Workshops
The College of Arts & Sciences is hosting a Kahoot Trivia contest to celebrate Black History Month!
On Wednesday, February 24 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, all A&S faculty and staff are invited to participate in the interactive trivia contest. The two top participates will win $25 gift cards.
Rules and instructions to participate are as follows:
- Must be a A&S faculty or staff to participate.
- The contest will be facilitated through Microsoft Teams – participants will use a Microsoft Teams invitation link to join the event/contest.
- It is recommended that faculty/staff use a combination of a computer and smartphone to participate – this will allow participants to use their computer screen to review the questions and their smartphone to submit answers. If you do not have a smartphone, using a computer will also work.
- Please try to arrive prior to the start time (6:00 pm) to address any technical concerns and to ensure the contest does not start without you.
- Any questions and/or concerns regarding the contest or recommended technology are welcome to contact Kris Braxton at (kbraxton@kent.edu).
A stimulating conversation about the Asian American experience: historical perspective, current issues and future voice. The conversation will be lead by featured faculty members:
- Brian Hayashi, Professor, Department of History
- Yuko Kurahashi, Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
- Donna Lee, Professor, Hugh A Glauser, School of Music
- Rekha Sharma, Associate Professor, School of Communication Studies
A thoughtful conversation about the intersectionality of gender identity, race, and policy development/legal enforcement. Guest panelists include:
- Charmaine Crawford, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pan-African Studies
- Ken Ditlevson, M.Ed., Director, LGBTQ+ Center
- Denise Harrison, M.A., Associate Lecturer, Department of English
- Suzanne Holt, Ph.D., Professor, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
- Dianne Kerr, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, School of Health Sciences
- Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, M.Ed., Director, Women’s Center
- Erica Pelz, A.A.S., Facilities Mechanical Systems Specialist for Laboratories, University Facilities Management
A webinar led by Kent State faculty to discuss the trans experience.
Discussants:
- G.R. Patterson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of English, Tuscarawas Campus
- Erica Pelz, A.A.S., Facilities Mechanical Systems Specialist for Laboratories, University Facilities Management
- Morgan Woodin, MBA, Admissions Counselor, Ashtabula Campus
Moshe Bernstein, Ph.D.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET
Explore the broad Jewish diaspora in this discussion of the Jewish community of Kaifeng, China. Rabbi Dr. Moshe Yehuda Bernstein will lead a fascinating conversation about this little known community and how identity and practices of Jewish heritage have survived in Kaifeng for over 700 years.
This event is part of a series, Jews Around the World at Kent State University, underwritten by the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation. Presented by the KSU Jewish Studies Program and the Center for Judaic & Holocaust Studies at YSU. In partnership with the College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Hillel at KSU, and the Club for Jewish Culture at YSU.
Join Marie Scalia ‘06, Senior Director of Marketing with Destination Cleveland, as she talks with us about the impact the upcoming NFL draft will have on the Cleveland area.
The deadline to RSVP is Monday, March 22.
About Marie E. Scalia, ’06
Marie E. Scalia, ’06 is the Senior Director of Integrated Marketing for Destination Cleveland, a private, non-profit civic organization that generates demand for business and leisure tourism to the region to improve economic vitality. In this role, she is responsible for promoting Cleveland as a visitor destination regionally and nationally and for promoting Destination Cleveland’s positive economic impact within the city. She oversees integrated brand marketing for leisure, meetings and conventions, local and group tour markets.
Marie received an undergraduate bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal Communications with a minor in Marketing from Kent State University in 2006 and has received a Master’s in Business Administration from Cleveland State University with a concentration in marketing and leadership development.
This semester’s First Friday Lecture for Art History is Dr. Lanisa Kitchiner who will present her research on South African artist Mary Sibande on Friday, March 5 at Noon.
Lanisa S. Kitchiner, Ph.D., is a cultural studies scholar who researches representations of black women in South African art, literature, and film. Dr. Kitchiner was recently appointed the chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and her talk will examine how South African artist Mary Sibande uses black mannequins to reconstruct black womanhood in her debut exhibition, Long Live the Dead Queen.
Acclaimed artist Sonya Clark will be giving a virtual lecture as part of this semester’s Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, hosted by the College of the Arts. Ms. Clark has contributed to the KSU Museum’s upcoming exhibition, TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair, and will be speaking to the Kent State community on Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 P.M.
Since 2001, the Schroth Series has presented guest artists respected in the fields of theatre, dance, visual arts, music and architecture in an effort to bring diverse views to Kent State University and the Kent community.
Established by Cecile Draime and her late husband, Max, of Warren, Ohio, the series honors their dear friend, the late Thomas Schroth. Thomas Schroth spent his life in Niles, Ohio, as a prominent architect and inveterate collaborator in the artistic life of the Mahoning Valley and Northeast Ohio. A world traveler, he saw human creativity as a window framing human experience.
Schroth Series events are always free and open to the public.
The fourth, and final, pre-opening event for TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair, is a virtual conversation between Ingrid Banks and Lori Tharps. Moderated by the School of Art’s Anti-Racism & Crit Collective (ARCC) student group, the conversation between these two contributing authors of TEXTURES will take place on Thursday, April 1 at 5:00 P.M.
TEXTURES synthesizes research in history, fashion, art and visual culture to reassess the hair story of peoples of African descent. Long a fraught topic for African Americans and others in the diaspora, Black hair is here addressed by artists, barbers and activists in both its historical perceptions and its ramifications for self and society today. Curated by Dr. Tameka Ellington and Dr. Joseph Underwood for the Kent State University Museum.
Combs, products and implements from the collection of hair pioneer Willie Morrow are paired here with masterworks from artists like Sonya Clark, Lorna Simpson, Zanele Muholi and James Van Der Zee. The volume examines topics such as the preferential treatment of straight hair, the social hierarchies of skin, and the power and politics of display, TEXTURES is a landmark exploration of Black hair and its important, complicated place in the history of African American life and culture. Essays by Tameka N. Ellington, Joseph L. Underwood, Lori L. Tharps, Ingrid Banks, Afiya Mbilishaka and Zoé Samudzi are included in the exhibition catalogue, available throught the KSU Museum Store.
Artists: Hector Acebes, Derrick Adams, Karo Akpokiere, Deborah Anzinger, Keturah Ariel, April Bey, Charles Bohannah, Margaret Bowland, Nakeya Brown, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Tawny Chatmon, Sonya Clark, David Driskell, Sarah Duah, Andrew Esiebo, Joseph Eze, Amber Ford, Yrneh Gabon, Olaf Hajek, Nakazzi Hutchinson, Shara K. Johnson, Eric Lafforgue, Annie Lee, Delita Martin, Charlotte Mensah, Lebohang Motaung, Zanele Muholi, Althea Murphy-Price, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Woodrow Nash, Sharon Norwood, Glenford Nuñez, Charly Palmer, Gordon Parks, Faith Ringgold, Lezley Saar, Augusta Savage, Ngozi Schommers, Devan Shimoyama, Mary Sibande, Lorna Simpson, Nelson Stevens, Ibrahima Thiam, Kehinde Wiley.
During the past decade, the Kent State University Museum has continued to build our world class collection of fashions and textiles. Because the permanent collection now includes nearly 30,000 objects, we must be selective about what we can accept. The array of pieces on display in this exhibition highlight the Museum’s priority to broaden the diversity of makers and designs in the collection and to augment important areas where we have little or no representation. We are committed to expanding our collection of garments by African American designers such as Tracy Reese and Patrick Kelly, whose works are on view. We have also welcomed the work of ethnic groups who were not previously represented such as the Naga from northeastern India, the Karen from southeastern Myanmar (Burma), and the Miao of southern China into our collection. Another weakness in our collection is in menswear. Although men make up roughly half of the population, men’s clothing only accounts for a little over ten percent of the collection. Among the new pieces we have added to this portion of our collection are a traditional hanbok from Korea and a custom tailored suit from the late 1960s.
People treasure links between loved ones and the clothes they wore: a favorite coat, a stunning dress worn for a special occasion, or their first pair of shoes. As we continue to diversify our collection, we are also keenly attuned to the power of personal stories connected to clothing and the special anecdotes we will share with you attest to the powerful relationship that develops between people and what they wear. The collection also serves as design inspiration for students at the university including those in the School of Fashion. With this in mind, we continuously seek work of contemporary fashion designers that demonstrates creative elements and innovation such as the pieces from Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Comme des Garçons.
Images:
Banner Image:
Coat with metallic shimmer
Tracy Reese
American, 2006-12
Gift of the Helen O. Borowitz Collection, KSUM 2012.12.32
Body Image:
Jacket with digitally printed panels
Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons
Japanese, Fall 2005
Museum Purchase, KSUM 2013.47.1
Square Image:
Blouse and skirt with patchwork insets
Seminole, ca. 1930s
Gift of Nancy Martt, KSUM 2018.7.1
