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  • been interested in Jane Austen, particularly the construction of Austen as a character after her death and how we understand her in contemporary readings.Contributors Kathryn Einan is an English Literature and History double major from Pacific Lutheran University. She has interests in Austen’s novels as well as other classic literature and intends to focus her studies on them. She has enjoyed Austen’s books as well has film adaptations of those books ever since she was young. She has an interest in

  • last spring,” Davidson said. “I was really moved when I watched the groundbreaking 2013 PBS documentary series Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation (which attempts to historicize the Latino experience in the United States from the 1500s to the present). In fact, my family gathered to watch the first episode together. As a second-generation Latina in the U.S., I felt very emotional watching our history finally represented in this way—on mainstream television!—but I was troubled

  • offset the cost of airfare, and students can apply for PLU’s financial need-based Global Scholar Award as well. Chengdu, China (Offered in 2026)Continuity and Change in an Emerging World PowerChinese Language, Chinese Studies, Business, Political Science, History, GenEd | Fall | No language prerequisite Learn More Oxford, EnglandIHON-Oxford International Honors Program IHON, Multidisciplinary | Program participants pursue individualized courses of study in tutorials with Oxford scholars, while also

  • Norwegian Inspiration for Disney's FrozenDisney’s Frozen is a world-wide success, but did you know the film makers studied Norwegian history and culture extensively while working on the film? And did you know it is based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale? Come find out these tidbits and many more at the Scandinavian Cultural Center! A new exhibition opens on Sunday, January 11th, 2015 at 2pm with a screening of the film Frozen, a rosemaling demonstration by Julie Ann Hebert, and a discussion

  • Sami’s Story – Oxford 2017; NYC, São Paulo, Barcelona, and Cape Town 2019 Global Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies – Class of 2020 What she would like other students to know: For me, studying with my feet on the ground — listening to people’s stories and using my own sense of perception — while also being supported with history and context has been the most fulfilling way to learn and grow. A piece of advice to future study away students: Check in with yourself and reflect on what you’ve seen

  • Colleen Hacker was the first woman to head-coach a national-champion women’s soccer team? In 1995-96, a school-record 27 Lutes were named first-team All-Americans? Or that in 2000 the PLU football team was featured in Sports Illustrated? Athletics at PLU has sustained an elite status throughout every era of its 115-year history. Competing at both the NAIA Division II and NCAA Division III levels (since 1996), PLU teams have won 11 national championships and claimed regional or conference championships

  • understanding of music. Not open to majors. (4) MUSI 103 : History of Jazz - CX Survey of America's unique art form−Jazz: Emphasis on history, listening, structure, and style from early developments through recent trends. (4) MUSI 105 : The Arts of China Exploration of a number of Chinese art forms, primarily music but also including calligraphy, painting, tai chi, poetry, Beijing opera, film and cuisine. (4) MUSI 106 : Music of Scandinavia and the Nordic Region - CX, GE A survey of Nordic and Scandinavian

  • Beckert Author and Harvard University history professor James McLurkin Senior Hardware Engineer Mae Ngai Professor of Asian American Studies and History at Columbia University Ijeoma Oluo Author The People’s Gathering Conversations About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We Stand with Our Muslim Neighbors Time of Prayer, Silence, Sharing and Connecting Witness Uganda Documentary-Musical Patty Murray Sen., D-Washington Freeman Hrabowski III President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County Richard

  • ENVT 350 Environmental Methods of Investigation is a watershed-based course that examines the health of PLU’s watershed – the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed. The class has been the centerpiece of our interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program since the minor was first offered in 1992. Later the program offered its first major in 1998. In the class, students study the health of our watershed using multiple disciplines – this semester, including Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, History, and

  • Revised English Learning Outcomes (5/2/24)1. Reading. Students will interpret texts with attention to the complexities of content, form, and aesthetic value. 2. Writing Process. Students will practice a deliberate process of writing as revision, with emphasis on inquiry, argument, and craft. 3. Genre, Media, and Rhetorical Situation. Students will study diverse genres, media, and modes of communication and write for a variety of purposes and audiences. 4. Culture, History, and Power. Students