A Conversation with Sarah Mock
Buntrock Commons Viking TheaterThe Institute for Freedom and Community presents a talk by author Sarah K Mock, a food and farming expert, at 3:30pm in Viking Theater. This talk is the first in […]
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Speakers/Lectures
Flaten Art Museum Lunchtime Artist Conversation with John Saurer
Center for Art and Dance Flaten MuseumThe St. Olaf Community is welcome to join Professor of Art John Saurer for an informal conversation in the galleries about the work in his retrospective exhibition, John Saurer: Let […]
Free
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, HOPE, AND POPULATION HEALTH
Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United StatesThe Economics Department is very excited to host a lecture with Atheen Venkataramani on October 3rd. This event will take place in Viking Theater from 3-4 p.m. All students are […]
Free
Sami Collections and Sami Museums in the Nordic Countries
Tomson 280Author Barbara Sjoholm discusses her latest book, From Lapland to Sampi: Collecting and Returning Sami Craft and Culture
Free
A Conversation About SNAP Benefits
Tomson 280The St. Olaf Institution for Freedom and Community hosts a conversation with Katherine Gutierrez and Usamah Wasif at 3:30pm in the Viking Theater. This talk is a part of the […]
Food Access, Social Policy, and Inequality
Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United StatesThe Institute for Freedom & Community is excited to present the second speaker event of the Fall 2023 Series: Food Policy and Food Politics. In "Food Access, Social Policy, and […]
Free
What Nourishes You?
BC144The Lutheran Center hosts monthly meal conversations for staff and faculty on what nourishes them and contribute to their well-being. Each meal features a St. Olaf staff or faculty member […]
Free
Sweetness and Carceral Power: The Place of Sugar in Texas Prison History
Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United StatesDr. Ashanté Reese will present her ethnographic research on food justice, with a special focus on her ongoing research on Sugar Land, Texas, “in which she explores the spatial, economic, […]
Free
Stressed Out and Too Busy: Negotiating the Lived Experience of Weight Across Four Cultures
Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United StatesProfessor SturtzSreetharan is co-author of Fat in Four Cultures: A Global Ethnography of Weight. Her talk will draw on this book, her research surrounding the lived experiences of fatness, and […]
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A Conversation with Clare Brock
Buntrock Commons Viking TheaterThe St. Olaf Institution for Freedom and Community hosts a conversation with Clare Brock, an assistant professor of American politics and public policy at Texas Woman's University at 3:30pm in […]