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IAH News • Fall 2008 |
Trudier Harris Awarded Inaugural George H. Johnson Prize Trudier Harris, J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of English and IAH Faculty Fellow and Academic Leadership Fellow, is the perfect first recipient of The George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow.
The Institute created The George H. Johnson Prize to honor George Johnson, one of the Institute’s longtime supporters and great ambassadors, and to recognize exemplary contributions by an IAH Fellow in the arts, humanities or qualitative social sciences. Like Mr. Johnson, Dr. Harris is described by those who know her as larger than life, enthusiastic and generous. Mr. Johnson is known as a raconteur, a natural storyteller with an arsenal of tales. In 2003, Dr. Harris shared some of her stories in a memoir, Summer Snow: Reflections from a Black Daughter of the South. Read more... |
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Wilson Family Helps Build Institute Legacy
“When I heard Ruel Tyson explain his vision at weekly construction meetings, I began to feel the spirit of his legacy throughout Hyde Hall,” says Chuck Wilson, president of C.T. Wilson Construction Company in Durham.
Wilson remembers those meetings in which Institute founder Ruel Tyson, pencil in hand and ideas in mind, would talk about the mission of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) and how the building—and of course its programs—would support Carolina’s professors. It was Wilson’s job to assemble a team to bring to reality Tyson’s concepts and the designer’s architectural plan. “We wanted to stay true to the intellectual energy that first inspired Ruel,” Wilson says. “Every room was designed and built to foster fellowship and conversation—from the Fellows Room to the kitchen in Hyde Hall.” Read more... |
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The IAH Announces Fellows and Fellowship Deadlines Nine faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences embark on their fellowship semesters at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) in September. As the new Fellows begin their work, the deadline approaches to apply for fellowships in the 2009–2010 academic year, including the new Faculty Arts Fellowships. The deadline for the IAH Faculty Fellowships and Faculty Arts Fellowships is September 24. Applications for the Chapman Family Faculty Fellowship are due October 22. Read more... |
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IAH Announces Memory Studies Series for the 2008–2009 Academic Year The Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH), in conjunction with the working group on cultures of memory, will host a series of lectures, workshops and colloquia in memory studies during the 2008–2009 academic year. The memory studies series is made possible in part by support from The William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund. Memory studies is an emerging field of academic research that includes history, psychology, education, literary studies and the visual arts, among other disciplines. It focuses on the ways that cultures create and transmit basic stories about origins, identities and the past. Among its objects of study are history books, memorials, museums, archives, oral traditions and material artifacts. Memory studies explore questions of collective memory, cultural formation and extinction, reparations for past injustices and the various psychological and sociological factors that influence memory. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Further details about these events can be found at the IAH Web site. |
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IAH Salons Blend Community and Fellow Perspectives Salons embody one of our core missions: promoting conversation between diverse constituencies. Fellows and community members gather in the home of an Institute supporter for a shared meal and evening of conversation around a topic of mutual interest. Salons embrace one of IAH founder Ruel Tyson’s time-honored practices of combining serious conversation with food and libation. A continuation of the community dinners initiative developed in 2004, salons are designed to connect our Fellows with others both within and outside the University in thoughtful exchanges about issues of moment. The first salon took place in October 2007 and included two home-cooked meals provided by hosts John and Cyndy O’Hara. In November, Bill and Julia Grumbles hosted dinner at their home, followed by a gathering at Betty Kenan’s home in February 2008. In April, we gathered at the home of Barbra and Andy Rothschild after several of us toured artists’ lofts in the new Golden Bridge development in Durham. Read more.... |
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NEWS IN BRIEF
 John O'Hara, Steve Birdsall, Megan Granda and Julia T. Wood joined the festivities during our faculty reception August 28. |
IAH Reception Welcomes Faculty and Dean Carney To ring in the new year (academic year, that is), the Institute held a faculty reception August 28 while welcoming Bruce to his role as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Even though we forced everyone to wear name tags, our guests seemed to enjoy themselves, and many of them said they were impressed with the mix of faculty that showed up— about 120 attended. (We suspect that the warm cheddar cheese dill puffs didn’t hurt our cause, either.) AARP Director Addresses Aging The IAH and the Institute on Aging in late July co-sponsored a seminar with Rick Moody, AARP director of academic affairs, titled "The Humanities and Aging: At the Frontier of Interdisciplinary Inquiry.” Moody structured his engaging talk around “life’s course” (history), “life’s meaning” (philosophy) and “life’s story” (literature). Moody’s moral? The past is the key to the future. That’s what we call a sage take on age. University Room Gets a New Look Thanks to a few very special friends, the Institute recently redecorated the Hyde Hall University Room with a paint update and new draperies. The Von Trapp family would truly covet our former draperies, but we’re thrilled with the new, elegant look created by Rodolfo Gonzales Interior Design. |
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