{"id":20681,"date":"2023-07-04T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/?post_type=bulletin&p=20681"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T19:45:54","slug":"creative-intelligence-2022-23","status":"publish","type":"bulletin","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/archives\/bulletin\/creative-intelligence-2022-23","title":{"rendered":"Creative Intelligence 2022-23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Campus Theme: American Myth\/American Reality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are continually bombarded with narratives telling us who we are. Many such stories have reverberated for generations \u2014 passed by word of mouth, sung in songs, enacted in rituals and traditions, institutionalized in laws, reified in textbooks, memorialized in popular culture, literature, art and architecture, and amplified in political discourse.  These deeply embedded narratives permeate our culture and profoundly influence our self-understanding, but how accurately do they reflect the lived experiences of Americans past and present? Whose best interests do they help and whose do they hinder? When might we embrace a cultural myth as solid ground, and when should we jettison that truth for a different truth? The speakers and artists in this year\u2019s Creative Intelligence series will help us interrogate \u201cAmerican Myth and American Reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Greg Partain<\/strong>, Director of Creative Intelligence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you would like more information or wish to recommend a speaker for the series, please contact professor Partain<\/a> or the Creative Intelligence program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Creative Intelligence Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Additional speakers will be added as they are confirmed. Specific details regarding attendance at the events \u2014 whether they are in person or virtual, or any specific health protocols \u2014 will be included as they become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept. 8: Jill Stratton \u201991<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Academic Convocation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Happiness is so ingrained in our society that the mere notion of being temporarily unhappy seems counter to living the American dream. The pursuit of happiness is even proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence as an unalienable right. Are we supposed to be happy all the time? Is happiness the ultimate life goal? What happens when we are not happy? Jill Stratton \u201991<\/a>, assistant provost at Vanderbilt University, will explore the idea of happiness in her talk \u201cDon\u2019t Worry, Be Happy: American Myth or Musical Hit?\u201d Known by students as the Dean of Joy, she will include research on happiness in the discussion and answer the question: Does the Dean of Joy ever get sad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n