ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS

"Creating The Ideal City: Pericles' Vision For Athens" by Dr. Donald Kagan

5:30 p.m., Speed Museum

The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes America's most distinguished ancient historian, Dr. Donald Kagan of Yale University, Sterling Professor of Classics and History, and also the winner of the National Humanities Medal in 2002.

Professor Kagan will lecture on "Creating The Ideal City: Pericles' Vision For Athens".

Donald Kagan is well known for his work on Greek political thought, the history of the Peloponnesian War, and his biography of the great Athenian statesman Pericles. Kagan has also written textbooks on Western Civilization that are in use all over the country. He has been a master teacher at Yale for 37 years, and during that time has explored the lessons that our own age can learn from the ancient world.

His interest in applying the lessons of history can be seen in such books as "While America Sleeps: Self-Delusion, Military Weakness, and the Threat to Peace Today", which Kagan co-authored with his son Frederick, also a historian. Donald Kagan is also the author of "On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace", a thought-provoking study of both ancient and modern wars, with reflections on how they might have been avoided.

This "Life of the Mind" lecture is also part of the "Distinguished Visiting Scholars" series, presented by Liberal Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. We are grateful to the Speed Art Museum for their collaboration in presenting this event.

The lecture will be presented at 5:30 PM on March 23, 2007 at the Speed Art Museum. The event is free and open to the public.

Call (502) 852-2247 for additional information.

Past Liberal Studies Events are listed in reverse chronological order

April 20, 2005

“Yorùbá cosmography: An African World view”

5:30 p.m., Speed Art Museum

Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Wándé Abímbólá

Wande Abimbola occupies the position of Awise Awo Ni Agbaye, "spokesperson and ambassador for the Yorùbá religion and culture in the world." This is a position he was chosen to fill in 1987 by the assembled elder babaláwos of Nigeria. Formerly President of the University of Ifè and then Leader of the Nigerian Senate, he has devoted his life since the dissolution of the Senate to Ifá, the Yorùbá system of divination.

Dr. Abímbólá is a widely renowned scholar of Ifá thought and traditional Yorùbá theology. He has earned degrees in history, linguistics, and literature at the University of Lagos in Nigeria and at Northwestern University in Illinois. His acclaimed books include: Ifá Divination Poetry and Yorùbá Oral Tradition.

April 5, 2005

Dr. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill lecture: "Saving Herculaneum: Buried by Vesuvius, an Ancient City Faces New Perils"

5:30 p.m., Speed Art Museum

Dr. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is one of England’s leading classicists. He received his doctorate from Oxford in 1980, has been a visiting scholar at Princeton and the Getty Museum, and is currently the Director of the British School at Rome. His book Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum focuses on urban development in the two Roman cities destroyed by volcanic eruption. The excavation of Herculaneum began in 1738, when the new Bourbon dynasty foresaw immense advantages in raising the cultural profile of the area and attracting the wealthy European tourists of the Grand Tour. Archaeology at Herculaneum has remained enmeshed in politics and economics ever since.

March 30, 2005

Dr. Bob Brier“ A Renaissance Mystery: Forensic Science Meets the Medicis”

5;30 p.m., Speed Art Museum

Dr. Bob Brier is one of the world's most authoritative and respected experts on ancient Egypt. He has written several books including: The Murder of Tutankhamen: A True Story; The Encyclopedia of Mummies and Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians . Last summer Brier worked with an international team of paleopathologists, anthropologists, historians and archaeologists in Florence, Italy to study through forensics the bodies of the Medici family, the most influential rulers of the Renaissance era. He will talk about the discoveries on Medici family diets, lifestyles and causes of death in his free public lecture at the Speed Art Museum.

February 15, 2005

Deep Sea Exploration: Return to Titanic

5:30 p.m., Speed Art Museum

Illustrated Lecture by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Dr. Robert Ballard

Dr. Robert D. Ballard has long been associated with the National Geographic Society and is best known for his discovery of the legendary Titanic and underwater explorations of the Bismarck, Lusitania, and Britannic. He is also one of the world's foremost oceanographers and has for many years used submersibles to explore the hidden features of the deep ocean. His 1997 bestselling book, Lost Liners, told the story of the great transatlantic liners through memorable wrecks he has visited. Robert Ballard has also hosted National Geographic Television's Explorer program and acted as a special adviser on Steven Spielberg's futuristic Sea Quest television show. Each year, Dr. Ballard takes thousands of schoolchildren on an interactive expedition through the innovative JASON program. He is also the president of the
Sea Research Foundation's Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Connecticut.

October 21, 2004

“Language and the Brain: Historical reflections on an idea and a paradigm”

4:00 p.m., Speed Museum Auditorium

Talk by Liberal Studiis Visiting Professor Dr. Harry Whitaker

Harry Whitaker is a Distinguished Visiting Professor with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at U of L in Fall 2004. He received his Ph. D. in Linguistics from the University of California at Los Angeles, and is currently Chair of the Department of Psychology at Northern Michigan University at Marquette. He has been founder and editor of important journals in his field: Brain and Language (1974-2003), Brain and Cognition (1982-2002), and editor of Neurolinguistics - Journal of the History of the Neurosciences (1997- current). His impressive publication record reflects his interests in experimental psychology, linguistics, neurology, aphasia, Parkinson’s disease, and speech pathology. He is also an authority on the history of science regarding the brain from ancient times to the present.

April 27, 2004
6:00 PM, Alliance Francaise

"Culture and Education in France"
By Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet
(the lecture and discussion is in French Language)

April 15, 2004
4:00 PM, Speed Art Museum Auditorium
"Washington and Paris: A Tale of Two Cities"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet

March 30, 2004
12:00 NOON, Gardiner Hall 340
Lunch and talk with Honors
"Cholera in Bangladesh"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Siraj Islam

March 25, 2004
5:30 PM, Speed Art Museum Auditorium
Presentation by "Guerrilla Girls" organization
on discrimination against women in visual arts
co-sponsored by the Liberal Studies Project

March 29, 2004
10:00 AM, AD 225
GEOG 355 "remote Sensing" class
Lecture on "Urban sprawl in the Baltimore-Washington Corridor"
By Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet

March 26, 2004
12:00 NOON, Biology Department
Seminar for Biology Department faculty and graduate students
Discussion on the discovery of Vibrio Cholerae 01
By Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Siraj Islam

March 24, 2004
5:00 PM, Biology Department
Premedical Honor Society, AED
(lecture and discussion on medial and health conditions in Bangladesh)
Talk by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Siraj Islam

March 17, 2004
6:00 PM, Clifton Center
Presentation of the play by Jim Mirrione" Cheap Sunglasses"
(a play about teen and domestic violence)
co-sponsored by the Liberal Studies Project

March 9, 2004
1:00 PM, Ford Hall
Discussion and Presentation of the film "The Last Enemy"
By Liberal Studies Guest Speaker Jim Mirrione
(Jim Mirrione wrote a play" The Last Enemy" which was performed by Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian actors. The actors represented a homogeneous theatre company as a proof to possible coexistence between the two nations)

March 9, 2004
12:00 NOON, Gardiner Hall 340
Lunch and talk with Honors
"Washington and Paris among World Cities")
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet

March 8, 2004
6:30 PM, UofL Playhouse
Music lecture following the production of "Trojan Women"
By Liberal Studies Guest Speaker Jeremy Beck

March 2, 2004
4:00 PM, Ekstrom Library
"Cholera: A Biography of a Global Killer"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Siraj Islam
and Professor Paul Ewald (Biology department)

March 2, 2004
9:30 AM, Davidson 209
"Demography" class
the lecture on "by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet
(lecture and discussion on "The new Chinese diaspora: globalization and changing immigration laws")

February 19, 2004
9:30 AM, Davidson 303
"Population Geography"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Siraj Islam
(environmental ecology of infectious diseases)

February 17, 2004
1:00 PM, Natural Sciences 130
Liberal Studies class "Forms of Interdisciplinary Inquiry"
Lecture "System of Education in France"
By Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet

February 5, 2004
11:00 AM, Davidson 205
"Transportation Geography" class
Lecture "Rail Transportation in France"
By Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Yves Boquet

February 3, 2004
1:00 PM, Natural Sciences 130
Liberal Studies class "Forms of Interdisciplinary Inquiry"
Presentation "Case of Cholera in Bangladesh"
By Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Siraj Islam

January 28, 2004
11:30 AM, University Club
Welcome lunch in honor of two Liberal Studies Visiting Scholars for Spring 2004 semester - Yves Boquet (France) and Siraj Islam (Bangladesh)

Fall 2003

December 3, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic is "Ana Menendez and In Cuba I was a German Shepherd")

December 1, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topics are "Reinaldo Arenas and Before the Night Falls" and
"Severo Sarduy and From Cuba with A Song")

November 24, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic is "Jose Triana and The Criminals")

November 22, 2003
8:00 PM, Thrust Theater
"Don't Start Me Talking Or I"ll Tell Everything I Know: Sayings From the Life and Writings of Junebug Jabbo Jones" (Volume I)
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar John O'Neal

November 20, 2003
5:30 PM, Speed Art Museum Auditorium
"Portrait of Cuba in Poetry and Music"
public lecture by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva

November 19, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic is "Jose Marti and the Cuban Nights")

November 18, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 211
"Cultural and Literary Perspectives of Modern Latin America"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic of the discussion - Cuban attitudes toward death, and practice of "choteo", which is a way of mocking the most serious topics, such as death)

November 17, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic is "Cuba and her Music")

November 13, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 211
"Cultural and Literary Perspectives of Modern Latin America"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(poetry and short poems; a defense of poetry as a contemporary and useful instrument to expand our perception and enjoyment of reality)

November 12, 2003
12:00 NOON, Gardiner Hall 320
Lunch and talk with Honors
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(Cuban poetry and music)

2:00 PM, Academic Building 232
"Latin American Societies"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(discussion of the role of the street vendors in the development of Cuban popular music)

3:00, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(Cuban songs)

November 11, 2002
4:30 PM, Humanities 112
"Intro to Latin American Studies"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic of the discussion is the diversity of popular music styles in Cuban culture)

6:00 PM, BR 100A
Liberal Studies class "Forms of Interdisciplinary Inquiry"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(Cuban poetry and music)

November 10, 2003
12:30 PM, Humanities 300
reception for Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva

3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Orlando Gonzales Esteva
(topic of the discussion- "Language as a Portable Fatherland")

October 29, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Cristina Garcia
(discussion of the novel "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina Garcia, second part)

October 28, 2003
4:30 PM, Ekstrom Library Auditorium
Presentation by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Cristina Garcia and discussion of her novels "The Aguero Sisters" and "Monkey Hunting"

October 27, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Cristina Garcia
(discussion of the novel "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina Garcia, first part)

October 23, 2003
12:00 NOON, Network - University Club
"Currents in Black Theater: an open conversation with John O'Neal" in conjunction with the 10th anniversary celebration of the UofL African American Theater Program

October 16, 2003
5:30 PM, Speed Art Museum
"Looking Back to Go Forward..."
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar John O'Neal
(John O'Neal, playwright and actor, will reflect of ways to use stories of our past to connect to our future narratives)

October 1, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(discussion of the second part of the Cuban film "Death of the Bureaucrat", 1966)

September 30, 2003
12:00 NOON, Gardiner Hall 320
Lunch and talk with Honors about Cuban art
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro

6:00 PM, BR 100A
Liberal Studies class "Forms of Interdisciplinary Inquiry"
Ramon Alejandro will talk about his life and art

September 29, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(discussion of the first part of the Cuban film "Death of the Bureaucrat", 1966)

September 24, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(discussion of the works by Miguel Barnet and Lydia Cabrera; talk about the different aspects of the social relationships between races throughout Cuba's successive historical periods)

September 23, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 211
discussion about the relationship between the Mexican School of revolutionary mural painting and the Cuban Vanguard painters of the first half of the 20th century
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro

5:30 PM, Hite Art Institute - Schneider Hall
"Ramon Alejandro - an Artist's Reflections"
presentation by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
reception will follow the presentation at 6:30 PM

September 22,2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(discussion of the texts by Fernando Ortiz and Alejo Carpentier;
the influence of three different African cultures, the Yoruba, the Abakua, and the Congo, that had a great impact on the Cuban popular psychology and art)

September 18, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 211
"Cultural and Literary Perspectives on Modern Latin America"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(discussion will be held in Spanish language)

September 17,2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(19th and 20th century Cuban art - development and influences)

September 16, 2003
4:30 PM, Humanities 112
"Introduction to Latin American Studies"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(development of different arts in Cuba)

September 15, 2003
3:00 PM, Humanities 223
"Cuban Literature, Culture and Film"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Scholar Ramon Alejandro
(discussion of the artistic works created by Mr. Alejandro over the past 40 years)

Spring 2003

April 14, 2003
12:00 NOON Gardiner Hall 340
"Leadership and Communication"
lunch and talk by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Ted Zorn

April 10, 2003
5:30 p.m. Speed Art Museum
"Leadership in Times of Change"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Ted Zorn

Given the importance of leadership to organizations and societies, it is no wonder that leadership attracts so much study and speculation. Yet, effective leadership has been a notoriously difficult phenomenon to pin down. Most of us think we know it when we see it, but after tens of thousands of books and articles on the subject, experts are still divided on what leadership is and what factors make it effective.

In this talk, Professor Zorn argues that one reason for the difficulty in understanding leadership is that social changes call for different patterns of leadership. So, some of what may have made Churchill, Gandhi, or Lincoln effective leaders may be irrelevant today. Today's environment -- with rapid technological changes, a constant barrage of media messages, and new lifestyle patterns, among other things -- may require fundamental changes in leadership. He will discuss implications for political and organizational leadership.

April 2, 2003
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Schneider Hall LL17
"Walt Disney's American Dream"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor M. Thomas Inge

An overview of Walt Disney's life and career, his innovations in animation and comic art, his impact during the Depression years on the nation, and his continuing influence on the American imagination.

April 1, 2003
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. WFPL public radio, 89.3 "State of Affairs"
Program on humor
Liberal Studies Visiting Professor M. Thomas Inge is the guest of the program

March 27, 2003
3:00 p.m. Humanities Building 300
"Hot Emotions and Cold Hardware: Role of New Communication Technologies"
talk to Sociology Honor Society -AKD
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Ted Zorn

March 10, 2003
7:30 p.m. Belknap Playhouse, University of Louisville
International Women's Day Event
"Tres Vidas"
co-sponsored by the Liberal Studies Project

Three stories. Three extraordinary women. A chamber music theater work conceived and performed by the Core Ensemble and featuring Georgina Corbo as Frida Kahlo, Rufina Amaya, and Alfonsina Storni.

March 4, 2003
2:00 p.m. Life Sciences Building 102
for Liberal Studies class 300
"Creating an American Opera: The Biddle Boys and Mrs. Soffel"
Music and Libretto by Jeremy Beck
by Liberal Studies Guest Speaker Dr. Jeremy Beck

March 4, 2003
5:30 p.m. Margaret Comstock Auditorium, School of Music
"Women and Social Change"
by Ellen Goodman
co-sponsored by the Liberal Studies Project

February 27, 2003
1:00 p.m. Humanities Building
"American Thought and Culture" class HUM 637
discussion on culture of comics
by Liberal Studies Visiting professor Thomas Inge

February 26, 2003
3:30 p.m. Ekstrom Library Auditorium
Colloquium on "Gender and International Masculinities"
Guest speakers: Ayush Dashdavaa, University of Humanities, Mongolia
and Dr. Ed Segal, Department of Anthropology, University of Louisville
co-sponsored by the Liberal Studies Project

February 25, 2003
2:00 p.m. Life Sciences Building 102
for Liberal Studies class 300
discussion on scholarship in popular culture
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Thomas Inge

February 23, 2003
3:00 p.m.
"Symbolism, meaning, and meaningfulness in becoming a member of Lambda Pi Eta"
talk to Communication Honor Society - Lambda Pi Eta
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Ted Zorn

February 20, 2003
5:30 p.m. Speed Art Museum
"Comics as Culture"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Thomas Inge

This illustrated lecture surveys the development of comic strips and comic books in America. Professor Inge will discuss their roots in traditional art and literature, their distinctive features as an art form, their influence on world culture, and their promise for the future.

February 13, 2003
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Gardiner Hall 340
reception for the Liberal Studies students, staff and Visiting Professors

February 10, 2003
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Gardiner Hall 340
"The Meaning of the Mickey : The Life and Times of the Mouse"
talk by the Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Thomas Inge

In November 1998, Mickey Mouse turned over 70 years old. Throughout his career, Mickey has occupied a singular place in American and world culture. He is one of the most instantly recognized figures of the 20th century anywhere in the world and has been beloved by millions of children, adults, writers, and artists, including E.M. Forster, Sergei Eisenstein, William Faulkner, Maurice Sendak, and John Updike. What is there about Mickey in terms of art, aesthetics, design, and symbolic or cultural significance that accounts for his endurance? Why has he proven to be a Mouse for all Seasons.

February 4, 2003
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Life Sciences Building 102
for Liberal Studies class 300
"Communication Skills for Career Success"
by Liberal Studies Visiting professor Ted Zorn

January 15, 2003
12:00 -1:30 p.m. University Club
lunch to welcome Liberal Studies Visiting Professors
for Spring 2003 -- Thomas Inge and Ted Zorn

Fall 2002

November 20, 2002
5:30 p.m. Speed Art Museum
"Are Cities Sustainable? Social Diversity and Urban Development"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Richard Stren

November 19, 2002
2:30 p.m. Ekstrom Library
"Punishments, Politics, and the Economy"
Part of the Women.s Studies 391-02: Women, Race, and Class
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis

November 19, 2002
5:30 p.m. Humanities 123
discussion on "Punishment, Politics, and the Economy"
for Liberal Studies class 300
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis

November 15, 2002
Mathematics Department, 2:00 p.m.
"History of Vector Analysis"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Michael Crowe

November 12, 2002
12:00 NOON Gardiner Hall 340
"Scholarship and Activism"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis

November 5, 2002
5:30 p.m. Humanities 123
"Permanent versus Progressive Studies: Liberal Learning at Cambridge University according to William Whewell (1794-1866)"
part of the Liberal Studies 300
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Michael Crowe

October 29, 2002
5:30 p.m. Humanities 123
"Studies of the Cities: Popular Perspectives and Academic Disciplines"
part of the Liberal Studies 300
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Richard Stren

October 28, 2002
10:00 a.m. Ekstrom Library Auditorium
"Cuba"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis
part of Women.s Studies 391-01/History 310-01: Women in Latin America

October 28, 2002
12:00 NOON Gardiner Hall 340
"The Extraterrestrial Life Debate and Early Nineteenth-Century American Thought"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Michael Crowe

October 25, 2002
3:30 p.m. McConnell Center
"Decentralization in Developing Countries: Rhetoric or Reality?"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Richard Stren

October 17, 2002
5:30 p.m. J.B. Speed Art Museum
"One World Or Many? An Historical Perspective on the Question of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Michael Crowe
This presentation surveys the debate over extraterrestrial life from antiquity to the present, focusing to some extent on the question of the legitimacy of what is called the Copernican Principle or what Carl Sagan called the principle of Mediocrity. This is the idea astronomers must assume that there are no preferred regions in space.

October 9, 2002
5:30 p.m. Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
"William and John Herschel: Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Michael Crowe
This slide-illustrated talk will show the degree to which two of the most prominent astronomers of modern times, William Herschel (1738-1822) and his son Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), were heavily involved with ideas of extraterrestrial intelligent life.

October 8, 2002
2:30 p.m. Ekstrom Library Auditorium
"Circuits of Violence: From State Violence to Domestic Violence"
part of Women.s Studies 391-02 class: Women, Race and Class
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis

October 7, 2002
12:00 NOON, Gardiner Hall 340
"Developing Cities Observed: A Comparison of Kenya and Tanzania"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Richard Stren

September 25, 2002
3:30 p.m. Bingham Humanities, Room 100
"Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday"
part of the Women.s Studies Fall Lecture Series: Gender & Popular Media
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis

September 20, 2002
8:00 p.m. Honors Building
"History of Vector Analysis"
part of the Ohio River Early Sources in Mathematics Exposition Reading Group
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Michael Crowe

September 19, 2002
5:30 p.m. J.B. Speed Art Museum
"Women and Jazz"
by Liberal Studies Visiting Professor Angela Davis

September 17, 2002
12:00 NOON, University Club, Ballroom C
The Liberal Studies lunch to welcome three Visiting professors for Fall 2002: Michael Crowe, Angela Davis and Richard Stren.