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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Airing of Grievances
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nAiring of grievances: What are you mad as hell about and not going to stand for anymore?\nCome and share your top concerns about our national and/or community challenges. We’ll identify two or three topics from our conversation and focus on ways we can work on resolving these social and/or political concerns through individual or community action. \nModerators:\nJennifer Ho\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose parents themselves were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she specializes in Asian American literary and cultural studies and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022)\, the editor of four essay collections\, most recently Global Anti-Asian Racism (Columbia UP 2024)\, the author of three scholarly monographs\, including Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers UP 2015)\, which won the best monograph award from the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2017\, and a number of essays and articles\, both research-oriented and public-facing (a sampling of which is also on this webpage). In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality. \nBurke Hilsabeck\, Director of Faculty Relations and Community in the Office of Faculty Affairs at CU Boulder\nBurke Hilsabeck is Director of Faculty Relations and Community in the Office of Faculty Affairs. Burke helps faculty members and academic administrators to develop and maintain positive and productive working relationships across campus.  His responsibilities include advising faculty and academic leaders on allegations of unprofessional behavior and making recommendations for administrative action as well as administering faculty development programming and providing coaching and training to academic administrators.  Burke is motivated by a desire to improve the lives of faculty by providing support around relationships\, opportunities for professional development\, and connection with the CU Boulder community. \nBurke is a former tenured faculty member at the University of Northern Colorado\, where he directed the Film Studies program and served as Chair of the Department of English. He holds a B.A. in English from Kenyon College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Slapstick Camera: Hollywood and the Comedy of Self-Reference (SUNY\, 2020). \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-grievances/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Voices at Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260311T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T213227
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Homelessness in Boulder - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nHomelessness in Boulder: How do we balance our humanity with community safety?\nFrom camping bans that the ACLU has called ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment\, to the budgetary challenges the city faces in trying to implement a ‘housing first’ approach\, Boulder has been grappling with this issue for decades. Join us for a conversation about the challenges around homelessness in Boulder and how we can work toward a humane resolution. \nModerator:\nJennifer Ho\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose parents themselves were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she specializes in Asian American literary and cultural studies and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022)\, the editor of four essay collections\, most recently Global Anti-Asian Racism (Columbia UP 2024)\, the author of three scholarly monographs\, including Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers UP 2015)\, which won the best monograph award from the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2017\, and a number of essays and articles\, both research-oriented and public-facing (a sampling of which is also on this webpage). In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-homelessness/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Voices at Chautauqua
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260217T180000
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SUMMARY:Acoustic Open Jam Session
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nShow time: 6:00 PM \nPlease join us for a free acoustic jam session open to all levels and styles! We will work our way through classic rock staples\, bluegrass bangers\, jazz standards\, and more. Whether you are a beginner just starting to learn your instrument or a virtuoso looking to rip a few solos\, you are welcome and encouraged to participate! Charts will be provided\, but please feel free to bring your own to share with the group. \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP.\nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/acoustic-jam/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Experiences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260211T180000
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Our First Amendment Rights - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nOur First Amendment Rights: A conversation about what makes Free Speech Hate Speech\nThe avenues for expressing ourselves have exploded in the last decade\, from the proliferation of social media\, the expansive use of mobile communication devices\, email\, blogs\, TikTok\, and so much more. In this environment\, we are frequently exposed to challenging speech. And when we engage in social and political dialogue\, or even merely express opinions\, we may encounter repercussions we never anticipated. Join us for an evening in which we try to understand both our rights and responsibilities when it comes to Free Speech. \nModerator:\nJennifer Ho\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose parents themselves were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she specializes in Asian American literary and cultural studies and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022)\, the editor of four essay collections\, most recently Global Anti-Asian Racism (Columbia UP 2024)\, the author of three scholarly monographs\, including Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers UP 2015)\, which won the best monograph award from the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2017\, and a number of essays and articles\, both research-oriented and public-facing (a sampling of which is also on this webpage). In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-first-amendment/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Voices at Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260120T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T213227
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SUMMARY:Acoustic Open Jam Session - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s event is cancelled due to instructor illness.\nDoor time: 5:30 PM\nShow time: 6:00 PM \nPlease join us for a free acoustic jam session open to all levels and styles! We will work our way through classic rock staples\, bluegrass bangers\, jazz standards\, and more. Whether you are a beginner just starting to learn your instrument or a virtuoso looking to rip a few solos\, you are welcome and encouraged to participate! Charts will be provided\, but please feel free to bring your own to share with the group. \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP.\nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/acoustic-jam-2026-01-20/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Experiences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251210T180000
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Normalization
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nNormalization: Is Denial a River in Egypt?\nNormalization is the process of accepting (sometimes quickly) new ways of doing things or experiences as the ‘new normal.’  What are the dangers of this all too human approach to experience? How can we avoid this pitfall when it matters most? Join us as we discuss how the implications that Normalization has on ourselves and our society. \nModerator:\nJennifer Ho\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose parents themselves were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she specializes in Asian American literary and cultural studies and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022)\, the editor of four essay collections\, most recently Global Anti-Asian Racism (Columbia UP 2024)\, the author of three scholarly monographs\, including Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers UP 2015)\, which won the best monograph award from the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2017\, and a number of essays and articles\, both research-oriented and public-facing (a sampling of which is also on this webpage). In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-normalization/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251113T180000
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Israel. Palestine. Boulder.
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nIsrael. Palestine. Boulder. A Very Difficult Dialogue.\nNow that the hostages taken by Hamas have been released and Palestinian prisoners have returned to Gaza\, what does the future look like for Palestine and Israel? How do tensions in this region resonate globally—particularly in the U.S.? Can we envision a future where both nations coexist in peace\, given the recent hostilities and violence? \nModerator:\nJennifer Ho\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose parents themselves were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she specializes in Asian American literary and cultural studies and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022)\, the editor of four essay collections\, most recently Global Anti-Asian Racism (Columbia UP 2024)\, the author of three scholarly monographs\, including Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers UP 2015)\, which won the best monograph award from the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2017\, and a number of essays and articles\, both research-oriented and public-facing (a sampling of which is also on this webpage). In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-israel/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251009T180000
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Immigration
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nImmigration: Is This Who We Are?\nYou hear it time and again. The United States is a country of immigrants\, but as ICE’s aggressive tactics increase daily\,  this adage has now been politicized. Is this who we are as a country and what we want to be? Join us as we discuss the implications the current immigration policy and enforcement has on our American identity. \nModerators:\nProfessor Michael Uy (College of Music\, Director of the American Music Research Center)\nKathleen Glynn\, Staff Attorney with the Immigration Defense Clinic at Colorado Law\nKathleen M. Glynn is a 2005 graduate of the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). At Boalt\, Katie was a part of the International Human Rights Clinic and interned with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network\, Inc. (CLINIC). Her research and writing with CLINIC on the regulations governing immigration detention was published in Bender’s Immigration Bulletin. Katie was also a student researcher and author on a report published by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom addressing the detention of asylum-seekers. In 1995\, Katie graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Theology. \nKatie’s practice includes immigration law and the representation of immigrant children and their caregivers in Colorado state guardianship\, parental responsibilities (custody)\, and adoption proceedings. Her areas of expertise include: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status\, removal (deportation) defense of unaccompanied children\, children’s asylum claims\, citizenship claims\, and the intersection of immigration law and adoption. Katie lectures frequently on representing immigrant children before the immigration tribunals and on obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status orders from the Colorado state courts. Katie also serves as litigation support in the area of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for the Colorado Office of the Child’s Representative (OCR). \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-immigration/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250326T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T213227
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Medical Aid In Dying
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nMedical Aid In Dying: Dying with Dignity or Against the Law?\nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nDiscussions about death are hard\, and talking about medical aid in dying can be even harder. We will delve into the complexities of intentionally choosing the time of your death and the complicated feelings for all involved\, especially for those who oppose it on religious\, moral\, or ethical grounds or who believe it should be against the law. \nKim Mooney\nAs a Thanatologist\, Kim Mooney has been a professional advocate for ethical and quality end-of-life choices and grief support since 1991.  She has educated and consulted for individuals\, families\, hospices\, schools\, faith communities\, corporations\, health care organizations\, and national end-of-life initiatives.  Her work has included developing organizational teams and programs on grief\, crisis response\, caregiving and end-of-life planning.  She serves on both hospital and hospice ethics committees and received the inaugural Community Educator award from the international Association for Death Education and Counseling.  She is also a founding member of End of Life Options Colorado\, the volunteer organization that provides education and support for those interested in medical aid in dying.  Her company\, Practically Dying\, is an educational and support resource whose mission is to help us remember how to engage birth\, life and death as opportunities to live without hesitation and die without regret.    \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-medical/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Microaggressions
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM\nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nWhat Are They and How Can We Understand How They Hurt Others?\nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nHave you ever been told that something you or someone you know said was a microaggression? Have you had a friend or colleague make a comment about your identity that hit you the wrong way or hurt your feelings? If it’s micro doesn’t that mean the aggression isn’t that bad? Join us to talk about what microaggressions are\, how they can hurt people’s feelings\, and what we can all do to not hurt people’s feelings or how we can respond when people we care about hurt our feelings. \nModerators:\nJennifer Ho\, CHA Director\, Ethnic Studies Professor\, CU Boulder\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose own parents were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho (she/her) is the director of the Center for the Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she also holds an appointment as Professor in the Ethnic Studies department. \nShe is the past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022) and sits on the board of directors for the Consortium for Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI)\, the National Committee on US-China Relations\, and Kundiman (an Asian American literature non-profit). Ho has co-edited two collection of essays\, Narrative\, Race\, and Ethnicity in the United States (Ohio State University Press 2017) and Teaching Approaches to Asian North American Literature (Modern Language Association 2022)\, and she is the author of three scholarly monographs\, Consumption and Identity in Asian American Coming-of-Age Novels (Routledge 2005)\, Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers University Press 2015)\, which won the South Atlantic Modern Language Association award for best monograph\, and Understanding Gish Jen (University of South Carolina Press 2015). \nShe has published in journals such as Modern Fiction Studies\, Journal for Asian American Studies\, Amerasia Journal\, The Global South\, Southern Cultures\, Japan Forum\, and Oxford American. Her next two academic projects are a breast cancer memoir and a monograph that will consider Asian Americans in the global south through the narrative of her maternal family’s immigration from Hong Kong to Jamaica to North America. In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality\, leading workshops on anti-racism and how to talk about race in our current political climate. \nSteven Frost\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Media Studies; Associate Director of the Unstable Lab Design at ATLAS Institute\, CU Boulder\nSteven Frost (they/them) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at CU Boulder\, Associate Director of the Unstable Design Lab\, and an interdisciplinary fiber artist. Their research focuses on textiles\, queer studies\, and community development. Using weaving\, Frost combines traditional materials like yarn and cotton with non-traditional materials from a range of sources\, exploring the ways history and time are uniquely embedded in textiles. Frost is a Co-Founder of the Experimental Weaving Residency\, Slay the Runway\, and the Colorado Sewing Rebellion and the Associate Director of the Unstable Design Lab at CU Boulder’s Roser Atlas Institute. Frost has exhibited and performed across the US and Internationally. Frost’s work has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and can currently be seen at the Denver Art Museum. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-microaggressions/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: What Emotional Impact Does Politics Have On Our Lives?
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM \nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\n The US 2024 election was tumultuous and contentious\, and regardless of what side of the political aisle you find yourself allied with\, political polarization has been increasing with the rise of social media and other communication technologies over the last few decades\, especially during the era of the Internet. This political polarization comes with an emotional cost\, and this Difficult Dialogue Conversation (co-facilitated by Jennifer Ho\, Ethnic Studies professor and Center for Humanities & the Arts director\, and Angie Chuang\, Journalism professor and author of an upcoming book\, American Otherness\, that engages with political polarization) will guide participants in conversation about the emotional reactions we have to the political issues that are taking up our head and heart space\, particularly after the presidential inauguration on January 20. \nModerators:\nAngie Chuang:\nAngie Chuang is an associate professor of journalism whose research and teaching focus on race\, identity and representations of Otherness. She came to academia after 13 years as a national and regional award-winning newspaper reporter at The Oregonian\, The Hartford Courant and the Los Angeles Times. At The Oregonian\, she launched one of the first regional newspaper beats on race and ethnicity issues\, and traveled to Afghanistan\, Vietnam and the post-Katrina Gulf Coast to cover stories. Her book\, American Otherness in Journalism: News Media Constructions of Identity and Belonging\, is forthcoming with Routledge in late 2025. Her scholarly work on race and media has been published in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly; Journalism: Theory\, Practice and Criticism; and Communication\, Culture and Critique. Her reporting in Afghanistan became the backbone of her literary journalism-memoir book\, The Four Words for Home (Aquarius Press-Willow Books\, 2014)\, which won an Independent Publishers Book Award Bronze Medal\, and was shortlisted for the Saroyan Prize and the International Rubery Award. Her media commentary has appeared in The Washington Post\, The Conversation\, Huffington Post\, The Root\, Poynter Online\, The Seattle Times and The Oregonian. \nIn her first academic appointment at American University’s School of Communication in Washington\, D.C.\, Chuang was awarded the Ann S. Ferren Curriculum Design Award for creating the pilot of a mandatory first-year course on race and social identity. She has also served as a consultant on diversity\, equity and inclusion issues to National Public Radio\, Atlantic Media\, Bloomberg Industry Group\, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \nJennifer Ho:\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose parents themselves were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she specializes in Asian American literary and cultural studies and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022)\, the editor of four essay collections\, most recently Global Anti-Asian Racism (Columbia UP 2024)\, the author of three scholarly monographs\, including Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers UP 2015)\, which won the best monograph award from the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2017\, and a number of essays and articles\, both research-oriented and public-facing (a sampling of which is also on this webpage). In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-what-emotional-impact-does-politics-have-on-our-lives/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: How Do We Reconcile Ourselves to Our Privilege?
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM \nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nA conversation about race\, gender\, class\, and so much more.\nModerator:\nPedro Senhorinha Silva has had a varied career\, from serving in the U.S. Air Force as a Chinese Linguist to ministry with the United Church of Christ. With a deep passion for uniting people\, he’s been active in the bridging movement\, volunteering with Living Room Conversations\, and joining YOUnify in 2022. He also hosts two podcasts\, serves on the Motus Theater board\, and recently relaunched Higher Up Consulting. In 2023\, Pedro was honored with the YWCA Boulder County’s Community Impact Award for his contributions to community engagement and advocacy. \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community.\nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.\nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-privilege/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Is that a fact?! Finding facts in a world filled with disinformation - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM \nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nWhat have facts become in our current information rich environment?\nThis event is a conversation to look at how we attempt to gain knowledge and what are the social and environmental features that pose a challenge to do this. We want to look at how we come to understand information as fact. \nModerators:\nTyler Porter is a Ph.D. student in philosophy at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. He studies Hostile Epistemology\, which examines how social and environmental factors make it hard for people to gain knowledge. Social factors could include people pretending to be experts or social networks passing around false information. Environmental factors could include false information on the internet or evidence that is difficult to find. Tyler’s work has been published in well-known philosophy journals such as Erkenntnis and Episteme\, and he has presented at major conferences such as the American Philosophical Association\, World Congress of Philosophy\, and the European Congress of Analytic Philosophy. He teaches with the intent of using philosophy to help people better navigate problems surrounding misinformation\, disinformation\, manipulative people\, conspiracy theories\, and more. \nTed Shear (PhD\, University of California\, Davis) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. His primary research focus is on questions about rational belief with a particular emphasis on belief revision. He is especially interested in the role that our beliefs play in theories of rational choice. While orthodox theories of the rationality presuppose strong\, unrealistic idealizations\, his work aims to explore how they can adapted to provide useful guidance for real-world agents like us. He regularly teaches courses in Critical Thinking and Symbolic Logic\, but has also recently enjoyed teaching Philosophy & Sport. Outside of his academic interests\, he spends his time rock climbing\, skateboarding\, and playing with his cats. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogue-is-that-a-fact/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: Is This What Democracy Looks Like? - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Door time: 5:30 PM \nEvent time: 6:00 PM \nRegistration for this event is full.\nSupported by the Betsy Hitchcock Foundation\nA community discussion about the nature and evolution of democracy in the US. \nIs American democracy broken\, as some commenters suggest\, or is it deeply imperiled and potentially on the verge of becoming so\, as others do? Given what are frequently received as frustrations with or threats to democracy—of voter suppression\, “post-truth” politics\, the normalization of political violence\, the erosion of democratic guardrails\, and the intensification of partisan polarization—must we now be resigned to charting the decline and fall of democratic norms and institutions\, viewing each election with anxiety and dread as if it might be our last? Or is it still possible to reinvigorate democratic norms and institutions\, and in so doing provide an antidote to such frustrations and threats? This community dialogue aims to explore not only what community members may perceive as threatening to democracy or indicative of its fragility or decline\, but also to explore how we got here and where we might go from here\, especially with regard to reinvigorating some of the norms and institutions of American democracy. \nModerator:\nSteve Vanderheiden received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and joined the CU-Boulder faculty in 2007 after six years at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He specializes in normative political theory and environmental politics and has published on topics ranging from Rousseau’s social thought to SUVs and democratic theory. In addition to graduate seminars in political theory\, Vanderheiden teaches the introductory Western Political Thought survey course\, Politics & Literature\, Liberalism and Its Critics\, and Environmental Political Theory. \n  \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-democracy/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Feature,Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: How to Have Difficult Conversations with Friends and Loved Ones—including talking about Gaza and Israel - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by: The Betsy Hitchcock Fund\nDoors: 5:30 PM \nShow: 6:00 PM \n  \nOur third Difficult Dialogue Conversation takes up the topic of how to have difficult conversations with people you care about but may disagree with. Our facilitators\, Jennifer Ho and Ami Dayan\, believe it is possible to have productive conversations about controversial subjects\, so long as all parties enter into the conversation with a sincere willingness to listen and learn rather than simply argue in order to persuade someone to their point of view. Join us on March 27 (Wed\, 6-7pm) to practice having hard conversations\, including on the topic of Gaza and Israel. \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\nOur co-facilitators for this evening will include:\nJennifer Ho\, Professor\, CU Boulder\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose own parents were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for the Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder\, where she also holds an appointment as Professor in the Ethnic Studies department. She is the past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022) and sits on the board of directors for the Consortium for Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI)\, the National Committee on US-China Relations\, and Kundiman (an Asian American literature non-profit). Ho has co-edited two collection of essays\, Narrative\, Race\, and Ethnicity in the United States (Ohio State University Press 2017) and Teaching Approaches to Asian North American Literature (Modern Language Association 2022)\, and she is the author of three scholarly monographs\, Consumption and Identity in Asian American Coming-of-Age Novels (Routledge 2005)\, Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers University Press 2015)\, which won the South Atlantic Modern Language Association award for best monograph\, and Understanding Gish Jen (University of South Carolina Press 2015). She has published in journals such as Modern Fiction Studies\, Journal for Asian American Studies\, Amerasia Journal\, The Global South\, Southern Cultures\, Japan Forum\, and Oxford American. Her next two academic projects are a breast cancer memoir and a monograph that will consider Asian Americans in the global south through the narrative of her maternal family’s immigration from Hong Kong to Jamaica to North America. In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality\, leading workshops on anti-racism and how to talk about race in our current political climate. \n\nAmi Dayan\nAmi Dayan is an award winning Israeli/American playwright\, director\, and performer. He studied and worked professionally in Europe\, Israel and extensively in the United States. He serves  on the board of the Jaipur Literature Festival in Boulder\, and is founder of The Interview Game Inc.\, a Boulder based company with a mission of bridging the intergenerational gap\, and bringing people closer with curated reciprocal interviews. \n  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/difficult-dialogues-how-to-have-difficult-conversations/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogues: The Frontier of Free Speech - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Doors: 5:30 PM \nShow: 6:00 PM \n  \nFor this second in the series\, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and Colorado Chautauqua are hosting a community conversation about the first amendment and freedom of speech. Are there boundaries to what speech can and should be shared publicly? Are there costs to free speech? \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\nOur co-facilitators for this evening will include:\nMichele Moses\, Professor and Vice Provost\, CU Boulder\nA well-known scholar in the areas of philosophy of education\, policy\, and ethics\, Professor Michele Moses was recruited to CU Boulder in 2005 and was thrilled to return to CU after having received two graduate degrees here. A philosopher by training\, Professor Moses has particular expertise in policy disagreements that involve race\, ethnicity\, gender\, and sexuality; moral and political values; democracy and the public good; and equality of educational opportunity. \nShe has been serving as CU Boulder’s Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs since 2019\, after serving as Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Before that\, as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Education\, Professor Moses founded CU Boulder’s Master’s in Higher Education Program. She has been a Fulbright New Century Scholar\, was awarded CU Boulder’s Hazel Barnes Prize\, and is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Her work has appeared in the top journals in her field including the American Educational Research Journal\, Educational Researcher\, Harvard Educational Review\, Journal of Higher Education\, and Journal of Social Philosophy. In addition\, Professor Moses is the author of Living with Moral Disagreement: The Enduring Controversy about Affirmative Action (University of Chicago Press\, 2016)\, Embracing Race: Why We Need Race-Conscious Education Policy (Teachers College Press\, 2002)\, and co-editor of Affirmative Action Matters: Creating Opportunities for Students around the World (Routledge\, 2014). \nIn her role as Vice Provost\, Professor Moses aims to help foster among faculty a sense of belonging and community on campus\, so that faculty members feel supported\, informed\, and valued. She provides strategic direction for a variety of activities associated with faculty life and academic programming on the Boulder campus centered around four key areas: faculty development and support\, faculty personnel actions\, academic program review\, and faculty data and impact. A first-generation college graduate\, Professor Moses holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia\, an MEd in higher education and student affairs from the University of Vermont\, and an MA in Philosophy and PhD in Educational Foundations and Policy from here at CU Boulder. \n\nPatrick O’Rourke\, COO & adjunct law professor\, CU Boulder\nPatrick O’Rourke is Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this role\, he is responsible for the operation of the Strategic Resources and Support (SRS) team\, which provides operational support for the campus in human resources\, information technology\, enrollment management\, budget and finance\, strategic communications\, compliance and security\, institutional equity and compliance\, health and wellness services\, and infrastructure and sustainability. SRS partners with the academic administration and faculty to support the university’s mission of teaching\, research and service. \nPreviously\, O’Rourke served as Vice President\, University Counsel and Secretary of the CU Board of Regents from 2012 through 2020\, where he was responsible for coordinating the university’s legal affairs and assisting the board in its governance role. Before serving in that role\, he was responsible for overseeing the university’s litigation. He teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Colorado School of Law and the Colorado School of Public Health on the Anschutz Medical Campus. \nO’Rourke received his undergraduate degree from Creighton University and his law degree from The Georgetown University Law Center. He is active in the community and has served as a board member of the Denver School of Science and Technology\, the Center for Legal Inclusiveness\, and the Colorado Judicial Institute. \n  \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/the-frontier-of-free-speech/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Voices at Chautauqua
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SUMMARY:Why Don't You Think Like I Do? - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:We are currently at capacity for this event. Please check back later to see if seats become available.\n\nNavigating the spaces between us\nAs we begin 2024\, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and Colorado Chautauqua are hosting a community conversation about how we form opinions\, and what happens when we confront opposing views. \nThe Difficult Dialogues series brings together local voices to explore complex topics\, fostering a mutual understanding and a respectful discourse. Difficult Dialogues events aim to create a space for grappling with tough subjects that people may find difficult or uncomfortable to talk about. These events are not debates but platforms for thoughtful exchange. \nThe Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) mission is to promote arts and humanities by being a dynamic hub on the CU Boulder campus and by creating connections within the Boulder community. \nOur purpose is to hold dialogues on topics considered difficult\, provocative\, or controversial\, among constituents that may have strong conflicting views.  \nOur objective is NOT to necessarily agree\, fix anything\, prove anyone right or wrong\, or alter anyone’s position.  \nWe are committed to fostering productive dialogues in the hopes that minds and hearts might expand. We ask that you  \n\nKeep an open mind \nBe respectful of others \nListen with the intent to understand \nSpeak your own truth\n\nWe expect to experience discomfort when talking about hard things. Remain engaged and recognize that the discomfort can lead to problem-solving and authentic understanding.  \n\nOur co-facilitators for this evening will include:\nJennifer Ho\, Director of CHA\nThe daughter of a refugee father from China and an immigrant mother from Jamaica\, whose own parents were immigrants from Hong Kong\, Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for the Humanities & the Arts at CU Boulder\, where she also holds an appointment as Professor in the Ethnic Studies department. Ho has co-edited two collection of essays and is the author of three scholarly monographs\, Consumption and Identity in Asian American Coming-of-Age Novels (Routledge 2005)\, Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (Rutgers University Press 2015)\, which won the South Atlantic Modern Language Association award for best monograph\, and Understanding Gish Jen (University of South Carolina Press 2015). She has published in journals such as Modern Fiction Studies\, Journal for Asian American Studies\, Amerasia Journal\, The Global South\, Southern Cultures\, Japan Forum\, and Oxford American. In addition to her academic work\, Ho is active in community engagement around issues of race and intersectionality\, leading workshops on anti-racism and how to talk about race in our current political climate. \n\nKaren Ashcraft\, Professor of Communication\, CU Boulder\nKaren Lee Ashcraft is a Professor in the Department of Communication. Her research examines how relations of difference—such as gender\, race\, and sexuality—shape various scenes of work and organization\, ranging from social services to commercial aviation to academic labor. Her scholarship appears in such venues as Academy of Management Review\, Communication Theory\, Administrative Science Quarterly\, and Management Communication Quarterly. Most recently\, she is exploring the relationship between communication and affect and\, specifically\, how occupational identities arise and circulate through affective economies. She teaches undergraduate courses that address difference and communication\, especially in the context of work life\, as well as graduate seminars in organizational communication and qualitative research methods. \nRead the introduction from Karen Ashcraft’s latest book “Wronged and Dangerous: Viral Masculinity and the Populist Pandemic” here: \nhttps://www.chautauqua.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ashcraft-introduction.pdf \nGet the full book “Wronged and Dangerous: Viral Masculinity and the Populist Pandemic” \n\n  \nThis is a free event. Click “Get Tickets” to RSVP. \nLocated in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, on the lower level of the Community House.
URL:https://www.chautauqua.com/event/why-dont-you-think-like-i-do/
LOCATION:Community house – Rocky Mountain Climbers Club\, Baseline Rd & 9th St\, Boulder\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Voices at Chautauqua
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