Futures Symposium Schedule

Hi all!

I’m posting the schedule for the University Scholars Program (USP) “Futures” Symposium for all the world to see. The event will take place on Saturday, March 2nd, from 10:00am to 3:30pm.

9:30-10:00: Donuts

10:00-11:00: Keynote Address: Dr. James Reynolds, Biology and Environmental Sciences

11:00 -11:15: Break (with special activities)

11:15-12:15: Panel 1: Future Perfect

• The Future of Health and Biology — Chisom Amalunweze, Irene Liu, Kevin Momber, Dhrusti Patel
• Political/Economic Inflection Points — Silvia Seceleanu
• Radical Political Futures – Bobo Bose-Kolanu

12:15-1:00: Lunch (please RSVP to uspinfo@duke.edu if you are not in the University Scholars Program but would like to have lunch with us!)

1:00-2:00: Panel 2: Winning the Future

• “Bootstrapping: Winning the Future by ReUnderstanding the Past” — Christopher Williams (PhD Biochemistry)
• “The Future of Education” — Christina C. Davidson (PhD History), Maryanne Henderson (Dual Masters in Divinity and Social Work), and Ngozi Max McCarthy (Trinity ’15, Major: Public Policy, Minors: Education and Statistics)
• “Androgynous Superstars and Compulsory Marriage: Queer Women’s Activism in China”– Ana Huang (PhD Literature)
• “What’s the Future Ever Done for Me?” — Carlos Mariscal (PhD Philosophy)

2:00-2:30: Break (with special presentation)

2:30-3:30: Panel 3: Uses and Abuses of the Future

• “Pythia and Politics” — Alex Oprea (PhD Political Science)
• “Aymara’s back to the future” — Ana Ugarte (PhD Romance Studies)
• “The End” — Brian Smithson (PhD Cultural Anthropology)

Please email us at uspinfo@duke.edu if you have any questions or want to RSVP!