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."
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 Simeon J. Maslin of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, has once again been engaged by Bowdoin College to conduct Jewish High Holidays services this fall.
"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," a Bowdoin tradition for more than 20 years, will conclude the 2009-2010 Common Hour series this Friday, May 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.
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."
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.
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 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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Repertory classes, independent studies, Taiko Drummers, diverse student dance clubs, and Taiko drummers will featured over four nights.
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.
Members of the New Music Ensemble will perform, and new works by Elliott Schwartz and Frank Mauceri will premiere.
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.
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.
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."
Photographer Jeff Sheng and ESPN sports journalist LZ Granderson will give presentations on homophobia and athletics.
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.
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.