Thursday, April 02, 2009
Center for Communal studies offers photographic tour of intentional communities
 The Center for Communal Studies will present “A Photographic Tour of America’s Intentional Communities,” an illustrated lecture by Dr. Donald E. Janzen, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center. Janzen has photographed American historic intentional communities (including Shaker sites and New Harmony) for over 30 years. Janzen is preparing to donate his valuable collection of 12,000 photographs and a database listing 4,000 communal groups to USI’s Special Collections. Dr. Matthew Grow, director of the Center for Communal Studies, said, “This is a landmark donation that will greatly strengthen the library’s collection on communal groups, utopias, and intentional communities.” A Louisville native, Janzen attended University of Louisville, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics. After working as an experimental physicist for five years, he enrolled at University of Michigan, where he received a Ph.D. in anthropology with a specialty in archaeology. He directed six seasons of fieldwork in the Falls of the Ohio River region. Next, he turned his attention to historic archaeology and directed five seasons of fieldwork at the Pleasant Hill Shaker Village in central Kentucky. His book, The Shaker Mills on Shawnee Run, represents the first publication on Shaker archaeology. He also is the author of Unearthing the Past: The Archaeology of the Falls of the Ohio River Region. He served as the executive secretary of the Communal Studies Association for 11 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Communal Studies. Grow said, “Dr. Janzen’s knowledge, wit, and unique photographs will make for an educational and entertaining presentation.” The lecture is open to the public. A question and answer period will follow. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Grow at 812/464-1971 or mjgrow@usi.edu. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News & Information Services 812/461-5259 or wkbredhold@usi.edu |
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