2017 - Making it Home
Featured Speakers
Dr. Jere Surber, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, University of Denver
Melissa Snarr, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Ethics & Society, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
Dr. Robert Barsky, Professor of English and French Literatures, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
Scott Robert Sanders, Professor Emeritus of English, Indiana University
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| 2017 | ||
| Monday, September 18th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Home: A Place, A Feeling, A Yearning, An Inner Construct… Regine Schwarzmeier, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 10:00 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Why Do the Humanities Still Matter? Valuing Our Academic Home Tim Henderson, Humanities Tennessee Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 12:00 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Poison from Standing Waters: Toxic Homes in the Chawton Novels of Jane Austen: Student Panel Amanda Chiu, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 1:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Home: Understanding the Complexities Associated with Youth in Foster Care Justin Bucchio, Middle Tennessee State University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 2:00 PM |
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| 5:00 PM |
Mark Brown, Belmont Mansion Belmont Mansion 5:00 PM |
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| 5:45 PM |
2017 Humanities Symposium Reception Belmont University Belmont Mansion 5:45 PM |
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| 7:00 PM |
The Dark Side of Home (Or How a Famous 20th Century Philosopher Became a Nazi) Jere Surber, University of Denver Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 7:00 PM |
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| Tuesday, September 19th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Michael Jackson, Vanderbilt University Law Library Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 10:00 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
The Quest for Home: How Will I Know It’s Home If I’ve Never Been There Before? Maggie Monteverde, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 11:00 AM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Black Nashville in History and Public Memory Learotha Williams, Tennessee State University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 1:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Making It Home in the “It” City David Plazas, The Tennessean Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 2:00 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Home as Ecology for Learning: Native American Respect for Land, Community and Spirit Andy Watts, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 4:00 PM |
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| 5:00 PM |
The Migrants’ God: Christianity, “Home,” and Just Hospitality Melissa Snarr, Vanderbilt University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 5:00 PM |
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| Wednesday, September 20th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Featured Speakers Panel Discussion and Q&A Session Jere Surber, University of Denver Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 10:00 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Green Bay Packer “Watch Parties” and the Building of Community Ted Peetz, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 11:00 AM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Belmont International Students Panel Kathryn Skinner, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 1:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
A Home for All: Mi Casa es Tu Casa Andrés Martínez, Casa Azafrán Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 2:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Tennessee Immigrants and Refugee Rights Coalition Stephanie Teatro, Tennessee Immigrants and Refugee Rights Coalition Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 3:00 PM |
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| 5:00 PM |
Are We Home Yet? The Uncertainties of Vulnerable Migrants’ First Encounters with the Host Country Robert Barsky, Vanderbilt University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 5:00 PM |
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| Thursday, September 21st | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Home as Cultural Memory: Albert Murray and South to a Very Old Place Peter Kuryla, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 10:00 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Socrates at Home: On Philosophy and Tradition Andy Davis, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 11:00 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
The Spirit of the City, the Ghost in the Machine Clancy Smith, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 12:00 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Melanie Walton, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 1:00 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
House or Home? Musings from Ecologists about Planet Earth Matthew Heard, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 4:00 PM |
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| 5:00 PM |
Making a Home in a Restless World Scott Russell Sanders, Indiana University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 5:00 PM |
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| 7:30 PM |
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry Belmont University Johnson Theater 7:30 PM |
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| Friday, September 22nd | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Mark Anderson, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 10:00 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
John Paine, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 11:00 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
The Soundtrack of National Identity: How Music Teaches Us Who We Are Micah Oelze, Florida International University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 12:00 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Homelessness in the US: Facts and Myths Jay Gabbard, Western Kentucky University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 1:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Perspectives on Nashville from Former Mayor Karl Dean Karl Dean Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 2:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Athens of the New South: The Role of Higher Education in Nashville Mary Ellen Pethel, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 3:00 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
A Gracious Plenty: Two Southerners Journey “Home” through Food Joel Overall, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 4:00 PM |
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| Saturday, September 23rd | ||
| 3:00 PM |
Writing Workshop: “Writing Home” Jason Lovvorn, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 3:00 PM |
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| Sunday, September 24th | ||
| 4:00 PM |
Gary McDowell Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 4:00 PM |
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| Monday, September 25th | ||
| 10:00 AM |
Symposium Wrap-up: Reflecting on Making It Home Maggie Monteverde, Belmont University Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094 10:00 AM |
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