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"Reading and Re-translation" is an international and interdisciplinary colloquium dedicated to the theorization and practice of reading. With funding from an
International Programs Major Projects Award, organizers and speakers from around the globe will focus on the current state of research on reading and re-translation and will generate scholarly and creative exchanges between colleagues in diverse fields in the arts, sciences, literatures, and humanities.
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In April, the
UI Japanese Program will host more than twenty scholars from around the world as part of an international conference, "
Travel is Home," exploring travel and landscape in Japanese literature, art, and culture.
Organizers Kendra Strand, assistant professor of premodern Japanese literature and visual culture, Kendall Heitzman, assistant professor of Japanese literature and culture, and Morten Schlütter, associate professor of Chinese religion and Buddhist studies, will host a three-day conference (April 4-6) comprised of presentations and conference sessions on the interaction between humans and their environments in Japanese literature, art, and culture, exploring instances of travel in all of its forms, from pilgrimage, official duties, and tourism, to military strategy, emigration, to evacuation, exile, and refuge.
All events are free and open to the public.
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What is the purpose of schooling in society? What are the relationships among educational reform, globalization, and social change across local, national, and international scales? Every society can be characterized by norms, values, and assumptions that serve as core concepts that influence individuals and institutions in ways both obvious and subtle. Schools and educational systems provide a rich and telling view of the core concepts that affect society because they are both products of society and a process for effecting changes in society.
This year's Provost's Global Forum event addresses these questions and issues through a variety of events. The Forum will kick off with a WorldCanvass program and will also include the 2019 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture.
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We're ready. Are you?
On April 3, you will have the opportunity to change lives and change the world by taking part in
One Day for Iowa, the University of Iowa's 24-
hour online giving day.
We hope you will join us and make One Day for Iowa a great success. If you
don't want to wait,
make a gift today
! Give today!
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Study abroad correspondent highlight
We've got a wonderful group of writers sharing their experiences as study abroad correspondents. Lee Sailor, political science major from Rolfe, Iowa, is studying in Germany this semester. Check out his recent post to learn how some people define "experienced travelers." Learn more
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Pankaj Jain received a PhD in religious studies from the UI in 2008, and is currently associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at University of North Texas. He will feature in an episode of the third season of "
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
" that airs on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019.
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UI professor to teach and conduct research in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar
The University of Iowa is thrilled to announce that
Leslie Ann Locke
, assistant professor in the
College of Education at the University of Iowa
, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Mexico for the 2019-20 academic year.
While in Mexico, Locke will be co-teaching a graduate course and working on a collaborative research project.
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The UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and UI International Programs have jointly awarded the International Engagement Teaching Award
for 2018-19 to Ronald McMullen
, the university's Ambassador in Residence and lecturer in the Department of Political Science.
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WorldCanvass recap: Artificial Intelligence
The first WorldCanvass program of 2019,
Artificial Intelligence
, featured an exceptional group of UI faculty and industry leaders in the fields of engineering, technology, education, medicine, and business. Together with host Joan Kjaer, they discussed the current impact of AI and what they see on the horizon. Learn more
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The European Studies Group will present a guest lecture by Janis A. Tomlinson of the University of Delaware on "Goya: The War Years 1808-1814." An examination of Goya's works, set against the background of wartime Madrid, broadens our understanding of Goya's war, and of the context for his iconic etchings and scenes of The Second and Third of May 1808. The lecture will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in 116 Art Building West, and is free and open to the public. March 27
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On the next WorldCanvass, we'll explore the act of reading and bring into focus the hidden site where social and symbolic power is enforced. We'll also discuss how re-translations shape transnational, literary, and cultural relations and ask what arts and humanities perspectives need to be reasserted in a digitized world where algorithms increasingly read us. This live event takes place March 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. at MERGE, 136 South Dubuque Street.
We invite you to come at 5 and join us for a pre-show catered reception.
March 28
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Upcoming International Alumni Events
* Shenzhen -
March 21
* Chengdu - March 24
* Kuala Lumpur - March 28
* London - April 17
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International Programs provides leadership and sup
port for internationally oriented teaching, research, creative work and community engagement.
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