UNIVERSITY NEWS - OCTOBER 2003

MEDIA CONTACT: Stacia Smith
561-297-2971; ssmith@fau.edu

CALENDAR INFORMATION

CATEGORY: Lectures

EVENT: Florida Atlantic University's Comparative Studies Program presents lecture series

WHEN: Monday, September 22
TITLE: "Between Discourse and Being: The Commodification of
Pharmaceuticals in Late Capitalism," presented by Jim Tracy, professor of communication

WHEN: Monday, October 6
TITLE: "Women, Women's Interests, Women's Movements, and Feminism: Conceptual Puzzles," presented by Dorothy Stetson, professor of political science

WHEN: Monday, October 13
TITLE: "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy: Inventing the Heterosexual Teenager,
1930-1950," presented by Jeffrey Dennis, professor of sociology

WHEN: Monday, October 20
TITLE: "Creative Work in the Public Realm," presented by Michael
Singer, chair, Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholars

WHEN: Monday, November 3
TITLE: "Masculinity, Food, and Appetite in Frank Chin," presented by
Wenying Xu, professor of English

WHEN: Monday, November 10
TITLE: "Leonard Bernstein's Unsung Legacy: A Unifying Vision of Music, Meaning, and Social Transformation," presented by Naomi Thomas, doctoral student in Comparative Studies program

WHEN: Monday, November 17
TITLE: "Feminine Imagery in the Marian Songs of Hildegard of Bingen"
Presented by Beverly Lomer, doctoral student in Comparative Studies program


WHEN: Monday, December 1
TITLE: "Own Your Rights: Know When Your University Can Claim Ownership of Your Work," presented by Jeffrey Galin, professor of English

WHERE: All lectures will take place in the Social Science Building, Room 100
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431

COST: Free

INFORMATION: 561-297-0035

DESCRIPTION: The Colloquium Series is listed on the website:
http://www.publicintellectuals.fau.edu/colloq_Fall2003.htm
Clicking on the title of a colloquium will give you a brief outline of the
presentation.