The UNLV College of Liberal Arts presents a fall lecture series. Free and open to the public, these events bring experts from UNLV and across the nation to discuss a range of political, social and cultural issues. Events are subject to change. For more information, call (702) 895-3401 or visit the College of Liberal Arts website.
Marginal Workers: The Politics of Workplace Reform
This lecture examines current legislative efforts for labor law, immigration law and equal pay reform that are affected by workers' political marginality.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 5
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speakers: Ruben J. Garcia, professor, UNLV Boyd School of Law
The Disneyfication of Brideland: Creating the Ultimate Feminine Fantasy
The author of "The Bride Factory" discusses how Disney-themed weddings create an image of weddings, love and marriage as wonderful, idealized and perfect.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 10
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Erika Engstrom, communication studies professor, UNLV
Are Corporations People? The Supreme Court Case, Citizens United and the Constitutional Rights of Corporations
This lecture will reveal how the fascinating history behind Citizens United places corporate personhood in context, and shows where the current reform movement goes wrong.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 17
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Adam Winkler, professor of law, UCLA
Chasing Butterflies: Endemic Butterflies of the Spring Mountain Range, Clark County, Nevada
Surrounded on all sides by the Mohave Desert, the Spring Mountains provide the only remaining refuge to a variety of endemic species of butterflies.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 25
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Daniel Thompson, life sciences professor, UNLV, and Paula Garrett, research scientist, UNLV Public Lands Institute
The Journalist as Fiction Writer
The speaker, who is the best-selling author of "On Top of the World," will talk about his experiences as a journalist making a transition to writing fiction. He will read from his new collection of short stories, "Stay Up With Me."
- When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 3
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Tom Barbash, associate professor, English and creative writing, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
The Amazing Saga of Albert Einstein's Brain
After his death in 1955, Albert Einstein's brain was removed from his body (against his earlier wishes), photographed, and dissected. Although bits and pieces of the brain were distributed to a few scientists, most of the materials were lost to science until last year. Learn about the extraordinary saga of Einstein's brain and surprising findings that scientists have learned from the new materials.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Dean Falk, anthropology professor, Florida State University/Tallahassee
How Thirsty Are You? Quenching the World's Thirst with Wastewater
This presentation explains why wastewater will - and should - be coming to a tap near you. It will also highlight numerous examples of water reuse projects throughout the world, including one of the largest in Las Vegas.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 15
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Daniel Gerrity, assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering and construction, UNLV
Silent Films to Silent Springs: The History, Ecology and Stories of the East Mojave Desert
This talk will focus on the historic Mojave Trail, the scenic areas of Nevada and California, sacred Native American sites, and ghost towns and untouched natural areas.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: David Lamfrom, California Desert senior program manager, National Parks Conservation Association
"Aspects of Duke Ellington"
This lecture on Ellington's music will be augmented with audio and video from the lecturer's personal collection.
- When: 7 p.m., Oct. 26
- Where: Doc Rando Recital Hall, Beam Music Center, UNLV
- Speaker: Arnold Jay Smith, educator and jazz journalist who has written for the Village Voice and New York Times
Interpreting History of U.S. Foreign Relations
This talk will examine the changes of America's international standing and how historians have interpreted them.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 26
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Joseph A. Fry, distinguished professor of history at UNLV
Everything About Social Security Benefits
This lecture will provide an overview of the Social Security benefit formula to facilitate more informed decision-making about retirement options.
- When: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5
- Where: Barrick Museum Auditorium
- Speaker: Francine J. Lipman, law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law
