Reflections: USP Spring Symposium 2020 (Feb 29)
Each year, members of the University Scholars Program plan, organize, and participate in a symposium of their own design. This year we have chosen the theme “Reflections.”
The event will be held on Saturday, February 29, in the Edge Workshop Room, Bostock Library, beginning at 9:00 am. The symposium will feature three student-led panels on Incomplete Reflections, Reflection as Interrogation, and Reflective Communities. Each session will start with a keynote speaker: Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam, Robert W. Carr, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Dr. John Blackshear, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; and Dr. Matt Masten, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics.
Over the past few decades, Duke University has become renowned for its emphasis on interdisciplinary studies. The University Scholars Program explores interdisciplinary perspectives on research and knowledge production through regular seminars and an annual symposium. The members of the University Scholars Program have worked hard to assemble a multifaceted and provocative program, which addresses topics of urgency and relevance for our physical environment, our pursuit of knowledge, and our institutions. We believe this symposium has importance for academic scholars and members of the broader community.
Full program and list of presenters:
Duke University Scholars Program
Spring Symposium 2020
Reflections
9:00 am Breakfast from Rise
9:20 am Introduction
9:30 am Panel 1 – Incomplete Reflections
9:30-10:15 am Keynote, Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam, Robert W. Carr, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering “Designing Innovations for Women’s Health”
10:15-10:25 am Adriana Stohn “Going Ghost: reflection-based optical illusions with Pepper’s ghost technique”
10:25-10:35 am Jasmine Tan “Identity resolution in the age of big data”
10:35-10:45 am Devon Carter “Please silence your self (phones): defining and policing silence in American concert halls.”
10:45-11:00 am Break – Light Refreshments
11:00 am Panel 2 – Reflection as Interrogation
11:00-11:45 am Keynote, Dr. John Blackshear, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education “Reflections: Personal and Communal Histories Understood Through Interrogation & Introspection”
11:45-11:55 am Liam Pulsifer “Theme and Variations: Our Lives in Music”
11:55-12:05 am Jessica Covil “Getting to Know Us: Working through Tough Relationships with Reflective Poetry”
12:05-12:15 am Nima Mohammadi “Music in Moments of Collective Reflection”
12:15-1:00 pm Lunch from Guasaca
1:00 pm Panel 3 – Reflective Communities
1:00-1:45 pm Keynote, Dr. Matt Masten, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics “The Reflection Problem in Social Science”
1:45-1:55pm Alexandra Masgras “Architecture and the Politics of Exclusion: Public Housing and Antisemitism in Romania during World War II”
1:55-2:05 pm Dasha Andreichenko “Will you marry me? Reflecting on feminism and domestic violence in Kazakhstan”
2:05-2:15 pm Aden Klein “Does Disaster Relief Policy Reflect Our Changing Climate?”
2:15 pm Locopops to go
