Marta Vicente
Humanities Fellow
Marta will work on her book project, "Sex as Imitation: Family and Sexual Identity in Early Modern Spain." The book examines how sexual identity is situated at a crossroad between nature, nurture and acts of individual choice.
The winner of the 2007 Byron Caldwell Smith Award, Professor Cudd's book, Analyzing Oppression, is cited by the Award Committee as a direct, thorough and systematic investigation of the concept of oppression, "beautifully written, elegantly organized and accessible to both scholars and non-specialists ...."
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For seminar paper password information, call 785-864-4798.
To receive email notices for a particular seminar, send an email to HCH Seminars (hchseminars@ku.edu), listing your name, affiliation, and the name of the seminar for which you would like to receive email notices.
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American Seminar For Fall 2007, the American Seminar will focus on the theme of “The Americas.” In examining “The Americas,” we will examine the extent to which a hemispheric vision provides unique insight into the similarities and differences between the former English and Spanish colonies that make up the Americas. If you would like more information, please contact Crystal Anderson (American Studies, 864-2307, csande@ku.edu); Tanya Golash-Boza—ON LEAVE (Sociology/American Studies, 864-9424, tgb@ku.edu); or Yajaira Padilla (Spanish & Portuguese, 864-1133, ypadilla@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule > |
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Before 1500 Seminar The Before 1500 Seminar welcomes participation and contributions from all faculty members and graduate students interested in the stuff of ancient and medieval cultures of East and West. Past presentations have included topics in French literature, medieval and ancient history, Spanish literature, Japanese medieval history, and Greek and Roman culture. Topics need not be confined to the period before 1500. If you would like more information, contact Caroline Jewers (French & Italian, 864-9076, cjewers@ku.edu); Pam Gordon (Classics, 864-2396, pgordon@ku.edu); or Tara Welch (Classics, 864-2395, tswelch@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule> |
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British Seminar During the Fall 2007 semester, the British Seminar is devoted to transatlantic studies in honor of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown. If you would like more information, contact Richard Hardin (English, 864-2548, rhardin@ku.edu) or Karenbeth Zacharias (History, 913-484-6403, bfarmer@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule > |
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Early Modern Seminar The Early Modern Seminar meets each semester to discuss original work relating to any aspect of the history, culture, literature, art, or society of any part of the world between c.1500 and c.1800. If you would like more information contact Luis Corteguera (History, 864-9469, lcortegu@ku.edu) or Patricia Manning (Spanish & Portuguese, 864-0282, pwmannin@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule > |
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Gender Seminar The Gender Seminar studies gender as a basic concept in humanistic scholarship and/or as a fundamental organizing principle in social life. If you would like more information, contact Hannah Britton (Political Science, 864-9016, britton@ku.edu) or Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka (Women's Studies, 864-2691, omofola@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule> |
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Globalization(s) Seminar The Globalization(s) Seminar provides an opportunity for scholars across campus to exchange ideas and scholarship on any issue associated with globalizations—past and present, large-scale and small-scale, near and far, real and imagined. We encourage diverse approaches to understanding the global, and we welcome participants from all disciplines. Our focus in Fall 2007 will be Global and Transnational Identities, and our focus in Spring 2008 will be Globalization and the Environment, but we welcome suggestions and participation on any topic related to globalization(s). For more information or to offer suggestions please contact Joane Nagel (Sociology, 864-4114, nagel@ku.edu) or Susan Harris (English, 842-6772, skh5@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule > |
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Health & Humanities Seminar This seminar provides a platform for the multi-disciplinary discussion of issues at the health-politics-society-lived experience crossroads, and will foster an ongoing and mutually rewarding interdisciplinary dialogue by focusing on health-related issues such as health and migration; health and the emergence of new technologies; disease and race; health, disease and social memory; health and social trust; history of epidemics; diseases in the context of globalization, amongst others. If you would like more information, please contact Tanya Hart, American Studies/Women’s Studies (864-2083; tanyah@ku.edu); Ebenezer Obadare, Sociology (864-9405; obadare@ku.edu); or Mary Zimmerman, Sociology (864-4113; mzimmerman@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule > |
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Latin American Seminar The Latin American seminar takes a different regional or topical focus every one or two years within the larger Latin American context, and with an interdisciplinary approach. For Fall 2007 through Spring 2009, the focus will be on “Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.” The ongoing seminar will feature scholarship in the humanities as well as the social and physical sciences. KU faculty and graduate students who would like to present a paper in the seminar or want to suggest a speaker should contact Peter Herlihy (Geography/Center of Latin American Studies, 864-4292, herlihy@ku.edu) or Elizabeth Kuznesof (History/Center of Latin American Studies, 864-4213, kuznesof@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule > |
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Nature & Culture Seminar The Nature & Culture Seminar brings the perspective of the humanities to bear on past and present environmental issues, including research on the changing perception and value of nature in human life and on various models using, consuming, and managing the earth. If you would like more information, contact Karl Brooks (History, 864-9464, kbrooks@ku.edu) or Greg Cushman (History, 864-9449, gcushman@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule> |
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Peace, War & Global Change Seminar The Peace, War & Global Change Seminar provides a forum for those with interests in approaches at national and international levels to avoid, ameliorate and conclude organized conflicts; the origins, conduct and effects of warfare; the philosophical and practical dimensions of efforts to resolve inter-societal conflicts; and both broad analyses and case studies of the manifestations of what is commonly termed “globalization.” If you would like more information, contact Jennifer Weber (History, 864-9457, jlweber@ku.edu) or Michael Mosser (913-758-3253, michael.mosser@us.army.mil). View Seminar Schedule> |
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Performance & Culture Seminar The Performance & Culture Seminar shares research about the broad spectrum of the human activity we call “performance,” referring to theatre, film, dance, music and even including ceremonies and rituals, popular entertainment, sports, play, etc. If you would like more information, contact Stewart Day (Spanish & Portuguese, 864-0286, day@ku.edu) or Mechele Leon (Theatre & Film, 864-2062, mleon@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule> |
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Philosophy & Literature Seminar This seminar explores questions concerning two mainstays of humanistic study--philosophy and literature (including relevant cultural studies)--and their inter-relationships, interactions, and interfaces. Topics may include considerations of philosophical or theoretical aspects of literature, literary aspects of philosophy, and the relative definition of each domain in a variety of cultures or historical periods, or by different groups and voices. If you would like more information, contact Richard Cole (Philosophy, emeritus, 842-6085, nobledog@aol.com) or William O. Scott (English, 864-2504, wscott@ku.edu). View Seminar Schedule> |
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Resident Fellows Seminar Once each month, the resident fellows of the Hall Center, namely the four humanities research fellows, the one creative research fellow and the two Hall distinguished chairs will meet as a seminar. On each occasion, one of the research fellows will offer remarks on some aspect of his/her work-in-progress. These seminars are open to all interested faculty. View Seminar Schedule > |
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Andean & Amazonian World Seminar This seminar, an outgrowth of the 2003-2006 faculty exchange between KU and the University of San Marcos in Peru, provided a forum to examine the complex interweave uniting Andean and Amazonian languages, landscapes, cultures, expressive traditions and historical legacies. While Peru was a focus, other Andean and Amazonian countries (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil) were also considered. If you would like more information, contact Bartholemew Dean (Anthropology, 864-2648, bdean@ku.edu), Peter Herlihy (Geography/Center of Latin American Studies, 864-4292, herlihy@ku.edu), Elizabeth Kuznesof (History/Center of Latin American Studies, 864-4213, kuznesof@ku.edu) or John Simmons (Natural History Museum, 864-4508, jsimmons@ku.edu). View Previous Seminars: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Indigenous & African Experiences in the Americas Seminar The Indigenous & African Experiences in the Americas Seminar explored the intersectional analysis of race, ethnicity and culture and challenges the existing binary concepts of race. If you would like more information, contact Zanice Bond de Pérez (864-7884, zbperez@ku.edu), Jim Leiker (jleiker1@jccc.net) or Julia Good Fox (749-8404 ext. 325, jgoodfox@haskell.edu). View Previous Seminars: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Poetics Seminar The Poetics Seminar brought together scholars, critics and poets from the University and the surrounding community for discussions of “poetics,” an emerging field that stands at the intersection of literary criticism, literary theory and poetic practice. If you would like more information, please contact Jonathan Mayhew (Spanish and Portuguese, 864-0287, jmayhew@ku.edu). View Previous Seminars: 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
