** * The Art Gallery of Knoxville: Friday Oct: 5, 9 PM * "The Beasts in our Brain: Making a Virtue of Necessity,"
Please join Dr. Neil Greenberg, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee - this Friday to discuss "The Beasts in the Brain" at the Art Gallery of Knoxville, 317 North Gay Street on Friday October 5th at 9PM. The gallery is located across the street from Regas Restaurant. The talk will be held in conjunction with the current exhibition The Association for Creative Zoology curated by Beauvais Lyons of the Hokes Archives. (The exhibition will continue through October 27th.) Dr. Greenberg's research interests include the evolutionary background to ethics and aesthetics, the biology of creativity, disorders of belief, and the effects of subclinical stress. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of several academic organizations, including the Society for Neuroscience, among others. The exhibit is comprised of a facsimile of a kiosk that was first presented by the Association for Creative Zoology in July of 1925 during the trial of John Scopes, a high school teacher charged with teaching the Theory of Evolution in violation of the Butler Amendment, a recent law passed by the Tennessee Legislature. On Saturday July 21, 2007 on the Rhea County (Tennessee) Courthouse lawn the Hokes Archives first presented the facsimile kiosk. The event coincided with the 20th Annual Reenactment of Trial of John Scopes, held each July in Dayton. Formed in 1908, the Association for Creative Zoology asserts that creation is far too complex and beautiful to result from a random process of natural selection. Instead, they posit that species variation has resulted from the direct hand of God, who not only creates flora and fauna whole-cloth, but uses previously existing creative works as the building blocks for creating new species. This explains the common attributes of many plants and animals and is reflected in the principle of "zoomorphic juncture." Beauvais Lyons will be present during the exhibition reception to explain divine creation according to the Association. To learn for about this project, visit the Hokes Archives website: http://web.utk.edu/~blyons/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Beauvais Lyons, Professor of Art And Director of the Hokes Archives Phone: 865-974-3202 Email; [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Contact: Chris Molinski, Director, The Art Gallery of Knoxville Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMING IN NOVEMBER 2007 The Art Gallery of Knoxville 317 N Gay St. Knoxville, TN 37917 www.theartgalleryofknoxville.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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