Discover Auburn Continues with Dr. Wylin Wilson

Dr. Wylin D. Wilson will present a talk entitled "Christian Identity and Economic Justice in the Rural South" on Thurs. Jan. 21 at 3:00 pm in the Special Collections and Archives Department of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library as part of the Discover Auburn series.

Dr. Wilson is a Scholar-in-Residence at Dunstans Episcopal Church at Auburn University.  Her lecture will focus on the gap in theological and ethical discourse regarding serious consideration of marginalized populations such as rural southern, persistently impoverished African-Americans in the Black Belt.

Discover Auburn is a year-long series that features programs on research, history, and other topics of interest by Auburn faculty, staff, and graduates.  The series will continue on Feb. 18 with a talk by Dr. James Brown entitled "Growing Vegetables Organically."

A reception will follow the program. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, Auburn University Libraries, and the Access & Community Initiatives, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. For more information on the program and the series, contact the Center at 334.844.4946 or visit www.auburn.edu/cah.

Symposium Video Now Online

Sessions from the Creek War and War of 1812 in the South Symposium are now available free of charge at iTunesU. The symposium, co-sponsored by the CMD Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, with funding from the National Park Service, was held in May 2009 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

Click here to access the sessions in the iTunesU Store.

Book Talk with David Carter

College of Liberal Arts professor Dr. David Carter will discuss his new book, The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement: Civil Rights and the Johnson Administration, 1965-1968, at 3:00 pm on Thursday Sept. 24, 2009, in the Special Collections and Archives Department of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

Carter, Associate Professor of History and History Department Graduate Program Officer, received his PhD from Duke University in 2001 and a BA with Highest Honors in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992.

The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement is a study of the shifting relationships between the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and grassroots advocates of racial and economic equality. The book extends the traditional timeline of the civil rights movement beyond passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

This program is sponsored by the Auburn University Libraries, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and the Auburn University Bookstore. A reception will follow the program, and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. For more information on the program contact the Center at 334.844.4946 or cah@auburn.edu.

2009-2010 College of Liberal Arts Speakers Bureau

Each year the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts Speakers Bureau offers free talks on a wide variety of topics. The faculty selected to participate are seasoned speakers with something to say about a subject that interests you. The programs are offered free of charge on a first come, first served basis.

Click here to see the list of this year's speakers.

Programs by the CLA Speaker's Bureau can be booked by contacting the Center at (334) 844-4903 or claspeakers@auburn.edu.

2009 Cultural Summit Photos

Originally uploaded by Alabama Humanities Foundation

Click here to view photos from the 2009 Cultural Summit, courtesy of the Alabama Humanities Foundation. The summit, Advancing Our Cultural Imprint, held June 25, 2009 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in Auburn.

The summit was co-sponsored by the Alabama Museums Association, Alabama Humanities Foundation, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University.

2009 Cultural Summit Available Online

If you are unable to attend the 2009 Cultural Summit, Advancing Our Cultural Imprint, a live broadcast will be available online at connect.auburn.edu/cah.

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Hosted by the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, also at Auburn University, and the Alabama Museums Association.

Tasman String Quartet: A Shared Experience

The Tasman String Quartet was brought to Auburn in February and March of this year for a month long outreach residency under the auspices of the Breeden Eminent Scholar Chair, held by Dr. Howard Goldstein, professor in the Department of Music in the College of Liberal Arts. The residency was coordinated by Dr. Goldstein, the Department of Music, and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts.

From elementary schools to university class rooms, public concerts to master classes, the Tasman String Quartet delighted, engaged, taught, and performed for thousands of people during their residency. Click here (PDF) to view a final report.

As a testament to their time here, Christopher Childs, College of Liberal Arts, produced, directed and edited "A Shared Experience". The video features a collaboration between the quartet and a drawing class led by Professor Barb Bondy - an experience that brought them to the cutting edge of artistic experience.

For more information about the Breeden Eminent Scholar, supported by an endowment from Dr. Daniel F. Breeden, visit our website.



Tasman Quartet: A Shared Experience from Christopher S. Childs on Vimeo.