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December Dance Concert Dec. 3-5 Has All the Right Moves
Choreographic devices, scores, and sources will be exposed through studies, short dances, and improvisations by a choreography class whose members embody a range of dance histories and practice, from hip-hop, to ballet, to modern dance, and beyond.
Melissa Roderick '83 to Deliver Brodie Lecture Dec. 2
Roderick will give a talk titled "Rising to Meet Obama's Challenge: What the Crisis in Educational Attainment Means for Urban High Schools."
Alumna's Nature/PBS Documentary on Hummingbirds Screened Dec. 1
This 60-minute documentary by Ann Johnson Prum '84 explores the world of the hummingbird, one of nature's most interesting paradoxes.
Coastal Studies Scholar Diane Lee on Amazing Bird Brains Nov. 20
If someone calls you a birdbrain, you should take it as a compliment. Bird brains are more remarkable than we might think, and we can see examples of birds' abilities in our own backyards.
Concert Band Presents "Pictures at a Musical Exhibition" Nov. 22
"Pictures at a Musical Exhibition" will be a multimedia presentation featuring compositions that pertain to particular artists and art works/styles, and will include music by Robert Sheldon, Dello Joio, Moussorgsky, Leroy Anderson, and Smetana.
Evans Mwangi to Discuss African Wildlife Conservation Nov. 19
Evans Mwangi teaches conservation biology at the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and this semester teaches a course at Bowdoin on biodiversity conservation in Africa.
Rachel Beauvoir-Dominique to Discuss Haitian Vaudou Nov. 16
Haitian anthropologist and respected manbo is a specialist on issues pertaining to Haitian vaudou, and will speak on "Haitian Vaudou World View and the New Global Order."
Award-Winning Maine Documentary The Rivals Nov. 15
The film looks at competing social classes, sports, and ambitious kids from opposite sides of the tracks. The physical conflict takes place on the playing field, but the real story is how two Maine communities (Rumford and Cape Elizabeth) see themselves.
Running with Scissors author Augusten Burroughs at Friday Common Hour
The acclaimed author had a very unusual childhood—a childhood that included his mother's sending him away to live with her psychiatrist. He recounted his lifestory during this time in his bestselling memoir Running with Scissors.
Joseph Boone to Lecture on Middle Eastern Images of Homosexuality Nov. 16
Joseph Boone, a leading figure in the field of queer literary theory and professor at the University of Southern California, will give a talk titled "Beautiful Boys, Sodomy, Hammams, and Other Tropes."
Maine Telemark Film Festival Nov. 13
The seventh annual Maine Telemark Film Festival will feature the films Flakes by the Powderwhores, Harmless by Tough Guy Productions, and selected short telemark films, as well as a lobby bazaar, refreshments, and prizes.
Polar Geophysicist to Discuss Climate Change, Arctic Sea Ice Nov. 12
Sea ice covers much of the Arctic Ocean. Climate models indicate that this extensive, but thin, floating ice cover is both a harbinger and an amplifier of global climate change.
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.