Monday, March 22, 2010
Remembering the Scottsboro Trials
On Monday, March 29th two authors will be on hand to talk about Scottsboro Boys and the trials that followed their conviction. Dr. James Miller, Professor of English and American Studies and Chair of American Studies Department at George Washington University, and Dr. Susan Pennybacker, a modern British and European specialist on the faculty of Trinity College in Connecticut, will speak at 4 p.m. at the University Chapel.
The story of the Scottsboro Boys and subsequent trials began in 1931, when nine black youths were charged with raping two white women. Despite little and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight of the defendants were sentenced to death. The trail and the fate of the young men became an international cause and influenced not only the legal system but also American culture at large.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Join us for a panel discussion
Art & Law: An Interdisciplinary Investigation
Thursday, March 25 | 3 pm to 4:45 pm
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auditorium
The panel will feature speakers who are artists and lawyers. They will discuss the role of creativity and critical thinking, drawn from their arts and humanities backgrounds, in their professional careers.
Speakers include Janet St. Denis, a visual artist and lawyer who served as council for Auburn University, Trey Granger, director of the Montgomery Elections Center, and Emil Wright, an Auburn lawyer, physician and musician. A student member on the panel will represent Auburn University's Pre-Law Scholars Program.
The panel discussion is part of an ongoing program this spring and fall to showcase the role of the arts and humanities in university, professional and community life. It is developed under the auspices of the Draughon Center's Breeden Scholar in Residence, Professor Barb Bondy.
"Art and Law: An Interdisciplinary Investigation" is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts, the Association of Visual Artists, the Pre-Law Scholars Program and the College of Liberal Arts Student Council.
Thursday, March 25 | 3 pm to 4:45 pm
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auditorium
The panel will feature speakers who are artists and lawyers. They will discuss the role of creativity and critical thinking, drawn from their arts and humanities backgrounds, in their professional careers.
Speakers include Janet St. Denis, a visual artist and lawyer who served as council for Auburn University, Trey Granger, director of the Montgomery Elections Center, and Emil Wright, an Auburn lawyer, physician and musician. A student member on the panel will represent Auburn University's Pre-Law Scholars Program.
The panel discussion is part of an ongoing program this spring and fall to showcase the role of the arts and humanities in university, professional and community life. It is developed under the auspices of the Draughon Center's Breeden Scholar in Residence, Professor Barb Bondy.
"Art and Law: An Interdisciplinary Investigation" is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts, the Association of Visual Artists, the Pre-Law Scholars Program and the College of Liberal Arts Student Council.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
March Events
March 2 (Tuesday), 4 pm. New Perspectives: Alabama and the WPA: Nick Taylor, author of American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA. University Chapel. Press Release (PDF).
March 11 (Thursday), 3 pm. Discover Auburn: Giovanna Summerfield, "Images of Sicilian Women." Special Collections and Archives Department, Ralph Brown Draughon Library.
March 25 (Thursday), 3 pm to 4:45 pm. Panel Discussion: Art & Law: An Interdisciplinary Investigation. Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Press Release (PDF).
March 25 (Thursday), 3 pm. Book Talk: Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton, Teddy's Child: Growing Up in the Anxious Southern Gentry between the Great Wars. Special Collections and Archives Department, Ralph Brown Draughon Library.
March 26 (Friday), 8:30 am to 5 pm. Symposium: Celebrating a Century of Flight: The Wright Brothers in Alabama, 1910-2010. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Press Release (PDF). For more information, visit www.auburn.edu/wrightbrothers.
March 11 (Thursday), 3 pm. Discover Auburn: Giovanna Summerfield, "Images of Sicilian Women." Special Collections and Archives Department, Ralph Brown Draughon Library.
March 25 (Thursday), 3 pm to 4:45 pm. Panel Discussion: Art & Law: An Interdisciplinary Investigation. Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Press Release (PDF).
March 25 (Thursday), 3 pm. Book Talk: Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton, Teddy's Child: Growing Up in the Anxious Southern Gentry between the Great Wars. Special Collections and Archives Department, Ralph Brown Draughon Library.
March 26 (Friday), 8:30 am to 5 pm. Symposium: Celebrating a Century of Flight: The Wright Brothers in Alabama, 1910-2010. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Press Release (PDF). For more information, visit www.auburn.edu/wrightbrothers.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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