Folklore Past Campus Events

Peter Tokofsky, J. Paul Getty Museum
Thursday, January 17, 2013
4:00 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room

Community Arts Colloquia
Grady Hillman- poet, scholar, folklorist, cultural animateur in prisons, cities and other community arts

Thursday, January 27, 2011
Arts in Corrections
Roundtable Discussion
10:00 - 11:30 a.m./ Umpqua room in the Erb Memorial Union

Community Arts Management: Everything you need to know about working with prisons, the arts, and the federal government
Community Arts Praxis seminar
2:00 - 4:50 p.m. /Lawrence Hall 249

Friday, January 28, 2011
Artists, Prisons and the Cultural Worker
Friday Forum
10:00 - 12:00 p.m. /Lawrence Hall 249

Hosted by Commnuity Arts Praxis seminar, UNESCO, Center for Intercultural Dialogue, UO Folklore, and Inside Out Prison Exchange Program

Symposium- Public Sector Folklore in the 21st Century
Launch of the Oregon Folklife Network (click), and creation of dialogue around key questions concerning public folklore in Oregon. Featured Participant: Bill Ivey.

Ivey- Public Lecture
5:30 pm
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Lecture Hall Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

This event was made possible by the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, Knight Library, Many Nations Longhouse, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Folklore Program, Arts and Administration Program and Center for Community Arts and Cultural Policy along with support from the Oregon Cultural Trust and the Oregon Arts Commission.

Poetry Reading
Aku Wuwu, Poet and Professor of Yi Studies and Ethnic Minority Literature at the Southwest Nationalities University in China

4:00 pm
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Lecture Hall, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Sponsored by the Folklore Program, the Asian Studies Program, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, the Arts and Administration Program, the Department of English, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.

Meet Quebecois filmmaker André Gladu
Discussion and Screening of his film, Maroon: On the Trail of Creoles in North America

The film discusses the contribution of Louisiana Creole culture to the emergence of jazz and looks at the origins of Creole culture and how it endures today.

"Your Past is Never my Past: Public Preception of Heritage"
Lecture by Professor Ezra Zubrow

This talk presents the results of a year long study of the public perception of heritage on all five continents. Different countries and different cultures use different mixes of religion, education, sports, tourism, economy, natural resources, ethnicity, immigration, preservation, and history to define heritage. This paper examines well over 50,000 documents in more than 10 languages to demonstrate the differences.

Ezra Zubrow is an Anthropologist and Archaeologist who holds professorial positions at the University at Buffalo (USA), and the University at Toronto (Canada) and fellowships at the University of Cambridge (UK) as well as being one of the Senior Research Scientists for the National Center of Geographic Information Analysis. His research has been on a variety of subjects including prehistoric and ethnohistorical landscapes, demography,GIS and settlement analysis. He has done field work in North America, Europe, and Asia and most recently in the circumpolar area. In addition he has been working on the geography of social policy for heritage and disability. Two of his most recent books are entitled the Atlas of Literacy and Disability and the Landscape of Literacy and Disability. He is also active in the United University Professions, the largest higher education union in the United States.

Pinang & Ayu: A Love Story, is an original wayang kulit (Indonesian shadow-puppet theater) performance by Eugene’s Gamelan Sari Pandhawa. Wayang Kulit is a traditional and beloved art form in Indonesia, and still attracts large audiences today. An Indonesian orchestra, called a gamelan, provides musical accompaniment for the show. Adapted from a Javanese folktale, this production adds a new twist: a lesbian storyline. Themes of sexuality, feminism, and socio-political oppression are explored through a humorous plot. Summer Pennell is the dalang (puppeteer) and script-writer, with musical arrangement by Qehn Jennings, Musical Director of Gamelan Sari Pandhawa. The music
includes traditional Javanese pieces, American tunes, and original compositions by Qehn. The performance is Thursday May 7th at 7:30 pm in Agate Hall on the UO campus. It is
free and open to the public.

When: May 7th, 2009, 7:30 pm

Where: Agate Hall, 1787 Agate St, University of Oregon Campus

Faculty and students are invited to attend a lunch time seminar and discussion by Pan Luesheng, President of Shandong University of Art and Design and Director of the Folk Art Research Institute in Jinan. The focus of the seminar will be on Pan's research interest in folk art and intangible cultural heritage of Shandong province. Pan's seminar is hosted by the Center for Community Arts and Cultural Policy and the Arts and Administration Program.

Track Town Traditions & the Culture of Running
A series of events that present & explore the traditions of distance running, track and field, and the Olympic Games

Visual Vitriol: Punk Culture and Art
Folklore graduate student David Ensminger, with the support and collaboration of the University of Oregon Folklore Program, curated a punk poster and flyer show, which also featured some photography and video, during the month of March 2008, at DIVA, a vibrant not-for-profit art and performance venue in the heart of Eugene. The show, which focused on the vernacular, Do-It-Yourself, often handmade posters of the punk generation, surveyed over 30 years of punk history and culture. It featured a broad range of work from North America, Europe, and Asia, focus on the contributions of women and people of color, and also feature photography and video. In addition, discussion panels, workshops, and film showings were held. All the events were free.

Click here for more details

Contact David Ensminger, densming@uoregon.edu, 541-346-7339

Visit DIVA's web site here: http://www.diva.proscenia.net/

Apocalypse Culture Cinema
A film series presented by Professor Wojcik
Thursdays, Jan. 10- March 13
7 pm
Willamette 110
FREE

Click here for a schedule

Talk by Professor Timothy Miller, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Kansas
Thursday, October 25 - 3.30 pm - Gerlinger Lounge
"Communes Live! The quiet presence of intentional communities in America (and especially in Oregon)"
For more than three centuries a few idealistic Americans have rejected the ideal of rugged individualism in favor of cooperation and have come together in intentional communities. Although they typically receive little publicity, thousands of those communities are alive and well today. This presentation will be an illustrated survey of contemporary intentional communities, including some of the many active today in Oregon. Special attention will be given to ecovillages, artists' communes, countercultural groups, and lesbian communities.

Folklore Studies Orientation for Graduate Students - 448 PLC - Friday, September 21,2007 - 11 am - 1 pm
An orientation for all new and returning Folklore students

The 22nd Annual Stith Thompson Classic - Alton Baker Park - Friday, Sept. 21, 2007 - 3:30 pm
Lawn Party and Potluck! A casual gathering to welcome new students to the Folklore Studies Program. Open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and their families. Come show off your mad croquet skills!

Folklore Faculty, Staff and Student Reception - Knight Library Browsing Room - Wednesday, October 10 - 4-6 pm
A chance for students and affiliated faculty to meet and discuss research, projects, course work and more.

Youth and Subculture Film Series -- Spring Term 2007

Folklore in Contemporary China -- An Evening with two Chinese Folklorists -- April 16, 2007