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Friday, Sept. 5, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Heritage Room:<\/strong> High Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 26, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Library 515<\/strong>
\nMaggie Odell<\/strong> (Religion) on 12th-century German frescoes with visions of Ezekiel
\nVern Rippley <\/strong>(German) on German settlements in southern Russia, 1880-1914<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 24, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Library 515<\/strong>
\nPANEL:<\/strong>
\nWhat’s New in Cinema Studies? (Diana Postlethwaite<\/strong>)
\nWhat’s New in Library Science? (Kasia Gonnerman, Ken Johnson<\/strong>)
\nWhat’s New in German Studies? (Sarah M\u00e4nz<\/strong>)
\nWhat’s New in Chinese Studies? Confucius and the new wave of Chinese language study (Richard Bodman, Shannon Cannella, Wang Jiangang<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 21, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Library 515<\/strong>
\nMary McMenomy<\/strong> (Classics):
\n\u201cHermes’ Resume: Divine Roles in Aristophanes’ Wealth<\/em>\u201d
\nAmine Bekhechi<\/strong> (French):
\n\u201cThe case of Robert Brasillach (1909-1945): They wanted him dead, do we want him alive?\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday, Dec. 12, 3:30-5:00 p.m.: Holiday Spirits<\/strong> at the home of Associate Dean Charles Wilson<\/p>\n

Friday, Feb. 27, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Library 515<\/strong>
\nTomoko Hoogenboom<\/strong> (Japanese)
\n\u201cContent-Based Instruction in Japanese Language Class\u201d
\nThis talk is about teaching an advanced Japanese course using a content-based instruction method (teaching content with the language rather than teaching the language) and exploring possibilities to connect language learning to other disciplines.
\nJorge Grajales-D\u00edaz<\/strong> (Spanish)
\n\u201cReaching Redemption through Words\u201d
\nI will talk about Simon Winchester’s The Professor and the Madman<\/em>. The book narrates the fascinating story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionar<\/em>y and two of its main creators.<\/p>\n

Friday, Mar. 13, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Library 515<\/strong>
\nAlberto Villate-Isaza<\/strong> (Spanish)
\n\u201cThe absence of the corpus delicti,<\/em> or where is the King’s sovereignty? The question of colonial control and regulation in the seventeenth century\u201d
\nJennifer Kwon Dobbs<\/strong> (English) – poetry reading
\n“Home as the Direction of Search: Poetry and Divided Landscapes”
\nPart of my book manuscript in progress, this essay considers poetry-writing as a search through landscapes divided by armistice, overseas adoption, and forgetfulness.<\/p>\n

Friday, Apr. 24, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Library 515<\/strong>
\nIrina Walter<\/strong> (Russian)
\n“Through the Eyes of Aliens: Russian Emigre Writers”
\nEd Langerak<\/strong> (Philosophy)
\n“Pluralism without relativism: how to respect difference without being a moral wimp”<\/p>\n

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