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Fall 2011

Sports as a Business

October 12, 7pm-8:30pm

Whitney Wagoner, Senior Instructor of Sports Business & Industry Analyst, UO Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, Lundquist College of Business
Dev Sinha, Associate Professor, Mathematics & Chair of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
Stewart Kraintz, UO Senior from Martinez, CA

Dia de los Muertos

November 1, 7pm-8:30pm

Come learn about the how the Mexican culture appreciates and celebrates the death of their loved ones. Take a journey into this celebration and learn about the meanings of symbols and traditions.There are many different aspects from the traditional dances, food, decoration and art.

Social Media: Meet the Players and Gain Insight

November 8, 7pm-8:30pm

What's on your mind? Who are you following on Twitter? Social Media impacts our everyday lives and how we communicate with one another. How is Social Media changing our communication? How can you maximize your social networking and career opportunities through Social Media sites? Join OBT for an interdisciplinary panel that will explore the many faces of Facebook- everything from the our changing communication to tips on how to network efficiently.

Andrew Bonamici, Associate University Librarian, Media and Instructional Services
Sarah Hodges, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Kelli Matthews, Instructor of Public Relations, School of Journalism and Communications

Social Constructs of Accent and Dialects

November 15, 7pm-8:30pm
Living Learning Center Performance Hall

Spring 2011

Molecular Gastronomy: Cooking with Nitrogen

March 30, 7pm-8:30pm
Earl International House Kitchen
[video]

Chef Doug Lang of University Housing
Randy Sullivan, Lecture Demonstrator in the Department of Chemistry

Revolution in the Arab World

April 6, 7pm-8:30pm
Living Learning Center Performance Hall
[video]

Shaul Cohen, Associate Professor of Geography (Moderator)
Jay Schnoor, International Studies Masters Student, who was in Egypt at the time of the uprising.
Karim Hamdy, OSU
UO students from the region
Radwan Ali, Syrian Kurdish Activist. Participant with UO faculty in UNESCO curricula project and workshop in Amman.

Over the Rainbow: Queer Coding in Media

April 12, 7pm-8:30pm
Living Learning Center Performance Hall
[video]

Patricia Oman is a Post-Doctoral Instructor in the English department at UO, where she teaches courses in film, literature, and composition. Her research interests include issues of space and place, especially regionalism, in Twentieth-century American film and literature. Currently she is working on two book projects: a monograph on the loss of place in Midwest literature, and film of the Twentieth century, titled “There’s No Place for Home,” and a co-edited collection of horror criticism titled “Where Horror Dwells.”

Erik Wade, a New York state native, is a graduate student in the English Department, studying early medieval literature and contemporary critical theory. He has written about Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon poetry generally, and psychoanalysis. A closet film scholar, he earned admission to his medieval literature program on the strength of a writing sample about film and queer theory. He continues to lead a divided life, having written on The Devil's Backbone, The Bride of Frankenstein, and Gods and Monsters.

Zumba! History, Culture & Performance

April 26, 7pm-8:30pm
Living Learning Performance Hall
[video]

Fall 2009

Journey from the Nest Campus Tour: Discover Campus Secrets

September 28, 5pm-7pm (OBT)
[ video ]

Sexy Vampires, Torture Porn & Splatter Movies: The Construction of Gender & Sexuality in Horror Genres

October 20, 7:30pm-9pm (OTT)
[ readings | video ]

World Harmony - Music and Instruments from Around the Globe: Native American Music & Ethnomusicology

Live Performance & Discussion
October 27, 7pm-8:30pm (OBT).

Health Care as a Universal Human Right: A Conversation with Brian Concannon, Director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti

November 2, 7pm-8:30pm (OBT) - (A University Scholars Forum Event)
[ readings ]

The Blind Community (CMI Event)

November 10, 7pm-8:30pm (OTT)
[ readings ]

The Courthouse Uncovered: Tour of Federal Courthouse with Judge Ann Aiken

November 17, 7pm-9pm (OBT) - Canceled due to illness

The Music & Movement of "The Lion of Zimbabwe": Thomas Mapfumo & Chirmurenga (CMI Event)

November 24, 7pm-8:30pm

Spring 2009

Undergraduate Research Showcase

Wednesday, April 8 7:30 - 9:00 (OBT)
Living Learning Performance Hall
[speakers | video]

Battle of the Sexes?: The Intersections of Gender Roles & Sexual Violence

Tuesday, April 14, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (OT)
Ramey Room, Carson Hall
[speakers | readings | video]

Break a Leg: Behind the Scenes at the Robison University Theater & Dress Rehearsal of Metamorphoses

Wednesday, April 22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (OBT)
Robinson Theater
[description & speakers]

Green Collar Jobs: Towards a New Economy?

Tuesday, April 28, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (OTT )
Law School Room 142
[description & speakers I readings I video]

Third Annual UO Iron Chef Competition with Food Scientist!

Wednesday, May 13, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (OBT)
International House Kitchen, Earl Hall
[description & judges]

Musicians & the Music Industry in the Digital Age

Tuesday, May 19, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(Live Performance: 7:00-7:30 p.m.; Panel Discussion: 7:30-9:00 p.m.) (OTT )
Living-Learning Center Performance Hall
[description & speakers Ireadings I video ]

Winter 2009

Why You Gotta Dance Like That?: Historic and Contemporary Dance Culture

Tues., Jan.13, 7:00-8:00 p.m. (panel discussion); 8:00-9:30 p.m. (dance lessons and performance)

Dress Rehearsal with Eugene Symphony

Mahler's Fifth Symphony; Conversation with ES Conductor, Giancarlo Guerrero

Wed., Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m.

The Food of Love: The History, Science and Culture of Aphrodisiacs

Tues., Feb. 10, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Bean West Conference Room
[ readings | video]

History of Student Living on Campus at the University of Oregon

An Oregon Sesquicentennial (150th Birthday) Event

Wed., Feb. 18, 7:30-9:00 p.m.

School Shootings & School Safety: Book and Research Talk with Author Joseph A. Lieberman and Panelists

Tues., Feb. 24 7:30-9:00 pm
[video]

Subterranean Science: Tour of the CAMCOR Underground Laboratories & Demonstration of Micro-Analytical Research

Wed., March 4, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Fall 2008

Coming Out in America / Coming Out at Oregon

Tues., Oct. 7, 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Wiki & the Web 2.0 Revolution: Meet the Inventor of Wiki!

Wed., Oct. 15, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
[speakers | reading | Kim's slide show | Ward's slide show | video]

Election 2008 Voter Literacy Workshop: A Non-Partisan Critical Analysis of Factual Accuracy in Election Campaigns

Wed., Oct. 22, 7:30-9:00 p.m.

"Deaf Culture"

Tues., Oct. 28, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
[speakers | readings | video]

Japanese Tea Ceremony

Wed., Nov. 13 7:30-9:00 pm
[speakers | slide show | video]

Native Oregon & Indigenous Solidarity Day: Commemorating Culture and Colonialism

Tues., Nov. 18, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
[speakers | reading | video]

Spring 2008

Buddhist Visions: Art, Philosophy & Religion: A Night at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Wed., Apr. 9, 6-7:30 p.m. (CMI Event)
[further reading | slide show] video]

All That Jazz! An Exploration of an American Musical Art Form & Cultural Movement

Wed., Apr. 16, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (CMI Event)
[speakers | further reading]

Disaster Studies: A Critical Analysis of Human Responses to and Inquiry of Natural Catastrophes

Tues., Apr.22, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (HTT)
[speakers | further reading]

Iron Chef Redux: The Culinary Arts

Wed., May 14, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (WAB)
Video

A Night Under the Stars: An Astronomical Exploration of Time, Space & Travel

Tues., May 20, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (HTT)
[further reading]

A Day at the Races: Track Town USA: Eugene, Hayward Field & the Rise of American Running Culture

Wed., May 28, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (WAB)
[speakers | further reading | online exhibit | video]

Winter 2008

Faceoff: Unmasking Facebook Community Formation and Social Networking

Tues., Jan. 15, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (HTT)
Living Learning Center Performance Hall
[further reading | on the UO Channel]

Little Adults?: An Exploration of Changing Concepts and Experiences of Childhood

Wed., Jan. 23, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (WAB)
Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex
[on the UO Channel]

Xocolatl: The Science, History and Culture of Chocolate

Wed., Feb. 6, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (WAB)
Pre-Panel Chocolate Making Workshop with Euphoria Chocolate Company Chocolatiers
Riley Kitchen and Community Room, Riley Hall
[speakers | further reading | on the UO Channel]

The Science & Psychology of Psychics: Prestidigitation or Extra Sensory Perception?

Tues., Feb. 12, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (HTT)
McClain Lounge, Hamilton Complex
[speakers | further reading | on the UO Channel]

Aesthetic Hegemony: Cross-Cultural Ideals of Physical Beauty & Body Image

Wed., Feb. 27, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (WAB)
Bean West Conference Room
[further reading | slide show | on the UO Channel]

The Deaf Community

Tues., Mar. 4, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (HTT)
Ramey Room, Carson Residence Hall
[further reading | on the UO Channel]

Fall 2007

The Real Animal Cruelty: Abuse, Enforcement, Rescue & Treatment

Wed., Oct. 10, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
*Pre-panel kennel adoption festival, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Earl International House Classroom 2 and Kitchen
[speakers | further reading]

Counterculture Campus: Activism Iconoclasm at the University of Oregon

Tues., Oct.16, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
*Pre-panel interactive archival exhibit: "From Kesey to the Country Fair," 5:30-7:00 p.m.
McClain Lounge, Hamilton Complex

From Bellbottoms to YouTube: The Culture & Psychology of Fads & Useless Gadgets

Wed., Oct. 24, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
*Pre-panel Bring-and-Brag Contest: The Most Useless Gadget, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex
[further reading | on the UO Channel]

Slavery Reparations: Historic & Contemporary Perspectives

Tues., Oct. 30, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Ramey Room, Carson Residence Hall
[further reading | on the UO Channel]

Laughing At or With Racism: Humor, Satire & Race in American Culture: From Blackface to Borat

Wed., Nov. 7, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
*Pre-panel film scene screening and commentary, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Living Learning Center Performance Hall
[speakers | further reading | on the UO Channel]

Student Stress Management: Balancing Self-Care and Academic Performance

Tues., Nov. 13, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
*Pre-panel anxiety relief session: nurse-led meditation and relaxation exercises, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Bean West Conference Room
[speakers | further reading | on the UO Channel]

Spring 2007

Just Say No!?: Abstinence Only v. Safe Sex Education

Tuesday, April 10, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Collier Lounge, Hamilton Complex
[speakers | further reading]

9/11 Conspiracy Theories: The World Trade Center Towers Collapse

Wednesday, April 18, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex
[speakers | further reading]

The Unbearable Whiteness of Being: A Forum on Critical Race Theory: Identity, Privilege & Power

Tuesday, April 24, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Living Learning Center Auditorium
[speakers | further reading]

"Lessons Learned from Negotiating with the Russians"

Special Dinner & Presentation with Senior Vice President and Provost, Dr. Linda Brady
Tuesday, May 1, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Earl International House Kitchen & Classroom [Must RSVP to Attend]
[further reading]

Dating Violence & Healthy Relationships

Wednesday, May 9, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex
[further reading]

The "F Word" Panel: Reassessing Feminism in the Third Wave

Tuesday, May 15, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Collier Lounge, Hamilton Complex
[further reading]

The Artist's Muse: Exploring Inspiration & the Creative Process

Wednesday, May 23, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Living Learning Center Auditorium

Winter 2007

What is a Cult?

Wednesday, January 24, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex
[further reading]

Racial Profiling

Tuesday, January 30, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Collier Lounge, Hamilton Complex
[further reading]

**The Wal*Mart Debate: Is Walmart Good for America?**

Wednesday, February 7, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Dyment Lounge, Walton Complex

Western Love

Tuesday, February 13, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Collier Lounge, Hamilton Complex
[further reading | slide show]

Iron Chef: The Culinary Arts

Wednesday, February 21, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
International House Kitchen, Earl Hall

What are Genocide & Ethnocide?

Tuesday, February 27, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Collier Lounge, Hamilton Complex
[further reading | slide show]

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