Saturday University in Jackson

Saturday University in Jackson
UW Saturday University
The Center Theater
September 24 | 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Recent changes to the College of Arts and Sciences provide new opportunities to prepare students for life in the 21st Century. This Saturday U session – the first in three years – highlights the richness and relevance of faculty research in the new college.

These provocative lectures demonstrate that College of Arts and Sciences is back – and better than ever.

9:00 AM A Plot in Steady Stitches: Handmade Items as Storytellers”
Nancy Small, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, UW Dr. Small demonstrates a proposed method of examining heritage artifacts for stories of the people who made them. Through this method, makers are again made visible so that we might know them as fuller humans rather than as limited instruments of production.

10:00 AM “Clobal Chosts: Historical Archaeology at Carbon City, Wyoming”
Alexandra Kelly, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Archeology, UW Dr. Kelly discusses recent archaeological and archival research at Carbon City. Carbon was established in 7868 and was the first coal mining town along the UPRR in Wyoming. She explores the significance of Carbon to larger histories of labor migration, industrial capitalism, and frontier heritage in the American West.

11:00 AM “Kill the Wabbit: The Intersection of Classical Music and Popular Entertainment”
Michael Griffith, Ph.D., Professor of Music, UW Dr. Griffith, UW Symphony Orchestra Conductor, explores the fine line between classical music and popular culture. Using musical excerpts, he illustrates how some hit films utilize orchestral masterpieces – often with humorous results — while some pop songs are based on 19th-century orchestral themes.