Spring 2011

March 2011

Thursday, March 31st

  • Imagining the Mediterranean in the Fourteenth Century
    • Gazing around the familiar Mediterranean world in 1338, what did an Italian priest and polemicist see? What did this world of complex fault lines among faiths, political groups, and differing historical experiences look like? Through maps, texts and drawings, Opicino de Canistris explained to contemporary Christians their place in the world and why it mattered; Victoria Morse will explain his explanation to a 21st-century audience. Discussant: Victoria Morse, Associate Professor of History; Respondent: David Lefkowitz, Associate Professor of Art. Lunch provided for 50. Dialogos Faculty Research Series; co-sponsored by the Humanities Center.
    • 11:45 am, Gould Library Athenaeum

April 2011

Thursday, April 7th

  • Film Screening of "El gran Vazquez" with director Oscar Aibar
    • Oscar Aibar is a Spanish writer and a film director from Barcelona and currently he lives in Madrid. He is the author of comics, short stories, and three prestigious novels [Tu mente extiende cheques que tu cuerpo no puede pagar (2002); Los comedores de tiza (2004); and Making of (2008)], as well as four films [Atolladero (1995); Platillos Volantes (2003); La máquina de bailar (2006); and El gran Vázquez (2010)]. If you are interested, you can read some reviews about his latest film "El gran Vazquez" http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/latest-reviews/-the-great-vazquez-el-gran-vazquez/5018520.article http://cineuropa.org/video.aspx?lang=en&documentID=155917 http://nymag.com/listings/movie/the-great-vazquez-el-gra/
    • 6:30 pm, Olin 149

Monday, April 11th

Tuesday, April 12th

  • David Garneau Lecture
    • David Garneau will give a lecture about his artwork on display in Gould Library, March 28th-June 5th. Refreshments will be served.
    • 4:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum

Friday, April 15th

  • Convocation: Louis Menand
    • Harvard University professor of English and American literature and language, Louis Menand is widely considered to be the foremost modern scholar of American studies. He is the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning The Metaphysical Club, a detailed history of American intellectual and philosophical life in the 19th and 20th centuries. His recent book The Marketplace of Ideas, has sparked a debate about the future of American education. Has American higher education become a dinosaur? Why do professors all tend to think alike? What makes it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects should be required? Why do teachers and scholars find it so difficult to transcend the limits of their disciplines? Why, in short, are problems that should be easy for universities to solve so intractable? The answer, Menand argues, is that the institutional structure and the educational philosophy of higher education have remained the same for one hundred years, while faculties and student bodies have radically changed and technology has drastically transformed the way people produce and disseminate knowledge. Sponsored by the Fred W. and Margaret C. Schuster Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Literature Fund, the title of his presentation is "Why the Case for Liberal Education is Hard to Make."
    • 10:50 am, Skinner Chapel
  • Foro Latinoamericano
    • "The Art of Writing Between Cultures: Translation and Dialogue in the Russian Trilogy Novels" José Manuel Prieto. He was born in Havana, Cuba. He is the author of several novels, non-fiction books, articles and essays and he is also a translator of Russian literature So Spanish. Some of his books include "Livadia, Enciclopedia de una vida en Rusia, El Tartamudo y la Rusa, and Treinta días en Moscú." "Rex", his most recent novel came out in the Spring of 2007, published by Anagrama, in Barcelona with simultanious editions in German, French and English. Following the talk at 4:45 will be a Response to José Manuel Pireto's Conference with Professor Jorge Brioso.
    • 4:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
  • Foro Latinoamericano: Musical Concert: Nachito Herrera and his Trio
    • Igancio "Nachito" Herrera was born in Cuba. He combines the rhythms of his native Cuba with other musical traditions such as jazz and classical music. In the late 1990's, nachito joined the famed ¡Cubanismo! as its lead pianist, arranger, and musical director, playing many of the worlds finest concert halls and prestigious festivals. After his 2009 tour with The Afro Cuban All Stars, Nachito is doing extensive worldwide touring on his own. At Carleton, he will delight us with his Tiro.
    • 8:00 pm, Concert Hall

Saturday, April 16th

  • Foro Latinoamericano
    • "Habitar, Construir, Pensar". 'Bajo qué circumstancias políticas culturales se crea arte "dentro de la Revolución"' Dennys Matos Leyva. He was born in Cuba and currently resides in Madrid, Spain. He is an art critic, curator and essayist. He does freelance work for various contemporary art publications. He has curated numerous art exhibits. His most recent book of essays "Paisajes, Metáforas de nuestro tiempo" (2009) is an important contribution to the study of postcommunist culture.
    • 9:30 am, Gould Library Athenaeum

Tuesday, April 19th

  • Karsten Troyke - POSTPONED UNTIL FALL
    • Karsten Troyke, German singer, actor and speaker. Performing on stage since 1982, Troyke has been featured in radio plays, as a voice actor, and in various stage plays.
    • 12:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
  • A Conversation with Maryse Condé
    • A conversation with Maryse Condé, a Guadeloupean, French language author of historical fiction, best known for her novel "Segu" (1984–1985). Condé's novels explore racial, gender and cultural issues in a variety of historical eras and locales, including the Salem witch trials in "I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem" (1992) and the 19th century Bambara Empire of Mali in Segu (1987). Her novels trace the relationships between African peoples and the diaspora, especially the Caribbean. She has taken considerable distance from most Caribbean literary movements, such as Negritude and Creolité, and has often focused on topics with strong feminist concerns. Her recent writings have become increasingly autobiographical, such as "Memories of My Childhood" and "Victoire", a biography of her grandmother. "Who Slashed Celinaire's Throat" also shows traces of her paternal great-grandmother.
    • 4:00 pm, LDC 104

Wednesday, April 20th

  • A Discussion with Richard Philcox, translator
    • Philcox has translated most of Conde's books (beginning with her first novel) and Conde has both expressed her confidence in him and said that she considers him "responsible" for the book in English - that is, for the flow and rhythm and music of the language.
    • 4:00 pm
  • Lost in the Labyrinth? Husserl, Ortega, and Gaos Confront the Challenges of Cultural Diversity.
    • Jesus Diaz is a Professor of Philosophy at Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia. He has written a lot about Husserl, Ortega, Gaos, Rorty, Descartes, etc.
    • 5:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
  • Maryse Condé, "The Journey of a Caribbean Writer"
    • Maryse Condé, internationally acclaimed French Caribbean writer and Professor Emerita of Columbia University, is the author of sixteen novels including Segu, Windward Heights, Crossing the Mangrove, and Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, as well as Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood. Condé has garnered numerous literary awards including the prestigious “Prix de l’Académie française.” Through her historical fiction, Condé has given voice to lesser-known populations in the African diaspora. Sponsored by French and Francophone Studies, the Humanities Center, The Elizabeth Nason Distinguished Women Visitors Funds, and African and African American Studies.
    • 7:30 pm, Boliou 104
  • Karsten Troyke - POSTPONED UNTIL FALL
    • Performing on stage since 1982, Troyke had earlier worked as a gardener and with mentally handicapped children. He studied singing (with Leonore Gendries) as well as drama and speaking, and in 1990 he gave up his work to dedicate himself completely to musical performance and theater. Troyke participated in radio plays, worked as a voice actor (dubbing), and participated in various stage plays. As a singer, his album Yiddish Anders (1992) received the praise of German record critics. Jidische Vergessene Lieder (1997) contained previously unpublished songs of Sara Bialas Tenenberg, who became his mentor for the Yiddish language. In his performances Troyke often works with Bettina Wegner, Suzanna and the Trio Scho. His interpretations of the songs of Georg Kreisler received mention in the writer/musician's 2005 biography. In 2006 two documentaries, Yiddish Soul and Concert Yiddish Soul, featured Troyke and other performers of Yiddish music.
    • 8:00 pm, Concert Hall

Tuesday, April 26th

May 2011

Thursday, May 5th

  • Sebastian Meyer '02 -- Photography On the Edge
    • Sebastian Meyer ('02) visits Carleton to speak about his work and career path. After graduating from Carleton with a major in French, Sebastian worked in France and London, moving gradually into professional photography. He now operates principally in northern Iraq, where he has set up the country's first photographic agency. A winner of numerous photography awards, Sebastian has published in top-flight venues (Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and more). Sponsored by Global Engagement, French & Francophone Studies, Viz, and Art & Art History. A micro-exhibit of his work will be on display on 3rd LDC in April and May; more at http://www.sebmeyer.com
    • 4:30 pm, Boliou 104

Friday, May 6th

  • “Transnational/Transcultural/Transgender Performances of Identity” with 2Fik and Denis M. Provencher, Phd.
    • Act 1. 2fik “Shooting identity: writing a new self” Act 2. Denis Provencher “Coming out à l'oriental : Maghrebi-French performances of gender, sexuality and religion” 2Fik is a Moroccan-French performance artist based in Montreal. He is an interdisciplinary artist that works in photography, video, and live performance in order to capture the tension of various identities. Provencher is an Associate Professor of French Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and author of Queer French: Globalization, Language, and Sexual Civilization.
    • 6:00 pm, Boliou 104

Monday, May 16th

  • Dialogos II: Gender and Identity in Contemporary East Asian Cinema
    • Women's Images and National Identity in Contemporary Chinese Cinema – Hong Zeng, Assistant Professor, Asian Languages and Literatures Masculinity and Minority Voice in Japanese Cinema – Noboru Tomonari, Masculinity and Minority Voice in Japanese Cinema, Associate Professor, Asian Languages and Literatures . Sponsored by the Humanities Center.
    • 4:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum

Wednesday, May 18th

  • Ragamala performance of Sthree
    • Inspired by Silappatikaram (The Anklet), the national epic of the Tamil people of southeastern India, Ragamala Dance presents Sthree, a stunning convergence of dance, music and text that brings to the present the beauty of the Sangam Period of history.
    • 7:00 pm, Chapel

Thursday, May 19th

  • Family and Monarchy: Stuart Concepts of Dynastic Reproduction
    • Malcolm Smuts, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, will speak on the topic of "Family and Monarchy: Stuart Concepts of Dynastic Reproduction"
    • 5:00 pm, Boliou 104 (handicapped accessible)
  • Documentary as Symptom and Therapy: Montage, Moral Tropes and the Framing of Spanish Historical Memory
    • Dr. Faber was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he studied Spanish. He is Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College, and he received his doctorate from the University of California, Davis. He is also the author of "Exile and Cultural Hegemony: Spanish Exiles in Mexico" (Vanderbilt, 2002), and "Anglo-American Hispanists and the Spanish Civil War"(Palgrave, 2008), as well as some fort articles on Spanish and Latin American literature, history and politics. In 2000 he won the George Watt Essay Prize in the graduate category, and has been on the ALBA board since 2004. He currently serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Watt Prize jury.
    • 5:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum

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