Michelle Sauer is the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor at the University of North Dakota and an expert on medieval women, sexuality and religiosity.

Join the University of Iowa (UI) Jewish Studies Network, an International Programs affinity group, as they host Samira K. Mehta for a discussion on contraception and American religion. Her forthcoming book, God Bless the Pill: Sexuality, Contraception, and American Religion, examines the role of Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant voices in competing moral logics of contraception, population control, and eugenics from the mid-20h century to the present. This reading is co-sponsored by the Jewish...

Since 2010, Viktor Orban has consolidated power as prime minister of Hungary, a central European country whose democratic institutions he has weakened primarily through a form of governance he terms "illiberal democracy" as well as through the nationwide advancement of Christian nationalism. Dr. Ben Novak will discuss the intersections of modern Hungarian politics and religion, how the people there are impacted by Orban's autocratic policies, and why some here view Orban's leadership and the...

Learn how to “read” a cemetery, explore the porous boundaries between the living and the dead, meet the Black Angel, and more! Meet us at the cemetery, or meet up with us at 1:25 p.m. at the Clinton & Washington bus stop to catch the fare-free Number 7 North Dodge Street bus as a group. Dress for the weather and be prepared to traverse uneven surfaces and terrain. Join us afterward for our Halloween Party in Gilmore Hall! Open to all: students, faculty, staff, and the public!

This lecture offers a new reckoning of time in Homer’s Iliad by drawing upon queer theorizations about temporality, which distinguish normative “straight time” that is structured by reproductive heterosexuality and looks towards a future associated with children from “queer time” that is shaped by different logics and either disallows the future altogether or imagines a radically unfamiliar future. It argues that the Iliad constructs a straight temporality of patrilineal continuity as a valued...

Come enjoy a night of adventure, comradery, and food! Register as an individual or as a group- any UIowa student is welcome. You can bring your own 5th-level 5th edition D&D characters, or you can play one of our premade characters. DMs and campaigns will be provided. Vegetarian options will be provided- if you have other dietary restrictions and would like to participate, please email norah-wolfe@uiowa.edu. Register on your own or as a group! Bring your own character or use one of ours! DMs...

Over the past two decades, much progress has been made in non-invasive imaging techniques to reveal unreadable text, especially in multispectral (MSI) imaging to bring out erased or faded writing, and in micro-CT, to reveal writing in unopened manuscripts. The project, “Communicating Revealed Texts: Best Practices for Born-Digital Editions Using Enhanced Imaging,” encompasses a group of 14 scholars, curators, and metadata specialists who are currently using enhanced images of ancient manuscripts...

Join us for the first-ever Iowa History Conference, which bring together scholars, students, and museum curators and directors who will share their Iowa-focused research with the public. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Sponsored by the University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and the State Historical Society of Iowa. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. View the complete agenda here: https://research.uiowa.edu/iowa-history-conference

Part of the series: Jewish Stories of Identity and Belonging: Spain, Portugal, and the Americas "In the Shadow of the Inquisition: The US Constitutional Right to Liberty of Conscience" Dr. Isaac Amon Director of Academic Research, Jewish Heritage Alliance  Adjunct Professor, Washington university School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri Sponsors of the series: The Jewish Studies Working Group; The Anne Frank Initiative; International Programs; Obermann Center for Advanced Studies; Center for...