Broomfield Appears on Central Standard

Posted on 03/15/2019 by jmcward

Andrea Broomfield, professor of English, appeared on KCUR’s Central Standard on March 8.  She discussed Cajun food and how it connects to Kansas City’s food history.  You can listen to her segment here: Seg. 1: Cajun Cuisine. Seg. 2: Food Critics: The Best Cinnamon Rolls | KCUR

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Bennett’s Recent Exhibition and Presentations

Posted on 02/14/2019 by jmcward

On Feb. 2, 2019, Sally Bennett, adjunct professor of English, curated an exhibit titled “Women and Material Culture of the Early American Republic” and a display for Women’s History Month at Fort Osage National Historic Site in Sibley, MO. The exhibit and display are devised from her own personal collections.  Textbooks in the exhibit included an original blue back Speller by Noah Webster from 1806 and other grammar and writing texts for females.  In addition to books, the exhibit also included a writing desk, midwifery, period china for taking tea, and textiles, including original clothing and a grass “straw” bonnet possibly attributed to Mary Kies, the first American woman to obtain a patent for a way to braid straw using threads.   The exhibit will be on display from now until early May.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furthermore, Bennett also has two presentations coming up in the spring:

  • “Roast Beef: Feeding the U. States Army — 1790s through the War of 1812” on the weekend of March 23-24, at the Annual War of 1812 in the West History Symposium in Arrow Rock, MO.
  • “Women of the Company,” which focuses on clothing and the labor of women who were attached to the U. of States Army during the 1819-1821 period, on April 5, at the Fort Atkinson State Historic Site in Fort Calhoun, NE.

 

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Dixon Awarded IKWE Grant

Posted on 02/13/2019 by jmcward

Greg Dixon, professor of English, has been selected for the Indian Knowledge, Western Education Scholars Program  (IKWE), a program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  The grant facilitates the integration of Native American studies into the curriculum.  According to the grant material, the training program is designed to

  • “address the lack of culturally-appropriate curriculum concerning contemporary American Indian peoples, cultures, and societies in courses across the curriculum at Johnson County Community College;
  • allow full-time humanities and non-humanities faculty at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) to incorporate newly-designed components and modules focusing on contemporary American Indian peoples, cultures, and societies in existing courses or courses currently in development;
  • foster face-to-face interactions between American Indian community members and JCCC faculty members through a series of cultural competency trainings at JCCC;
  • promote community-based projects and active learning by visiting and engaging with Native peoples in urban and reservation-based tribal communities.”

In addition, the program will include face-to-face seminars with American Indian scholars and community members.  Participants will also travel to Indian communities in New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

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Davis Boldly Goes

Posted on 02/13/2019 by jmcward

David Davis, professor of English, and Doug Patterson, professor of Astronomy, will give a presentation exploring the science behind space travel tropes in science fiction.  Their presentation, titled “To Boldly Go…But How? The Science of Science Fiction Space Travel,” will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the CoLab (OCB 100).

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Broomfield and the Great British Brunch

Posted on 02/13/2019 by jmcward

Andrea Broomfield, professor of English, was a presenter for the KCPT fundraiser, The Great British Brunch.  KCPT viewers met from 11am to 2pm on Feb. 9, to celebrate British TV programs, drink tea, and play trivia. Nick Haines, KCPT Executive Producer-Public Affairs, hosted the event.  Haines later tweeted that Broomfield was a “wonderful presenter” who was “Witty & Insightful.” 

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