Monday, September 22, 2008
2008 International Studies Colloquium: “The Great Wall and Other Barriers”
 The subject of the 2008 International Interdisciplinary Colloquium will allow Liberal Arts faculty to express aspects of the “The Great Wall and Other Barriers” through a variety of disciplines, including art, psychology, history, literature, original art work, and poetry. The colloquium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, September 26, in Carter Hall in the University Center.“The Great Wall and other Barriers” looks at boundaries that divide, protect, enclose, and exclude, producing a frontier along which diverse cultures meet, find conflict, exchange and transformation. USI faculty will discuss the effects of the Great Wall of China on the environment, evidence of cultural exchange along Hadrian’s Wall, and the impact of the walls of China, Rome, the prehistoric Midwest, Constantinople, Berlin, the Mexican-US border, Israel, and the Iron Curtain. “The Great Wall and other Barriers” includes Shakespeare’s walls to chemical walls to virtual walls. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are encouraged to attend. The colloquium is supported by grants from the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, the College of Liberal Arts, and the USI Society for Arts and Humanities. For information, contact Pat Aakhus, director of International Studies, at paakhus@usi.edu or go to the 2008 International Studies Colloquium Web site for the complete schedule. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News & Information Services wkbredhold@usi.edu 812/461-5259 |
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