2018-2019 Calendar of Humanities Events on Campus
This calendar features events organized by humanities and related departments at The University of Memphis. All events are open to the public. It is updated throughout the year, so please check back often. If you are organizing an event that might be appropriate for this calendar, please email Sarah Potter at spotter1@memphis.edu.
August 2018
August 31:
Department of Philosophy
Department Colloquium
Ron Mallon (Washington University in St. Louis), The Reemergence of Minimal Identities
3-5 PM, 317 Clement Hall
More information: Philosophy Events Calendar
September 2018
September 14:
Department of Philosophy
Department Colloquium
Kathleen Higgins (UT Austin)
3-5 PM, 317 Clement Hall
More information: Philosophy Events Calendar
September 21:
Department of History
Pizza Luncheon
Ann Rosen
12:45 PM, 200 Mitchell Hall
More information: History Event Calendar
September 27:
Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities
Panel Discussion: “Run With Me”: Contemporary Portraits of the Underground Railroad
6:00 PM, Fountain View Room, 350 University Center
More information: MOCH Additional Events Page
September 28-29:
Department of Philosophy
Spindel Conference
More information: Philosophy Events Calendar
October 2018
October 4:
Department of English and Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities
Naseeb Shaheen Memorial Lecture
Hannibal Hamlin (Ohio State University), Seven Types of Allusion: Texts Talking with Texts from Shakespeare to the Present
5:30 PM Reception, 6:00 PM Lecture, Memphis Room, 340 University Center
More information: MOCH Events Page
October 11:
Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities
Humanities on Tap
6:00 PM, Maciel's Taco Shop
More information: MOCH Additional Events Page
October 18:
Department of History and Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities
Belle McWilliams Lecture in American History and Keynote for the Graduate Association for African American History Conference
Keisha Blain (University of Pittsburgh), "Set the World on Fire": Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
5:30 PM Reception, 6:00 PM Lecture, River Room, 300 University Center
More information: MOCH Events Page
October 19:
Department of History
Lunchtime Lecture by Dr. Reginald Ellis (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)
12:00 PM, Shelby Room, 342 University Center
More information: History Event Calendar
November 2018
November 2:
Department of Philosophy
Department Colloquium
Eric Wiland (University of Missouri - St. Louis)
3-5 PM, 317 Clement Hall
More information: Philosophy Events Calendar
November 9:
Department of Political Science
Conference: Politics and Poetics of Race in the Americas
9:15 AM - 5:30 PM, Fountain View Room and River Room, University Center
More information: Politics and Poetics of Race in the Americas
November 16:
Department of History
Pizza Luncheon
Dennis Lauman (University of Memphis)
12:45 PM, 200 Mitchell Hall
More information: History Event Calendar
November 16:
Department of Philosophy
Department Colloquium
Cleavis Headley (Florida Atlantic University)
3-5 PM, 317 Clement Hall
More information: Philosophy Events Calendar