In celebration of National Poetry Month this April, the UK Libraries is sponsoring a poetry reading by Nikky Finney. The reading will take place in the Special Collections Library, in the Great Hall of the King Building, with a reception to follow. April 26, 2012, 4-6 pm. The event is free and open to the public.  Please RSVP to kate.hesseldenz@uky.edu.

On Friday March 30th, the English Graduate Student Organization Conference will be a great opportunity for graduate students to present their papers. It is an all day event hosted at the Commonwealth and Bingham-Davis houses of the Gaines Center. For more information please contact Julie Naviaux.

UK professor Jill Rappoport will discuss Charles Dickens' dedication to social reform in both his works and in his life.

February 26, 2012

2:00pm

Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 161 Lexington Green Circle

http://www.josephbeth.com/adultevents.aspx

Publisher & Proprietor of RedBone Press, Lisa C. Moore, will discuss her developing documentary on Black Lesbian Elders in the South.



4:30-5:30pm



Refreshments will be served.



Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, African American Studies, American Studies, Department of English, Gender and Women's Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity.



See more about Lisa C. Moore's project here: http://www.gaycenter.org/node/6693

The 2012 Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies Conference will be hosted by the University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, March 22-25, and will take place at the downtown Lexington Hilton Hotel and the University of Kentucky campus.

GWS Research Matters Series presents:

Melissa Stein

"Bodies of Knowledge:  Historical Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Biological Determinism"