UNCG faculty and researchers share their expertise in the sciences, the humanities, and the arts in special classes and talks hosted right here on campus, exploring topics and fostering conversations with students and sometimes the public outside the classroom or the lab.
Here are a list of talks that will be held on UNCG in September:
Interpreting America Gallery Talk
Tuesday, September 3, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Weatherspoon Art Museum Herbert S. Falk Sr. Gallery
Join Emily Voelker, UNCG assistant professor of art history, and Elaine Gustafson, curator of collections and head of facilities at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, for a gallery talk on the new exhibition Interpreting America: Photographs from the Collection.
Casella Sinfonietta
Wednesday, September 4, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tew Recital Hall
The Casella Sinfonietta presents a faculty-student side-by-side concert of works by Kurt Weill, Charles Mingus, and George Gershwin. It features Annie Jeng, assistant professor of piano and piano pedagogy; and Conductor Jonathan Caldwell, assistant professor of conducting and director of bands.
“This Earthen Door” Artist Talk and Book Signing
Thursday, September 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Weatherspoon Art Museum Margaret and Bill Benjamin Auditorium
Associate Professor of Photography Leah Sobsey will give an artist talk and sign copies of her newest book “This Earthen Door,” a photographic reworking of Emily Dickinson’s herbarium with collaborator Amanda Marchand. Books will be available for sale, and light refreshments will be served. Held in conjunction with the UNCG School of Art.
Helping Honey Bees Help Themselves: Development of a Pheromone-Based Assay to Improve Honey Bee Health
Friday, September 6, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Sullivan Room 201
Dr. Kaira Wagoner, research scientist in the Department of Biology, will speak on her most recent findings on bee health as part of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Fall 2024 Professional Seminars Speaker Series.
Artist Faculty Recital
Monday, September 9, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tew Recital Hall
Dr. Courtney Miller, professor of oboe, explores the theme of deep longing inherent in the human condition as well as the joy and peace that flow from love. This program will also feature works by Suzanne Polak, Manuel Pedro Ferreira, and Álvaro Cámara.
Art Historians Talk
Thursday, September 12, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Weatherspoon Art Museum Margaret and Bill Benjamin Auditorium
Learn about the compelling current research of four UNCG art historians: Drs. Heather Holian, “Walt Disney and a New American Art (1932-66);” Elizabeth Perrill, “Curating South African Weaving at the Museum of International Folk Art;” Emily Voelker, “Generations: Photography & Native American Sovereignty Across the Atlantic;” and PhD candidate Claire Ittner, “Paper Ambivalence: Eldzier Cortor in the Archive.”
Home Front Battles: World War II Mobilization and Race in the Deep South
Wednesday, September 18, 3:00 p.m.
Jackson Library Hodges Reading Room
Dr. Charles Bolton, professor of history, will talk about his recently published book. It explores the role of race in World War II mobilization in the Deep South, where the needs of wartime industries and bases inflamed tensions around labor, land, and military service. To accompany Bolton’s presentation, an exhibit of materials from the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives will display posters, printed materials, and other documents related to World War II, race, and military service.
Words, Music, Memory: Songs Commemorating the Holocaust
Thursday, September 19, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Tew Recital Hall
This lecture recital, made possible by the Arts Council of Greensboro and UNCG’s Jewish Studies and School of Music, centers around the idea of commemoration and calls upon human creativity, commitment, emotional connection, and contemporary context. Focusing on music based on the words of young people who witnessed the Holocaust – many of whom did not survive – the performance uses the power of music to bridge generations in active commemoration. Dr. Courtney Miller, professor of oboe, is among the musicians featured; and Dr. Suzanne Polak, collaborative pianist.
