Friday, October 02, 2009
2009 International Colloquium: "Islands"
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 Topics include "Aphrodite′s birthplace on the island of Cyprus," "From Hawaiian Music to Rock and Roll," "Zora Neale Hurston in the Caribbean," "Pirates between Fiction and Reality," and "The Impact of Ecotourism on the Islands of Lake Titicaca." The broad spectrum of islands discussed includes Sicily, Cyprus, Hawaii, Haiti, Ireland, Venice, Scotland, England, the Dominican Republic, the Uros islands in Peru, and the Gulag Archipelago. There also will be music and photography based on the theme. Go to the 2009 International Studies Colloquium web site for the complete schedule. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are encouraged to attend the event in support of its goal of increased internationalization of the USI campus as a global community. The event, sponsored by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, is the sixth annual interdisciplinary colloquium focused on international subjects, including The Parthenon Project, The Ram in the Thicket, Day of the Dead, The Gothic Imagination, and The Great Wall. The colloquia are supported by grants from the Center for Academic Creativity, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Society for Arts and Humanities. For more information, contact Pat Aakhus, director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, at 812/465-7088. |
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