Career Development
Join us for a special June Lunch & Learn, where you'll be treated to talks and performances by graduate students in Theater & Dance and Mathematics -- all while enjoying free lunch. Note the extended time and different location for this event -- 11:30am-1pm in HSSB 1135 (Modern Dance Studio). Space is limited, so sign up today!
Join us for a special June âLunch & Learn featuring talks and performances by graduate students in âTheater & Dance and Mathematics! Lunch & Learn is co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the Graduate Student Association, and the UCSB Library. âFeed your mind and your stomach while socializing with grad students from across the campus!
Lunch & Learn
This Edition: âDrama and Dance
ââFriday, ââJune 1
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
âModern Dance Studio, HSSB 1135 (map)
Note EXTENDED TIME and DIFFERENT LOCATION for this event
Come at 11:30 a.m. to enjoy lunch; performances will start promptly at 12 p.m. and food is not allowed in the performance space
*To help us estimate food, âplease RSVP*
It's Not You, It's Us: Martin Buber's Existentialism and the World(s) of the Play
âEric Jorgensen
Graduate Student in Theater & Dance
Experiencing theater means accepting that you are a part of the action, however momentary that may be. So how can we capture the ephemeral? Martin Buber's I and Thou unconventionally speaks to this fleeting moment. In identifying the critical relationships involved in theater, the momentary encounter becomes intellectually timeless. This talk will introduce the philosophical model that Eric is using to explore the legacy and performativity of the American AIDS play.
Mathematics Brought to Life... with Dance!
Nancy Scherich
Graduate Student in Mathematics
Come learn about the mathematics of knot theory from Nancy Scherich, the winner of Science Magazine's 2017 Dance Your PhD competition. Nancy, with the help of the AIREDANSE collective, will put on a performative lecture explaining mathematics via dance performance.
This event will be moderated byâ Robert Hamm, Associate Dean of the USCB Graduate Division.
Interested in being a presenter at an upcoming Lunch & Learn? Click here to find out more! If you have any questions about this event or Lunch & Learn in general, please email Daina Tagavi.