get in if you don¹t ask.
- Please keep in mind that registration for RISD courses will not happen
until next semester (Monday, Feb 22).
- Students who will or have transferred in credit from other institutions
should talk to a dean about the limits of transfer credits.
- Please remember that a maximum of 2 RISD courses may be used (if approved)
toward the Urban Studies concentration and will be applied to the
Complementary Curriculum portion of requirements.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
http://www.risd.edu/courselist_action.cfm?sortby=number&whereclause=(1%3D1)&
x=562
SEM: CITIES, URBANIZATION, NATURE
Damian White
Spring HPSS S640
Cities and urbanization generate significant environmental impacts. However,
recent work in the social sciences has sought to recognize that cities
contain their own diverse ecologies, they provide homes for a range of
non-humans, they are dense sites which potentially possess ecological
advantages and they are arenas where the cultural and political creativity
of urban dwellers can stimulate a range of creative responses to the
challenge of sustainability. The aim of this course is to sociologically
examine the past, present and future relations between cities, urbanization
and nature. In the first part of this course we contrast classical
narratives emphasizing the antagonism between ³cities² and ³nature² with
more recent readings of urban environmental history by Bookchin, Cronin,
Harvey, Gandy, Swyngedowu and Latour which have sought to provide more
dynamic understandings of the metabolism between urbanism and nature, humans
and non humans. In the second part of the course we examine the central
empirical claims and normative contours of the quite diverse green critiques
of contemporary, postmodern urbanism and sprawl. Finally, we examine how an
equally diverse range of reconstructive discourses on urbanism and nature,
from techno-centric plans to re-engineer cities in the form of new urbanism,
to discussions of ?urban environmental justice?, and from discussions of
urban radical democracy to utopian plans to facilitate new urban social
ecologies are vying to shape the future of cities, urbanization and nature.
Open to Sophomore and Above [2009-2010]
LDAR 2205
Elizabeth Dean Hermann, Nicola De Pace
URBAN SYSTEMS STUDIO
This final core studio stresses large-scale design and planning issues,
complex sites, and urban conditions. The city is a living organism that
evolves in a particular locale with a particular form due to a combination
of environmental and cultural factors. These factors, the forces they
represent and the material results of their interaction form, in their
interrelated state, what can be called ³urban systems.² The many forces at
play within cities social, cultural, economic, ideological, ecological,
infrastructural, morphological and visual combine in various ways to
create both an identifiable urban realm and the many subzones within this.
Yet, none of these factors is static and unchanging; and, as a result, urban
systems, urban dynamics, and urban identity are likewise in a continuous
state of flux. This studio will explore these systems and the complex issues
at play in our urban areas and the potential for positive change.
Required for majors; Pre-registration by Department; Estimated cost of
materials $210.00
Credits:6.0
Semester:Spring
4. FROM THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER:
Good Afternoon,
I am writing to ask you to participate in a great student event&lsqauo;the annual
Internship, Research and Funding Showcase&lsqauo;where students talk to other Brown
students about their summer internships. No preparation necessary&lsqauo;just sit
behind a table and answer questions about your experience!
This year the Showcase will be on Tuesday, December 1, 5-7 pm in Alumnae
Hall. Last year close to 400 students attended to learn from other Brown
students!
We are looking for students who interned in a wide range of career fields,
both in the US and abroad. You¹ll be asked about how you found the
internship, how you were funded or paid, where you worked, how you found
housing, and what you did.
You can indicate your interest by replying to this email and answering the
following brief questions. Please email Careerdevelopment4@brown.edu if you
have any questions, and I would be happy to answer them. We hope to see you
on December 1!
Name, Concentration, Year:
Preferred email:
Name of Organization:
Description of Organization:
Location (city, state, country):
Career field in which you worked:
Please select from: Public Health; Arts; Media; Marketing/Advertising/PR;
Education; Finance/Consulting/Business; Engineering; Consulting;
Environment; Government/Pubic Policy/Law; Human Rights; Science/Research;
Journalism/publishing; and International internships (please include a
specific career field)
Funding:
If you received funding, please indicate which kind, and the specific award
(BIAP/AIP; Swearer, Watson, UTRA, etc)
With Warmest Regards,
Joanna Lee
Showcase intern
Brown University Career Development Center
Box 6281
Providence, RI 02912
213-221-9491
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Lecture: Building a business=?ISO-8859-1?B?rQ==?=and life=?ISO-8859-1?B?rQ==?=through exceptional encounters with customers
Bootstrapping your way to the big leagues: Building a business–and life–through exceptional encounters with customers
Friday, November 6, 2009
4:00-5:15 p.m. (reception to follow)
Grant Recital Hall
Micah Solomon '87 (American Civilization, with a specialization in American music) is President of Oasis Disc Manufacturing, the company he built up from a one-room operation into a leader in the entertainment and technology industries. His techniques and achievements have been featured in Success magazine, Seth Godin’s worldwide bestseller Purple Cow, and in other case studies and profiles in the business press. He is co-author of the upcoming book Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit: The Secrets of Building a Five-Star Customer Service Organization, to be published by AMACOM (The American Management Association) in 2010.
This talk is co-sponsored by the Music Department; Dean of the College; Social Innovation Initiative of the Swearer Center for Public Service; American Civilization DUG; Commerce, Organizations and Entrepreneurship DUG; Music DUG; Career Development Center; Alumni Relations; and the Curricular Resource Center.
Friday, November 6, 2009
4:00-5:15 p.m. (reception to follow)
Grant Recital Hall
Micah Solomon '87 (American Civilization, with a specialization in American music) is President of Oasis Disc Manufacturing, the company he built up from a one-room operation into a leader in the entertainment and technology industries. His techniques and achievements have been featured in Success magazine, Seth Godin’s worldwide bestseller Purple Cow, and in other case studies and profiles in the business press. He is co-author of the upcoming book Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit: The Secrets of Building a Five-Star Customer Service Organization, to be published by AMACOM (The American Management Association) in 2010.
This talk is co-sponsored by the Music Department; Dean of the College; Social Innovation Initiative of the Swearer Center for Public Service; American Civilization DUG; Commerce, Organizations and Entrepreneurship DUG; Music DUG; Career Development Center; Alumni Relations; and the Curricular Resource Center.
FW: PPS November E-Newsletter
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On October 23 and 24, more than 150 people attended the first-ever PPS Fall Symposium, 
In mid-October Mrs. Peg Norman, daughter of Parker Edward Monroe and Margaret Millard McDowell Monroe, visited PPS to donate some family papers, including architectural drawings of 240 Blackstone Boulevard, photographs, business notes, financial records and correspondence
Tickets will go on sale soon for the PPS 
It's getting closer to midnight in The Garden of Good & Evil. Start picking out your mask for the Winter Bash 2010!
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