{"id":2853,"date":"2023-03-20T14:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T21:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2023-03-20T14:12:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T21:12:55","slug":"feed-your-head-two-free-research-talks-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/2023\/03\/feed-your-head-two-free-research-talks-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed your head: two (free!) research talks this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2854\" width=\"503\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/culturalaffairs.indiana.edu\/index.html\">Center for Cultural Affairs<\/a> at Indiana University has developed a lively workshop series the past few years, and everyone is welcome to attend. They generally occur every two weeks, 12:00 noon Eastern (US) time, and last (strictly!) one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Wednesday, March 22, the Center welcomes Professor Ken Elpus of the University of Maryland School of Music, who will discuss &#8220;Antecedents and Consequents of K-12 Music &amp; Arts Education in America\u201d. You can register <a href=\"https:\/\/events.iu.edu\/iub-cultural-affairs\/event\/691549-workshop-in-cultural-affairs-ken-elpus-university\">here<\/a>, and it will be via Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, March 24, at Noon (until 1:30) the Center hosts, as part of the Charles Bonser lecture series at the <a href=\"https:\/\/oneill.indiana.edu\/\">O&#8217;Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs<\/a>, Professor Imke Reimers of Northeastern University, presenting joint work with Joel Waldfogel on &#8220;The First Sale Doctrine and the Digital Challenge to Public Libraries&#8221;. The Zoom link is <a href=\"https:\/\/click.e.iu.edu\/?qs=2ead46a89f306d8d06ddeb20bf25b1c3b9304f1dadda8c30fa6a3d1f5e13b3771fc3f107c6b194a3063a7dbf3003df5e94d7071c74106e6c\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Cultural Affairs at Indiana University has developed a lively workshop series the past few years, and everyone is welcome to attend. They generally occur every two weeks, 12:00 noon Eastern (US) time, and last (strictly!) one hour. This Wednesday, March 22, the Center welcomes Professor Ken Elpus of the University of Maryland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2853","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-issues","8":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sample_Gates_Summer_2016_14__30bce78b-14d9-4fa1-aaaa-12ef5f8ee490.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3dIW5-K1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2896,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/2023\/06\/cultural-affairs-bloomington-is-the-place-to-be\/","url_meta":{"origin":2853,"position":0},"title":"Cultural Affairs: Bloomington is the place to be","author":"Michael Rushton","date":"June 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Center for Cultural Affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington is only four years old, but has quickly made a name for itself with conferences and a workshop series that brings together scholars and practitioners from around the world. 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The story has prompted a response from author Wendell Berry, in an opinion piece\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;issues&quot;","block_context":{"text":"issues","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"history","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/UK.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/UK.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/UK.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2836,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/2023\/03\/it-is-ok-for-a-college-to-sell-art\/","url_meta":{"origin":2853,"position":3},"title":"It is OK for a college to sell art","author":"Michael Rushton","date":"March 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"You are the president of a small, private liberal arts college that has fallen on hard times. Your enrolment has declined by 39% since 2016, you have had to cut academic programs, and your dormitories are badly in need of repair - attracting students is of paramount concern, but there\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;issues&quot;","block_context":{"text":"issues","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valpo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valpo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valpo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valpo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valpo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valpo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2223,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/worth\/2017\/07\/the-problem-with-ranking-cities-cultural-vibrancy\/","url_meta":{"origin":2853,"position":4},"title":"The problem with ranking cities&#8217; cultural vibrancy","author":"Michael Rushton","date":"July 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Two recent publications derive indices to rank different cities according to their cultural vibrancy - from the National Center for Arts Research in the United States, and the European Commission for European cities. 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