Coming Events
Sociology Club Events:
Soc Club Meeting: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Email Jennifer Moulton for more details.
Department Events:
February 17: Professor Kim Huisman along with co-author Mazie Hough from Women’s Studies will be joined by students Muna Abdullahi and Keyfa Mohamud for a talk at the College of the Atlantic on Mount Dessert Island. They will be discussing the Somali Narrative Project and doing a reading from the new book Somalis In Maine: Crossing Cultural Currents.
February 24: Professor Kyriacos Markides to present at The Climacus Conference in Louisville, KY.
The Mystical Spirituality of Byzantine Christianity – Kyriacos C. Markides. Professor Kyriacos C. Markides continues a 30-year exploration of Christian mysticism through his participant observation work with charismatic healers, monks, hermits and celebrated living saints of Eastern Christianity. In this workshop he will show us that there is a clearly identifiable experiential mystical tradition within Christianity that has been practiced for hundreds of years in ancient monasteries and convents, yet is little known to Western seekers who assume authentic spirituality could only be found in eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
February 24 & 25: Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference in New York City. Presentations will be made by Professors Amy Blackstone and Kim Huisman.
Narrating Collective Identities – Roundtable – Friday Feb 24 Somali Storytelling in Maine: Exploring the Relationship between Storytelling Models and Constructions of Identity. Kimberly Huisman, University of Maine with Niall Moran, Keene State College and Tim Rosenkranz, New School for Social Research
Stories and Narratives in Qualitative Research – Roundtable – Saturday Feb 25 “I get to be her playmate”: Childfree People’s Relationships with Children. Amy Blackstone — University of Maine with Joyce Bell, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa F Weiner, College of the Holy Cross; and Waverly O Duck, University of Pittsburgh
March 20: Long-Time Coordinator of Bangor-Area NOW and UMaine Sociology Alumnae JoAnne Dauphinee will be a part of the Women in Curriculum Lunch Series speaking on Feminism Across Generations. 12:15 – 1:30, Bangor Room, Memorial Union
March 23-25: Professor Kyriacos Markides will be an invited speaker and workshop leader for the book club at the Greek Orthodox Annunciation Cathedral in Augusta, Georgia.
March 29: Reception for Professor Kyriacos Markides in honor of the release (March 6) of his new book Inner River: A Pilgrimage to the Heart of Christian Spirituality. Professor Markides will read from his book and sign copies which can be purchased in the bookstore or at Amazon.com. Bangor Room, Memorial Union, 4-6 PM.
March 29 & 30: Visiting speaker Heather McLaughlin, UMaine alumnae and current grad student at the University of Minnesota. Specifics will be posted soon.
April 3, 2012: Professor and Department Chair, Amy Blackstone, will speak at the WIC Lunch Series on “The Roller Derby of Queen City: It’s More Than a Game, It’s a Lifestyle,” 12:15-1:30, Bangor Room, Memorial Union
April 13: Professor Kim Huisman will be doing a campus talk at Bowdoin College on her book Somalis In Maine: Crossing Cultural Currents. She will be joined by co-authors Mazie Hough from Women’s Studies and Maine Studies Program Director, Carol Nordstrom Turner.
