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Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:45am-1:30pm
Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center at UCA
2011 Humanities Fair Announcement
Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:45am-1:30pm
Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center at UCA
University of Central Arkansas’ Humanities and World Cultures Institute announces the Fall 2011 Humanities Fair to be held on Thursday, November 10 (National Humanities Month) at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center at UCA from 9:45 am (registration), with programs from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.
The Humanities Fair, supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, is open to high school students and their teachers. It will enable students to experience a typical day attending university humanities courses. Students will have their choice of attending sessions conducted by UCA professors in Philosophy, Religious Studies, History, English, Anthropology, African and African American Studies, Asian Studies, and Gender Studies. UCA faculty will make presentations exploring the chosen theme of “Courage” as addressed in 2011 Academy Award nominated films (127 Hours, The Kings Speech, True Grit, The Debt, and Toy Story 3) from the perspective of each humanities discipline (issues may include courage to confront Jim Crow, courage to believe, courage to dissent, courage on the other side, courage and the meaning of life, etc.). UCA faculty will visit classrooms of teachers who plan to attend and encourage students to develop their own creative works of poetry, short story, essay or multi-media to be submitted, judged, and awarded prizes. Books within the existing high school curricula including The Red Badge of Courage, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, A Separate Peace, A Farewell to Arms, Cry the Beloved Country, and The Old Man and the Sea will complement the theme and encourage students to produce their own creative projects, but this is not required, and will not affect judging decisions.
Although it is not required, students are encouraged to submit original humanities projects to the Fair’s competition. Awards will be presented to highlight excellence and creativity in the areas of Poetry, Short Story, Essay, or Multimedia Presentation. Student projects based on the theme of “courage” are welcome, as are projects on other topics. See the Student Project Entry Form for more details about submitting student works.
For more information, see registration and guideline attachments, and/or contact:
Dr. Alison Hall
501-450-5498
2011Humanities Fair Registration Form
2011 Humanities Fair Student Project Entry Form
2011 Humanities Fair Student Submission Guidelines