Spring 2007: Thursdays at Four
January 25
The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages
Geraldine Heng, Director of the Medieval Studies Program and Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Cosponsored by the Center for Medieval Studies.
February 1
The Trouble with Time: Personal and Public Narratives in Memoir and History
Readings by June Cross, Columbia School of Journalism, Samuel Freedman, Columbia School of Journalism, and Annette Kobak, Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Kingston University, England. This event is part of the University Symposium on Time.
February 8
Performing Polarities: Activist Theatre in Israel-Palestine
Discussion with Chen Alon, Tel Aviv University.
Cosponsored by Space and Place Studies, the Institute for Global Studies, and the Department of Theatre Arts.
February 15
Interpreting Anthropogeomorphology: Programs and Projects of the Center for Land Use Interpretation
Matthew Coolidge, Center for Land Use Interpretation.
Cosponsored by the Department of Art.
February 22
Startling Facts about Feelings: The New Science of Emotion
Bruce Cuthbert, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.
Cosponsored by the Department of Psychology.
March 8
Rwanda and Darfur: A Comparative Analysis
Scott Straus, Department of Political Science and International Studies, UW-Madison.
Cosponsored by the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
March 22
Philosophy and Kabbalah on the Pursuit of Happiness
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Department of History, Arizona State University.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Medieval Studies.
March 29
Time and Language
Anatoly Liberman, Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch, University of Minnesota. This event is part of the University Symposium on Time.
April 5
The Internet, the Public Intellectual, and the "War on Terror"
Juan Cole, Department of History, University of Michigan. This event will take place in the Nolte Lounge.
Cosponsored by the Department of History.
April 12
Mississippi River over Time: Changing Landscapes of the River
Carrie Jennings, Minnesota Geological Survey; Dan Engstrom, St. Croix Research Station; and Deb Swackhamer, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota. Organized by theTelling River Stories IAS Collaborative. This event is part of the University Symposium on Time.
April 19
"We Don't Know Who You Are": Preventing Fraud, Ensuring Permanence, and Fixing Transgender Identity Documents in the Post 9/11 United States
Paisley Currah, Political Science, Brooklyn College.
Cosponsored by the IAS collaborative on Global Sexualities.
NOTE - this presentation, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 1 and cancelled because of weather, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 25
Uncanny Pulse-streams in Music
Michael Cherlin, School of Music, University of Minnesota.
Cosponsored by the School of Music.
This event is part of the University Symposium on Time.
April 26
Voices From the Gaps - Tenth Anniversary Celebration
LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, poet and voice artist; Ana-Maurine Lara, poet and writer.
May 3
Sexing Class: Gender and Labor in Korea and Japan
Elyssa Faison, Department of History, University of Oklahoma, and Ruth Barraclough, Department of History, University of Minnesota.
Cosponsored by the Department of History.