The Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library of DAAP would like to invite all to attend:
Tony Kawanari‘s chair design class’s exhibit on March 1st at VOLTAGE.
3209 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209
From 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
All are welcome to come and celebrate DAAP’s design students at this fun opening!
Adult drinks and other refreshments will be served.
Be there or be a square chair! đ
Please join us for the third annual WorldFest Trivia Night!
WorldFest is a period of cultural celebration where students, staff, and faculty of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds can express, share, and celebrate in their cultural and ethnic heritage.
The Opening Ceremony on Thursday, February 28th at 4:30 P.M. in TUC Great Hall.
In celebration of Black History Month, UC Libraries is holding an event featuring author Carol Tongue Mack who will discuss her book Being Bernadette: From Polite Silence to Finding the Black Girl Magic Within. In her memoir, Carol Tonge Mack takes us on a journey from a small town in Antigua to the streets of the South Bronx to private college life in New England to a career in academia.
February 27, 2:00 â 3:00pm, 465 Walter C. Langsam Library
The program will also include a book giveaway, cultural food favorites, spoken word poetry and student-shared study abroad experiences. The event is free and open to all.
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Carol Tonge Mack is an accomplished leader in higher education. With nearly 20 years of experience, she has a longstanding commitment to mentoring and graduating scores of students, creating innovative strategies for success, empowering women to lead regardless of their position and collaborating with community stakeholders.
Currently, Carol is an assistant dean at the University of Cincinnati with the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). For the past six years, she served as the college conduct administrator for academic misconduct and works collaboratively with the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. She is the co-founder of the University of Cincinnatiâs Black Women on the Move, an employee resource group designed to create systematic and holistic changes university-wide to support and empower Black female staff members. Carol also built the universityâs first Cultural Competence Workshop Series for the academic advising staff in the College of Arts and Sciences.
And don’t miss – a table display featuring African-American authors and poets on display on the 4th floor of Langsam Library.
Life of the Mind, interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty, will return Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 2:30-4:30pm, in TUC 400B with a lecture by Stephen Meyer, professor of musicology in the College-Conservatory of Music. Professor Meyer will speak on âBeyond Decanonization: The Future of Humanities in the Neoliberal University.â
Life of the Mind is a semi-annual lecture series that features a distinguished University of Cincinnati faculty member presenting his or her work and expertise. The series includes intriguing insights from diverse perspectives and encourages faculty and students from across the university to engage in further discourse. The presentation is not simply a recitation of the faculty memberâs work but promotes an informed point of view.
Stephen Meyer specializes in early 19th-century opera, film music, music history pedagogy, music and medievalism and the history of recorded sound. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Music History Pedagogy.
Stephen Meyer
Meyerâs presentation will build on his recently published work on transformations in the canon of works that served as the core of the music history curriculum for much of the 20th century. The hegemony of this canon â formed almost exclusively from the works of white, male composers â was challenged and at least partially deconstructed during the 1980s and ’90s. During these years, musicology was enriched by new critical approaches and methodologies that exposed the relationship between the historical canon and contemporary power structures. Ethnomusicology and popular music studies made new repertoires the subject of serious scholarly work, and the field seemed poised for a period of rapid expansion. And yet this expansion â at least insofar as it might be measured by an increase in the number of tenure-track positions allotted to musicology in North American universities â failed to materialize.
In this sense, what might be called the âde-institutionalizationâ of musicology participates in the so-called âcrisis of the humanitiesâ: the seemingly inexorable shift of resources away from the humanities and towards supposedly more profitable and applicable disciplines. Meyerâs presentation will use musicology as a case example through which to ponder the ways in which the humanities might reposition themselves in a post-canonic, multi-cultural and transformational society.
A panel of four UC faculty members will respond to and discuss the lecture from diverse perspectives. The March 6 Life of the Mind panel will consist of:
Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, and organized by the University of Cincinnati Libraries and Faculty Senate, the mission of Life of the Mind is to celebrate UC faculty research, scholarship and creative output and to foster the free and open exchange of ideas and discourse. Life of the Mind is free and open to the public and attracts a broad audience including UC students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as people from the community.
More information about Life of the Mind is available online at www.libraries.uc.edu/lifeofthemind/.
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To continue the conversation on humanities and higher education, attend the Taft Center Lecture âHumanities Education at the Crossroads: Why the Liberal Arts are Fundamental to Democracyâ presented by William Egginton, Thursday, March 7 at 3:00p.m.
Come out Thursday, Feb. 21, 6-8pm, at the African American Cultural & Resource Center and be inspired by the stories of black women authors as they share insight on their journey to becoming published. This event is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by UC Black Women on the Move and the University of Cincinnati Libraries.  To RSVP, or for more information, contact Ewaniki Moore-Hawkins at mooreek@ucmail.uc.edu.
Light refreshments will be served. The panelistsâ books will be available for purchase.
The love of a man as passionately expressed by Roman poet Catullus (and to the delight of all school children studying Latin)
https://www.loebclassics.com/view/catullus-poems/1913/pb_LCL006.7.xml?result=1&rskey=Fz5uL7
“…da mi basia mille, deinde centum, dein mille altera, dein secunda centum, deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum dein, cum milia multa fecerimus, conturbabimus illa, ne sciamus, aut nequis malus invidere possit, cum tantum sciat esse basiorum…” (5)
“…give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred, then another thousand, then a second hundred, then yet another thousand, then a hundred. Then, when we have made up many thousands, we will confuse our counting, that we may not know the reckoning, nor any malicious person blight them with evil eye, when he knows that our kisses are so many…”
The love of a woman as expressed by the greatest of the Ancient Greek lyric poets, Sappho
“…áœ Ï Îłáœ°Ï áŒÏ ÏáŸżáŒŽÎŽÏ ÎČÏáœčÏÎ”áŸż, áœ€Ï ÎŒÎ” Ï᜜ΜαÎčÏáŸż ÎżáœÎŽáŸż áŒÎœ áŒÏáŸżÎ”áŒŽÎșΔÎč, áŒÎ»Î»áœ° ÎșᜰΌ ÎŒáœČÎœ γλῶÏÏ៎ <ÎŒ> áŒÎ±ÎłÎ”, Î»áœłÏÏÎżÎœÎŽáŸż αáœÏÎčÎșα ÏÏáż· ÏáżŠÏ áœÏαΎΔΎÏáœčΌηÎșΔΜ, áœÏÏᜱÏΔÏÏÎč ÎŽáŸżÎżáœÎŽáŸż áŒÎœ áœÏÎ·ÎŒÎŒáŸż, áŒÏÎčÏÏáœčÎŒÎČΔÎčÏÎč ÎŽáŸżáŒÎșÎżÏ Î±Îč, ÎșᜰΎ ÎŽáœł ÎŒáŸżáŒŽÎŽÏÏÏ ÎșαÎșÏáœłÎ”ÏαÎč, ÏÏáœčÎŒÎżÏ ÎŽáœČÏαáżÏαΜ áŒÎłÏΔÎč, ÏλÏÏÎżÏáœłÏα ÎŽáœČÏÎżáœ·Î±Ï áŒÎŒÎŒÎč⊔ (frag. 31.7-14).
“…for when I look at you for a moment, then it is no longer possible for me to speak; my tongue has snapped, at once a subtle fire has stolen beneath my flesh, I see nothing with my eyes, my ears hum, sweat pours from me, a trembling seizes me all over, I am greener than grass⊔
The touching love of a dog in Homer’s Odyssey
“…áŒÎœ ÎŽáœČ Îș᜻ÏÎœ ÎșΔÏαλ᜔Μ ÏΔ Îșα᜶ ÎżáœÎ±Ïα ÎșÎ”áœ·ÎŒÎ”ÎœÎżÏ áŒÏÏΔΜ, áŒÏγοÏ, áœÎŽÏ ÏÏáżÎżÏ ÏαλαÏ᜷ÏÏÎżÎœÎżÏâŠÂ áŒÎœÎžÎ± Îș᜻ÏÎœ ÎșΔáżÏáŸż áŒÏγοÏ, áŒÎœáœ·ÏλΔÎčÎżÏ ÎșÏ ÎœÎżÏαÎčÏÏáœłÏÎœ. Ύᜎ ÏáœčÏΔ ÎłáŸż, áœĄÏ áŒÎœáœčηÏΔΜ áœÎŽÏ ÏÏáœłÎ± áŒÎłÎłáœșÏ áŒáœčÎœÏα ÎżáœÏáż ÎŒáœłÎœ áż„áŸż áœ ÎłáŸżáŒÏηΜΔ Îșα᜶ ÎżáœÎ±Ïα ÎșᜱÎČÎČαλΔΜ áŒÎŒÏÏ, áŒÏÏÎżÎœ ÎŽáŸżÎżáœÎșáœłÏáŸż áŒÏΔÎčÏα ÎŽÏ Îœáœ”ÏαÏÎż ÎżáŒ·Îż áŒÎœÎ±ÎșÏÎżÏáŒÎ»ÎžáœłÎŒÎ”Μ⊔ (17. 290-291; 302-304).
“…and a dog that lay there raised his head and pricked up his ears, Argus, steadfast Odysseusâ dog⊠There lay the dog Argus, full of dog ticks. But now, when he became aware that Odysseus was near, he wagged his tail and dropped both ears, but nearer to his master he had no longer strength to move⊔
The love of a cow for her newborn calf when he is brutally taken away to be sacrificed in LucretiusÂ
“âŠnam saepe ante deum vitulus delubra decora turicremas propter mactatus concidit aras, sanguinis expirans calidum de pectore flumen; at mater viridis saltus orbata peragrans quaerit humi pedibus vestigia pressa bisulcis, omnia convisens oculis loca si queat usquam conspicere amissum fetum, completque querellis frondiferum nemus adsistens et crebra revisit ad stabulum desiderio perfixa iuvenci; nec tenerae salices atque herbae rore vigentes fluminaque illa queunt summis labentia ripis oblectare animum subitamque avertere curam, nec vitulorum aliae species per pabula laeta derivare queunt animum curaque levare: usque adeo quiddam proprium notumque requirit⊔ (2.352-366).
“âŠfor often in front of the noble shrines of the gods a calf falls slain beside the incense-burning altars, breathing up a hot stream of blood from his chest; but the mother, bereaved, wanders through the green glens, and knows the prints marked on the ground by the cloven hooves, as she surveys all the regions if she may espy somewhere her lost offspring, and coming to a stand fills the leafy woods with her moaning, and often revisits the stall pierced with yearning for her young calf; nor can tender willow-growths, and grass growing rich in the dew, and those rivers flowing level with their banks, give delight to her mind and rebuff that care which has entered there, nor can the sight of other calves in the happy pastures divert her mind and lighten her load of care: so persistently she seeks for something of her own that she knows well…”
The love of nature longingly expressed by Vergil in Eclogue 1
“…fortunate senex, hic inter flumina notaet fontis sacros frigus captabis opacum. hinc tibi, quae semper, vicino ab limite saepes Hyblaeis apibus florem depasta salicti saepe levi somnum suadebit inire susurro; hinc alta sub rupe canet frondator ad auras: nec tamen interea raucae, tua cura, palumbes, nec gemere aĂ«ria cessabit turtur ab ulmo” (Ecl. 1.51-58).
“…happy old man! Here, amid familiar streams and sacred springs, you shall enjoy the cooling shade. On this side, as of old, on your neighborâs border, the hedge whose willow blossoms are sipped by Hyblaâs bees shall often with its gentle hum soothe you to slumber; on that, under the towering rock, the woodmanâs song shall fill the air; while still the cooing wood pigeons, your pets, and the turtle dove shall cease not their moaning from the elm tops.”
One of the many rather twisted love stories in Ovid’s Metamorphoses — Pyramus and Thisbe, Apollo and Daphne, Orpheus and Eurydice and countless others
https://www.loebclassics.com/view/ovid-metamorphoses/1916/pb_LCL042.3.xml?rskey=XVZ0kK&result=3Â
That of Cupid (Eros) himself (and Psyche) in ApuleiusÂ
Happy Reading!
Fashion Design Students!
Please check out the Berg Fashion Library
Its amazing features include:
A new shipment of concrete poetry books has arrived in the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP). Titles by John M. Bennett, Jim Leftwich, Robin Crozier, CĂ©sar Figueiredo, Serge Segay and others.
Make an appointment with Interim DAAP Library Head Elizabeth Meyer or librarian Andrea Chemero to view them.
Wave, by John M. Bennett
“Ripening of Meat,” a poem from Co-Labor-ative Writing
Co-Labor-ative Writing by Editor Luigi-Bob Drake, cover photo
New acquisitions.
Do you like poetry? Interested in hearing poets talk about and read their work?
The Ellison Poetry Room, located in 646 Walter C. Langsam Library, announced its spring poetry schedule. All readings are free and open to the public. Book signings follow each reading.
Featuring Dr. Shirlene Holmes, Aku Kadogo, RAHBI, the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company, College-Conservatory of Music (Acting), and The School for Creative and Performing Arts
February 15, 2019; 4:00 PM
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Sponsored by the Weinberger Center for Drama and Playwriting
Poetry Reading
February 22, 2019; 4:00 PM
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
2018-19 Elliston Poet-in-Residence
Lecture
March 6, 2019; 4:00 PM
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Poetry Reading
March 8, 2019; 4:00 PM
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Fiction and Poetry Reading
April 11, 2019; Time TBD
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Featuring Sloane Crosley, Uzodinma Iweala, Katie Kitamura, and Brendan Mathews
April 17, 2019; 7:00 PM: Fiction Reading
April 18, 2019; 11:00 AM: Panel Discussion
April 18, 2019; 7:00 PM: Fiction Reading
April 19, 2019; 10:00 AM: Panel Discussion
All events take place in the Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Named for the Cincinnati poet George Elliston, the Elliston Poetry Room houses a 20th-century poetry collection of over 10,000 books, magazines, records and recordings. Students and faculty interested in modern poetry can also take advantage of reading space and listening facilities, as well as poetry-writing workshops and poetry readings.
More information on each of these events may be found at: https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/english/creative-writing/visiting-writers-series.html
You are cordially invited to the University of Cincinnatiâs 4th Annual Data Day sponsored by The University of Cincinnati Libraries and IT@UC.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are topics gaining national attention. Our 4th Annual University of Cincinnati Data Day will explore these topics in depth and highlight how researchers can expand their understanding by considering the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion on their own research.
 What: University of Cincinnati 4th Annual Data Day
 When: Monday, April 1, 2019 9am â 4:30pm
 Where: Tangeman University Center, Great Hall (located on the main campus of the University of Cincinnati)
The day will be comprised of panel discussions, an interactive session where participants will learn R programming skills, and keynote speakers to start and end the day. Â The first keynote speaker, Amanda Wilson, will highlight the historic All of Us Research Program that is gathering data from one million individuals to assist in delivering precision medicine by taking into account individual differences in lifestyle, environment, and biology among participants. The second keynote speaker, Deborah Duran, will address how diversity and inclusion are necessary considerations as we consider our research and how doing so can have an impact on us all. Panelists will discuss health disparities and health equity research from local and statewide perspectives as well as how data is being used to empower social justice.
Don’t miss this exciting day!
For more information and registration visit: http://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/blogs/dataday/.
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