The 2007-2008 International
Series At MUW
" Peoples of the World"
General
Information
The annual
International Series at Mississippi University for Women focuses on a specific
region or country, or topic of international significance. The series
consists of a monthly lunchtime lecture series, a foreign film series, as
well as special events.
Further Information:
Dr. Thomas G. Velek,
International Series Director
e-mail: tvelek@
muw.edu
Phone: 329-7386
Lunchtime Lecture Series
The lunchtime
lecture series is held each month at noon in Painter Hall Rm. 113 unless otherwise indicated. Those
attending are free to bring a lunch. Lectures are free and open to the
public.
January
24th (Thursday)
"John Webber- A Stranger in Paradise:
Art from Captain James Cook's Final Voyage to the South Pacific"
Dr. Sandra Jordon, VPAA MUW
February 20th (Wednesday)
Aesthetics
of Creolization: The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians
Dr. Annette Trefzer
Associate Prof. of English, Univ. of Mississippi
March 10-12: Iraq Five Years Later
Film:
"Control Room" March 10th, 6 pm Southern Women's Inst.
Film: "Why We Fight" March 11th, 6 pm SWI
Panel Discussion: "Iraq Five Years Later" March 12th,
Noon, PA 113
Dr. Brian Anderson, Dr. Tom Velek, Audience
Film: "Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers", March 12th, 6 pm SWI
April 2nd (Wednesday)
"Why the Holocaust Should Matter to Americans, And
Why It Shouldn't"
Dr. Richard Pacholski, Visiting Scholar
Prof. Emeritus, Millikin University
Special Event: Honors Forum
March 27th, 6 pm Nissan Auditorium
“Literary Approaches to Human Mortality: How Great
Books Provide Insight and Consolation.”
Dr.
Richard Pacholski, Visiting Scholar
Prof. Emeritus, Millikin University
(In cooperation with the Ina E. Gordy Honors College)