UC 'Life of the Mind' Series Accepting Nominations
Life of the Mind
, started in spring 2011, is an annual lecture series featuring interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty from a variety of disciplines around a one-word theme. The fall lecture, scheduled for 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 will focus on the theme of "truth."
Life of the Mind
lectures feature one faculty member presenting his or her work and expertise in concert with the prescribed theme. The presentation is not simply be a recitation of the presenters work but promotes a point of view. A panel of three responds to and discusses the lecture from diverse perspectives, and a moderator encourages audience engagement.
The
Life of the Mind
Steering Committee seeks nominations for the featured UC faculty presenter. Each featured UC faculty presenter possesses:
- Accomplished UC faculty member with national/international reputation.
- Proven record of scholarship or creative works.
- Recognized as an expert in their field of study, research or creation of works.
- Experienced at presenting their work to an audience outside the classroom.
- Excellent and engaging speaker able to relate to a non-specialist audience.
- Provocative topic of study/research/creative work.
The
Life of the Mind
Steering Committee is looking for speakers to explore the nature of
"Truth
" from the multidimensional probing of truth in Kurosawa's famous film
Rashomon
, to artistic expressions of "truth," to historical and political exploitations of "truth," as well as the influence of technology and media on our understanding of "truth." Is "truth" immutable or can its interpretation vary between cultures? The committee is looking for speakers who might explore how Stephen Colberts satirical term truthiness, the Word of the Year a decade ago, has come to be an essential tenet of social and political discourse.
E-mail melissa.norris@uc.edu to request a nomination form.
Completed forms must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22. Self nominations are welcome.
The
Life of the Mind
Steering Committee will review all nominations and select the Featured UC Faculty Presenter. Members of the Steering Committee are: Co-chairs Sally Moomaw and Xuemao Wang, Melissa Cox Norris (ex-officio), Peter Stambrook, Jeffrey Tilman, Carol Wheeler-Strother and Robert Faaborg.
Life of the Mind
is sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost with support from the Office of the President. It is organized by the University of Cincinnati Libraries and Faculty Senate.
For more information, or to view past lectures, visit the
Life of the Mind
website at
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