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Confucianism and Contemporary Culture: Media, Politics, Society, Spirituality

5:30 PM Introductions
Huajing Maske (UKCI) and Jeffrey L. Richey (Berea College)

5:45 PM Keynote Address
On-Cho NG (Pennsylvania State University)
"Interpreting Confucianism in the West"

6:30 PM Q&A with Dr. Ng

7:00 PM Public Reception

7:30 Film He Ni Zai Yiqi (Together)
Introduction: Jeffrey L. Richey, "Seeing Confucianism in Chen Kaige's Together"

9:30 Presenters Response:
Audience comments and questions

 

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Niles Gallery University of Kentucky
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Cold War Perspectives

 

 

This event was made possible through the generous sponsorship of the University of Kentucky College of Fine Art, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, Department of Modern & Classical Languages Literature & Cultures, UK College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board and School of Art and Visual Studies.

 

 

Second Language Shows Benefits to Aging Brain

As people age, cognitive flexibility — the ability to adapt to unfamiliar or unexpected circumstances — and related "executive" functions decline. Recent studies suggest lifelong bilingualism may reduce this decline — a boost that may stem from the experience of constantly switching between languages. However, how brain activity differs between older bilinguals and monolinguals was previously unclear.

12 International Artists Who also Speak French: Amelia Stevens and Sadia Zoubir-Shaw

Foreign languages are in a period of transition regarding requirements for graduation here at the University of Kentucky. French professor Sadia Zoubir-Shaw and French graduate student Amelia Stevens discuss the continuing importance of world languages in a regular curriculum, as well as the career possibilities that a second language opens up.

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