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Technology, Media and Privacy Law: Crime, Justice and Equity
Ends on Friday, April 5, at 2 p.m. Brechner Center for Freedom of Information 3208 Weimer Hall Gainesville, FL 32611 The College of Journalism and Communications and the Levin College of Law will host a two-day conference that will bring together experts from the fields of law, media, public policy and technology to discuss resolving the tension […]
Champions for Change Awards deadline extended
A partnership of the Office of Sustainability and Healthy Gators, the Champions for Change Awards recognize individuals or groups in the UF community who have made significant contributions in the areas of sustainability or health & wellness during their time at UF. Nominations are judged based upon the uniqueness of the achievement, the level of […]
What Language Does the Authentic Haitian Speak?: Linguistic Rights and Choices in the Haitian Literary Context with Nadève Ménard
Tuesday, April 16, 4:30 p.m. Ustler Hall Atrium 162 Fletcher Drive Gainesville, FL 32611 Nadève Ménard, PhD, of École Normale Supérieure of Université d’État d’Haïti, will examine Haiti’s complex linguistic landscape in order to dispel the myth that there is a vast population of monolingual Haitian Creole readers being ignored by Haitian authors who choose […]
Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity
Tuesday, March 19, 12:30 p.m. Smathers Library 100 1545 W. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32611 Ralina Joseph PhD, is an associate professor of Communication and adjunct associate professor of American Ethnic Studies and Gender, Women, Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington. Joseph will discuss the experiences of Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Shonda Rhimes throughout her exploration of […]
The Mobility of Belonging: How Black People Construct Indigeneity on Turtle Island with Kyle Mays
Monday, April 8, 4:30 p.m. Smathers Library 100 1545 W. University Ave. Gainesville, FL 32611 Join UF Intersections and Kyle Mays, PhD, to explore how black Americans understand their sense of belonging in the United States within the context of indigenous land. Mays is an assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies and the American […]
Chant Down Babylon: Rastafari – Its Roots, Its Legacy with W. Gabriel Selassie I
Monday, April 1, 4:30 p.m. Smathers Library 100 1545 W. University Ave. Gainesville, FL 32611 W. Gabriel Selassie I, PhD, will join UF Intersections to discuss the separation of popular misunderstandings surrounding Rastafari by an examination of the history and salvific message of Rastafari as a theology, way of life and spiritual message. Selassie holds a […]
Loud and Proud: An Alternative Literary History of Haiti’s Women Writers with Nadève Ménard
Tuesday, April 16, 12:30 p.m. Smathers Library 100 1545 W. University Ave. Gainesville, FL 32611 UF Intersections will host Nadève Ménard, PhD, of École Normale Supérieure of Université d’État d’Haïti, to discuss literary criticism and how it pertains to Haiti’s female authors and their works as part of the “Beyond Borders, Across Boundaries: Black and LatinX […]
Beyond Borders, Across Boundaries: How Michelle Obama Became the Most Beloved Black Woman in America
Tuesday, March 19, 4:30 p.m. Ustler Hall Atrium 162 Fletcher Drive Gainesville, FL 32611 Join UF Intersections and Ralina Joseph, PhD, for the “Beyond Borders, Across Boundaries: Black and LatinX Knowledge Formations” speaker series. Joseph, a professor at the University of Washington, will speak about Michelle Obama and how she has become one of the […]
Women’s Cancer Wellness Symposium
Thursday, March 14, 1–4 p.m. Hilton University of Florida Conference Center 1714 SW 34th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 Join UF Health for the Women’s Cancer Wellness Symposium on March 14 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to visit booths featuring women’s wellness services from a […]
Fieldwork Fails: A Live Storytelling Event
Thursday, March 21, 6–9 p.m. Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Road Gainesville, FL 32611 The Florida Museum of Natural History and Guts & Glory GNV have partnered to host an evening of live, original, true, first-person storytelling. Participants must be 18 years or older and will hear from fieldwork scientists about some of […]
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