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Prof. Cerf Opens 2010-2011 Common Hour Sept. 10
Steve Cerf, who is celebrating his 40th year on the Bowdoin faculty, will give a talk titled "Hearing My Grandparents' Voices: Their Letters before Deportation."
Irvin Mayfield and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Sept. 16
The concert, which is part of Mayfield's Road to Carnegie Hall Tour, will feature a performance of Mayfield's Elysian Fields Jazz Suite, a big band composition that grew out of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Rabbi Maslin to Conduct Services for High Holidays
Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, has once again been engaged by Bowdoin College to conduct Jewish High Holidays services this fall.
Color in Black and White Exhibition in Lamarche Gallery
"I appreciate Maine's rich diversity of landscape, seasonal shifts, forever-changing weather, and the physical demands that living in Maine require of me," says the artist, Donna Barnes.
'Museum Pieces' Welcomes Spring at Common Hour Finale
"Museum Pieces," a Bowdoin tradition for more than 20 years, will conclude the 2009-2010 Common Hour series this Friday, May 7.
Sociocultural Significance of Muslim Punk May 6-7
"Muslim Punk and Its Sociocultural Significance" will include the screening of the documentary film Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam, a panel discussion, and a musical performance by the Muslim Punk band The Kominas.
W. Robert Connor to Discuss Value of the Liberal Arts May 4
Bob Connor, past president of the Teagle Foundation and the National Humanities Center, will give a talk titled "Valuing the Liberal Arts in Perilous Times."
Mathematician Glenn Stevens to Deliver Christie Lecture May 3
Stevens's lecture is titled "Connecting the Dots: Mathematics and the Art of Extrapolation." He will present the seminar "The Calculus of Mathematics" May 4.
Leading Environmental Historian Nancy Langston to Speak May 4
In the talk "Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES" Langston explores why the environment has become saturated with synthetic chemicals that disrupt hormones, and asks what we can do to protect human and environmental health.
Louis Perez, Authority on Cuban History, to Deliver Golz Lecture Apr. 29
Louis A. Pérez Jr. is considered a major force for developing the field of Cuban studies in the United States, especially in opening the island to American academics.
Bowdoin Chorus, Guest Soloists, Perform Haydn, Vaughan Williams
The Chorus, accompanied by a chamber orchestra conducted by Anthony Antolini, will perform Haydn's Insanae et vanae curae (Insane and vane cares) and Vaughan Williams' Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace).
Bowdoin to Host Two-Day 'Tomorrow's Parties: A Queer Americanist Colloquium'
An important recent development in queer studies has been a turn to considerations of temporality—of time—as a way to reimagine questions about sex and history, the body and social life, and the place of queer people in the stories we tell about the past and, especially, the future.
Wabanaki Arts Festival Apr. 24
The Festival continues to build the strong relationship between the Bowdoin community and the four Native American Tribes in Maine (Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot), and brings together artisans, basket makers, drum groups, and traditional music in celebration of Wabanaki culture.
Historian to Speak on 19th-Century Passamaquoddy Petitions Apr. 23
Beginning in the 18th century as Euro-American officials gradually established the Canadian-American border, many different Native American groups all across North America experienced this imposed division over their homeland.
'Trans/Forming Hip-Hop in the 21st Century' Apr. 22
The event illustrates life at the intersections of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and religion, as performed by two rising stars in the field of performance and cultural studies.
Anthropologist Susan Crate to Speak on Siberia and Climate Apr. 21
Crate's talk will describe the physical realities of altered water regimes faced by the Viliui Sakha and discuss how traditional cultural narratives about water shape the reception of new scientific knowledge and policies the Viliui Sakha might use to respond to these challenges.
Spring Dance Performance Features Two Alternating Programs Apr. 21-24
Repertory classes, independent studies, Taiko Drummers, diverse student dance clubs, and Taiko drummers will featured over four nights.
Concert Band to Perform 'Sousa, Then and Now' Apr. 18
The program will feature Ira Hearshen's Symphony on Themes of Sousa, Frank Ticheli's Columbine-inspired An American Elegy, and Percy Grainger's The Immovable Do.
Bowdoin Students, Faculty Featured at Back Cove Contemporary Music Festival Apr. 17-18
Members of the New Music Ensemble will perform, and new works by Elliott Schwartz and Frank Mauceri will premiere.
Latin American Studies Symposium Looks at 1810 Independence Apr. 16
Scholars of Latin American Studies from across the United States will gather at Bowdoin for "1810: Insurgency in Spanish America," a symposium commemorating the bicentennial of the declarations of independence of Spain's colonies in the Americas.
Ethicist Jonathan Marks to Lecture on Interrogation and Torture Apr. 15
Marks's lecture will explore the origins of the aggressive interrogation regimes operated by the CIA and the Department of Defense in the war on terror.
Acclaimed Author Michael Paterniti Apr. 12
Paterniti, whose works include the bestseller Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain, will present "The Hero, the Giant, and the Case of Einstein's Missing Brain: The Writer's Search for Truth and Meaning in an Upside-down World."
'Anything but Straight in Athletics' Apr. 9
Photographer Jeff Sheng and ESPN sports journalist LZ Granderson will give presentations on homophobia and athletics.
Lecture on Josephine Peary, 'First Lady of the Arctic,' Apr. 8
In 1891, Josephine Diebitsch Peary accompanied her husband on an expedition to Greenland. Subsequently, she traveled to the Arctic many times, both with Peary and in search of him.
Cedar Walton Quartet Jazz Concert Apr. 9
For more than 25 years, pianist Cedar Walton has enjoyed an up-tempo career, which never seems to slow down. He is one of the most influential musicians active today.