September 16 | Egan Library
Prokofiev's "War Sonata" and selections in honor of Liszt's 200th Birthday
Alexander Tutunov, Pianist
A concert challenging for both performer and audience. Sonata No. 7 in B Flat Major, Op. 83, by Sergei Prokofiev, dubbed as "The War Sonata" and a celebration of the 200th Birthday of Franz Liszt including transcriptions and original compositions.
September 23 | Egan Lecture Hall
Geographies of the Land and of the Heart
Peggy Shumaker, Alaska Writer Laureate
Peggy Shumaker reads from her lyrical memoir Just Breathe Normally, a book that grew from a life-threatening bike wreck and her most recent book, Gnawed Bones. Followed by audience conversation on the writing life in Alaska.
September 30 | Egan Lecture Hall
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
Steven Dunsky, Producer/Director, U.S. Forest Service, Beth Pendleton Alaska Regional Forester
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time is a 73-minute film about highlights from Leopold's life and extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation in the twentieth century and still inspires people today.
October 7 | Egan Lecture Hall
Folkloric Dance of Egypt
Sahra Saeeda, Director: Journey through Egypt Dance Workshops
An overview on the numerous and varied folkloric dance styles of Egypt. Dancers, anthropologists, historians, costume lovers, and other interested persons will find this an informative and fascinating talk.
October 14 | Egan Library
Happy Trails: A Curious Future for Indians in North America
Thomas King, author, The Truth About Stories, UAS 2011-12 One Campus One Book
A consideration of the historical past of Indians in North America that asks the question, how does the past differ from the present and what might the present suggest about a Native future? "Happy Trails" looks at Indian land and considers the importance of controlling a secure communal land base now and in the future.
October 21 | Egan Lecture Hall
Trickster Reads Scripture: Story and Truth in a Postsecular Age
Sol Neely, Assistant Professor English, University of Alaska Southeast
A presentation combining lecture, film, and poetry on the history of the teaching of how to read literature and culture. Since Plato and Aristotle, we have been taught to read as philosophers rather than poets. An exploration of two traditions of "reading": Native American cultures of story and Rabbinic modes of Biblical reading.
October 28 | Egan Lecture Hall
Widespread Changes to Alaska’s Glaciers
Shad O’Neel, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage Alaska
The Alaska Region is one of the most heavily glacierized mountain regions on Earth, and is undergoing rapid change surrounded by uncertainty. This presentation will summarize the current knowledge of the state of glacier health in Alaska, paying close attention to the spectacular and nebulous iceberg calving process and the socio-economic implications of changing glaciers.
November 4 | Egan Lecture Hall
The Southerner: Abraham Lincoln as a White Supremacist Hero
David Noon, Associate Professor of History and Chair of Social Sciences Dept.
A talk on the ways that Southern novelists at the beginning of the 20th century re-imagined Abraham Lincoln as a lifelong believer in white supremacy and a man who -- had he lived -- would have proven to be a great friend to the defeated South. A reminder that questions about Lincoln and social justice continue to matter in our own historical moment.
November 11 | Egan Library
Is Long-term Climate Policy Politically Feasible?
Detlef Sprinz, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, keynote speaker for “The Politics of Global Climate Change” 2011 JWAC World Forum Nov. 10-12
What is the capacity for democratic institutions to respond to science? How can governments pursue long-term policies that impact large segments of society, where delay or failure to act prevents a return at least to the present state?
November 18 | Egan Lecture Hall
New Culture
Nicholas Galanin
Nicholas Galanin strikes an intriguing balance between his Southeast Alaska Native origins and the course of his practice. Having trained extensively in 'traditional' as well as 'contemporary' approaches to art, he pursues both in parallel paths. His stunning bodies of work simultaneously preserve his culture and explore new perceptual territory.