News and Events

Invited Speaker: Dr. Ben Anderson (10/31, 2-3PM, Zoom)

As part of a Gaines Center Cooperative Grant, Dr. He, in association with Michael Samers and Charlie Yi Zhang, will be hosting a series of webinars on 'affect'. The first of these will be presented by Professor Ben Anderson entitled "Too much, too little: The politics of intensity and the post 2008 conjunctural crisis". Professor Anderson is a leading figure on affect and his talk will delve deep into the topic of affect and politics in the context of rising right-wing populism in both Britain and the US post-2008.

Invited Speaker: Dr. Jess Reia (10/31, 1-2PM, Via Zoom)

Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/46OHjl4 (full link https://uky.zoom.us/j/87223903283?pwd=9GjjXqWTKXTaqr5raN9lGJO6knUbyN.1)  Please join us October 31 from 1-2PM for a talk from Jess Reia, Assistant Porfessor of Data Science at the University of Virginia, entitled "Urban Music Governance: What Busking Can Teach Us About Data, Policy, and Our Cities." 

Patterson Fall Conference Keynote Address (10/9): Brad Farnsworth Brad Farnsworth

Invited Speaker: Dr. Ya-wen Lei, Author of The Gilded Cage

New Cohort Social: The Grove Lexington

Alumni and current students, please join us in celebrating our new student cohort at The Grove Lexington (200 W Main Street) on August 20th from 5-7:30PM. Appetizers will be provided!

Book Club: Dr. Young and Breaking the Engagement

Please join us for our third and final summer book club meeting at The Cornerstone (401 S Limestone) on August 13th. Dr. Young will be leading a discussion on David Shambaugh's book Breaking the Engagement: How China Won and Lost America. 

Diplomatic Dialogue (4/3) - Frank Groome, Consul General Of Ireland Diplomatic Dialogue - Frank Groome

Friday Talk - Dr. Masamichi Inoue Friday Talk - Dr. Masamichi Inoue The Community of Nuchi Du Takara ("Life Is the Ultimate Treasure") in Postwar Okinawa: Local Subjectivity within and against Empire