The UK English Department Events committee presents:

English Department Colloquium “Spoken Stories” by Gurney Norman

 Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Kentucky Author of Kinfolks and other works

Introduced by Erik Reece, Author of Lost Mountain and American Gospel

Friday April 6, 3:00p.m. in Room 211 Student Center

Refreshments served

GWS Research Matters Series presents:

Melissa Stein

"Bodies of Knowledge:  Historical Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Biological Determinism"

A talk by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Professor of Media Studies, Ponoma College and Director of Scholarly Communication, Modern Language Association. What if the academic monograph is a dying form? If scholarly communication is to have a future, it's clear that it lies online, and yet the most significant obstacles to such a transformation are not technological, but instead social and institutional. How must the academy and the scholars that comprise it change their ways of thinking in order for digital scholarly publishing to become a viable alternative to the university press book? This talk will explore some of those changes and their implications for our lives as scholars and our work within universities.

WHO: Mary Gray http://www.indiana.edu/~cmcl/faculty/gray.shtml.

WHAT: Appalachian Speaker Series - "Place Matters"

WHERE: Student Center Theater

WHEN: Friday, January 27, 2:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. 

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The 2011-2012 Distinguished Professor Lecture will be delivered by Ronald D Eller, a professor of Appalachian Studies and History. His lecture is entitled "Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons From the Appalachian Past". It will take place in the William T. Young Library Auditorium on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Interest in home gardening and food preservation practices has increased over the last several years, especially in urban areas. Many urban foodies are discovering the joys of home production, and participation in the local food movement is strong. These practices are not novel, however, to many people who have grown and preserved their own food for generations. Three home producers from Appalachian Kentucky, Betty Tyra Gregory and Gary Rose from Campton, and Rowena Borders from Louisa, will share their experiences growing and preserving food. Vanessa Oliver, Graduate Student, UK Department of Nutrition and Food Science will be on hand to address questions of food safety. Lisa Conley, UK Department of Sociology, will be moderating the panel and debuting her short film, “Talking Food: Home Food Preservation in Eastern Kentucky” created from interviews with home food preservation practitioners in Wolfe and Lawrence Counties.

Sponsored by the Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies