Stratigraphy
Principles of stratigraphy, depositional systems, sequence stratigraphy, and tectonic framework of sedimentation. Prereq: GLY 450G.
Phonetics
This course examines the phonetics of natural language including both the articulation and acoustics of speech sounds and suprasegmental units. Discussion includes extensive reference to languages other than English.
Advanced Topics In Linguistics
Advanced investigation into a designated topic in linguistic theory and typology. May be repeated to a maximum of twelce credits under different subtitles.
Major Russian Writers
The study of Tolstoy his art and life. All readings lectures and discussions are in English. Students taking the course for Russian major credit are expected to do outside work in Russian. May be repeated under different subtitles to a maximum of six credits.
Political Science as a Path to Law School: Rachel Hensley
Rachel Hensley didn’t always know she wanted to study political science, but she found that the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts and Sciences had much to offer her both as a student finding her way, and as a Spanish language major. The broad variety of classes offered at UK and through the A&S college allowed Hensley the breathing room to work her way toward where she wanted to be.
Global Mountain Regions Conference: Ann Kingsolver and Sasikumar Balasundaram
This coming October 25th through 27th, the University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program is set to kick-off their ambitious Global Mountain Regions Conference. The three day event is a transnational exploration and conversation of the shared economic, social, and historical challenges that mountain regions face within both national and global contexts.
Sheep and Horses
The work of Dr. Andrew M. Byrd was recently featured in an on-line article for "Archaeology Magazine," in which he reads two fables constructed in the language known as Proto-Indo-European (PIE). PIE is the prehistoric ancestor of hundreds of languages, including English, Spanish, Greek, Farsi, Armenian, and more.
King and God
The work of Dr. Andrew M. Byrd was recently featured in an on-line article for "Archaeology Magazine," in which he reads two fables constructed in the language known as Proto-Indo-European (PIE). PIE is the prehistoric ancestor of hundreds of languages, including English, Spanish, Greek, Farsi, Armenian, and more.
JT Waldman presents "My Pekar Years: Creating Comix and Exploring Judaism with 'Our Man'"
2012 Hymson Lecture, part of the UK Speaker Series in Graphic Narrative and Visual Design
Harvey Pekar’s self-published series American Splendor proved that comics could be more than just super-heroes. Pekar’s legacy pervades much of contemporary independent comix. This presentation charts the final work of Pekar that focused on his Jewish identity before his death in 2010. Learn what it was like to work with the famous curmudgeon and watch a rare video clip of the Bard of the Rust Belt. JT Waldman is the Illustrator/Author of Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me and Megillat Esther.
Book signing hosted by Wild Fig Books to immediately follow.
Sponsored by: UK Jewish Studies Program, the Division of Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Media and Wild Fig Books
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WT Young Library Auditorium
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Standout from the Crowd: Jin-Young Kim
Jin-Young Kim is a student at the University of Kentucky's College of Dentistry but her path there was paved as an Arts and Sciences undergraduate majoring in biology. Kim's experiences visiting the dentist as a child instilled in her the desire to give other people the confidence to let their pearly whites shine. Similarly, the goal of UK and the College of Arts and Sciences is to instill in its students the confidence they need to let their best selves show.