Humanities
Monday, February 1, 2016
Bringing books back to life: NEH, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation award $95,000 grant to UNT Libraries
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Libraries is working to bring more than 100 out-of-print books back to life. Thanks to a $95,599 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor under the new Humanities Open Book Program, the UNT Libraries will digitize 146 books and make those available for free as e-books.
"UNT is a well-established player in digital libraries and publishing," said...
Monday, January 25, 2016
Jewish-Indian artist combines cultures and forms in UNT exhibit
What: The work of Siona Benjamin, a Jewish-Indian artist, will visit the University of North Texas for an exhibit titled "Blue Like Me: Siona Benjamin, 2004-2015," which not only toys with artistic forms, but finds new ways of thinking about culture and history.
When: March 3 (Thursday) – April 2 (Saturday)
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Guest lecturer at UNT to discuss Nazi, Islamic ideologies affecting current Middle Eastern politics
What: The University of North Texas' Jewish and Israel Studies Program presents guest lecturer Jeffrey Herf, a faculty member at the University of Maryland, as part of the "Oldest and Newest Hatred: Anti-Semitism – Anti-Israelism" series
When: 4 p.m. Jan. 28 (Thursday)
Where: Room 255 of UNT's Eagle Student Services Center, 1147 Union Circle in Denton
Cost: Free
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Historian Jeffrey Herf is a guest speaker for the 2015-16...
Friday, October 16, 2015
UNT Jewish and Israel Studies, Dance and Theatre Arts present screening of film addressing antisemitism
What: Screening at the University of North Texas of "School Ties," a 1992 sports film regarding antisemitism at a prep school. A faculty panel discussion as well as an audience Q&A will follow.
When: 6 p.m. Oct. 29 (Thursday)
Where: Room 184 of the UNT Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle
Cost: Free
More information: To learn more about UNT’s Jewish and Israel Studies Program, visit ...
Friday, September 18, 2015
UNT Jewish and Israel Studies Program to present screening of "The Fixer"
What: A screening at the University of North Texas of "The Fixer," John Frankenheimer's 1968 film based on a true story of a Russian Jew in tsarist Russia who was wrongly imprisoned for an alleged ritual murder. It will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members from UNT and the University of Oklahoma.
When: 6 p.m. Sept. 30 (Wednesday)
Where: Room 255 of UNT's Eagle Student Services Center, 1147 Union Circle in Denton
Cost: Free
Contact: UNT's Jewish and Israel...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
UNT celebrates fourth annual Global Citizens Month in April
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas will celebrate Global Citizens Month for the fourth consecutive year in April. Throughout the month UNT will offer events to educate students, faculty, staff and community members about diversity, internationalism and sustainability.
"We want the students at UNT to have a bigger world-view and to become global citizens," said Olga Grieco, director of UNT's International Welcome Center.
The Welcome Center is part of the UNT-...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
UNT's 18th annual African Cultural Festival includes traditional drumming, dancing and singing
What: The 18th annual African Cultural Festival, "The Africans are Coming," highlights the art of African music and dance. Organized by the University of North Texas percussion professor Gideon Alorwoyie, it will feature faculty, students and guest artists as part of the 2014-15 Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series.
When: 8 p.m. April 11 (Saturday)
Where: Voertman Hall in the College of Music, 415 Avenue C, Denton
Cost: $10 general admission, taken at the door.
More information:...
Thursday, February 26, 2015
UNT lecturer for Women's History Month to discuss women's communication with doctors
What: "Between a Woman and Her Doctor: Prescriptions for Sex and Childbirth in the Twentieth Century" -- A lecture at the University of North Texas by Carolyn Herbst Lewis, assistant professor of history at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Presented by the UNT Department of History for Women's History Month.
When: 4:30 p.m. March 26 (Thursday)
Where: Room 270 of UNT's...
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Author of "Nickel and Dimed" among keynote speakers at 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
Author of “Nickel and Dimed” among keynote speakers at 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
Speakers will discuss economic, racial and other divisions in U.S.
What: The 11th annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted by the University of North Texas’ Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism.
When: July 17 (Friday)-July 19 (Sunday)
Where...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
University of North Texas Libraries to house archives of Dallas' Black Academy of Arts and Letters
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- During the past 38 years, a nonprofit cultural arts institution in downtown Dallas has hosted Academy Award nominees, Grammy winners and some of America's most noted jazz musicians and comedians, as well as unknown performers who later became famous.
Programs, posters, photos and video recordings from these performances at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and other items from the academy's archives, will be housed at the...