The Baker-Nord Center's fall programming explores the related concepts of appropriation and representation. Debates about the appropriation of food traditions, fashion, spiritual ceremonies and artifacts, language and writing by dominant groups saturate public discourse and have long been an area of humanistic inquiry. Similarly, institutional ways of representing and remembering individuals, communities and significant events often reveal hidden fault lines. How does the unequal expression of power shape the terrain of how we understand these subjects? Invited guests and the CWRU community will explore this twinned theme with a focus on opportunities for fruitful engagement.
Masculinity and Its Discontents: The Effect of Masculine Identities on Service Culture in Elite Units
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Guilford Parlor, 11112 Bellflower Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
This 90-minute panel will feature four "solider scholars" - military veterans who have earned PhDs. It will include introductions by each panelist regarding their experiences and expertise and a moderated discussion, with the last 20 minutes reserved for audience participation. Light refreshments will be served.
Panelists include:
Social Justice Institute Intergenerational Think Tank
Saturday, October 26
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tinkham Veale University Center Ballrooms, 11038 Bellflower RoadAfrofuturism and Black Imaginaries: Fall Series
Saturday, October 26
4:00 pm
Clark Hall Room 206, 11130 Bellflower Road"What Can Be Represented?"
Friday, November 1
3:15 pm
Sharon Holland
Clark Hall Room 206, 11130 Bellflower RoadFaculty Work-in-Progress: A Grief Endured: Surviving Child Loss in China
Wednesday, November 6
12:00 pm
Lihong Shi
Clark Hall Room 206, 11130 Bellflower RoadFaculty Work-in-Progress: Style in Star Trek
Tuesday, December 3
12:00 pm
Robert Spadoni
Clark Hall Room 206, 11130 Bellflower RoadFord Lecture for the Humanities: Billy Collins
Tuesday, December 3
7:30 pm
Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel RoadThis lecture is presented in partnership with Think Forum and the Baker-Nord Center for Humanities.
Registration will open shortly. Please check back often.
Monsters Among Us: With Claire Dederer
Stanton J. StephensWednesday, December 4
6:00 pm
Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard"Monsters Among Us with Claire Dederer" will be a wide-ranging discussion of the question "What do we do with great art made by bad people?" Pulling from her bestselling book Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma, Claire Dederer will explore the problem of separating the art from the artist.