TODAY Dr. Joel Slotkin – Sabbatical Presentation 1 p.m. in LA 2317 Dr. Slotkin will discuss his book project on “sinister aesthetics” and the appeal of evil in early modern English literature, with a particular focus on his chapter about representation of monstrous births and divine punishment in broadside ballads and sermons.
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Anthropology Games
Matthew Durington, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice will be presenting his Sabbatical talk. Friday, May 2, 2014 Liberal Arts 3303 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Gaming and “gamification” have become serious topics for both academic research and curricular enhancement in higher education. This talk will describe the prototype development […]
TODAY: AAUP Workshop on Student Loan Forgiveness
AAUP workshop on student loan forgiveness: Wednesday, April 30 @ 3:30 p.m. in Linthicum 111 Employees working in non-profit organizations (Like Towson) are eligible for tax-free forgiveness of their student loans after 10 years of payment. The first round of loan forgiveness will occur in 2016, but there are things you can do now to […]
Thesis Defense Announcement for NaShieka Knight
The Jewish Studies program invites the university community to a thesis defense for NaShieka Knight on May 2, 2014 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts building room 4150. The thesis is titled “She Made me Give Birth: Designating Midwives as Religious Specialists in Ancient Israel, An Exegetical Study” Committee Chair: Dr. Barry […]
“Between the Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Varieties of Modern Dystopia”
Masters of Humanities Graduate Program thesis by Jonathan Moore is an examination of modernish dystopia as social critique in the work of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett and Anthony Burgess. Monday, May 5, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3150 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Anthropology Games
Matthew Durington, Associate Professor, in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice will be presenting his Sabbatical talk. Friday, May 2, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3303 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Gaming and “gamification” have become serious topics for both academic research and curricular enhancement in higher education. This talk will describe the prototype […]
“Between The Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Varieties of Modernist Dystopia”
Masters of Humanities Graduate Program thesis by Jonathan Moore is an examination of modernish dystopia as social critique in the work of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett and Anthony Burgess. Monday, May 5, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3150 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
“Posthumanism, Environmental History, and Narratives of Collapse”
TODAY Dr. Dana Phillips – Sabbatical Presentation 3 p.m. in LA 4317 This paper will ask whether posthumanism might not be the “proper” point of view for evironmental history and thus for ecocriticism as well. It will ask that question by exploring the uncanny effects of adopting a posthumanist outlook on the fate of human […]
TODAY: Joseph Rudolph and Martha Kumar Sabbatical Presentations
Dr. Joseph Rudolph’s presentation is titled Balkan Transitions & the “Don’ts” of State-Making in Kosovo. This discussion will focus on the lessons that can be drawn from the errors of third parties in compounding a political conflict that had been 600 years in the making before NATO’s 78 day air campaign against Belgrade on behalf […]
Anthropology Games
Matthew Durington, Associate Professor, in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice will be presenting his Sabbatical talk. Friday, May 2, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3303 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Gaming and “gamification” have become serious topics for both academic research and curricular enhancement in higher education. This talk will describe the prototype […]
TODAY: Why MASS INCARCERATION Matters to Postwar American History
The Herbert Andrews Lecture series would like to present Dr. Heather Ann Thompson from Temple University as its 2014 speaker. Starting at 4:30 p.m. in Liberal Arts 4110. Dr. Thompson is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Temple University. Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is writing the first comprehensive history of the Attica Prison […]
AAUP Workshop on Student Loan Forgiveness
AAUP workshop on student loan forgiveness: Wednesday, April 30 @ 3:30 p.m. in Linthicum 111 Employees working in non-profit organizations (Like Towson) are eligible for tax-free forgiveness of their student loans after 10 years of payment. The first round of loan forgiveness will occur in 2016, but there are things you can do now to […]
Why MASS INCARCERATION Matters to Postwar Memorial American History
The Herbert Andrews Lecture series would like to present Dr. Heather Ann Thompson from Temple University as their 2014 speaker. Dr. Thompson is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Temple University. Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is writing the first comprehensive history of the Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971 and its legacy for […]
Volunteer Clients Needed!
Undergraduate students needed to help graduate students practice their counseling skills. Please consider volunteering 30 minutes of your time to help someone become a counselor or psychologist. Arrive prepared with a problem to discuss; however, please recognize that this is a practice session. Students are in training and are not licensed to provide therapy. Sessions […]
Sandra Grey’s Retirement Party
After 21 years at Towson University in various departments, Sandra Grey in the Department of Political Science will be retiring on May 30, 2014. The Political Science Department has invited all those who have been acquainted with Sandra in the campus community to a farewell party in her honor on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 3:00 […]
Participants Needed: Earn $$
The Cognitive Developmental Lab at the University of Towson is looking for participants to complete a 2 hour experiment about how we process emotion from speech. Eligible participants will be compensated a total of $40 for your time. To participate you must be at least 30 years of age, and English must be your native […]
AAUP Workshop On Student Loan Forgiveness
AAUP workshop on student loan forgiveness: Wednesday, April 30th @ 3:30pm in Linthicum 111 Employees working in non-profit organizations (Like Towson) are eligible for tax-free forgiveness of their student loans after 10 years of payment. The first round of loan forgiveness will occur in 2016, but there are things you can do now to prepare. […]
Redoubtable Dons
The Dons, now in their 25th year, are cross-disciplinary gathering of faculty who share scholarly interests or works in progress in a non-specialized way with academics from accounting to zoology. One hope is to make our large campus smaller and its collegiality stronger. You are welcome to any or all of the spring talks listed […]
TODAY – Lester K. Spence – Stare in The Darkness: The Limits of Hip-Hop and Black Politics
The Gissendanner Memorial Lecture would like to present Dr. Lester K. Spence author of Stare in The Darkness for our 2014 Speaker. Dr. Spence is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. His specialities include black politics, racial politics, urban politics, public opinion and American political thought. In 2009 […]
TODAY – Ian Moore Memorial Lecture: The Art of Living: Can It Be Taught?
The Sixteenth Annual Ian Moore Memorial Lecture invites Dr. Alexander Nehamas to Towson University. Dr. Alexander Nehamas joined the Princeton University faculty in 1990. He is also Professor of the Humanities and of Comparative Literature. His interests include Greek philosophy, pilosophy of art, European philosophy and literary theory. For more information contact the Philosophy Department […]
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