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Other Events at UVA

Other Events at UVA

See the list below of other events from other research centers and programs happening around UVA Grounds. IHGC staff will populate this page as events approach, and will remove events after they have taken place:  

  • Oct. 28 - Workshop with Cornell Professor of History Robert TraversCo-hosted by Islamic Worlds Initiative and the Global Legal History Seminar, 12 - 2 pm EST, Gibson Hall 341
  • Nov. 7 - "Labors of Love: Gender, Capitalism, and Democracy in Modern Arab Thought"  Book talk with Susanna Ferguson, Smith College, 12:30 pm EST, Wilson 142
  • Nov. 7 - "Ancient Judaism and Contemporary Ties to Israel," 12:30pm to 1:45pm, Monroe 116
    •  The Jewish Studies Program will host its next Learning Together Lunch Hour Series lecture on Thursday, November 7 at 12:30 PM in Monroe 116. Professor of Religious Studies Elizabeth Alexander will speak on “Ancient Judaism and Contemporary Ties to Israel.” Lunch will be provided.  Learn more here
  • Nov. 7 - Public Humanities Discussion with Sam Dolbee, Susanna Ferguson, and Chris Gratian of the Ottoman History Podcast Co-hosted by Islamic Worlds Initiative, 4 - 6 pm EST, Gibson 341
  • Nov. 8 - "3D Archaeology of Archaeology: Remote Sensing and Digital Mapping to Rediscover the Ancient Greek City of Heloros (Sicily)," 4:00pm to 5:30pm EST; Brooks Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room 
    • Join the UVA Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program and the Charlottesville Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America andfor this special event with Dr. Davide Tanasi, Professor in the Department of History at the University of South Florida. Dr. Tanasi will be discussing how 'digital excavation' can yield substantial archaeological knowledge without new physical digs through the case study of the Heloros Advanced Digital Exploration and Surveying (HADES) project in Sicily. The HADES project seeks to clarify the architectural and topographical evolution of Heloros (an early sub-colony of the Greek city of Syracuse) from its uncertain foundation in the late 8th century BCE to its heyday, in the Late Hellenistic period, and beyond.  Learn more here. 
  • Nov. 14 - "The Grassroots of the City Creative: Punk Rock and the Remaking of the American City" Mike Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 5 pm EST, Wilson 142

 

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