The UF Imagining America Working Group is a group of students, community members, staff, and faculty who network to draw on methods and research in the arts, humanities, and design to enhance the democratic purposes of higher education. These informal gatherings are open to anyone at any level of interest or expertise. Come join us for sharing and discussion!
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
Transformative Imaginations: Decarceration and Liberatory Futures a Report from the 2019 Imagining America National Gathering
Imagining America (IA) is a consortium of universities and organizations dedicated to advancing the public and civic purposes of the arts, humanities, and design. UF has been a member institution since 2009. Imagining America supports ...
Whither The Bard: What Is The Role Of Shakespeare In A Multicultural Society?
William Shakespeare is generally seen as the foundation of Western literature and taught in ways that illuminate contemporary social issues such as despotism, social infighting, and questions of citizenship. But, there is also a growing ...
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
This interactive pedagogical workshop provided an introduction to culturally relevant pedagogy in the university classroom. Participants collaborated to examine their assumptions about effective teaching for diverse student populations. Participants learned culturally relevant teaching strategies to ...
UF Campus Visit of Imagining America Co-Directors, Dr. Tim Eatman and Dr. Scott Peters
The UF Imagining America Working Group hosted a visit from Prof. Scott Peters and Prof. Tim Eatman, Faculty Co-Directors of Imagining America (IA), on November 2-3, 2015. Through funding by the Office of the Provost, ...
Public Lecture: The Work of Imagining
How can universities and community organizations advance democracy in the work of imagining? In this interactive talk, Timothy Eatman and Scott Peters discussed their work with a broad alliance of organizations — including the White ...
Service-Learning in the Humanities: A Workshop for Interested Instructors and Community Partners
What does Feminist Theory have to do with Slow Food? The answer to this question is service-learning, a significant way for humanities scholars to connect theoretical ideas about the human condition to practical work in ...
Extension Reconsidered Workshop
The University of Florida was one of 13 universities participating in Extension Reconsidered, a national Imagining America initiative that invites citizens to imagine alternative futures for extension and outreach work across American higher education. Key ...
Imagining America Meet and Greet
This event was the kick-off meeting for the UF Imaging America Working Group to gather together faculty, staff, and students across the arts, humanities, design, and allied fields interested in exploring and documenting the civic ...