{"id":48389,"date":"2023-02-24T18:56:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T23:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=48389"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:45:41","slug":"honors-college-honor-odea-featured-in-new-humanities-lecture-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/honors-college-honor-odea-featured-in-new-humanities-lecture-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors College honor: O\u2019Dea featured in new humanities lecture series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Greg O&#039;Dea Inaugural Humanities Lecture\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I2DihQ1TY-M?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After spending more than 25 years in honors education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, it was appropriate that the featured speaker for the institution\u2019s newest lecture series was its namesake.<\/p>\n<p>Before a packed audience in the Guerry Center Reading Room on Feb. 24, the inaugural O\u2019Dea Lecture in the Humanities series sponsored by the UTC Honors College kicked off. UC Foundation Professor of English Gregory O\u2019Dea gave his talk titled \u201cHumanities in the Wild: Reintroducing a Vital Species of Thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Dea, who joined the UTC faculty in 1990, was selected as assistant director of the honors program in the mid-1990s and later promoted to director. After the program evolved into the Honors College in 2013, he took on the assistant dean role\u2014a position he held until moving back to full-time teaching this fall.<\/p>\n<p>In introducing O\u2019Dea, Honors College Dean Linda Frost said that the lecture series \u201cis intended to acknowledge the tremendous work done by Greg in honors education at UTC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe O\u2019Dea Lecture Series focuses on the humanities to ensure that we keep these concerns in the center of our University conversations,\u201d Frost said. \u201cThe humanities are disciplines of memory and imagination telling us where we have been and help us envision where we are going. There\u2019s nothing more important that you can learn in college.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The humanities, she said, generally include the study of languages, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative religion, ethics and the arts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48392\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" data-attachment-id=\"48392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/honors-college-honor-odea-featured-in-new-humanities-lecture-series\/greg-odea-lecture-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1243\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greg O\\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677245022&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Greg ODea Lecture-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Greg ODea Lecture-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Greg O\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-1024x994.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-48392 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-1024x994.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Greg O'Dea\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-1024x994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-580x563.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-610x592.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899-1536x1491.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1821-e1677282603899.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Greg O&#8217;Dea<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When O\u2019Dea decided to return to the English department and full-time teaching, Frost asked him to consider teaching in honors. \u201cIn a moment of weakness, he agreed,\u201d she told the audience.<\/p>\n<p>That led the way to the creation of the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that over time this series is going to illuminate and open for discussion aspects of humanistic thought and activity,\u201d O\u2019Dea said. \u201cTerms like humbling and bewildering don\u2019t quite describe my feelings on being invited to inaugurate the lecture series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not often humble. I\u2019m often bewildered\u2014that\u2019s true. Let me just say that right now, I\u2019m beyond grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The humanities, he said, is a very broad and flexible term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerally, at least in an educational setting, it encompasses the study of a wide range of human thought and activity through academic disciplines like literature, history, philosophy, critical theory, languages, rhetoric, communication, art, theater, music, as well as aspects of the social sciences that we borrow from psychology and politics, geography, anthropology and so forth,\u201d O\u2019Dea said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFundamentally, those disciplines are concerned with questions of human being, ways of living in and making sense of the world where, when, and however we experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the humanities explore human creativity and knowledge, modes of thought, states of emotion, varieties of spirituality, dimensions of truth and ideas of justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn practice, these studies involve intensive reading, committed debate and discussion, thorough research and writing and rewriting in a wide array of different kinds of tests and artifacts,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn terms of portable skill development, the humanities generally seek to deepen critical reading and thinking and to shape and refine toward other expressive practices through formal and informal research, investigations, analysis, reflections and creative activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Dea said one of the main ideas he wants people to understand is that \u201cstudents who study humanities are being prepared for many careers, not just one, and importantly, they\u2019re prepared for career changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for naysayers who question the worth of the humanities, O\u2019Dea asked and answered a series of questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre the humanities weak and worthless, or are they powerful and dangerous? I say powerful and challenging. Certainly dangerous, depending on where you\u2019re sitting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if you\u2019re on team \u2018weak and worthless,\u2019 I\u2019m wondering, \u2018Why are you so mad? Why is so much energy being expended trying to make the case for gutting the humanities?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that what humanities thinking offers to the greater good is critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the name implies, the humanities draw on and foster human-centered understanding of experience and activity,\u201d he said. \u201cIt asserts over and over again that we are not robots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Dea was the recipient of the National Collegiate Honors Council\u2019s 2022 Sam Schuman Award for Excellence at a Four-Year Institution. His career honors include being named Outstanding Professor by the UTC Student Government Association and Outstanding Teacher by the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/honors-college-honor-odea-featured-in-new-humanities-lecture-series\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 409px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"409\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 612px; height: 409px;\" data-original-width=\"612\" data-original-height=\"409\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/honors-college-honor-odea-featured-in-new-humanities-lecture-series\/greg-odea-lecture-23-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"608\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"405\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48395\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greg O\\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677245226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Greg ODea Lecture-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Greg ODea Lecture-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1845-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" width=\"608\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"608\" data-original-height=\"405\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Greg ODea Lecture-23\" alt=\"Greg O\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall.\" style=\"width: 608px; height: 405px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Greg O\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 268px; height: 409px;\" data-original-width=\"268\" data-original-height=\"409\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/honors-college-honor-odea-featured-in-new-humanities-lecture-series\/greg-odea-lecture-23-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"264\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"175\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48397\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\\\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greg O\\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677244694&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;98&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Greg ODea Lecture-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Greg ODea Lecture-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-610x406.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/02\/Greg-ODea-Lecture-23-1764-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" width=\"264\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"264\" data-original-height=\"175\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Greg ODea Lecture-23\" alt=\"Greg O\u2019Dea speaks during the innagural Greg O\u2019Dea lecture series Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 in Guerry Hall.\" style=\"width: 264px; 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