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Bestselling author and Ojibwe Indian David Treuer delivered the 2023 Natalie Mayer and Raphael Lemkin lecture.
the Nazis at considerable risks to themselves.Dr. Mordecai Paldiel Paldiel is currently teaching, in New York: at Yeshiva University-Stern College, New York – courses in Holocaust & Rescue, and History of Zionism; as well as Touro college, in Modern European History. He also taught at Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey, and Richard Stockton College, Pomona, New Jersey. Dr. Paldiel has published numerous books and articles on the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, such as: “The Path of the
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Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How…
many influential books on the sociology of religion and religion in American life, presented a lecture entitled, “The Modern Project in the Light of Human Evolution,” on Wednesday, Oct. 24, constituting the seventh annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. The lectureship brings to campus nationally recognized scholars who creatively work within the historical, scriptural, and theological sources of a living faith tradition, bringing those sources into dialogue with contemporary questions and
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`` Ibsen and Place`` Dr. Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp, Professor of Scandinavian Literature University of Tromsø - Artic University of Norway
Past Bjug A. Harstad Memorial Lectures 2018-2019 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture “ Ibsen and Place“ Dr. Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp, Professor of Scandinavian Literature University of Tromsø – Artic University of NorwayLearn more about Prof. Wærp 2017-2018 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture “ Bjug Harstad – A Man For All Seasons“ Dr. Phil Nordquist, Professor Emertius of History Learn more about Dr. Nordquist 2016-2017 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture “Puncturing The Exotic: A Recipe For How To Try To Be
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Questions and issues relevant to popular culture and national discourse are frequently and intentionally engaged by PLU’s Philosophy Department.
Gibbs (Vice-President for Marketing and Communications). The event was organized to discuss the moral issues surrounding selfies, particularly in light of the recent controversy in which a young woman took a selfie at Auschwitz. The panel discussed selfie taking by politicians (such as President Obama at Nelson Mandela’s funeral) and other public figures, as well as how selfies taken by private individuals raise important questions about contemporary aesthetics, the ethics of our public expressions
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PLU announces new president A highly regarded university administrator, professor of English and retired Air Force officer has been named president of Pacific Lutheran University. The Board of Regents met Feb. 29 to receive the unanimous recommendation of the presidential search committee and elected Thomas…
, early American, and 17th- and 18th-century British literature. He has served as General Editor of the McNair Papers monograph series and Managing Editor of War, Literature, and the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. He has published numerous articles and other works, including Caribbeana: An Anthology of English Literature of the West Indies, 1657-1777 (University of Chicago Press). Krise will arrive at PLU in June to assume the presidency. He succeeds Loren J. Anderson who will leave
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Welcome to dance at Pacific Lutheran University! We offer a Dance minor within the Department of Theatre & Dance under the College of Professional Studies.
times. Fulfills one course towards the FT GenEd Element. (2) DANC 252 : Beginning/Intermediate Contemporary - CX, FT Students practice contemporary dance technique, contemporary choreography, and learn the history of contemporary and modern dance. Designed for students who have never taken a contemporary dance class before, as well as for more experienced dancers. Repeatable for credit up to 4 times. Fulfills one course towards the FT GenEd Element. (2) DANC 254 : Beginning/Intermediate Tap - CX, FT
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Welcome to dance at Pacific Lutheran University! We offer a Dance minor within the School of Music, Theatre & Dance under the College of Professional Studies.
credit up to 4 times. Fulfills one course towards the FT GenEd Element. (2) DANC 252 : Beginning/Intermediate Contemporary - CX, FT Students practice contemporary dance technique, contemporary choreography, and learn the history of contemporary and modern dance. Designed for students who have never taken a contemporary dance class before, as well as for more experienced dancers. Repeatable for credit up to 4 times. Fulfills one course towards the FT GenEd Element. (2) DANC 254 : Beginning
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Originally Published in 2016 The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19 th century, has its roots in the German philosopher…
English we encounter the German loan word “Geist” in the term Zeitgeist, which describes the spirit of a particular historical juncture.) German speakers have become household names in the fields studied by humanities scholars, whether in literature (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the brothers Grimm, Franz Kafka), film (Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders), music (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven), art (Caspar David Friedrich, Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter), philosophy
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Professor of Hebrew Bible | Religion | finitsak@plu.edu | 253-535-7319 | Antonios Finitsis’ approach to biblical literature is deeply socio-historical.
Antonios Finitsis Professor of Hebrew Bible Phone: 253-535-7319 Email: finitsak@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-G Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Executive Director for the Wild Hope Center for Vocation President, PNW Region American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Education Ph.D., Hebrew Bible, University of Chicago, 2007 M.A., Biblical Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School, 1998 B.A., Religion, Univeristy of Athens
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By Michael Schleeter Established over nine centuries ago, the University of Oxford is one of the world’s oldest enduring institutions of higher learning.
status may be both reinforced and critiqued by culture. As a natural sequel, Dr. Schleeter’s course, “Economic Liberty and Economic Justice,” explored the ethics of market economies, the causes of contemporary economic inequality both within and between nations, and a number of possible solutions, reformist as well as radical, to the problem. Included in the curricula for both courses were weekend study tours—to London and Manchester, respectively—which served to connect their abstract themes to
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