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The Spring 2017 semester may be winding down, but the Humanities Institute still has exciting events, news and opportunities to share with you. Our Ma
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Monday, May 8, 2017
Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, Schmidt & Nowotny Rooms
2110 San Jacinto Blvd.
Austin, TX 78712
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Please join the Humanities Institute on May 8th beginning at 9AM for our Spring 2017 Difficult Dialogues Symposium! The afternoon will provide training for faculty interested in teaching one of our undergraduate courses through the Difficult Dialogues program and for graduate students interested in employing dialogue in undergraduate classroom instruction. The symposium is designed to share techniques and resources for facilitating classroom conversation on difficult topics. HI will host panel discussions with UT faculty on facilitating dialogue in the classroom, as well as two workshops to registered participants interested in hands-on training.
Difficult Dialogues seminars are distinctive in their focus on teaching students the skills they need to participate in constructive dialogue about controversial and potentially divisive issues. To learn more about teaching in our Difficult Dialogues program, please visit the program page.
The Symposium is free and open to faculty and graduate students at central Texas colleges and universities, but RSVPs are requested. Due to limited space, attendees must register to participate in a workshop.
Please visit our website for more information. |
Thursday, May 4, 2017
APL Terrazas Branch Library
1105 East Cesar Street, Austin, TX, 78702
6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Free and open to the public.
Code Black in a hospital describes an event where the number of people in need of medical attention exceeds the hospital’s resources. This 2013 documentary follows the story of a dedicated team of charismatic, young doctors-in-training as they wrestle openly with both their ideals and with the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system. |
Friday, May 5, 2017
Bob Bullock Theatre
1800 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
6:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Join the Bullock Museum for a screening and conversation about Middle of Nowhere as part of the Femme Film Fridays series, a film series highlighting the cinematic works of women, both behind and in front of the camera.
When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated, leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process. This film has many accolades, which include a Dramatic Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards, and Best Screenplay at the African-American Film Critics Association. Filmed in Los Angeles, California. |
Included with your ticket is a 6:00PM welcoming reception with a cash bar.
B. B. Araya's short film, Beta, to screen prior to the feature film screening, 7:05 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Filmmaker will be in attendance.
Film screening from 7:00PM- 8:40PM.
Q&A following the screening with Dr. Lisa B. Thompson, playwright and Associate Professor of African & African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin and Fatima Mann, Director and co-founder of Counter Balance: ATX.
Ticket prices are $3 for Bullock Museum members and university students with a valid ID and $5 for non-members. |
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
651 N Pleasant Valley Rd
Austin, TX 78702
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
On May 16th at 7PM at the Cepeda Branch of the Austin Public Library, the Humanities Institute will hold its monthly meeting of the new public reading group on the theme of 'Democracy and Community Action,' co-sponsored by the Austin Public Library. Please join us at this meeting to read and discuss the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and how it is called upon in today's political discourse.
The reading group's resources, meeting agendas, and discussion boards can be found on our Wiki.
Due to limited space, please RSVP to attend this event. |
By William B. Lawson MD, PhD, DLFAPA
I am old enough and fortunate enough to see and appreciate the changes that have occurred over the past half century in the health care system, especially regarding mental health. I still vividly remember visiting a state mental hospital where a great uncle spent much of his life. The building had all of the negative aspects of an institution including limited resources and communal showers. But then chlorpromazine (thorazine), a drug used for treating certain mood disorders, was invented and he was able to spend the rest of his days at home with his family. Fast-forward several decades, when I began my career as a psychiatrist, I was part of a team that completed a study with clozapine, the first antipsychotic that was demonstrably superior to others. Again, I saw the wonders of medical technology as people with severe mental illness once relegated to back wards in chronic institutions were able to engage in meaningful relationships and live productive lives. Relative to the rest of medicine, treatment of the mentally ill is relatively young and the wonders of new advances and treatment long seen in antibiotic therapy and cancer treatment are still emerging in psychiatry.
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The Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin has announced the 2017 recipients of the Community Sabbatical program, which provides paid flexible leave time, faculty collaborators, and access to library resources to selected staff members of non-profit organizations (501(c)3’s) in central Texas. |
 Sera Bonds | |  Cameron Allen |
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Sponsor: Princeton-Mellon
Deadline: May 12, 2017
Amount: Unknown
The Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities is pleased to announce a call for fellows for the 2017-18 academic year. Two fellows will be appointed; one fellow will focus on Architecture and Humanities and the other on Urban Adaptation to Climate Change.
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For more information on the Humanities Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, or to contact us, please visit us at humanitiesinstitute.utexas.edu. |
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