{"id":4617,"date":"2015-11-06T03:03:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T03:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2015-11-06T03:03:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T03:03:28","slug":"discussion-in-progress-about-military-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/combo\/2015\/11\/06\/discussion-in-progress-about-military-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion in Progress: About Military Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cDiscussions in Progress: About Military Life\u201d is a four-day event series offered by Military &amp; Veteran Student Services in the Center for Diversity &amp; Enrichment and the UI Libraries. <b>Event will be held\u00a0Monday, Nov 9-Thursday, Nov 12 in the Main Library Learning Commons.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">This four-day event series is designed to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">teach students how to engage in civil discourse about controversial issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">debunk common stereotypes of military life and wartime experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">use the popular video game \u201cCall of Duty\u201d as an entry point to discuss specific issues such as violence in media, stereotypes in gaming, the effect of life-like graphics on game content, and video games&#8217; effect on the brain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">honor our veterans on Veteran\u2019s Day by encouraging all students to engage in discussions with veterans, get to know them, learn about their experiences and travels, discover how veterans\u2019 perspectives enrich our campus, and create a sense of campus community that includes our UI student veterans.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Each day will begin with a <b>Call of Duty tournament from 11:30 am until 2:30 pm in Group Room 1103\/1105<\/b>, with opportunities to engage in conversation with UI student veterans during the tournament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Immediately following at 2:30 will be a discussion on various themes related to video games.<b> Discussions will be in\u00a0Group\u00a0Area E.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Monday: &#8220;Gamer to Gamer\u201d <\/b>\u00a0As gamers with different life experiences, a veteran (Ben Rothman) and a non-veteran (Kaitlin Jones) will lead a conversation about varying perspectives on the video game \u201cCall of Duty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tuesday: \u201cVideo Games &amp; Art\u201d<\/b> Matt Butler, UI Libraries Digital Scholarship &amp; Publishing Studio, will talk about video games as art, tracing how advances in technology have enhanced the realistic look and feel of the gaming environment. Has visual realism prompted game developers to make controversial narrative choices?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Wednesday: \u201cVideo Games &amp; the Brain\u201d <\/b>Michael Hall, UI faculty in psychology and neuroscience, will talk about research on video games and the brain, including areas of the brain activated by gaming, gaming\u2019s effect on the brain\u2019s pleasure centers, early data on whether gaming can be neuroprotective, and what too much gaming can do to the brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Thursday:\u00a0\u201cStereotypes &amp; Video Games\u201d<\/b> Hannah Scates Kettler, UI Libraries Digital Scholarship &amp; Publishing Studio, will talk about stereotypes and gaming. Arguably more than any other media, video games challenge\/re-inscribe our notions about identity. Who gets to participate in gaming? What roles are gamers encouraged to adopt? Do video games promote more fiction than reality regarding military service?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable\u00a0accommodation\u00a0in order to participate in this program, please contact Brittney Thomas in advance at 319-384-2439.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;Discussions in Progress: About Military Life&rdquo; is a four-day event series offered by Military &amp; Veteran Student Services in the Center for Diversity &amp; Enrichment and the UI Libraries. 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