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20
Sep

CHaSS Book Talk: Dr. David Lancy

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Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr. David Lancy's newest book, Learning without Lessons, published with Oxford University Press. Professor Emeritus Lancy will provide a short talk about his work and there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and celebration. This is a great way to learn more about CHaSS research!

11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Old Main |
25
Sep

Research Lecture with Andrea Baldwin

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In her 2022 book, A Decolonial Black Feminist Theory of Reading and Shade: Feeling the University, Andrea Baldwin uses Black and decolonial feminist theorizing along with a queer of color critique to examine the university as an affective space. This space often causes marginalized and minoritized individuals to feel out of place and out of time. Baldwin developed the concept of “Shad(e)y theoretics” to encapsulate this idea.In this presentation, Baldwin builds on her theorizing to offer insights into the current moment in US politics. She explores the seemingly easy cooptation and, in some cases, cooperation of university administration in erasing marginalized and minoritized communities and their scholarship. While this erasure is not unexpected from a decolonial perspective, it remains deeply painful. Using indigenous feminist and Black feminist ecological thought, Baldwin provides thoughts on how to navigate the current epistemic and affective violence experienced by Black, brown, indigenous, and queer scholars in the US academy.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | David B. Haight Center |
26
Sep

From Books to Biscuits

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How does a rare, historic book become a piece of 21st-century edible art? Join Ella Hawkins as she creates a new biscuit (cookie) design based on an early printed book from USU’s special collections. As well as demonstrating this design process, Ella will look back at her past biscuit sets and discuss the unique qualities of printed texts from different periods.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | USU Libraries |
26
Sep

Contemporary Legends in a Polarized World (Derek Agard Distinguished Lecture)

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In a country where trust is at an all-time low and polarization at an all-time high, is everything a legend? Using examples of contemporary or “urban” legends from across the US, Tom Mould, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore (Butler University), explores new approaches to legend research that help us navigate our current landscape of fake news, conspiracy theories, and echo chambers. In the process, Professor Mould upends some long held beliefs about what contemporary legends are, what they do, and what they can tell us about ourselves and the polarized world we live in.

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Utah State University |
03
Oct

The Brewer Festival of Writing

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Brewer Festival of Writing: Reading with Lindsey Drager Date: Thursday, Oct. 3 Time: 12:00-1:15 Where: Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 101 Description: Author Lindsey Drager will read from her new book, The Avian Hourglass, and participate in an audience Q&A. Brewer Festival of Writing: Work of Art Panel Discussion Date: Thursday, Oct. 3 Time: 1:30-2:45 Where: Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 101 Description: Author Lindsey Drager, ceramicist Antra Sinha, and painter Terry Powers will participate in a lively discussion about the labor that goes into their craft.

12:00 pm - 2:45 pm |
10
Oct

Arrington Mormon History Lecture

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Jana Riess, a senior columnist for Religion News Service and a prominent contributor to The Salt Lake Tribune, is an acclaimed author with a profound understanding of American religious history. Riess holds a doctorate in American religious history from Columbia University and an MDiv degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, making her uniquely qualified to provide insightful analysis on this evolving topic. Riess’s lecture promises to offer valuable perspectives on the shifting dynamics of faith and gender within Latter-day Saint communities, set against broader American religious trends.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
30
Oct

CHaSS Book Talk: Dr. Austin Knuppe (sponsored with Heravi Peace Institute)

Lecture/Readings | Tanner Talks

Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr. Austin Knuppe's (Political Science) recent book, Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq. This book talk is sponsored by both CHaSS and the Heravi Peace Institute

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Old Main |
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