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The Edward T. Breathitt
Undergraduate Lectureship in the Humanities
The Gaines Center for the Humanities is eager to accept applications for the 2008 Edward T. Breathitt Undergraduate Lectureship in the Humanities.
Established to honor an eminent Kentuckian and an outstanding alumnus of the University of Kentucky whose interest in higher education and the humanities has been exceptional, this lectureship is awarded to an undergraduate whose qualities of mind and spirit have been expressed eloquently on one or more of the basic concerns of the humanities: form, value, and memory. All University of Kentucky students are eligible to apply for the Lectureship.
To apply, submit the following materials:
- the applicant information form (attached), which asks for the names of two faculty references and the title of the proposed lecture
- a typed, two-page (double-spaced) prospectus describing the lecture topic (the topic is to be designed by the applicant), accompanied by a brief, tentative bibliography
- a resume/c.v.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, November 30, 2007.
Submit applications to:
The Gaines Center for the Humanities
232 E. Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY 40506-0344
If you are delivering your application by hand, note that the office is open 7:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:30 Monday through Friday.
The selected lecturer will be notified in December, allowing at least a month for the preparation and practice of the presentation, which will take place on January 23, 2008 in auditorium of the W.T. Young Library. A reception follows the lecture.
The Edward T. Breathitt Undergraduate Lecturer receives a crystal award and an honorarium of $500.
Past lectures are listed below. For more information, please call the Gaines Center, 257-1537.
2007
Kayla Rae Whitaker - English major
"Sometimes I wish the sun would just explode': Squidbillies, the 21st-Century Hillbilly, and Animated Representations of the New Appalachian Myth
2006
Andrew Bozio - English major
"This Machine Kills Fascists":
The German Film Industry from 1919-1934
2005
Shayla Lawson - Architecture major
My Ancestor Antenna: Hair and Its Relation to
African-American Identity Across the Diaspora
2004
Jordan Wood - History major
Taking on a Superpower:
A Salute to the Women of Vietnam
2003
Jim Seaver - History and Geography major
Unmasking the Angel of Death: The Life and Work of Josef Mengele
2002
Lindsey Clouse - Linguistics major
Finding a Common Language: Interspecies Communication between Humans and the Great Apes
2001
Mark Wurth - Chemistry and Classics major
Mythologizing our Contemporary Ancestors: American and Appalachian Musical Identity in the Early 20th Century
2000
Clark Case - Classics major
May the Classics Be with You: Echoes of Ancient Greece and Rome in the Star Wars Saga
1999
Marissa Fugate - Spanish, International Economics, and Marketing major
The Day the Music Lied: Charting the Struggle for Racial Equality through American Popular Music
1998
Kristina Talbert w Agricultural Biotechnology and Biology major
Up Close and Personal: Cultural Perceptions of Behavior, Language, and Social Interaction
1997
Adam Breier - Biology and Classics major
External Influences on Consciousness in Ancient and Modern Literature
1996
Kyle Norman - Philosophy major
Kant's Theory of Punishment: Eighteenth-century Answers to Twentieth-century Questions
1995
Eric Meiners - Communications major
Nemesis: The Heart of Darkness in American Cinema
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