Join the UMN Book Club for the February bookish social event, located in the Wilson Collaboration Studio on February 8 from 1 to 3PM. There will be games and crafts.
Join us on Feb. 11 for a free and open-to-the-public workshop focusing on Black family history, led by genealogist Mica L. Anders of Anders Genealogical Services. Workshop participants will learn to identify and evaluate primary sources related to African American life. Materials from family archives in the Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life will be on display. Davu Seru, Curator, will provide a brief welcome to the University Libraries and the history of the Givens Collection.
This webinar introduces three innovative research projects that use spatial humanities approaches to research, analyze, and visualize policies and practices of segregation in North America. The event features presentations by: Dr. Cheryl Troupe, University of Saskatchewan, “Mapping Métis Displacement in Saskatchewan”; Dr. Saara Kekki, University of Helsinki, “A Community in Motion: Reassessing Japanese American Resettlement in Post-World War II Society”; and Dr. Kirsten Delegard, University of Minnesota, “Mapping Prejudice in Minnesota.”
In the Victorian era, flowers were assigned various sentiments and meanings, a practice known as the Language of Flowers or Floriography. Did you know that herbs were also included in Floriography? Smell the potent scents of your favorite herbs and spices, discover their meanings, and peruse rare books from Andersen Horticultural Library’s collections this Valentine’s Day.
Join the Wangensteen Historical Library, the Center for Premodern Studies, and the Oakeshott Institute for a pop up event on secret knowledge, medieval alchemy, and the intersection of science and magic.
In the Victorian era, flowers were assigned various sentiments and meanings, a practice known as the Language of Flowers or Floriography. Did you know that herbs were also included in Floriography? Smell the potent scents of your favorite herbs and spices, discover their meanings, and peruse rare books from Andersen Horticultural Library’s collections this Valentine’s Day.
Explore the Wangensteen Historical Library’s new additions to the East Asian collections at this casual, open house-style pop up exhibit!
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Anita Say Chan about her new book, Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future. Techno-surveillance, algorithmic control, and data-driven discrimination have become routine features of our social landscape. But the Age of Big Data has important precedents in earlier eugenicist and anti-immigrant movements, with lasting consequences for how data is collected and used today. Chan analyzes how contemporary Big Tech is built on data that exploits women and immigrants and reinforces social inequalities. At the same time, Chan looks to the past for previous models of feminist resistance to institutional research and data practices, which continue to inspire today’s data-justice activists.
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. The March program features presentations from the University of Minnesota Archives and the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies.
In the wake of the Holocaust, dozens of survivors journeyed to Minnesota to establish new lives for themselves. While they couldn’t escape their pasts, survivors in Minnesota incorporated themselves into communities across the state in meaningful and profound ways. Join us on March 18 as we celebrate this story of resilience in the aftermath of the Shoah and a conversation about how we can continue documenting this story.
Join us on March 24 for an exhibit reception to celebrate the opening of “Making Room: Women’s Histories from the Northwest Architectural Archives.” This event will include a brief panel discussion with four local architects, representing different eras of work: Su Blumentals, Sarah Nettleton, Jennifer Yoos, and Katie Leaf.
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. The April program features presentations from the James Ford Bell Library and from Special Collections and Rare Books.
Join us on April 9, 2025 for the Pankake Poetry Reading featuring Roy G. Guzmán, author of “Catrachos” (Graywolf Press 2020), which was named a finalist for the 2021 Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. This event takes place at Elmer L. Andersen Library and online.
Save the date: Join us April 16 for an engaging post-COVID-pandemic discussion on infectious diseases with Dr. Michael
Osterholm and Dr. Monica Green.
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. This final program in the First Fridays season features presentations from the Charles Babbage Institute Archives and the Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life.
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