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march 22 2018 colloquium: john protevi louisiana state university biography john protevi is phyllis m taylor professor of french studies and professor of philosophy at louisiana state university (usa) his most recent books are political affect: connecting the social and the somatic (2009) and life war earth: deleuze and the sciences (2013) both with university of minnesota press he is also editor of a dictionary of continental philosophy (edinburgh and yale 2005) research papers and course materials are available at wwwprotevicom/john human nature: between anthropology and philosophy abstract in this talk i work at the intersection of anthropology and philosophy to produce an ethical normative standard we can derive from an evolutionary account of human nature: act such that you nurture the capacity to enact repeatable active joyous encounters of positive sympathetic care and fair cooperation for self and others without qualification this ethical standard is a hortatory ideal rather than full-fledged moral imperative and avoids the naturalistic fallacy as i am only claiming consistency of the standard with evolved human nature and not that it is true because it is so derived in trying to get people to enact active joyous encounters for self and others without qualification we are working to arrange social life to expand the scope of a basic orientation of human nature for care and cooperation and not trying to intensify a mere cultural constraint on a deep and primary natural impulse to violent competition we have indeed evolved anger control mechanisms needed for social life per the human self domestication hypothesis but the fear of social punishment brought about by punishing would-be dominators is not the sole root of conscience thursday march 22nd • 3:45 pm • ymca 401 colloquium events news john protevi louisiana state university
january 18 2018 colloquium series: eugene garver saint benedict saint johns university biography eugene garvers latest forthcoming book is spinoza and the cunning of imagination (chicago 2018) his earlier books include machiavelli and the history of prudence (1987) for the sake of argument: practical reasoning character and the ethics of belief (2011) and the trilogy aristotles rhetoric: an art of character (1994) confronting aristotles ethics: ancient and modern morality (2006) and living well and living together: aristotles politics (2011) he retired from teaching at saint johns university (minnesota) but since that time has been unretired four times to teach again once at yale law school and three times for the department of rhetoric and writing at the university of texas austin he also has retired from triathlons after finishing first in his age group at the north american ironman championships spinoza and the cunning of imagination abstract spinozas ethics moves via the geometric method from god to human freedom blessedness and immortality between those two poles is a single sustained argument with surprising and puzzling turns people are born ignorant and weak like all other animals they can rely on nothing but the imaginationthe ideas one has of how one is affected the cunning of imagination guides the reader through the argument of the ethics through its complex reversals and discoveries all the dead-ends and interruptions of the human comedy that finally lead the human individualor some of usback to god it allows peopleor some of usto progress to the rationality and sociability and even immortality a triumph that is literally unimaginable and so it is hard to see how we could get there with the imagination as initially our only resource through the cunning of imagination people can achieve things that no one guided by imagination alone could possibly aim at thursday january 18th • 3:45-5:30 • ymca 401 colloquium events news eugene garver saint benedict saint johns university
news arizona state professor lectures on history of lynching in the us february 13 2019 arizona state professor lectures on history of lynching in the us by paige brazil ersula j ore spoke to a near-capacity crowd of 90 students and faculty tuesday morning about the history of lynching in america and the rhetorical power lynching still commands in modern society ore an assistant professor of african american studies and rhetoric at arizona state university discussed her upcoming book lynching: violence rhetoric and american identity for the 2019 kurt ritter lecture in political rhetoric the event was by sponsored by the texas a&m departments of africana studies and communication today ore explained lynching is a performance of american identity; it is an act of establishing community and rhetoric of civic belonging ore said education about the history of lynching is needed to foster hard conversations that will lead to change the rhetorical power of lynching explains why the past is never past said ore it started with charles lynch an american revolutionary who set out to punish british loyalists in colonial america his actions marked the start of the act known as lynching lynchs exoneration and later promotion legitimated lynching as an integral part of american civic life ore said exonerating lynch and his assistants cast lynching as a legally protected action and made the act an example of the highest citizenly etiquette ore said lynch laws not only secured the borders of america but defined who was and was not a member of the burgeoning new nation ore said this violence against british tories reinforced the new american identity ore said that while african americans were a part of colonial america and indeed lynched that lynching did not become a practice of anti-black racism until after the civil war moving forward in american history lynching transformed into violent attacks and hate crimes against minority groups creating a tone of us versus them across society ores goal through her book is to use historical context in contemporary society to form a dialogue around how lynching continues today this includes recent history including the shooting death of trayvon martin a black teenager who was killed in 2012 associate dean for inclusive excellence and strategic initiative at a&m leroy dorsey said he has written about historical instances of lynching and appreciated how ores modern example of trayvon martins death pulled the issue of lynching into the near present the opportunity to discuss ideas is how change occurs said dorsey with education as the key to moving forward sociology doctoral student jalia joseph described the lecture as not what i expected at all but said she was glad she attended i like how she gave lots of historical content and she provided historical analysis to give us a background joseph said this article has been updated to include the lecture co-sponsor texas a&m department of africana studies originally posted at this link dept news communication ersula j ore in the media tamu
news texas a&m dna day celebrates genetic research april 22 2019 texas a&m dna day celebrates genetic research texas a&m's annual dna day showcases how advances in genomic research are reshaping lives and the ethical challenges of modern medicine by madison brown texas a&m celebrated dna day 2019 with a talk and book signing by an award-winning journalist and exhibits highlighting the importance of public education about the role of genetics in health care a&ms dna day took place in rudder exhibit hall events included an educational booth and research poster fair that covered a variety of topics related to genetics and dna such as extracting dna from a strawberry and debunking gmo myths a talk and book signing from journalist and author bonnie rochman followed the exhibits the dna day event is sponsored by texas a&m institute for genome sciences and society the college of liberal arts and the department of communication to transmit knowledge of genetics to a lay audience national dna day april 25 is an annual celebration of the completion of the human genome project and the discovery of the double helix according to the national human genome research institute dna day is celebrated to increase public knowledge of advances in genomic research and how the advances might affect their lives bonnie rochman presented research from her new book the gene machine: how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids – and the kids we have the first event of dna day interactive booths and research posters was hosted by assistant professor emily rauschers comm 470: communication in health care contexts class the booths are put on by the class with research conducted by them and graduate students from the texas a&m genetics department dr rauscher said undergrad and graduate students worked together on the posters to communicate the importance of the students research to a non-scientist audience after the booth and poster fair guests moved to rudder theater to listen to rochman discuss her book the gene machine: how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids – and the kids we have rochman spoke on the research from her book about how genetic advances are reshaping the experiences of families and the ethical challenges of modern medicine post-talk a reception and book signing were held with copies of rochmans book available for purchase more information on national dna day is available at genomegov/10506367/national-dna-day/ rochmans book is available for purchase at bonnierochmancom originally posted at this link dept news communication dna day in the media rochman tamu
news smartphones may limit understanding of news content july 7 2019 smartphones may limit understanding of news content johanna dunaway an associate professor in the department of communication found that the size of smartphone screens can affect how well consumers understand information from video news by alix poth texas a&m university college of liberal arts screen size matters when it comes to understanding news content a new study from texas a&m university shows johanna dunaway an associate professor in the department of communication is the lead author of the study of how smartphone-sized screens affect cognitive access to video news stories dunaways research conducted with stuart soroka of the university of michigan indicates that screen size affects the ability to process new information from video news our study and results are significant because they provide an important distinction between physical and cognitive access to information dunaway said it points out that the positive aspects of widening internet access via smartphones may be offset by information processing constraints imposed by smaller screens the results of the study showed that watching video news on smaller screens is associated with lower cognitive engagement with the video content indicated by a decreased heart rate variability and weakened skin conductance responses physical availability of affordable functional smartphones is increasing globally and more people have access to information via the internet than ever before as a result people are relying more on mobile devices with internet access to stay informed and entertained people are relying heavily on these devices for information while being unaware of the subtle but limiting cognitive processing differences imposed by small screens dunaway said we highlight the potentially countervailing effects of mobile technology while also providing a framework for understanding how it increases one form of access to news and political information even as it reduces another dunaway said these results have important implications for everyday life its important for people to be aware of these differences especially in places where many people are mobile-dependent for access to the internet she said its also important for news organizations to be aware of the differences small screens make for the engagement of their audiences as they scramble to adapt to the mobile environment it will be important for news outlets to find ways to optimize engagement as much as possible on small screens originally posted at this link dept news faculty research communication faculty in the media johanna dunaway tamu
news a message for comm students faculty and staff june 23 2020 a message for comm students faculty and staff #racismattamufeelslike reading these stories of systemic racism experienced by a&m students faculty and staff reinforces the need for collective systematic and focused action to achieve racial justice for black people indigenous people and people of color this is a pivotal moment by kevin barge and hart blanton breonna taylor ahmaud arbery george floyd their deaths are only the most recent and visible examples of how systemic racism denies black peoples humanity and their very lives #racismattamufeelslike we read these stories of racism by a&m students faculty and staff and feel anger and sadness they clearly show how much work needs to be done if we are to achieve racial justice they show how we have failed to listen deeply to the experiences of black people indigenous people and people of color as head and incoming head of the department of communication we stand in support of the black lives matter movement and an end to systemic racism we recognize that we enter this struggle from positions of privilege therefore we make this commitment with humility an eagerness to learn an openness to blunt critique and the will to make meaningful change we are inspired by the words of our colleague robin means coleman vice president and associate provost for diversity who reminds us that we need to supplant sentiments of ‘thoughts and prayers with tangible policy changes and action we agree at this pivotal moment we need collective systematic and focused action the responsibility and labor for ending systemic racism and working toward social justice is the responsibility of everyone the work does not simply rest on students faculty and staff who are black indigenous and people of color as leaders we need to be held accountable as members of our community we need to be accountable to each other in the weeks ahead we will work with the departments climate and inclusion committee to hear the voices of members in our community and develop a design prioritizing anti-racism action for the upcoming year faculty and students have already begun sharing resources with one another regarding ways to combat racism and create more inclusive environments systemic racism has hurt members of this department and affected their lives we encourage all members of our departmental community to engage in the important work of creating a place where all our students faculty and staff are valued respected and thrive kevin barge head hart blanton incoming head (effective september 1 2020) in the department #racismattamufeelslike ahmaud arbery black lives matter black lives matter tamu black lives matter texas a&m university blacklivesmatter breonna taylor climate and inclusion committee climateandinclusioncommittee department of communication faculty george floyd inclusion minorities minority people of color racism racism at tamu feels like staff systemic racism systemicracism tamu tamu faculty tamu inclusion tamu minority tamu people of color tamu students tamuminority
news renewing dei commitments in the wake of anti-asian mass shooting march 22 2021 renewing dei commitments in the wake of anti-asian mass shooting we need action; and as a community of communication scholars and students we are uniquely equipped to aid in the broader struggles toward racial justice #fightracism #stopaapihate #stopasianhate one week ago across multiple sites in the atlanta area a white man killed eight people including six women of asian descent racist violence like this is not isolated npr reports that during the pandemic anti-asian violence has been on the rise as scholars and students of human communication we have important roles to play in challenging racism and prejudice that research tells us is rooted in structural inequalities and is perpetuated in organizational culture everyday talk political speech mediated representations and more last summer in the wake of the racist killings of ahmaud arbery breonna taylor and george floyd the department of communication outgoing and incoming heads released a statement committing to standing in support of the black lives matter movement and an end to systemic racism hate is not an aggie value we continue to need collective systematic and focused action the responsibility and labor for ending systemic racism and working toward social justice is the responsibility of everyone the work does not simply rest on students faculty and staff who are black indigenous and people of color furthermore it is work on which we will sometimes fall short and that we will occasionally get wrong; but its work we must attempt and strive to improve as scholars and students of human communication we must reflect on the myriad of ways in which racism generally and anti-asian racism in particular is buttressed by repetitive messaging sometimes easily identified as hate speech other times more heavily coded and readily dismissed through a colorblind lens in that reflection we must seek to critically engage and systematically challenge the everyday communicative expressions that enable the kinds of racist terrorism we saw last week as well as a host of other inequities affecting all bipoc faculty staff students and community members our hearts go out to the victims of the atlanta attacks their families and the asian american and pacific islander communities here at texas a&m and across the country but in times like this we continue to need more than platitudes we need action; and as a community of communication scholars and students we are uniquely equipped to aid in the broader struggles toward racial justice for additional resources and to report incidents of asian american and pacific islander hate consider stop aapi hate at https://stopaapihateorg and https://stophatetamuedu hart blanton head kristan poirot executive associate head nancy street associate head for undergraduate studies anna wolfe associate head for graduate studies darrel wanzer-serrano chair of climate and inclusion committee dept news
news in loving memory dr craig kallendorf february 6 2023 in loving memory dr craig kallendorf the department of english is sad to report the death of craig kallendorf professor of english and classics at texas a&m who passed away on january 31 2023 the department of english is sad to report the death of craig kallendorf professor of english and classics at texas a&m who passed away on january 31 2023 he earned his phd in comparative literature from the university of north carolina at chapel hill in 1982 and he joined the faculty at texas a&m university that same year the author or editor of 24 books and 175 articles book chapters and reference book entries dr kallendorfs expertise was in greek and roman classical literature specifically the impact of the ancient world in postclassical culture during the early modern period and he was internationally recognized as the leading authority on the virgilian tradition in early modern print culture in italy his scholarship fundamentally changed the way in which scholars understand the early modern reception of the classics and the history of the book and other printed matter in the renaissance dr kallendorf received two prestigious neh fellowships as well as two major awards from the loeb classical library foundation at harvard university his accomplishments were recently recognized by the renaissance society of america which sponsored two panels in his honor at their 2021 meeting his achievements were also celebrated by the publication of a festschrift habent sua fata libelli: studies in book history the classical tradition and humanism in honor of craig kallendorf (brill 2021) at texas a&m dr kallendorf will be remembered for his contributions to service (including a term as interim head of the department of modern and classical languages) and as an exemplary scholar-teacher who received the association of former students distinguished achievement award in both teaching (1999) and research (2010) his commitment to mentoring students led to a co-edited book classics transformed (2018) that featured essays written by his undergraduate students home page news
news student sonnets may 10 2022 student sonnets poetry selected from dr francis's creative writing class hayley fleener 24 originally published in the english aggie april 2022 issue the moon audrey hendrick to hold you tight and let you poison my skin your rays fill my night preventing the darkness from being my ruin but oh how that is a lie my nightlight only a reflection of you you are deceiving my eye you knew i study you loving you from a far if i were too close you will be my demise because i am still earth and you a star so i watch in awe as you fill my skies but without you i will join the darkness and the void in me would be endless in defense of apathy tyler gonzalez my heart is mercurial fickle and small i have a depth both endless and shallow my chest contains the cosmos skin a shawl; gaunt from the stars in my eyes face sallow though the universe implodes within me stuck am i on the labors of true love for im not my own instead a scream from a borrowed mouth tie grants from ‘bove is there the capacity within me to let another crack my chest open and stare at the dying stars would they see and so my ribs remain shapely shut-in a chest again hollow and chipped yearns so for another body for us to burn flaming sonnet draconian love river scott my tears implore you to relent your love but your embrace of soothing fire devours the bluebirds tweet the dragons coo as doves deception i condemn lament for ours our love unable to reduce to ash for it has always been ablaze my dear forbidden to succumb to lovers clash eternal flames assuage and fade my tears its singeing scorch of passion and of threat exudes a warmth as cold regret lambasts my hands-your claws-do melt in flames and yet our gilded rings remain intact held fast shall love as mighty as ours conquer all for it has vanquished me your faithful thrall a hot summer day mia helpert that hot summer day you were drinking tea walking with a vase for mothers flowers on the fountains edge its water showers the vase breaks but whose fault we disagree i write to you for it will set me free but for the two of us limited hours soon im forced away stuck in a tower holding my hand you said come back to me after war i dont stop searching for you but now youre drowning praying you dont die while im asleep and i wont see daylight we long for the sea a dream we both knew its time to give up and look up at sky knowing that one day we will reunite home page news