Events Archive
2023-24
October 6, 7, 8*, 13, 14, 15*- Theatre
"Intimate Apparel" - Lynne Nottage | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
October 26 - Books and Beer
October 27, 28, 29*, Nov 2, 3, 4, 5*- Theatre
"Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" - Dave Malloy, Adapted from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
November 2 - Book Discussion
Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts - discussion leader: Alen Hamza (English) | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU | Register
November 9 - University Center for the Humanities
Reginald Dwayne Betts - Executive Director, Freedom Reads - "Freedom Reads" - | 7 p.m.| 2452 Knauss Hall, WMU
November 10, 11, 12*, 16, 17, 18, 19* - Theatre
"Clue" - Sandy Rustin - | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
November 16 - Books and Beer
November 30, Dec 1, 2 - Theatre
"Next Stop, Broadway!" - | 7:30 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
December 7 - Books and Beer
February 2024 - 2, 3, 4*, 8, 9, 10, 11* - Theatre
"More Fun Than Bowling" - Steven Dietz | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
February 8, 2024 - Books and Beer
March 2024 - 15, 16, 17*, 22, 23, 24*- Theatre
"Argonautika" - Mary Zimmerman | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
March 14, 2024 - Univerisity Center for the Humanities
Roosevelt Montás - Columbia University Center for American Studies - "Rescuing Socrates - How the Great Books Changed My Live and Why They Matter for a New Generation" | 7 p.m.| 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU
March 21, 2024 - Books and Beer
April 2024 - 5, 6, 7*, 11, 12, 13, 14*- Theatre
"SpongeBob SquarePants" - Stephen Hillenburg, Book by Kyle Jarrow, Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
April 4, 2024
Poets and the Fools Who Love Them: A Memoir in Essays - Richard Katrovas, English - | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall, WMU
May 2024 - 17, 18, 19*, 24, 25, 26*- Theatre
"Julius Caesar" - William Shakespeare | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Glimore Theater Complex, WMU
2022-23
Books and Beer
December 7 - Alen Hamza, English Dept. - Twice There Was A Country | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
January 19, 2023 - Ann Miles, Sociology Dept. - Unraveling Time: Thirty Years of Ethnography in Cuenca, Ecuador | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
February 16, 2023 - Robert Berkhofer, Medieval Institute - Forgeries and Historical Writing in England, France, and Flanders, 900-1200 | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
March 16, 2023 - Lauron Kehrer, Gilmore School of Music - Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities, and Contemporary Performance | 5 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
Ethics Between the Lines
October 5, 12, 26 - Kathy Purnell, senior coordinator of advocacy and intake for the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan | 4 - 5 p.m. | Zoom
Sheryll Cashin's White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality
October 27, November 3, 10 - Chien-Juh Gu, Sociology | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.| 3120 Sangren
stef shuster's Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender
November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - William Santiago-Valles, Emeritus Africana Studies | 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Zoom
Ilan Pappe's The Ten Myths of Israel
February 7, 21, 2023 - Michael Redinger, Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law, WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Webex
Jonathan Metzl's The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
April 5, 2023 - Kathy Purnell, J.D., Ph.D., senior coordinator for Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan and instructor, Department of Political Science | 4 - 5:30 p.m. | Webex
Matthew Desmond's Poverty, By America
Ethics Center Lecture Series
September 23 -Thanh Nevill, “Improving End-of-Life Care: The 3 Wishes Program” | 4 p.m.| Register to receive Teams link
November 3 - Thomas Stelzl, "Conspiracy Theories in Germany and the U.S." | 4 p.m. | 1730 Sangren Hall, WMU
November 17 - stef shuster, "Uncertain Expertise in Trans Medicine" | Burian Lecture | 6 p.m. | 4010 CHHS,Lauron Kehrer WMU | RSVP
February 19, 2023 - Sue Ellen Christian, WMU School of Communication, "Special Exhibit Tour: Using Media Responsibly" | 1 p.m. | Kalamazoo Valley Museum
February 21, 2023 - Wa'ed Alshoubaki, assistant professor at the University of Jordan, “The Ethical Considerations of Conducting Research with Forced Migrants” | 5 p.m. | 208 Bernhard Center
March 15, 2023 - Alec Koppers, master’s student, WMU Department of Philosophy, "Grasslands, Garbage Islands, and Plastic Trees: Working Towards a Future Ecology" | 6 p.m. | 105 Bernhard Center
March 16, 2023 - Kayte Spector-Bagdady, interim co-director, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Title: TBD | 12 p.m. | WMed UpJohn Building, 300 Portage St., Kalamazoo
March 21, 2023 - Jonathan Milgrim, faculty specialist, WMU Department of Philosophy, "Is Ignoring Climate Change Akin to Mass Murder? Troubling Ethical Conclusions about Climate Change and its Effects" | 6 p.m. | 208 Bernhard Center
March 30, 2023 - Edgar Franco-Vivanco, assistant professor of political science, University of Michigan, 2023 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture, "Between Violence and Resistance: The Challenges of Latin America in the 21st Century" | 6 p.m. | 208 Bernhard Center
Medieval Studies
March 16, 2023 - Cornelius Lowe Lecture in Medieval Studies - Craig Gibson,University of Iowa, "Philosophers without Borders: Translating Wisdom in Medieval Greek Fiction" | 4 p.m. | 1028 Brown Hall
Theatre
November 3, 4, 5, 6* - "The Thanksgiving Play" - Larissa Fasthorse | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Williams Theater, WMU
November 11, 17, 18, 19, 20* - "Pippin" - Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Roger O. Hirson | 7:30 p.m., *2 p.m.| Shaw Theater, WMU
University Center for the Humanities
September 8 - University Center for the Humanities Bahar Ensemble | 5 p.m. | RCVA patio/Miller Fountain plaza, WMU
March 2 - Ashley Atkins, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy - "On Lamentation" | 4 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
April 6, 2023 - Kevin Hood Gary, professor of Education, Valparaiso University, "Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life" | 4 p.m. | 2500 Knauss Hall
University Libraries
January 31, 2023 - Dr. Lauron Kehrer, Gilmore School of Music - Queer Voices in Hip Hop: A Book Talk | 7 p.m. | Meader Room (3rd Floor), Waldo Library | Registe
February 7, 2023 - Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - "Intellectual Freedom and the Rise of Banned Books | 7-8:30p.m. | Fetzer Center | Register
2021-22
Ethics Center Lecture Series
October 28 - Rebecca Ginsburg, Dale Brown, "A Conversation about Ethics and Carceral Higher Education" | 4 p.m. | Webex
November 4, 2021 - Peter Loge, Sandra Borden, "A Conversation about Ethics and Political Rhetoric" | 5:30 p.m. | Webex
February 16, 2022 - D. Terry Williams, “Lifespan of a Fact, Farmers Alley Theatre," Sue Ellen Christian, School of Communication, Richard Katrovas, English and the cast of the play: Paul Stroili, Laurie Carter Rose and Myles Schwarz “Ethics and the Lifespan of a Fact” | 6 p.m. | Webex
March 14, 2022 - Victoria Vuletich, founder and CEO, Ethics², “Do We Have an Ethical Duty of Moral Attention?” | 6 p.m. | Webex
March 30, 2022 - Timothy Palmer, Haworth Business College, “Business Ethics and Sustainability” | 4 p.m. | Webex
April 5, 2022 - Ainsley Carry, University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada), “Disputed Memorials and the Moral Standards Question,” | 6 p.m. | Webex
April 12 - Amitav Ghosh - 2022 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture - | 7 p.m - 9 p.m. | - Register - (Webex)
Humanities "Courage" Speaker Series
October 28, 2021 - Dana Nessel | 7 p.m. | Bernhrd Center 228 - South Ballroom, WMU
November 11, 2021 - Christina Wolbrecht & Kevin Corder | 7 p.m. | Webex
March 24, 2022 - Deirdre Cooper Owens | 7 p.m. | 4010 College of Health and Human Services, WMU
April 7, 2022 - Sarah Deer | 7 p.m. | Webex
April 14, 2022 - Denice Frohman | 7:30 p.m. | Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo College
Ethics Between the Lines
September 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 2021- Charlie Kurth, Philosohpy | 5:30 p.m. | Webex - Michael Sandel’s The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
October 13, 20, 27, 2021 - Kathy Purnell, School of Public Affairs and Administration | 6 p.m. | Zoom - Joseph Carens’ The Ethics of Immigration
November 3, 17, 2021 - Tyler Gibb, Medical Ethics, Humanities & Law | 5:30 p.m. | Webex or In-person at Jenson Fireplace Lounge, WMed UpJohn Building - Harriet Washingtion's Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 2022 - Henry Curcio, Philosohpy | 5:30 p.m. | Register - Valerie Tiberius' Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well
March 2, 16, 23, 30, 2022 - William Santiago-Valles, Africana Studies | 5:30 p.m. | Register - Eric Alliez & Maurizio Lazzarato's Wars and Capital
March 21, 28, April 4, 2022 - Ronald C. Kramer, Sociology | 5:30 p.m. | Register - Ronald C. Kramer's Climate Criminals, Climate Crimes
April 12 - Amitav Ghosh - A Special Edition of the Climate Change Book Club: Author meets Fans of "The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet" in Crisis" - | 5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m. | Register
Books and Beer
February 17, 2022 - Vivan Steemers, Dept. of World Languages and Literatures - Francophone African Narratives and the Anglo-American Book Market and Irma López, Lee Honors College - Extraño no-amor el tuyo
March 17, 2022 -Lynne Heasley, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability - The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes and Lewis Peyenson, Professor Emeritus of History - The Shock of Recognition- Motifs of Modern Art and Science | 5 p.m. | Webex
2020-21
Ethics Lecture Series
Sep. 25 - Ethics Lecture Series | Nanette Elster, Kayhan Parsi
Apr. 5 - Ethics Lecture Series | Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture “Political Effectiveness, Negative Externalities, and the Ethics of Economic Sanctions”
Ethics Book Club
Sep. 30 - Dr. Mona Hana-Attisha’s What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
Oct. 13 - Ian Shapiro’s The Moral Foundations of Politics
Nov. 2 - Mike Davis’ The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of the Avian Flu
Feb. 9 - Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro’s Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself (2018)
Mar. 1 - Alex S. Vitale’s End of Policing (2018)
Mar. 2 - John Scalzi's Lock-In (2015)
Apr. 7 - Isabel Wilkerson's Caste (2020)
Humanities Speakers Series
Oct, 22 - Jennifer Steinhauer | THE FIRSTS: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress
Books By Broncos
Jan. 21 - Alexis Lenderman-Black and Justin Black | Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness
Feb. 18 - Jill Hermann-Wilmarth & Caitlin Ryan | Reading the Rainbow: LGBTQ-Inclusive Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom (Language and Literacy Series)
Mar. 18 - Jeffrey Angles and Takako Arai | Factory Girls
2019-20 Ethics Lecture Series
Nov. 22 | Saba Bazargan-Forward, "Justifying the Beneficiary Pays Principle" Keynote speaker, Philosophy Graduate Conference
Nov. 6 | Anna Popkova and Taylor Koopman, "Populism, Social Media and Democratic Participation"
Oct. 23 | David J. Gunkel
Oct. 10 | Juan Cole, "The Saudi Crisis in the Contemporary Middle East” H. Nicholas Hamner Lecture
Oct. 4 | Ashley Atkins, "Race and the Politics of Loss: Revisiting the Legacy of Emmett Till"
Sep. 20 | Jason Marker, M.D., "If the United States Promised Health Care as a ‘Right,’ What Would We REALLY Have to Deliver?" Keynote, 2019 WMU Medical Humanities Conference
Sep. 4 | Bernhard Stahl, "Politics of Denial: Germany's International Responsibility and the Silencing of Mass Atrocities"
2019-20
Humanities Series: Freedom
Feb. 27 | Dr. Edward Montgomery, “Academia and Public Policy: Uneasy Allies or Mortal Enemies”
Feb. 20 | Vivien Sansour, “The Palestine Heirloom Seed Library: A Journey of Reclaiming Life in One of the World's Centers of Diversity - Palestine”
Feb. 21 | Vivien Sansour, Workshop
Feb. 22 | Vivien Sansour, Seed Swap & Story Share
Nov. 15 | Ibram Kendi, "How To Be An Antiracist ”
Nov. 7 | Matthew Fletcher, "The Ghost Road: Anishinaabe Responses to Indian-Hating"
Oct. 28 | Jerry Saltz, "How To Be an Artist; or at least think more freely and creatively about your everyday life"
Humanities Series: Truth
Feb. 21 | Mark Nepo, "More Together Than Alone: The Power and Spirit of Community"
Nov. 8 | Laura Blanchard, "Women Envisioning Women in Contemporary China: Subjectivity, Objectification, and the Problem of Authenticity in Art"
Oct. 30 | Nikole Hannah-Jones, "Race and Education in America"
Sept. 28 | Angela Davis, "Art & Activism: On the Inside Out"
Sept. 25 | Marion Nestle, "Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat"
Sept. 25 | Khalid el-Hakim, "The Truth Hurts: Black History, Honesty, and Healing the Racial Divide"
Ethics Lecture Series
March 12 | Dr. Charlie Kurth, "Should Politicians Be Anxious?"
Feb. 12 | Parker Crutchfield, "Making People Better: Saving Us from Ourselves Through Moral Enhancement"
Feb. 6 | Laura Black, "Engaging Communities in Difficult Conversations: Dialogue, Deliberation, and Engaged Scholarship"
Jan. 29 | Dr. Ron Cisler, "Does Community-Wide Public Health Prevention Work? From Reducing Teen Births to Addressing Today’s Opioid Epidemic"
Nov. 9 | Justin C. Clark, "Plato’s Dialogues of Definition: What is Socrates Looking for?"
Nov. 5 | "Integrating Research Ethics into the High School Science Classroom"
Oct. 24 | Dr. Carla Koretsky, "Invisible Salt and Urban Dead Seas: Who Is Responsible?"
Sep. 25 | Special Exhibit and Follow-up Discussion: "'68: How Far Have We Come?'" Black History 101 Mobile Museum Exhibit Follow-up Discussion"
Humanities Series: The Promise of Education
April 18 | Diane Ravitch, "Education Reform and the Promise of Public Education"
April 12 | Danielle Allen, "Inequality, Citizenship, and the Promise of Education"
Feb. 8 | David Denby, "The Humanities in the Age of Demagoguery"
Oct. 19 | Kentaro Toyama, "The Kindling of a Flame: Analogies to Light the Way for Technology in Education"
Sept. 28 | Mark Edmundson, "In Defense of Ideals"
Ethics Lecture Series: Panel Discussions
Apr. 2 | “Educational Equity: From the ‘Kalamazoo Case’ to the ‘Kalamazoo Promise’ and Beyond”
Feb. 28 | “Legal Ethics in the Media”
Jan. 25 | “Where Do You Stand in Times of Trouble?