Events for April 23 – February 9 › English › – Events Calendar

Shakespeare’s Catholic Dimension

Tyrrell Hall 2930 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

Paul Voss (Georgia State University) will discuss the Catholic aspects of William Shakespeare's work.

Free

Poetry reading series – Susan Briante

Tyrrell Hall 2930 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

Have you ever read poetry that uses fieldwork and archives to deal with important social and political concerns? Come hear three acclaimed poets who employ research and reporting to grapple […]

Canceled: Poetry Slam

Allen Chapman Student Union 440 S Gary Ave, Tulsa, OK

Note: This event has been canceled. The Poetry Slam offers poets the opportunity to share their work and connect with other poets and poetry-lovers on campus. There will be food available for those attend, as well as prizes for first through third places! Sign up to participate.

Human Freedom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

101 E. Archer 101 E. Archer St., Tulsa, OK

In the 21st century, machines are learning to write essays, diagnose disease, create visual art and even write new computer code. As our lives are increasingly guided by artificial intelligence, […]

Free

Postponed: Becoming Disabled Book Launch

Zarrow Center for Art & Education 124 E. Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK

Note: This event is postponed. Please check back for rescheduling information. In Becoming Disabled: Forging a Disability View of the World, Jan Doolittle Wilson describes how becoming disabled is to […]

Free

Poetry Reading Series – Nomi Stone

Tyrrell Hall 2930 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

Have you ever read poetry that uses fieldwork and archives to deal with important social and political concerns? Come hear three acclaimed poets who employ research and reporting to grapple […]

Poetry Reading Series – Paisley Rekdal

Tyrrell Hall 2930 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

Have you ever read poetry that uses fieldwork and archives to deal with important social and political concerns? Come hear three acclaimed poets who employ research and reporting to grapple with such timely issues as immigration, identity, cultural appropriation, racism and the military- and prison-industrial complexes. Their works intersect with the social sciences, drawing on […]

An Evening with Mohsin Hamid

Sharp Chapel 2940 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities is thrilled to welcome Mohsin Hamid, author of 2022 Common Read selection Exit West, to Tulsa. Please join us for a keynote address followed by […]

Free

Are We Losing Our Capacity for Freedom?

101 E. Archer 101 E. Archer St., Tulsa, OK

Esteemed author, essayist and literary critic William Deresiewicz will participate in a public discussion with Sean Latham, exploring key topics from The End of Solitude including the decline of intellectual […]

Free

Getting It Published

Flagship x Tulsa Artist Fellowship 112 N. Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK

Have questions about getting your work ready to submit or about the publishing industry in general? Join Nimrod International Journal's editor-in-chief, Eilis O’Neal, and associate editor, Cassidy McCants, for answers […]

Free

Stylus Reading and Reception

Tyrrell Hall 2930 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

TU’s student-run literary and arts magazine, Stylus, will be celebrating it’s 2023 issue, Home, and announcing the winners of its writing and visual arts contests. For more than two decades, Stylus has been publishing the best writing in fiction, poetry, drama and screenplays, and spotlighting the creativity of students at The University of Tulsa. Please […]

The Power of Storytelling in Black Women’s Music – A Concert and Commentary by Angela Ray

Lorton Performance Center 550 South Gary Place, Tulsa, OK

Join Angela Ray for a short concert consisting of four songs interspersed with commentary exploring the relationship between literature and the history of Black women’s music in America. From Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, a singer celebrated as the “Black Swan” in the nineteenth century, to spirituals, opera, jazz, soul and pop, Ray's presentation will showcase the […]

Presidential Lecture Series – Danielle Feinberg

Lorton Performance Center 550 South Gary Place, Tulsa, OK

The University of Tulsa welcomes guest lecturer Danielle Feinberg. Danielle Feinberg began her career at Pixar Animation Studios in February 1997, and since then, has worked on 14 of Pixar’s feature films including A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo and WALL-E. She took on role of visual effects supervisor for Pixar's latest release, […]

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