UK to Celebrate International Education Week
The University of Kentucky is celebrating its commitment to international education with various events Nov.18-22.
UK Libraries Makes Several Stops in Mexico for Passport to the World Program
University of Kentucky Libraries is adding another stamp to its passport in support of exhibitions and programs in celebration of ¡Viva Mexico!
Blossoms of Fire
"Blossoms of Fire" is a film that celebrates the extraordinary lives of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Oaxaca, Mexico, whose strong work ethic and fierce independent streak rooted in their culture, have resulted not only in powerful women but also in the region's progressive politics and their unusual tolerance of alternative gender roles. The film will be introduced and discussed by Francie Chassen-Lopez, a professor of History and Gender & Women's Studies at UK.
Monday, November 11, 2013, 2 p.m.
W.T. Young Library, Room B108-C
Refreshments will be provided.
"Blossoms of Fire" es una película que celebra la vida de los Itsmos Zapotecas del suroeste de Oaxaca, México. Esta comunidad es conocida por su ética laboral y su independencia cultural, lo cual ha conllevado a una increíble tolerancia hacia las mujeres y los roles de éstas en la comunidad. Este grupo tambíen es conocido por sus políticas progresivas y el papel que ésta ha tenido en el desarrollo de la comunidad. La película será introducida y dirigida por Francie Chassen-Lopez, profesora del departamento de Gender & Women's Studies en UK.
Lunes, 11 de noviembre a las 2 p.m.
Willy T. Young Library Cuarto B108-C
Se ofrecerán refrescos.
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W T Young Library, B108-C
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Close the U.S. Military's School of the Americas: 2013 Tour
Simon Sedillo is a community rights defense organizer and documentary filmmaker working extensively throughout the United States and Mexico. He is also the co-instructor of the UK Geography Department’s study abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico. Working on a diverse number of topics, Sedillo focuses largely on the expansion of neoliberal policies both in the US and Mexico.
Speaking at Kentucky on his Shut Down the School of the America’s 2013 Tour, Sedillo’s talk will focus on the use of militarism in the expansion of neoliberal policy into Mexico after 1994 and the institution of the North America Free Trade Agreement. Through a participatory discussion we will take a brief look at the history of the U.S Military’s role in an ongoing campaign against indigenous people
with a particular focus on the USA and Mexico. We will dig in deeper into an ongoing military strategy to criminalize indigenous land tenure and identity in order to secure political and economic interests in the region as seen in the state of Oaxaca.
Sponsored by the UK Department of Geography.
Simón Sedillo es un organizador de defensa de derechos comunitarios que está trabajando en la producción de un documentario sobre Estados Unidos y México. A parte de este proyecto, Sedillo es uno de los instructores del programa de intercambio en Oaxaca México, del Departamento de Geografía de UK. La mayor parte de sus trabajos se enfocan en la expansión de las políticas neoliberales en Estados Unidos y México.
La charla que ofrecerá en UK durante su tour de Shut Down the School of the America’s se enfocará en el rol de nociones militares presentes en la expansión de políticas neoliberales en México desde 1994, así como también en el Acuerdo de Mercado Libre en Norte América. Como parte de la charla, habrá una discusión que verá el rol que el Ejército Estadounidense ha tenido en la campaña en contra de los indígenas Mexicanos. Parte de la discusión tocará en el tema de estrategias utilizadas para criminalizar tierras indígenas como medio para obtener seguridad política y económica en el estado de Oaxaca.
Este evento es presentado por el Departamento de Geografía de UK.
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William T. Young Library, Alumni Gallery (1-65)
Anthropologists Chris Pool and Mickey Loughlin Receive a Multi-Year Grant from the National Science Foundation to Study Ancient Mesoamerican History
Archaeologists Christopher Pool and Michael Loughlin have spent many summers in southern Veracruz working to learn more about ancient Mesoamericans.
Craft Writing: Beer, the Digital, and Craft Culture
Register at: http://craftwriting.as.uky.edu
This one day event will bring to UK brewers and professional writers from the craft beer industry. Craft beer, the annual production of under six million barrels of beer by small breweries, is one of the fastest growing areas of the food industry. According to the Brewers Association, craft beer provides over 108,000 jobs and its retail dollar value in 2012 was estimated at $10.2 billion. In the last twenty years, over 2,000 new breweries have come online, commanding almost 6% of the overall American beer market. These breweries have, in turn, helped revitalize city neighborhoods, generated new jobs in related industries, and played a key role in expanding digital and social media usage.
This event will showcase the professional writing – in print and digital media – that is dominant in the craft beer industry. Writing has played a major role in promoting the business of craft beer. Craft Writing will serve as an event that draws interdisciplinary attention to the ways industry utilizes writing – in various digital forms – to promote, inform, highlight, argue, market, brand, and foster relationships between products, consumers, and other relevant parties.
Featured Speakers:
Stan Hieronymus, author of For The Love of Hops, Brewing with Wheat, and Brew Like a Monk. Blogger at Appellation Beer and For the Love of Hops.
Julie Johnson, Co-owner of All About Beer, former Editor of All Bout Beer. Currently Technical and Contributing Editor.
Teri Fahrendorf, 25-year beer industry veteran, founder of the Pink Boots Society, author of beer related articles, 19 years brewmaster at Steelhead Brewing, Triple Rock Brewing and Golden Gate Brewing, and blogging gypsy “Road Brewer,”
Roger Baylor, owner of New Albanian Brewing, author of The Potable Curmudgeon.
Jeremy Cowan, owner of Shmaltz Brewing, author of Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah.
Mitch Steele, Brewmaster at Stone Brewing, author of IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes, and the Evolution of India Pale Ale.
Keynote speaker
Garrett Oliver, Editor of The Oxford Companion to Beer, author of The Brewmaster’s Table, regular contributor to All About Beer. Brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery
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Center Theater
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A Mexican Celebration of Life and Death – Dia de los Muertos
As part of the Viva Mexico events and activities, all are invited to participate in several opportunities to experience Mexican culture and celebrations.
Imperial Intentions and Frontier Realities: Provincial Politics in the Aztec Empire
A graduate of the University of Kentucky (Ph.D. 2008), Dr. Venter is an expert on political and social interaction on the frontiers of the Aztec Empire. With National Science Foundation support, Dr. Venter rediscovered the head town of Totogal in the Aztec province of Tochtepec. Her research sheds light on how indigenous inhabitants on the fringes of empire negotiated their position vis-à-vis their Aztec overlords and their regional neighbors.
La Dr. Venter, graduanda de la Universidad de Kentucky (Ph.D. 2008), es experta en cuanto a las interacciones politicas y sociales en las fronteras del Imperio Azteca. Con el apoyo del National Science Foundation, ella logro redescubrir la ciudad de Totogal en la la provincia Azteca de Tochtepec. Sus estudios e investigaciones han esclarecido como los Aztecas realizaban negociaciones con sus vecinos y superiores en cuanto a la posicion que sostenian en la sociedad.
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Whitehall Classroom Building, Room 114
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Songs of Mexico: Recital on works by María Grever, Tata Nacho, and Agustín Lara
Songs of México: Recital on works by María Grever, Tata Nacho, and Agustín Lara
presented by Manuel Castillo, tenor
Free and open to the public.
Mr. Castillo is a tenor, trained in the graduate program in the School of Music of the UK College of Fine Arts. For more information on him, visit http://www.manuelmcastillo.
Canciones de México: Manuel Castillo presentará en un recital la música de María Grever, Tata Nacho y Agustín Lara.
Manuel Castillo estudió y se entrenó en tenor en el programa de Música del Departamento de Fine Arts en UK. Para más información de él visita la página http://www.manuelmcastillo.com
Repertoire for November 19th:
Arturo Buzzi Peccia (1854 - 1943)
Lolita (1892)
María Grever (1894 - 1951)
Lamento Gitano (1929*)
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)
Amor vida de mi vida (1941)
Ignacio Fernández Esperón "Tata Nacho" (1894 – 1968)
La borrachita (1917)
Tengo nostalgia de ti (1920*)
Íntima (1928*)
Ernesto de Curtis (1875 - 1937)
Torna a Suriento (1902)
María Grever (1894 - 1951)
Júrame (1926)
Despedida (1946)
José Serrano (1873 - 1941)
Te quiero Morena (1910)
Agustín Lara (1900-1970)
Granada (1932)
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Singletary Recital Hall
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Break dancing with the dead: Popular music and the role of ancestors in Maya language revitalization
Dr. Barrett will talk about Maya understandings of the dead, funerary practices, and ways of communicating with the ancestors, and then discuss the emergence of rock and hip hop music performed in Mayan languages and the ways they emphasize the ancestors in their music.
El Dr. Barrett explicará como los Mayas se comunican con sus ancestros, las prácticas funerarias que los mayas tienen y sus pensamientos en cuando a los muertos. También hablará sobre como los ancestros tienen un rol en la inspiración de la música Maya y como el rock y hip hop ha influenciado a esta cultura.
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Niles Gallery
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