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2008: An Election Post-Mortem11/6/08 - "2008: An Election Post-Mortem, A Forum on Race, Gender and Religion in the Presidential Campaign" took place in Clark Hall on November 6 at 7:30 pm. Designed as an event to bring together UVa students, faculty and the Charlottesville community in an open discussion and assessment of this historical Presidential Campaign, it featured Tim Lovelace, graduate student in History, Lynn Sanders, Assoc. Professor of Politics, Valerie Cooper, Asst. Professor of Religious Studies, and Bruce Williams, Professor of Media Studies, as speakers. A question and answer session ended the evening.
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The Medical Center Hour: Culture-as-Disability? Therapeutic Itineraries and the Question of Knowledge 10/15/08 - Ghana-born literary scholar Ato Quayson places his own development as a disability
studies scholar within the wider context of attitudes toward disability in Africa and elsewhere,
paying particular attention to the unexamined belief systems and attitudes that underwrite
therapeutic itineraries, both biomedical and otherwise. Co-presented with the Department of English. |
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Race and Genealogy in Twentieth Century America 9/24/08 - Francois Weil gave a lecture entitled "Race and Genealogy in Twentieth Century America" in the Kaleidoscope Room at Newcomb Hall on September 24, 2008. |
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With Good Reason: A Musical Bridge to China 8/2/08 - This week on Virginia's only statewide public radio program: What do you get when you combine 150 singers from American choral groups with an 55-piece Chinese orchestra and put them under Virginia Commonwealth University conductor John Guthmiller? Answer: a musical tribute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Also: in light of the continuing controversy surrounding China |
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Racial Purity: A History of Black and White7/26/08 - In America, we tend to see race in black and white. And for much of history, a drop of African blood was enough to label you ìblack.î But dig a little deeper, and things get mixed up. This week on BackStory, we explore the historical roots of Americaís most stubborn color line. |
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2008 Valedictory Exercises 5/17/08 - Valedictory Exercises for U.Va.'s Class of 2008 were held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, on the Lawn. In addition to the presentation of class awards, the announcement of the class gift and remarks by members of the class, the Valedictory Address was given by Sheila Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hospitality, LLC, and a global ambassador for CARE. |
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James Banks on Diversity In America 4/3/08 - Professor James A. Banks, from the University of Washington, Seattle, presents his lecture entitled "Diversity in America: Challenges and Opportunities for Educating Citizens in Global Times" as part of the Walter Ridley Speaker Series. |
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New York Environmental Justice Advocate Majora Carter Gives Annual Howland Lecture 3/14/08 - Majora Carter, founder and executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, a New York City organization dedicated to advancing the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx, gave the University of Virginia's Benjamin C. Howland Jr. Memorial Lecture on Friday, March 14. The lecture, titled "Green the Ghetto: Why, How, and What Happens if We Don't," was hosted at 5 p.m. in Minor Hall.
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