2019 Humanities Festival: Feb. 20-22 | Casper College, Wyoming

Casper College, Wyoming

2019 Humanities Festival: Feb. 20-22

Humanities Festival

Continuing education credits:

Continuing education credits or PTSB credits arranged by:
The Center for Training and Development
Sarah Schneider CCT, Nolte Gateway Center 408E
125 College Dr., Casper, WY 82601
307-268-3847
sarahschneider@caspercollege.edu

Welcome to the 34th Annual Casper College Humanities Festival and Demorest Lecture
graphic design of compass and world map.

Local and national scholars in the humanities — such as art history, literature, music, and history — will present on the theme "Around the World" and encourage a dialogue with attendees in one-hour sessions.

Admission to the festival and related events:

Most festival sessions are free and open to the public with the exception of the Theatre and Dance Department's production of "Rashomon," and the RedStone Recital and Gallery Series.

Sign language interpreter available upon request, 307-268-2060.

Call for Proposals

Casper College is seeking submissions for its annual Humanities Festival and Demorest Lecture. The festival is a yearly gathering of scholars and professionals who present work on a particular theme in much the same way TED Conferences work.

Academic areas to be addressed during the event can include, but are not limited to, anthropology including archaeology; art history; art theory or criticism; comparative religions; dance; ethics; folklore/folk life; gender studies; history; jurisprudence; linguistics; literature; museology; music performance, history, or theory; philosophy; social sciences; and theater performance, history, or theory. Presentations that speak to multiple perspectives of the topic are encouraged.

Each presentation is 40 minutes in length, immediately followed by a dialogue with attendees in an 10-minute Q-and-A period.

To participate as a speaker on the topic of “Around the World,” please submit the following as electronic files to Valerie Innella at vinnella@caspercollege.edu by Friday, Aug. 31, 2018:

Please note that each speaker will receive an honorarium. A keynote will be chosen from the submitted applications. Selected presenters will be notified by Friday, Sept, 28, 2018.

For more information please contact: Dr. Valerie Innella Maiers, Casper College Humanities Festival Committee Chair, 307-268-2060 or vinnella@caspercollege.edu