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Ophir Yarden to Discuss the Peace Process in Jerusalem Nov. 9
Yarden, director of the Center for Interreligious Encounter with Israel and director of Educational Initiatives at the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, will give a talk titled "The Other Peace Process: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Living Together in Jerusalem."
DaPonte String Quartet Presents All-Mendelssohn Program Nov. 7
Maine public radio classical music host Suzanne Nance will give readings and sing a Fanny Mendelssohn song that was a favorite of Queen Victoria.
'Cree Cultural Identity and Economic Development' Nov. 5
Cultural/applied anthropologist Kreg Ettenger will give an overview of tourism development in northern Quebec, its challenges, and how it could support or undermine Cree efforts to preserve their cultural identity and heritage.
Congressional Policy Advisor to Speak on Nuclear Weapons Disarmament Nov. 5
Daley, who is a fellow with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, will discuss his scholarship and advocacy for defining a progressive foreign policy vision for the post-9/11 world.
German Film Series Looks 'Beyond the Berlin Wall' 20 Years Later
This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the peaceful revolution in East Germany and the opening of the Berlin wall. The German department will commemorate the event with a three-film series titled "Beyond the Berlin Wall: A Retrospective 20 Years Later."
Philip Camill to Deliver Rusack Professorship Inaugural Lecture Oct. 29
In his talk, titled "Journeys of a Global Change Scientist: Discoveries, Crossroads, and an Interdisciplinary Future," Camill will describe being on the front lines of global change research over the past 15 years and what that has meant personally and professionally.
Santagata Lecture: 'A Paradise Built in Hell' Author Rebecca Solnit Nov. 2
A prolific, acclaimed writer and noted social critic, Rebecca Solnit's writing explores the political dimensions of art and the environment, the artistic elements of nature and politics, and how these relationships shape human and natural communities over time and space.
Sarah and James Bowdoin Day Exercises Oct. 30
Those students who are designated Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholars are in the top (highest GPA) 20 percent of each class for the previous academic year.
Films Look at Youth in Kazakhstan and America Oct. 29
Professor Jane Knox-Voina completed the production of short films in three Kazakh cities, as well as a longer film with Bowdoin students filmed in Brunswick and on Bailey Island.
Songs of the Civil War Era Oct. 27
Josephine Cameron '98 will discuss the new "American music" that began to take shape during the Civil War Era and how this music both reflected and informed attitudes toward African Americans.
Brecht's 'Drums in the Night' Oct. 29-31
Set in Berlin, 1919, in the aftermath of World War I, Drums examines the combustive intersection of political ideology and personal trauma that accompanies war.
Campus Celebrates 40th Anniversary of African American Society, Africana Studies, Russwurm Center Nov. 6-8
Weekend highlights will include an alumni panel, an Africana Studies academic symposium, talks by distinguished alumni and invited speakers, and social events.
Archaeology Month: Exploring La Milpa in Belize, Oct. 21
La Milpa is one of the largest sites in northern Belize, with a ceremonial center that includes two ballcourts, several massive pyramids, and a carved stela (monument). The multiyear excavations at this site have added considerable information on life at the peak of Maya civilization.
Cryptographer to Describe Cracking Code in Thomas Jefferson Letter Oct. 19
On Christmas Day 1801, Thomas Jefferson received a letter from his friend, University of Pennsylvania professor Robert Patterson. The last page of the letter was written using the cipher described in the earlier pages, and Patterson withheld the key from his friend.
Symposium Explores Communities' Responses/Interactions During Climate Change
Topics will include the changing role and nature of water and its implications for societies, impacts on food production systems, and the impact of climate change on biodiversity.
'Spark' Author John Ratey to Speak at Friday Common Hour
Ratey's research has provided a wealth of understanding of the role of the brain-body connection to optimize mental and physical health and unlock human potential.
'Herodotus as Anthropologist' Oct. 15
Bruce Lincoln's wide-ranging research focuses on the religions of pre-Christian Europe and pre-Islamic Iran, but he has also written on a variety of topics, including Guatemalan curanderismo, Lakota sun dances, Melanesian funerary rituals, and the theology of George W. Bush
Google Energy Initiative Director Dan Reicher Oct. 8
Reicher will give a presentation on Google's approach to climate policy and clean energy technology development and on the topic of green jobs.
Poet/Songwriter Regie Gibson and Neon JUJU Oct. 5
Poetry Slam winner Regie Gibson describes Neon JUJU as "...Mozart meets James Brown. Neon JUJU is a seamless marriage of word and song.
Series Celebrates the Art of Romare Bearden Beginning Oct. 1
As an artist, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) constantly strove "to discover a personal way of expression that might be called new" while still "common to other men."
Tolkien Scholar/Philologist Michael Drout Oct. 1
In his lecture, "Fantastic Language: Tolkien and Philology," Drout will examine how J.R.R. Tolkien made worlds out of words.
'Lion King' Choreographer Garth Fagan October 2
Garth Fagan has been called "a true original," "a genuine leader," and "one of the great reformers of American dance." As another critic put it, "in the genealogy of modern dance, he's started a whole new branch of the family tree."
Readings from Fishouse Poetry Anthology Sept. 30
To spotlight and celebrate the joys of hearing poetry read aloud, readings from From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great will be presented.
Library Exhibition Celebrates Africana Studies at Bowdoin
The exhibition features selections from the Library's George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. The archival record of the College and the Library's rare book and manuscript collections provide a wealth of primary resources for Africana Studies learning and research.
Robert Storr to Speak at Friday Common Hour
The artist, curator, critic, and art historian will give a talk titled ""Art's Self-Sufficiency in a Boom/Bust Artworld."