Shambaugh Auditorium, University of Iowa Main Library
Shambaugh Auditorium, University of Iowa Main Library Description
125 W. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Upcoming Events at Shambaugh Auditorium, University of Iowa Main Library
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Leveling the Playing Field: Sports at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
<p>The University of Iowa Libraries and the Department of American Studies welcome all to attend a lecture in Shambaugh Auditorium by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Damion Thomas.</p> <p>In his talk, entitled "<strong>Leveling the Playing Field: Sports at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture</strong>,” Thomas will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the sports gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Since opening in September 2016, the sports gallery has become one of the museum's most visited exhibitions. This lecture will explore the stories told in the gallery and connect the sports exhibition with larger themes explored throughout the museum.</p> <p>This lecture is presented as part of programming for the fall 2024 <a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/">Main Library Gallery</a> exhibition, <a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/exhibit/hawkeye-histories-sporting-stories/"><i>Hawkeye Histories</i> | <i>Sporting Stories</i></a>. The exhibition will be open late the evening of Oct. 8 until 8 p.m. The Main Library Gallery is next door to Shambaugh Auditorium.</p> <p><strong>About the speaker:</strong></p> <p>Damion Thomas, PhD, is the museum curator of sports and the interim assistant director for the Office of Curatorial Affairs at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. He earned a BA, MA, and PhD in United States history at UCLA. Prior to joining the museum, he was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College Park and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of <i>Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics</i> and numerous other articles and op-eds. </p> <p> </p> <p><em>Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Main Library Gallery in advance at 319-467-1805 or [email protected].</em></p> 2024-09-06 19:00:00 -0500
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Guest Author James Fitzmaurice: Hobgoblin Gennel
<p>Join author James Fitzmaurice in Shambaugh Auditorium in the Main Library for a conversation about his new young adult novel, <i>Hobgoblin Gennel. </i></p> <p>In this off-beat tale of adventure, teenagers Irie and Fred are fast friends. Irie, of Afro-Caribbean heritage, was born in Sheffield where they both live. Fred is an expat American transplanted from Yuma, Arizona, with a keen interest in Sheffield’s Anglo-Saxon era. While trapped in an underground passageway, they come across the kitchen of a foodie hipster named Hobgoblin who is what his name suggests. Hobgoblin uses a modern induction hob, of course, and only the best ingredients. The irritable little chef sets them the task of finding the Fairy Queen's red-garnet and golden cup, but he is cagey about his reasons.<br /> <br /> Fitzmaurice was born in Ventura, California. He taught English at Northern Arizona University for many years before retiring to the UK, where he has been associated with the University of Sheffield. He is a fiction writer and screenwriter. He also continues to devote time to scholarly research and publishes on the early modern woman writer Margaret Cavendish.</p> <p><strong>All are welcome at this free event, which is presented in partnership with the <a href="https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/icbf/">Iowa City Book Festival</a>.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Main Library Gallery in advance at 319-467-1805 or [email protected]</p> 2024-09-19 15:30:00 -0500
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