Common Experience

All events are free and open to the public.

• September
• October
• November
• January
• February
• March

September

"Roadtrip for Relief"

September 12 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professor Sara Hare (Sociology) of IU Southeast and her students will give a presentation about their spring break trip to help with the clean-up in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Sena Jeter Naslund

September 14 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Sena Jeter Naslund, internationally known author (Ahab's Wife) and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Louisville, will discuss her most recent novel Four Spirits which is set in civil rights era Birmingham, Alabama.

"Citizenship and Community"

September 15 throughout the fall semester- University of Louisville Speed Museum

"Citizenship and Community" is a special tour being offered to the IUS campus community in conjunction with The Common Experience: Citizens Making a Difference in America . Facilitated by the University of Louisville Speed Museum's volunteer docents (gallery tour), the tour asks students to explore how various cultures have understood the notion of citizenship and what it means to be a member of a community.

By examining and discussing works of art in the museum's collection, students will better understand the origins and nature of American citizenship. The tours include discussion, references to primary sources, and cross-cultural comparisons. Cultures discussed include Classical Greece, North America's Plains Indians, the Yoruba people of West Africa, the Renaissance in England and Continental Europe, Revolutionary France, and the United States of the 19 th and 20 th century.

Through fall 2006, the tour includes a visit to the exhibition Forging an America Identity: The Art of William Ranney . This exhibition showcases the work of William Ranney, active in the first half of the 19 th century. Ranney's paintings were part of the American struggle to establish a unique identity for itself politically, socially, and artistically. Images include those of trappers and mountain men, pioneers, American life, and the American Revolution.

Tours are offered free of charge to IU Southeast groups, but we ask that you reserve your tour four weeks in advance so that our docents can be adequately prepared. The tour can be tailored to fit your curriculum. (Tours can be booked now, and the docents will be prepared to give the tour after September 15.)

To schedule a tour, contact the Speed Museum's Tour Coordinator at 502/634-2960 or tours@speedmuseum.org.

New Albany/Floyd County Habitat for Humanity

September 26 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Habitat for Humanity, often associated with the work of President Jimmy Carter, will provide a discussion and overview of its activities in Floyd County

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October

Christopher 2X

October 11 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Well-known community activist Christopher 2X of Louisville has been helping young people escape the troubled lifestyle it took him decades from which to turn away. He will speak about his own activism and the importance of community activism today.

"Democracy at Risk"

October 18 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professor Yvettte Alex-Assensoh (Political Science) of Indiana University Bloomington and co-author of the well-received book Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It will discuss issues concerning citizen participation in America today.

Student led discussion of Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

October 24 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Members of Alpha Chi National Honor Society at IU Southeast will lead a discussion of the Common Experience book Coming of Age in Mississippi.

Ghosts of Mississippi

October 25 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm - Recital Hall in the Ogle Center
Come and join us for the movie Ghosts of Mississippi. A discussion led by the IU Southeast Multicultural Student Union will follow the movie.

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November

Discussion of Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

November 1 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professor James Beeby (History) IU Southeast will facilitate a discussion of the Common Experience book Coming of Age in Mississippi.

Neighborhood Association Movement

November 7 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Greg Phipps (IU Southeast Lecturer in Sociology), Jeff Gillenwater (IU Southeast Design Center Coordinator), and Greg Roberts (IU Southeast Counselor Academic Success Center) will discuss their experiences with and the growth of the neighborhood association movement.

Sam Avery

November 14 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Sam Avery is a local writer, builder, teacher, and homesteader. He received his B.A. in Religion from Oberlin College ('71) and his M.A. in History ('76)from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Avery is the event coordinator for the Louisville Peace Action Community and author of three books, including The Globalist Papers.

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January

Modern U.S. Civil Rights Movement 1940-80

History H425
Class will be offered in the spring semester by Professor James Beeby of the IU Southeast History Department

Working in a political campaign

January 18 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Kevin Boehnlein and other former IU Southeast students who have worked in several congressional and local campaigns will talk about the ups and downs of campaign work and what motivates them to participate in the political process.

Remnant Trust Lecture - Professor J. Barry (IU Southeast Professor of Philosophy) - Hobbes' Leviathan

January 29 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library

Remnant Trust Lecture - Professor George Harvey (IU Southeast Professor of Philosophy) - Plato's Republic

January 30 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library

Remnant Trust Lecture - Professor Tom Kotulak (IU Southeast Professor of Political Science) - Constitution/Bill of Rights

January 31 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library

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February

Remnant Trust Lecture - Professor Tom Kotulak (IU Southeast Professor of Political Science) - Federalist Papers

February 1 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library

February One: the Story of the Greensboro Four

February 7 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - Recital Hall in the Ogle Center
Come join us for the showing of the award-winning documentary of the Greenboro Four and the start of the sit-in movement at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960. A discussion will follow the one-hour documentary. For more information about the documentary visit the website.

"Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr."

February 13 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professor Emeritus Curt Peters (Philosophy) taught an extremely popular course on Malcom X and Martin Luther King, Jr. while at IU Southeast. He will compare and contrast the contributions of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

"A Comparison of the Bus-Boycotts, the Sit-in Movement, Freedom Rides, and Community-Wide Protests of the Modern Civil Rights Era"

February 20 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professor Cliff Staten (Political Science) ofIU Southeast will compare the various methods of participation used during the civil rights era of the 1950s and 60s.

Student led Discussion of Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

February 27 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Members of Alpha Chi National Honor Society at IU Southeast will lead a discussion of the Common Experience book Coming of Age in Mississippi.

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March

Discussion of Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

March 6 - 7:30am to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professor James Beeby (History) IU Southeast will lead a discussion of the Common Experience book Coming of Age in Mississippi.

Mississippi Burning

March 7 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm - Recital Hall in the Ogle Center
Come and join us for the movie Mississippi Burning. A discussion will follow the movie.

"Growing up in the Segregationist South"

March 13 - 2:45pm to 4:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Professors Linda Gugin, Mary Ann Baker, and others will discuss their experiences growing up in the segregationist south (Professor Gugin was at University of Georgia when it was integrated, etc.).

“Coming of Age as an African-American in a Segregated Community”

March 14 - 7:30am to 9:00pm - IU Southeast Library
Please join us in welcoming former Chancellor of IU Southeast, FC Richardson, back to our campus. The Chancellor grew up in rural Tennessee experiencing coming of age as an African-American in a segregated community. He will be able to speak to many of the experiences of Anne Moody in her book Coming of Age in Mississippi.

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