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This project seeks to answer three questions: First, what happens when we focus our reading and discussion of Austen’s work on her representations of the environment. Our definition of the environment includes air, wind, water, landscapes and grounds, and the more-than-human world (animals, plants, microbes, and more). Second, what can reading Jane Austen in the midst of our present environmental crises teach us about the possibilities that literature opens up and closes off for our deep

Founded in 1982, the Elliott Press is a hands-on workshop for students in PLU’s Publishing & Printing Arts (PPA) Program and for others interested in the history and artistry of the printed word. Students in the Elliott Press focus on traditional typesetting, printing, and bookbinding techniques as they create broadsides, artist books, and ephemera. But with the evolution of technology and aesthetics, some students also choose to use modern graphic design techniques in their work. Work by

Respect by Emily Soloff The Johannine Passion in its Historical Context by Dr. Samuel Torvend American Jewish History: A Primary Source Reader Gary Zola and Marc Dollinger, eds. Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s by Marc Dollinger Quest for Inclusion: Jews and Liberalism in Modern America by Marc Dollinger Let’s Talk: A Rabbi Speaks to Christians by Michael E Harvey Luther’s Jews: A Journey into Anti-Semitism by Thomas Kaufmann Antisemitism: Here and Now by Deborah E

can readily understand how he and his courses have this effect.  Dr. Bergman is infectious.  He doesn’t hold back.Learn more about Dr. Bergman at his website www.charlesbergman.com Such unique dimensions of his work should not distract us from his many other, no less valuable contributions. Year in and year out he has taught vital courses for the English Department – Environmental Literature, English Renaissance Literature, American Environmental Writing, etc. He was the founding director of the

of approximately E650, plus additional support to defray travel and research expenses, and health insurance.  DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) University Summer Course GrantGerman Academic Exchange Service University Summer Course Grant support for undergraduates with a minimum of 2 years of college-level German to attend a 3 – 4 week summer course at a German university. Summer courses in German language, literary, cultural, political and/or economic aspects of modern and contemporary

Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and the ambush of Ahmaud Arbery in Satilla Shores, Georgia, are recent examples of a long history of anti-Black violence in the United States. Globally, we are witnessing international solidarity with Black Lives Matter as well as movements addressing various expressions of racism that have shaped the modern world system, including slavery and colonialism. The fact that current protests are taking place in the midst of a pandemic demonstrates their urgency; COVID-19 has

, and Nancy Powell, Powell Family Foundation.9:00-10:00am: “Holocaust Distortion and Denial``Dr. Yehuda Bauer, Professor of Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem Introduction by Dr. Christopher R. Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC10:00-10:30am: Commentary and Q&AHosted by Dr. Christopher R. Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus of History at

possible register, political reflections and literary imagination, provides each of his interventions with an impressive poignancy. His work is an exploration into the perverse social fantasies driving Mexico’s violent modern history and leaves nothing untouched.” (see BOMB Magazine article)Additional Resources BOMB Magazine Los Angeles Review of Books Three Percent World Literature Today Words without BordersFeatured PanelsWomen in Prison and Transformative LearningResilience in Disaster Relief

. Environmental Studies Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Mathematics At PLU, we will teach you the classical mathematical tools that you need to begin to understand more recent developments and modern applications. Physics The Department of Physics offers bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees in physics, a bachelor of science degree in applied physics, and a bachelor of arts in education degree for secondary

murders, and contemporary film representations of resistance and repression. The project will weave together different moments in time, where moments of white terror, black resistance and violence against African-Americans went hand in hand. Ehrenhaus will remain in Tacoma as he compiles the research for this book. He is hoping to have it reach a broad public audience, both inside and outside of academia, when he finishes. By Genny Boots ’18