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SUMMARY:Virtual Open House for prospective students
DESCRIPTION:The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2026 cohort. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts\, humanities\, natural and social sciences\, and technology and provides countless opportunities to apply theories in a vast array of museums and cultural institutions on campus\, in the region\, nationally and around the world. \nThe MSP curriculum examines the role of museums in society as sites of memory\, learning\, research\, cultural production\, public scholarship\, civic engagement\, and entertainment. The 12-credit certificate program consists of the Museum Studies Seminar (Fall and Winter terms\, 6 credits)\, approved electives (6 credits)\, and a funded internship. It prepares students for academic and professional careers in museums\, heritage sites\, arboretums\, botanical gardens\, zoos and other living collections\, and universities. \nApplication Deadline: February 27\, 2026 \nApplication information can be found here. \nLearn more at our upcoming virtual open house! \nZoom meeting ID 986 4283 3159
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/virtual-open-house-for-prospective-students-3/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:The GEM of Giza: The Grand Egyptian Museum Gala Livestream
DESCRIPTION:On November 1\, 2025\, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will hold a gala opening attended by queens\, kings\, and presidents from around the world. The long-awaited GEM will showcase the splendors of Egypt’s deep history\, including the complete collection from the tomb of King Tutankhamun\, in a $1 billion state-of-the-art facility. If you can’t be there in person\, please join us for an exclusive livestream of the festivities\, including tours of the museum’s as-yet unseen galleries. Be among the first people in the world to experience the splendors of the GEM at the region’s only official livestream event. \nThis free\, public event takes place in Auditorium C of Angell Hall (435 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109). Space is limited\, so please register here to reserve your seat: https://myumi.ch/y1j5y. \nThe GEM livestream is sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology\, the Department of Middle East Studies\, the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology\, the Museum Studies Program\, and the North African Students Association. \nComplete details can be found here. \nFlyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/the-gem-of-giza-the-grand-egyptian-museum-gala-livestream/
LOCATION:Angell Hall\, 435 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections
DESCRIPTION:On October 24-25\, 2025\, join the Inclusive History Project for Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections\, a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This symposium brings together scholars\, archivists\, cultural heritage workers\, and community activists from across the globe who are collaborating and advocating to better represent and activate Philippine collections in libraries\, archives\, and museums. \nThe central question that will be explored throughout the two-day symposium is: What are the current and future directions of shared stewardship of Philippine colonial collections? The symposium will be a space to share resources and insights\, further explore and develop best practices for caring for Philippine collections across institutions\, and continue building networks amongst those pursuing reparative work related to Philippine collections. Speakers will discuss their efforts to rethink and intervene in institutional practices and bring Philippine collections closer to communities by pursuing outright repatriation\, knowledge sharing using digital tools\, and/or shared stewardship arrangements. \nThe Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections symposium is part of ReConnect/ReCollect: Reparative Connections to Philippine Collections at the University of Michigan led by Deirdre de la Cruz and Ricky Punzalan and operating in partnership with the Inclusive History Project at the University of Michigan. Learn more about the project. \nBalikan: Shared Stewardship & Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections is presented by the Inclusive History Project in partnership with the Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Program\, the Museum Studies Program\, the Bentley Historical Library\, the Clements Library\, the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan\, the U-M Department of American Culture\, the U-M Department of Asian Languages and Cultures\, the U-M Department of History\, the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA)\, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)\, and the University of Michigan Library. \nSaturday\, October 25\nAll events will be held at the Michigan Union\, First Floor\, Anderson Room\, 530 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109 \nPanel: Sound Returns\n9:15am – 10:45am \nPanel: Human and Ancestral Remains\n11:00am – 12:30pm \nPanel: Materialities and Modalities of Return\n1:30pm – 3:00pm \nPanel: Archives Remembered and Remade\n3:15pm – 4:45pm \nClosing Keynote\n4:45pm – 6:00pm \nComplete program details can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/balikan-shared-stewardship-and-ethical-returns-for-philippine-collections-2/
LOCATION:Michigan League\, Ann Arbor\, MI
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections
DESCRIPTION:On October 24-25\, 2025\, join the Inclusive History Project for Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections\, a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This symposium brings together scholars\, archivists\, cultural heritage workers\, and community activists from across the globe who are collaborating and advocating to better represent and activate Philippine collections in libraries\, archives\, and museums. \nThe central question that will be explored throughout the two-day symposium is: What are the current and future directions of shared stewardship of Philippine colonial collections? The symposium will be a space to share resources and insights\, further explore and develop best practices for caring for Philippine collections across institutions\, and continue building networks amongst those pursuing reparative work related to Philippine collections. Speakers will discuss their efforts to rethink and intervene in institutional practices and bring Philippine collections closer to communities by pursuing outright repatriation\, knowledge sharing using digital tools\, and/or shared stewardship arrangements. \nThe Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections symposium is part of ReConnect/ReCollect: Reparative Connections to Philippine Collections at the University of Michigan led by Deirdre de la Cruz and Ricky Punzalan and operating in partnership with the Inclusive History Project at the University of Michigan. Learn more about the project. \nBalikan: Shared Stewardship & Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections is presented by the Inclusive History Project in partnership with the Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Program\, the Museum Studies Program\, the Bentley Historical Library\, the Clements Library\, the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan\, the U-M Department of American Culture\, the U-M Department of Asian Languages and Cultures\, the U-M Department of History\, the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA)\, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)\, and the University of Michigan Library. \nFriday\, October 24\, 2025\nAll events will be held at the Rackham Graduate School\, Fourth Floor\, Assembly Hall\, 915 E Washington St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109 \nWelcome and Keynote\n2:00pm – 3:45pm \nPanel: Shared Stewardship / Co-Curation\n4:00pm – 5:30pm \nOpening Reception\nBegins at 6:00pm \nComplete program details can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/balikan-shared-stewardship-and-ethical-returns-for-philippine-collections/
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School\, 915 E. Washington Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:2025 Charles F. Fraker Conference – “Capitalism and Desire”
DESCRIPTION:The biannual Charles F. Fraker Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies to meet and discuss the subjects of their research\, the conference has grown to include the work of students of many other fields and disciplines. In previous years\, the Charles F. Fraker Conference has featured as its keynote speakers intellectuals such as Jacques Lezra\, Alberto Moreiras\, Jacques Rancière\, Bill Brown\, Michael Taussig\, WJT Mitchell\, and Robert T. Tally Jr. \nIn 2025\, the conference will welcome Professor Anna Kornbluh (University of Illinois\, Chicago) who will deliver the keynote lecture and workshop. The event will take place on October 17-18 at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. \nOur 2025 edition of the conference is generously co-sponsored by the following departments and units at the University of Michigan: \nDepartment of Germanic Languages and Literatures\nMuseum Studies Program\nEisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\nDepartment of Comparative Literature\nInstitute for the Humanities \nAdditional information can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/2025-charles-f-fraker-conference-capitalism-and-desire-2/
LOCATION:Michigan League\, Ann Arbor\, MI
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:2025 Charles F. Fraker Conference - “Capitalism and Desire”
DESCRIPTION:The biannual Charles F. Fraker Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies to meet and discuss the subjects of their research\, the conference has grown to include the work of students of many other fields and disciplines. In previous years\, the Charles F. Fraker Conference has featured as its keynote speakers intellectuals such as Jacques Lezra\, Alberto Moreiras\, Jacques Rancière\, Bill Brown\, Michael Taussig\, WJT Mitchell\, and Robert T. Tally Jr. \nIn 2025\, the conference will welcome Professor Anna Kornbluh (University of Illinois\, Chicago) who will deliver the keynote lecture and workshop. The event will take place on October 17-18 at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. \nOur 2025 edition of the conference is generously co-sponsored by the following departments and units at the University of Michigan: \nDepartment of Germanic Languages and Literatures\nMuseum Studies Program\nEisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\nDepartment of Comparative Literature\nInstitute for the Humanities \nAdditional information can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/2025-charles-f-fraker-conference-capitalism-and-desire/
LOCATION:Michigan League\, Ann Arbor\, MI
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250414T140000
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SUMMARY:DISCO Network Presents: Building the Indigenous Internet
DESCRIPTION:Date:  April 14 \nTime:  2:00 – 3:30 pm \nLocation:  10th Floor Weiser Hall & Zoom \nThis panel brings together key voices in infrastructure as broadly imagined\, data sovereignty and decolonial perspectives to critically explore the history\, present\, and future of the indigenous Internet. The conversation will showcase how Indigenous knowledge has and will continue to shape data worlds by bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives on emerging technologies—ranging from computer science\, artificial intelligence\, social media\, online activism\, the work of infrastructure and circuit building\, and beyond. By centering Indigenous voices\, the discussion aims to create transformative visions for a sustainable\, equitable\, and inclusive digital future while inviting speculative thinking about post-settler digital worlds. \nFree copies of Indigenous Currencies: Leaving Some for the Rest in the Digital Age by Ashley Cordes will be provided to the first 50 attendees. All are welcome and we strongly encourage undergraduate and graduate students to attend. Advance registration is recommended: \n\nRegister to attend in person: https://myumi.ch/N6wx9\nRegister to attend on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/egDpX\n\n \nMeet the Panelists \nAshley Cordes (Coquille/KōKwel) is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Media in ENVS and Data Science at the University of Oregon and a recent American Council of Learned Societies Fellow. Her research lies at the intersection of Indigenous science and technology studies\, digital media\, and environmental/place-based studies. She is interested in how Indigenous culture and technology producers leverage discursive\, technological\, and media forms of “digital Indigeneity” toward Tribal economic independence\, representational and data sovereignty\, Indigenous cultural revitalization\, and the resurgence of Indigenous knowledge systems. Her research in AI has been published in the Indigenous Protocols Artificial Intelligence position paper and her other works on representation\, digital humanities\, and Indigenous methods have been published in journals such as Cultural Studies >Critical Methodologies\, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication\, and Feminist Media Studies. She is the author of the book\, Indigenous Currencies: Leaving Some for the Rest in the Digital Age in production with MIT Press. \nMajerle Lister is a Diné student whose research interest ranges from Indigenous geography\, Native American Studies\, and Critical Agrarian Studies. Focusing on land regimes in the Navajo Nation\, he is interested in how land relations are shaped by development projects and historical Diné land relations and practices. His research explores the development discourses and practices within the Former Bennett Freeze Area in Western Navajo Nation. \nLisa Nakamura is the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor in the Department of American Culture\, and the founding Director of the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. Since 1994\, Nakamura has written books and articles on digital bodies\, race\, and gender in online environments\, on toxicity in video game culture\, and the many reasons that Internet research needs ethnic and gender studies. These books include\, Race After the Internet (co-edited with Peter Chow-White\, Routledge\, 2011); Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures of the Internet (Minnesota\, 2007); Cybertypes: Race\, Ethnicity\, and Identity on the Internet (Routledge\, 2002); and Race in Cyberspace (co-edited with Beth Kolko and Gil Rodman\, Routledge\, 2000). In November 2019\, Nakamura gave a TED NYC talk about her research called “The Internet is a Trash Fire. Here’s How to Fix It.” \n  \nCo-Sponsors:\nCenter for Ethics\, Society\, and Computing\nComputer Science and Engineering\nDepartment of American Culture\nDepartment of Comparative Literature\nDepartment of Film\, Television\, and Media\nDepartment of History\nMuseum Studies Program\nNative American Studies\nProgram in Computing for the Arts and Sciences\nScience\, Technology & Society Program\nScience\, Technology\, and Public Policy Program\nSchool of Information \n  \nAdditional information can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/disco-network-presents-building-the-indigenous-internet/
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Conference on Community Archaeology & Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Michigan League\, Michigan Room\nFriday–Saturday\, March 14–15\, 2025\nRecognizing the importance of collaboration with local communities in archaeological research and heritage practice\, the University of Michigan is launching a new Center for Community Archaeology and Heritage. In this inaugural conference\, we will highlight the work of teams based at U-M and in Southeast Michigan\, along with their local and international colleagues\, to show how this collaborative approach energizes our fields. \nWe will welcome two outstanding keynote speakers who are well known for their innovative work in community archaeology and heritage: \nSonya Atalay\, University of Massachusetts Amherst \nCommunity-Based Research at the\nNSF Center for Braiding Indigenous\nKnowledges and Science \n  \nRichard M. Leventhal\, University of Pennsylvania \nThoughts on the Future of Community\nProjects and University Centers \n  \nSession details and registration can be found here. \nThis conference is generously sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology\, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology\, Department of Classical Studies\, Department of the History of Art\, Office of Research\, LSA Research Office\, and Museum Studies Program. Founding support was graciously provided by Sharon Herbert.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/inaugural-conference-on-community-archaeology-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Michigan League\, Ann Arbor\, MI
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Conference on Community Archaeology & Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Michigan League\, Michigan Room\nFriday–Saturday\, March 14–15\, 2025\nRecognizing the importance of collaboration with local communities in archaeological research and heritage practice\, the University of Michigan is launching a new Center for Community Archaeology and Heritage. In this inaugural conference\, we will highlight the work of teams based at U-M and in Southeast Michigan\, along with their local and international colleagues\, to show how this collaborative approach energizes our fields. \nWe will welcome two outstanding keynote speakers who are well known for their innovative work in community archaeology and heritage: \nSonya Atalay\, University of Massachusetts Amherst \nCommunity-Based Research at the\nNSF Center for Braiding Indigenous\nKnowledges and Science \n  \nRichard M. Leventhal\, University of Pennsylvania \nThoughts on the Future of Community\nProjects and University Centers \n  \nSession details and registration can be found here. \nThis conference is generously sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology\, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology\, Department of Classical Studies\, Department of the History of Art\, Office of Research\, LSA Research Office\, and Museum Studies Program. Founding support was graciously provided by Sharon Herbert.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/inaugural-conference-on-community-archaeology-heritage/
LOCATION:Michigan League\, Ann Arbor\, MI
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Open House for prospective students
DESCRIPTION:February 7\, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nThe Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2025 cohort. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts\, humanities\, natural and social sciences\, and technology and provides countless opportunities to apply theories in a vast array of museums and cultural institutions on campus\, in the region\, nationally and around the world. \nThe MSP curriculum examines the role of museums in society as sites of memory\, learning\, research\, cultural production\, public scholarship\, civic engagement\, and entertainment. The 12-credit certificate program consists of the Museum Studies Seminar (Fall and Winter terms\, 6 credits)\, approved electives (6 credits)\, and a funded internship. It prepares students for academic and professional careers in museums\, heritage sites\, arboretums\, botanical gardens\, zoos and other living collections\, and universities. \nApplication Deadline: February 28\, 2025 \nApplication information can be found here. \nLearn more at our upcoming virtual open house! \nZoom meeting ID 924 1473 6307
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/virtual-open-house-for-prospective-students-2/
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250203T124500
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SUMMARY:Feb 3 exhibit tour - "Frosted Memories: Exploring the Life and Works of Robert Frost”
DESCRIPTION:Exhibit tour:  “Frosted Memories: Exploring the Life and Works of Robert Frost” \nMonday\, February 3 at 12:00 pm \nSpecial Collections Exhibit Space (6th Floor\, Hatcher Graduate Library-South\, Room 660J) \nJoin your Museum Studies colleagues on February 3 at noon for a guided tour of “Frosted Memories: Exploring the Life and Works of Robert Frost” currently on exhibit in the Hatcher Graduate Library Special Collections Exhibit Space. \nThe tour will be led by special collections library assistant and museum studies minor student\, Elizabeth Zomeri (UM ’25). \nRegister in advance for the tour (space is limited). \n“Frosted Memories: Exploring the Life and Works of Robert Frost” runs 12/9/24 – 2/20/25 \nStep into the world of one of America’s most beloved poets\, Robert Frost. This captivating showcase delves into the rich tapestry of Robert Frost’s life and literary legacy. Explore the milestones and personal moments that shaped his journey from modest beginnings to literary icon. Discover the dual roles he navigated as both an inspiring educator and a profound poet\, influencing countless minds in the classroom and through his verses. Experience the magic of winter and the warmth of Christmas through Frost’s evocative poems\, capturing the natural beauty and insightful reflections that these seasons brought to his work. Celebrate Robert Frost’s status as a national treasure\, a poet whose words resonated across the United States\, earning admiration from presidents\, scholars\, and everyday readers alike. \nFlyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/feb-3-exhibit-tour-frosted-memories-exploring-the-life-and-works-of-robert-frost/
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Navigating a Professional and Academic Career in Anthropology
DESCRIPTION:Date:  December 4\, 2024 \nSpeaker:  Dr. William Parkinson\, Field Museum Curator & Associate Director of Anthropology; Professor at University of Illinois\, Chicago \nTime:  6:00 – 7:30 pm \nLocation:  School of Education Building\, Room 1315 \nThe University of Michigan Archaeology Club is excited to host Dr. William Parkinson for a workshop on navigating careers in both professional and academic anthropology.  The workshop will include a formal presentation on his experiences\, insights from his work at the museum\, and advice from both career paths. \nDr. Parkinson\, an alumnus of the University of Michigan\, is currently a curator and associate director of anthropology at the Field Museum\, as well as a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago.  His research focuses on European and Eastern Mediterranean prehistory\, with extensive fieldwork in Hungary\, Bulgaria\, and Greece\, exploring the social dynamics of early village societies and the development of early states. \nCo-sponsored by the Museum Studies Program \nFlyer here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/navigating-a-professional-and-academic-career-in-anthropology-2/
LOCATION:School of Education Building\, 610 E. University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, 481009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241025T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241025T200000
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SUMMARY:William R. Farrand Memorial Lecture: Preserving the PostNatural
DESCRIPTION:William R. Farrand Memorial Lecture: Preserving the PostNatural \nDate:  October 25 \nTime: 6:30 pm \nLocation: Central Campus Classroom Building\, Room 1425 (1225 Geddes Ave\, adjacent to Museum of Natural History) \nPresenter:  Rich Pell \nFake banana flavoring\, anthrax scares\, and bulldog underbites—how did an art professor become the purveyor and advocate for all things “postnatural”? \nMeet Rich Pell\, founder and executive director of the Center for PostNatural History in Pittsburgh\, PA\, and Associate Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University\, to discover what gets left out of “natural” history. \nRegister for the lecture here. \nCo-sponsored by the Museum Studies Program \nEvent flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/william-r-farrand-memorial-lecture-preserving-the-postnatural/
LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom\, 1225 Geddes Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240326T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240326T161500
DTSTAMP:20240312T021958Z
CREATED:20240312T021741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T021958Z
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SUMMARY:The Museum as Kaleidoscope: On Plantations Past and Present in Louisiana
DESCRIPTION:3:00 – 4:15 pm \nEhrlicher Room (3100 North Quad) and online. \nWhat do we see when we look at a museum? Jarrett Martin Drake will attempt a response to this question by carefully considering the Angola Museum outside of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. His talk will discuss how museums are rarely windows into the past but more often kaleidoscopes into power. \nJarrett Martin Drake is an educator\, ethnographer and organizer who is currently a PhD candidate in anthropology at Harvard University. Prior to pursuing a doctoral degree\, Drake obtained a BA in history and an MS in information science with a concentration in archives\, during and after which he worked as an archivist and librarian in multiple institutional and non-institutional contexts\, most meaningfully with A People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland. Drake was born and raised in Gary\, Indiana\, where he graduated from The Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center. \nPlease register here to attend online. \nAdditional information can be found here. \nCo-sponsored by the Museum Studies Program.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/the-museum-as-kaleidoscope-on-plantations-past-and-present-in-louisiana/
LOCATION:School of Information\, 105 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240325T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240325T200000
DTSTAMP:20240318T153646Z
CREATED:20240318T150843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T153646Z
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SUMMARY:The Legacy of Art and the Nazis Before and After the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:Please join SHARE for its final evening of the 2024 Conference\, for which we are excited to present University of Michigan History of Art Professor Shelley Perlove. Professor Perlove specializes in Italian and Dutch art of the seventeenth century. Her scholarly interests include art and religious culture in early modern Europe\, the Hebrew Bible\, material culture\, and the visual arts\, and visual typology in sixteenth-century art. \nProfessor Perlove will be speaking on the legacy of art during the Holocaust\, how it was weaponized by the Nazis both metaphorically and literally\, looking at cases of Nazi-looted art and efforts to retrieve them. Time for Q&A and a reception will follow her presentation. \nShelley Perlove is the author of two award-winning books published by Penn State University Press: Bernini and the Idealization of Death\, and more recently with Larry Silver\, Rembrandt’s Faith: Church and Temple in the Dutch Golden Age. She has written more than thirty articles\, essays and reviews appearing in such journals as Burlington Magazine\, Gazette des Beaux Arts\, and Artibus et Historiae and has curated five exhibitions devoted to early modern prints. Most recently she served as consultant to the exhibition\, “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus\,” which opened at the Louvre. Her current book project investigates the religious works of Rembrandt’s Dutch followers. \nLocation: University of Michigan Hillel (1429 Hill Street) \nRegistration and additional information can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/the-legacy-of-art-and-the-nazis-before-and-after-the-holocaust/
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240319T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240319T173000
DTSTAMP:20240313T155807Z
CREATED:20240209T004346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T155807Z
UID:10000201-1710864000-1710869400@ummsp.rackham.umich.edu
SUMMARY:"Too Jewish or not Jewish Enough" book launch with author Jeffrey Abt
DESCRIPTION:This is a celebration of Jeff Abt’s newly published book “Too Jewish or not Jewish Enough: Ritual Objects and Avant-Garde Art at the Jewish Museum of New York” (2024).  Join the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies for a panel discussion of the new book with Frankel Institute Co-Head Fellows Deborah Dash Moore and Richard Cohen. \nClick here to attend virtually. \nAdditional information can be found here. \nCo-sponsored by the Museum Studies Program.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/too-jewish-or-not-jewish-enough-book-launch-with-author-jeffrey-abt/
LOCATION:Frankel Center for Judaic Studies\, 202 S. Thayer Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240223T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240223T170000
DTSTAMP:20240104T221749Z
CREATED:20240104T221749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T221749Z
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SUMMARY:Application deadline
DESCRIPTION:Applications for the Fall 2024 cohort are due by February 23\, 2024.  Application information can be found here.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/application-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Other
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240202T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240202T120000
DTSTAMP:20240108T202303Z
CREATED:20240104T221528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T202303Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Open House for prospective students
DESCRIPTION:February 2\, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nThe Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2024 cohort.  This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts\, humanities\, natural and social sciences\, and technology and provides countless opportunities to apply theories in a vast array of museums and cultural institutions on campus\, in the region\, nationally and around the world. \nThe MSP curriculum examines the role of museums in society as sites of memory\, learning\, research\, cultural production\, public scholarship\, civic engagement\, and entertainment. The 12-credit certificate program consists of the Museum Studies Seminar (Fall and Winter terms\, 6 credits)\, approved electives (6 credits)\, and a funded internship.  It prepares students for academic and professional careers in museums\, heritage sites\, arboretums\, botanical gardens\, zoos and other living collections\, and universities. \nApplication Deadline: February 23\, 2024 \nApplication information can be found here. \nLearn more at our upcoming virtual open house! \nZoom meeting ID 915 1170 6281
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/virtual-open-house-for-prospective-students/
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231109T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231109T210000
DTSTAMP:20231024T014104Z
CREATED:20231024T014018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T014104Z
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SUMMARY:From the Ballroom to the Museum: Celebrating Black Resistance in the Graystone Collection
DESCRIPTION:Location: The Jam Handy (2900 E Grand Blvd\, Detroit\, MI 48202) \nDate/time: November 9th from 5pm to 9pm \nFor nearly fifty years\, the Graystone Ballroom was the beating heart of Detroit’s vibrant music scene. In 1974\, the Graystone International Jazz Museum opened its doors – its collection including records\, posters\, and materials from the former Graystone Ballroom. Though the Graystone Ballroom and Museum are both closed today\, the collection – stewarded by DSC – remains a testament to the power of Detroit sound. \nPlease join Detroit Sound Conservancy at the historic Jam Handy for an evening of celebration and reflection on the legacy of the Graystone Collection. Renowned musician and composer Ali Jackson will give a lecture on Black sonic resistance in the Graystone Collection. After some light refreshments\, Jackson and his band will perform a curated rearrangement of tunes celebrating the Graystone legacy. \nThis program was facilitated by Ekaterina Olson-Shipyatsky (MSP23) for the Arts & Resistance Theme Semester. \nEvent flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/from-the-ballroom-to-the-museum-celebrating-black-resistance-in-the-graystone-collection/
LOCATION:The Jam Handy\, 2900 E. Grand Blvd\, Detroit\, MI\, 48202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T140000
DTSTAMP:20231003T005852Z
CREATED:20230913T210437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T005852Z
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SUMMARY:Tour of "Narrating Nubia: the Social Lives of Heritage"
DESCRIPTION:North Campus Duderstadt Gallery (2281 Bonisteel) \nJoin Bailey Franzoi (MSP21)\, Shannon Ness (MSP15 )\, and Geoff Emberling (Research Scientist\, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology) for a tour of “Narrating Nubia: the Social Lives of Heritage.”  “Narrating Nubia” is a project funded by the UM Humanities Collaboratory that focuses on developing ways to move beyond the colonial past of archaeology and cultural anthropology.  The meanings of Nubia in ancient and modern Egypt and Sudan are explored.  The exhibit includes four main sections:  a presentation on the ongoing archaeology in Sudan\, an animated film about Egyptian Nubia\, a podcast\, and an online classroom program. \nRegister in advance for the tour (space is limited). \nNarrating Nubia tour flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/tour-of-narrating-nubia-the-social-lives-of-heritage/
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center (2281 Bonisteel)
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000
DTSTAMP:20230929T213535Z
CREATED:20230913T203508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T213535Z
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SUMMARY:Dis/continuities: Unsettling Memory and Time – Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference
DESCRIPTION:October 6 & 7 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (see links below for locations) \nThe Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference organized by Doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. \nThe biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies to meet and discuss the subjects of their research\, the conference has grown to include the work of students of many other fields and disciplines. In previous years\, the Charles F. Fraker Conference has featured as its keynote speakers intellectuals such as Jacques Lezra\, Alberto Moreiras\, Jacques Rancière\, Bill Brown\, Michael Taussig\, WJT Mitchell\, and Robert T. Tally Jr. This year\, we will enjoy the presence of professor Eduardo Cadava for our keynote presentation. Past conferences have attracted graduate student panelists from such universities as Yale\, Tulane\, Cleveland State\, Western Michigan\, Brigham Young\, and Western Ontario. \nThe conference will take place on the 6-7th October 2023 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. \nProgram \nFlyer 1 (overview) \nFlyer 2 (keynote)
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/dis-continuities-unsettling-memory-and-time-charles-f-fraker-graduate-conference-2/
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000
DTSTAMP:20230929T213611Z
CREATED:20230913T203055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T213611Z
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SUMMARY:Dis/continuities: Unsettling Memory and Time - Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference
DESCRIPTION:October 6 & 7 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (see links below for location details) \nThe Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference organized by Doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. \nThe biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies to meet and discuss the subjects of their research\, the conference has grown to include the work of students of many other fields and disciplines. In previous years\, the Charles F. Fraker Conference has featured as its keynote speakers intellectuals such as Jacques Lezra\, Alberto Moreiras\, Jacques Rancière\, Bill Brown\, Michael Taussig\, WJT Mitchell\, and Robert T. Tally Jr. This year\, we will enjoy the presence of professor Eduardo Cadava for our keynote presentation. Past conferences have attracted graduate student panelists from such universities as Yale\, Tulane\, Cleveland State\, Western Michigan\, Brigham Young\, and Western Ontario. \nProgram \nFlyer 1 (overview) \nFlyer 2 (keynote)
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/dis-continuities-unsettling-memory-and-time-charles-f-fraker-graduate-conference/
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230930T160000
DTSTAMP:20230911T213533Z
CREATED:20230906T222621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T213533Z
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SUMMARY:Afterthought - Remembering a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Five events comprise a special program spotlighting COVID commemoration as a form of political resistance. This program offers interactions with commemorative art\, invites students and visitors to think about art as a form of political and social action\, and includes multiple opportunities to interact with artists on campus. Additionally\, art is proposed as a pathway for resisting the dominance of text in academic expression. \nSept 28: 1:00 – 3:00 pm\, GalleryDAAS – Exhibition reception:  “Half Built House” a COVID memorial by Laura Taylor (exhibition runs from Sept 28 – Oct 27) \nSept 29:  6:00 pm\, UM Museum of Art auditorium – Screening: A work-in-progress screening of “Afterthought” \nSept 30:  11:00 am\, Rackham East Conference Room – Workshop: A graduate student workshop on film & academic expression \nSept 30:  1:00 pm\, Rackham East Conference Room – Career Talk: Featuring the Editor & Producer for “Afterthought” \nSept 30:  3:00 pm\, Rackham East Conference Room – Panel Talk: A discussion of the role of art in COVID commemoration \n  \nAfterthought flyer \nFor additional details\, click here. \n  \nSponsored by Arts Initiative\, UMMA\, American Culture\, Latina/o Studies\, and the Museum Studies Program
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/afterthought-remembering-a-pandemic/
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School\, 915 E. Washington Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230922T130000
DTSTAMP:20230908T135634Z
CREATED:20230908T135122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T135634Z
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SUMMARY:Tour of “Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship” exhibition at Weiser Hall gallery
DESCRIPTION:Weiser Hall – II Gallery\, Room 555 (5th Floor) (500 Church St.) \nJoin Eimeel Castillo (MSP18 alumna\, curatorial assistant\, and PhD candidate in History and Women’s & Gender Studies) for a tour of “Secrets of State:  The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship” exhibition. The documents in this exhibit were declassified and made public as a result of years of research and FOIA advocacy by those promoting openness\, particularly members of the National Security Archive. In the wake of the historic arrest in London of General Pinochet in October 1998\, their efforts\, among others\, led President Bill Clinton to launch a special Chile Declassification Project in 1999 and the eventual release of over 24\,000 formerly top secret documents. \nCurated by Peter Kornbluh (Director of the Chile Documentation Project at the National Security Archive\, an NGO dedicated to freedom of information and transparency)\, this exhibit was co-designed by Eimeel Castillo (Ph.D. Candidate in History and Women’s and Gender Studies) and Victoria Langland (Associate Professor of History). \nRegister in advance for the tour (space is limited). \nCosponsors: University of Michigan [Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; International Institute; College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts; Office of Research; Department of History; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; Museum Studies Program; Institute for the Humanities] and Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice \n“Secrets of State” related events flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/tour-of-the-secrets-of-state-the-declassified-history-of-the-chilean-dictatorship-exhibition-at-weiser-hall-gallery/
LOCATION:Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230920T133000
DTSTAMP:20230908T143004Z
CREATED:20230830T230835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T143004Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship
DESCRIPTION:The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor this lecture associated with the “Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Coup in Chile” series of events: \n“Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship” \nSpeaker:  Peter Kornbluh\, Director of the Chile Declassification Project\, National Security Archive \nDate/time:  September 20 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm \nLocation:  1010 Weiser Hall \nPeter Kornbluh will present a lecture on the “Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship” exhibit.  The documents in this exhibit were declassified and made public as a result of years of research and FOIA advocacy by those promoting openness\, particularly members of the National Security Archive. In the wake of the historic arrest in London of General Pinochet in October 1998\, their efforts\, among others\, led President Bill Clinton to launch a special Chile Declassification Project in 1999 and the eventual release of over 24\,000 formerly top secret documents. \nCurated by Peter Kornbluh (Director of the Chile Documentation Project at the National Security Archive\, an NGO dedicated to freedom of information and transparency). \nCosponsors: University of Michigan [Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; International Institute; College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts; Office of Research; Department of History; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; Museum Studies Program; Institute for the Humanities] and Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice \n“Secrets of State” related events flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/secrets-of-state-the-declassified-history-of-the-chilean-dictatorship/
LOCATION:Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230624T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230624T103000
DTSTAMP:20230609T191433Z
CREATED:20230609T191128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T191433Z
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SUMMARY:I See What You're Saying: A WICAD Symposium at UMMA
DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan Museum of Art A Symposium on WICAD (the Workshop on Inclusive Co-Creation of Audio Descriptions) With Museum Visitors Who Are Blind\, Partially-blind\, And Sighted at UMMA\n8 – 10:30 AM – Public Panel Discussion\, Moderated by Audrey Bennett \nLocation:  University of Michigan Museum of Art \nFor generations\, large swaths of the population have been excluded from experiencing exhibitions at art museums. Those who are sighted have the privilege of visiting museums and engaging with the art within its spaces\, including reading contextual information about each piece on the placards positioned nearby. Museums have assumed that it is acceptable to make sight compulsory to engage with art and that sight alone is sufficient. However\, those who are blind and partially blind\, for instance\, are marginalized from these cultural experiences though they have a legal right to access and experience them. While the conversation around the uses of audio description started decades ago (Synder 2005)\, in recent years\, it has emerged as a viable way to facilitate blind and partially blind museum visitors experiencing museum artwork through oral descriptions of them facilitated via virtual and in-person experiences (Eardley et al. 2017; Anagnostakis et al. 2016)\, particularly during the Covid age of social distancing. However\, in those conversations\, audio descriptions are typically created solely by museum professionals\, without input from visitors who are blind and partially blind. Join us for a symposium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art to launch a generative co-creation of audio description educational program that brings together museum professionals with community members to co-create audio descriptions of select artwork from UMMA’s collection. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/i-see-what-youre-saying-a-wicad-symposium-at-umma/
LOCATION:University of Michigan Museum of Art
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230314T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230314T150000
DTSTAMP:20230304T013805Z
CREATED:20230304T013258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T013805Z
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SUMMARY:A Storm was Coming:  Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A Storm was Coming:  Workshop \nThe Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor a film screening and workshop with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez. \nA Storm was Coming:\nFilm Screening and Q&A with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez\nMonday\, March 13\, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nat Palmer Commons Forum Hall \nWorkshop with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez\nTuesday\, March 14\, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nMLB Commons\, 4th Floor \nLearn more about the film here. \nA Storm Was Coming flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/a-storm-was-coming-workshop/
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building\, 812 Washington St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230313T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230313T190000
DTSTAMP:20230304T013831Z
CREATED:20230304T012400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T013831Z
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SUMMARY:A Storm Was Coming: film screening
DESCRIPTION:A Storm Was Coming \nThe Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor a film screening and workshop with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez. \nA Storm was Coming:\nFilm Screening and Q&A with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez\nMonday\, March 13\, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nat Palmer Commons Forum Hall \nWorkshop with Director Javier Fernández Vázquez\nTuesday\, March 14\, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nMLB Commons\, 4th Floor \nLearn more about the film here. \nA Storm Was Coming flyer
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/a-storm-was-coming-film-screening/
LOCATION:Palmer Commons\, 100 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230310T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230310T153000
DTSTAMP:20230303T235158Z
CREATED:20230303T234910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T235158Z
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SUMMARY:Building the Gacaca Digital Archive
DESCRIPTION:UMSI welcomes guest speaker Jean-Damascène Gasanabo\, PhD\, former Director General of the Research and Documentation Center on Genocide at the Rwanda National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG). \nThe presentation will take place at the School of Information in North Quad Space 2435 and online. \nWatch online via Zoom \nAbstract\nAfter the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda\, more than 130\,000 inmates were imprisoned and accused of genocide crimes. The country was operating through fire and blood! The judicial system was destroyed – judges and lawyers had been killed or exiled in neighboring countries. To judge the genocidaires\, the government decided to reintroduce the Traditional Jurisdictions Courts called Gacaca. This talk will emphasize what Gacaca did as a court and how it worked during the trials; the digitization process of the 45 million pages of Gacaca files; and the impact of the Gacaca files on society after the digitization. \nSponsored by the University of Michigan School of Information Data\, Archives\, and Information Seminar; African Studies Center; Museum Studies Program; Ethics\, Society and Computing; and Franklin Innovator Residency Fund. \nSpeaker bio \nWith a PhD in education from the University of Geneva\, I have substantial experience working with the United Nations\, international non-governmental organizations\, non-profit organizations\, and governments on projects related to equitable and sustainable education curricula. As the Director General of the Research and Documentation Center on Genocide at the Rwanda National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG)\, I managed and led research projects as well as designed\, implemented\, monitored\, and assessed projects related to the Genocide against the Tutsi. Key projects included the digitization of forty-five million pages and four thousand audio-visual materials from Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts\, the preservation of textiles at the Nyamata genocide memorial site\, the preservation of bodies at the Murambi genocide memorial site\, and the preservation of artifacts in six other national genocide memorial sites in Rwanda. Between 2013 and 2015\, I also participated in a team responsible for designing Rwanda’s new national education curriculum for history and civic education. I am currently a Consultant with the International Labour Organization (ILO) for their Accelerator Lab 8.7 Program\, which provides funding and support to international organizations with innovative solutions to tackle child labor\, forced labor\, and human trafficking.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/building-the-gacaca-digital-archive/
LOCATION:School of Information\, 105 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Genocide Ideology and Denial in Rwanda
DESCRIPTION:UMSI welcomes guest speaker Jean-Damascène Gasanabo\, PhD\, former Director General of the Research and Documentation Center on Genocide at the Rwanda National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG). \nThe presentation will take place at the School of Information in North Quad Space 2435 and online. \nPlease RSVP for lunch \nWatch online via Zoom \nAbstract\nDespite the unequivocal evidence that the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi occurred in Rwanda\, some still endeavour to expunge that atrocity from historical records. All genocide starts with a destructive ideology and followed afterwards by denial. This talk will re-examine the concepts of genocide ideology and denial\, how they are linked and how they contributed to the killings of Tutsi from 1959 up to 1994. Available literature as well as recent cases will be thoroughly analyzed\, both at local and international level\, to understand different forms and trends of genocide ideology and denial\, with specific emphasis on the Rwandan case. \nSponsored by the University of Michigan School of Information Data\, Archives\, and Information Seminar; African Studies Center; Museum Studies Program; Ethics\, Society and Computing; and Franklin Innovator Residency Fund. \nSpeaker bio \nWith a PhD in education from the University of Geneva\, I have substantial experience working with the United Nations\, international non-governmental organizations\, non-profit organizations\, and governments on projects related to equitable and sustainable education curricula. As the Director General of the Research and Documentation Center on Genocide at the Rwanda National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG)\, I managed and led research projects as well as designed\, implemented\, monitored\, and assessed projects related to the Genocide against the Tutsi. Key projects included the digitization of forty-five million pages and four thousand audio-visual materials from Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts\, the preservation of textiles at the Nyamata genocide memorial site\, the preservation of bodies at the Murambi genocide memorial site\, and the preservation of artifacts in six other national genocide memorial sites in Rwanda. Between 2013 and 2015\, I also participated in a team responsible for designing Rwanda’s new national education curriculum for history and civic education. I am currently a Consultant with the International Labour Organization (ILO) for their Accelerator Lab 8.7 Program\, which provides funding and support to international organizations with innovative solutions to tackle child labor\, forced labor\, and human trafficking.
URL:https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/genocide-ideology-and-denial-in-rwanda/
LOCATION:School of Information\, 105 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48109\, United States
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