Academic Affairs

Faculty Seminar Series

Fall 2011

• Tues., Sept. 20, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Belinda Kong (Asian Studies and English)
  "Tiananmen Fictions Outside the Square: Ha Jin and the Cultural Politics of Diaspora Literature."
• Wed., Sept. 28, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Jill Smith (German)
  "Cross-Purposes: EU Politics, War Crimes, and the Gendering of Justice in Contemporary German Literature & Film."
• Wed., Oct. 5, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
   Mark Battle (Physics and Astronomy)
  "'Drilling in Polar Snow and Finding...Methane!"
• Tues., Oct. 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
   Jeffrey Selinger (Government)
  "Making Political Parties Safe for Democracy: The Development of A Party System in the United States, 1793-1829."
• Tues., Oct. 25, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Natasha Goldman (Art History)
  "Figuring Memory: Nathan Rapoport and North America's First Holocaust Memorial."
• Wed., Nov. 2, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
   Michael Franz (Government)
  "Who Will Win the Presidential Election in 2012?: A Forecast of the Outcome."
• Tues., Nov. 8, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
   Christian Potholm (Government)
  "Striking the Archer, Not the Arrows: The Coming Clash Between the Chinese and American Militaries."
• Wed., Nov. 16, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
   Megs Gendreau (Environmental Studies)
  "Whither a Rawlsian Environmentalism."
• Tues., Nov. 29, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Mary Hunter (Music)
  "Who or What is the Composer to Classical-Music Performers?"
• Wed., Dec. 7, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Julián P. Díaz (Economics) "Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy."
  In collaboration with Stanley Cho, University of New South Wales