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Professor of Communication | International Honors | youngam@plu.edu | 253-536-5165 | Dr.
in the Academy (Lexington Books 2015) Prophets, Gurus, and Pundits: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement (Southern Illinois University Press 2014) : View Book Selected Presentations 2015 TEDxTacoma event under the theme “Did you know... ”, Did you know intellectuals are lousy at talking about our work?, Tacoma, WA (April, 2015) Selected Articles Anna M. Young, Justin Eckstein* & Donovan Conley. "Rhetorics and Foodways." Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Vol. 12(2), 02/12/15: 198-199
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Learning anthropology by doing anthropology By David R. Huelsbeck – professor of anthropology The two courses mentioned in Ted Charles’ essay seek to provide an opportunity for students to experience a different culture: to learn anthropology by doing anthropology. This summer, as part of the…
cultural values that are different from their own, and learn to recognize when they are acting/reacting on the assumption that their values are “right.” (In other words, to recognize when they are being ethnocentric.) These anthropological learning objectives are congruent with PLU’s Wild Hope Project, in that they give students the chance to discover the kind of “big enough questions” that will continue to have an impact in the student’s life beyond the classroom, today and in the future. Both courses
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Introduction The Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) offers “Four-Week Summer Program” scholarships to non-native Chinese speaking college students worldwide to study Chinese language and
, visits to local cultural attractions Scholarship details: Scholarship covers tuition, accommodation (double room on university campus) and comprehensive medical insurance Participants are responsible for international travel, learning materials, meals and admission tickets to cultural sites in China Application Requirements 1) Age: 16-35 years old 2) HSK result (any level) 3) Do not have any experience of studying in China before Application Procedure Register for HSK test at www.chinesetest.cn (if
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If you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Though anthropology does look at stones and bones, it also examines the politics, medicine, kinship, art and
data.FieldsAnthropology at PLU is composed of four fields: Cultural anthropology studies living human cultures in order to create a cross-cultural understanding of human behavior. Archaeology has the same goal as cultural anthropology, but uses data from the physical remains of past cultures to reach it. Linguistic anthropology studies the interrelationships between language and other aspects of culture and how languages have changed over time. Physical anthropology studies the emergence and subsequent biological
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Thank you all for attending the 2016 Food Symposium!
-12:20pm Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center Dr. Michael Schleeter (Philosophy) Holly Foster (Zestful Gardens) Anika Moran (Mother Earth Farm) Dr. Justin Lytle (Chemistry) Food Consumption Panel Monday, February 29, 12:30pm-1:35pm Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center Dr. Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien (Religion) Dr. Kevin O’Brien (Religion) Ryan Ceresola (Sociology) Sue Potter [Executive Director FISH] “Waste Not” Screening Monday, February 29, 1:45pm Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center PLU
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Jen Soriano (she~they) is a Filipinx writer and movement builder who has long worked at the intersection of grassroots organizing, narrative strategy, and art-driven social change.
Tongue Dry,” and co-editor of Closer to Liberation: A Pina/xy Activist Anthology. She received a BA in History and Science from Harvard and an MFA in fiction and nonfiction from the Rainier Writing Workshop. Jen is also a co-founder of the cultural democracy institutions, MediaJustice and ReFrame. Originally from a landlocked part of the Chicago area, Jen now lives with her family in Seattle, near the Duwamish River and the Salish Sea. Her debut book, Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing, is now
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 30, 2015)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its 125-year history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Crow Ho Ho Dec.…
and forms of joyful expression.UPCOMING EVENTS Crow Ho Ho Dec. 16 | 7:30 | Black Box Theatre (Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) PLU’s student improv group, the Clay Crows, presents an evening of holiday themed improvised performance. Nordic Fest Dinner Dec. 19 | 5 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center This year’s theme is “A Child’s Christmas Wish.” Evening will Celebrate Nordic Children’s Literature and traditional Scandinavian holiday food including glogg (warm, spiced win
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2020 has been no stranger to change. Change in communities, ways of life, understanding, normality, mindset: change seems to be the common theme of 2020. With the significant changes that PLU has had to make during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Jason Schroder, Director of…
“All Tradition is Change”: Redefining Community in the SCC Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Caitlin Klütz '21English Writing Major2020 has been no stranger to change. Change in communities, ways of life, understanding, normality, mindset: change seems to be the common theme of 2020.With the significant changes that PLU has had to make during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Jason Schroder, Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center, spoke about how his position has changed
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Internal events are programs and events that fulfill or support the mission of the University, are funded by University resources, and are planned and supervised by a University department or
faculty, staff, students and alumni, foster a sense of community and put into action our mission to serve the PLU community as an intellectual, economic and cultural center. These events provide a wonderful opportunity for visitors including alumni, parents, donor prospects, potential students, and community members, to experience first-hand the wide range of our scholarly and cultural programming, as well as experience the beauty of the campus. By following these guidelines, we can maximize the use
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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…
Expanding the Mind in German Studies Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Kirsten Christensen and Jennifer JenkinsOriginally Published in 2016The 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 19th century, has its roots in the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s concept of “Geist” as a superindividual cultural consciousness. (In
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