July 31: Last Day of 6-week and 8-week Summer Session

June 23: Opening of 6-week Summer Session

June 9: Opening of 8-week Summer Session

June 5: Last Day of 3-week Summer Session

May 18: Opening of 3-week Summer Session

May 16, 9:00AM: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Commencement (Carver Hawkeye Arena)

May 16, 3:00PM: Graduate College Commencement (Carver Hawkeye Arena)

May 11-15: Final Exams Week

May 8: Last day of classes

May 4-5: David Mayer, Emeritus Professor of Drama and Research Professor of the University of Manchester, UK, and author of Stagestruck Filmmaker: D.W. Griffith and the American Theatre, gave a public lecture on Monday, May 4 -- "The unsolved mystery of the bird and brat; or, Rescued from eBay dot net" -- and held a roundtable discussion of Stagestruck Filmmaker the following day, Tuesday, May 5.

May 1: History Department Meeting

Apr. 24: David M. Lubin, Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art at Wake Forest University, presented "World War I, Plastic Surgery and teh American Beauty Revolution" at the University of Iowa History of Medicine Society Dinner. Email Donna Sabin for information.

Apr. 22: Gert Dumbar was hosted on campus by the School of Art and Art History to present a public lecture on "Dutch Design."

Apr. 22: History Graduate Students had a discussion over breakfast with Gerda Lerner.

Apr. 21: Barbara Rosenwein, of the History Department at Loyola University Chicago, presented "Emotions of the Past: Some Narratives" as part of the Spring 2009 Medieval Studies Program events.

Apr. 21: Gerda Lerner, Professor Emerita of University of Wisconsin-Madison, distinguished historian and pioneer in women's history, gave a lecture that reflected on "Being A Historian in the World." Flyer to post>>

Apr. 20: Gerda Lerner read at Prairie Lights Bookstore from her most recent work, Living with History/Making Social Change (University of North Carolina Press).

Apr. 20: The Graduate College presented "Creating Inclusive Classrooms"--an interactive workshop for the development of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Frances Condon, University of Nebraska, English; Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, UI, Diversity Resources; Vershawn Young, UI, Rhetoric Department participated.

Apr. 20: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty Honors Celebration -- (the roster of faculty honored at this event).

Apr. 20: Dr. Nicole Stahlmann, Director of Fellowships Programs at the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) hosted an information session for all faculty members, graduate students, and post-docs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.

Apr. 16: The University of Iowa Center for the Book's 2009 Brownell Lecture series presented Paul F. Gehl of the Newberry Library in Chicago -- "Writing the History of the Book On Line."

Apr. 16: Richard Guy Wilson of the University of Virginia presented "Identity and Architecture: Iowa and the Prairie School." Sponsored by the School of Art and Art History.

Apr. 15: The State Historical Society of Iowa hosted Bill Whittaker lecturing on the "Bicentennial History of Fort Madison."

Apr. 14 &15: Trudy Peterson returned to campus for her annual "Master Class" on Archives--"Archives and Human Rights". She gave a two-day workshop--a lecture on "Archiving and Human Rights," and a discussion of "Using Records".

Apr. 14: Anne LaFont of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art in Paris presented "From Buffon to Cuvier: Black Bodies in the French Visual Arts."

Apr. 13: Adina Hoffman read at Prairie Lights from My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century, her new biography of the Palestinian poet Muhammed Ali Taha in the evening. Ms. Hoffman also spoke on the craft of writing biography and the challenges of writing Palestinian history.

Apr. 11: Free Documentary Screening and Discussion of "Lioness," which tells the story of a group of female Army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat. A panel discussion followed.

Apr. 11: University of Iowa Pow Wow -- for more information visit the American Indian Student Association and to view a flyer/map.

Apr. 9: Honor Moore , author of The Bishop's Daughter, will read at Prairie Lights bookstore.

Apr. 8-9: Dirk Bonker, Duke University, visited the Department of History in our Transnational/ International speaker series. His work is on the dialogue and interchange between German and American naval officers as part of the transnational history of militarization in the Western world. He gave a lecture on Wed., April 8, and lead a brownbag seminar the following day, Thurs., April 9.

Apr. 6: Dr. Karl Schaefer, Professor of Librarianship at Cowles Library, Drake University, presented "Medieval Arabic Block Printing: Old Technology in a New Light." Sponsored by International Program, African Studies Program, Middle East and Muslim World Studies Program, and the Center for the Book.

Apr. 3-4: Critical Race Theory 20 Conference, celebrating the 20th anniversary since the first workshop. Events began Friday morning. For more information >>

Apr. 2: Professor Katherine Tachau presented a paper at the History faculty colloquium -- "What Has Gothic to Do With Scholasticism?"

Apr. 2: Professors Lani Guinier (Harvard Law) and Gerald Torres (University of Texas Law) gave a lecture titled "Post-Race Racism: Racial Literacy and Democracy."

Apr. 2-3: Wynema Morris presented two talks -- "Omaha Tribal Social and Political Structures" on April 2 and a brownbag lunch presentation of "The Traditional Omaha Kinship System" on April 3. These events were sponsored by the American Indian and Native Studies Program and the Office of the State Archaeologist.

Mar. 31: Anthony Bale, University of London, spoke as part of the Spring 2009 Medieval Studies Program events. Prof. Bale is the author of The Jew in the Medieval Book: English Antisemitisms 1350-1500 (Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Mar. 27: Lauren Rabinowitz presented "Urban Wonderlands: Modernity and Turn-of-the-Century Amusement Parks" as part of the American Studies "Floating Fridays" lecture series.

Mar. 25: "Continuity and Rupture in Bolivian History"-- James Dunkerley, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, participated in a workshop style event, including a talk on the current situation in Bolivia and a discussion of his article "Evo Morales, the 'Two Bolivias' and the Third Bolivian Revolution," Journal of Latin American Studies, 39:1 (February 2007), pp.133-166. The Latin American Studies Program sponsored the event.

Mar. 23: Jennifer Sessions presented "A Nascent Colonialism: The Origins of European Settlement in Algeria." Sponsored by Middle East and Muslim World Studies and International Programs.

Mar. 13: Cathy Sanok, University of Michigan, delivered a talk on her current book project on nationhood and female saints legends in medieval and early modern England -- "Holy Women and Holy Wells in Premodern England".

Mar. 11-12: Ussama Makdisi, Rice University, visited the Department of History in our United States in the World speaker series-"The United States and the Middle East: Historical Perspectives". His work focused on the first American Protestant missionaries in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. He gave a lecture on Wed., March 11 and lead a lunch discussion on Thurs., March 12 of a precirculated paper. For a flyer with specifics>>

Mar. 9: Jane Shaw, Chaplain and Dean of Divinity at New College Oxford presented "Building the New Jerusalem in England: A Female Messiah and her Followers 1919-1934."

Mar. 6: Fay Botham presented "'Almighty God Created the Races': Situating Religion in American Studies," as part of the American Studies "Floating Fridays" lecture series.

Mar. 5: Provost's Forum: "Transnational Flows of Labor: Exploitation and Opportunity in the Global Economy" featured the following events-- Frank Bean, "U.S. Trends and Policies: The Intersection of Demographic and Workforce Issues Going Forward" (9:30-10:30); Screening of the video, "European Union: At the Crossroads" (10:30-11:45); Gay Seidman, "Markets, Corporations, and Citizens: Labor Rights adn Transnational Activism" (2:00-3:15); Screening of the video, "Immokalee" (3:30-4:45); Public Forum at the Iowa City Public Library, "Exploitation and Opportunity in the Global Economy" (7:00).

Mar. 2:The American Archeological Association (AIA) Iowa Chapter presented Dr. Brenda Longfellow (Department of Art History), "Splashing Around in Ancient Roman Fountains."

Feb. 26-27: Crossing Borders and European Studies Convocation: "Europe in the World. Identities, Networks, Challenges." Jean-Baptiste Main de Boissière, French Consul General in Chicago, was the guest speaker.

Feb. 26: History Faculty Colloquium-Linda Kerber presented her current work in progress entitled "Stateless in America: The United States and the United Nations after World War II."

Feb. 22: UICHR presented a free screening of the film "The Visitor", a film by Tom McCarthy that addresses two increasingly relevant issues to Iowa, immigrant rights and detention. This event was part of a national campaign utilizing the 2008 film as a tool to help audiences learn more about the immigration detention system, the importance of due process, and ways to get involved. A panel discussion followed the film.

Feb. 20: Paul Kramer, "The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States and the Philippines," participated in the American Studies "Floating Fridays" lecture series.

Feb. 20: Kevin Mumford presented "Reclaiming the Black Gay Past in the Era of Civil Rights" as part of the Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lectureship Program for Black History Month at DePaul University Art Museum.

Feb. 19: Mary Louise Roberts (University of Madison-Wisconsin) presented "Rape Hysteria and the Sexual Economy of Race: French Accusations of Sexual Assault against African-American GIs, 1944-1945."

Feb. 19: Mary Louise Roberts (University of Madison-Wisconsin) met with Graduate Students for an informal lunch discussion on Women, Gender, War, and the U.S. in the World.

Feb. 19: Antoinette Burton (Illinois) gave a South Asian Studies Seminar, "Being Tamil in a South African Way: The Pain of Racism in the Patient Narratives of a 'Coolie Doctor'."

Feb. 19: Antoinette Burton (Illinois) met with Graduate Students to discuss "What Journal Editors Wish Contributors Knew: An Editor's Perspective."

Feb. 12: Wendy Pfeffer of the University of Louisville presented "Southern Cuisine in Medieval France" as part of the Spring 2009 Medieval Studies Program events. Event co-sponsored by the History department. She also met with History Graduate Students for a lunch discussion.

Feb. 9: The American Archeological Association (AIA) Iowa Chapter presented Dr. Christopher Stevenson (Virginia Department of Historic Resources), "Climate Predictability, Environmental Buffering, and Agricultural Production on Prehistoric Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile."

Feb. 9: Dr. Susan Johnson, Associate Provost for Faculty and Professor of Ob-Gyne and Epidemiology, presented "Time Management" as part of the Graduate College Professional Development Series.

Feb. 7: The 1st University of Iowa Graduate Symposium in French and Francophone Studies "Trespassing, Translation, Transcendence and Transvestism: Finding Comfort in the Space Between" included a keynote address, "The Space Between," by Professor Sabine Gölz of the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature.

Feb. 6: Nick Yablon presented " 'Posteritism': A Prehistory of the Time Capsule," as part of the American Studies "Floating Fridays" lecture series.

Feb. 5: History Graduate Student Workshop-Angela Keysor presented "Putting the Pieces Together: Searching for External Funding."

Feb. 2: Jack Goldsmith, Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard University, delivered this year's James F. Murray Lecture. His topic is "Our Enfeebled Presidency."

Jan.30: Jennifer Howell, Graduate Student in French & Italian, presented "Photographing the Algerian War, Reading Marc Garanger."

Jan. 30: Harry Stecopolous and Kathy Lavezzo participated in the American Studies "Floating Fridays" lecture -- "Leslie Fielder's Medieval America."

Jan. 20: First Day of Spring Semester Classes