Drawing from their new book "Africans in the Ancient Mediterranean World," historian Omar Ali and classics scholar Rebecca Muich will share aspects of science and medicine in antiquity to reveal extraordinary creativity, patience, and experimentation in the ancient world.
Bullying can be brutal. Not just on the mind, but also on the body. In this talk, Associate Professor Dr. Trevor Hoppe reports early findings from a study based on interviews with people who experienced bullying for being too masculine, too feminine, or just different. For most, the bullying stopped after graduation. But, they continued to feel its effects years, or even decades. Dr. Hoppe argues that embodied vigilance is a social disease, caused not by exposure to a virus or bacteria but by repeated exposure to negative social interactions: patterned exclusion, verbal and physical harassment, and heightened surveillance.
On every Tuesday evening from September 8 to November 24 (except for Fall Break), from 5 to 6:30 pm, join us in Graham 421 to play through The Last of Us. As we play, we will discuss the game's major themes, our reactions, and the online discourse surrounding the game.
