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SCC Artifact CollectionsThe Scandinavian Cultural Center Collections holds over three thousand cultural artifacts and art works related to Nordic lands and people, Nordic-Americans, and PLU’s Nordic heritage. The Center’s collection represent artifacts dating from the 17th century up to the present and is especially rich in textile works, woodworking objects and ceramic plates. To the left you will find a link to the Scandinavian Cultural Center’s Artifact Collection Online. The Collection
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Jennifer Hubbert Assistant Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies Biography Biography Dr. Hubbert’s research lies at the intersection of contemporary cultural politics, state-society relations, late-socialist transitions and identity formation in contemporary China. She is particularly interested in public representations of the nation-state. Over the years, her research has addressed historical theme parks, Mao badge collectors, generational differences among intellectuals and
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physical activity on overall health and well-being. Activity Courses (1) Students will learn the basic knowledge and skills necessary for successful participation in a particular physical activity. Students will demonstrate the awareness, knowledge, and behavioral skills necessary to support a lifelong commitment to movement and physical activity. Interpreting Text (IT)Interpreting Text (4): Students will learn to analyze text, examining both their constructions and the cultural, social, philosophical
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Alumni and Constituent Relations100NovemberPI, PS Mary Baker Russell Scholars Concert Music DepartmentNovemberPI Svare-Toven Endowed Professorship Lecture Division of Humanities (Claudia Bergeson contact)November Annual Science LectureDivision of Natural Sciences400NovemberPI Veterans Day Celebration PLUSC, coordinated w/Military Outreach (noon or at chapel if MWF)NovemberPI Veterans Football Game Director of Military OutreachNovemberPI, PS Sankta Lucia FestScandinavian Cultural Center30DecemberPI
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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 02/12/15: Justin Eckstein* & Anna M. Young
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Motherhood 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 02/12/15: Justin Eckstein
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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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Cosmopolitanism, Aesthetics, and Celine DionMy name is Dr. Michael Rings and I am very pleased and excited to be joining PLU’s Department of Philosophy as a Visiting Assistant Professor through Spring 2017. My research lies at the intersection of ethics and the philosophy of art and builds on my dissertation, “The Aesthetic Cosmopolitan Project,” which explores ethical and political issues that arise in contexts of cross-cultural art appreciation and consumption. This research interest informed
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Expanding the Mind in German StudiesThe 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 English we encounter the German loan word “Geist” in the term Zeitgeist, which describes the spirit of a particular
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Sankta Lucia ScholarshipThe Scandinavian Cultural Center is proud to annually award a PLU student with a Lucia scholarship, given in honor of Betty Larson, a long time supporter of the Center. This $1000 award goes to the student who most embodies the quality of Sankta Lucia. This year, the candidates who apply for the scholarship will write an essay, subject to be determined soon. The applicants will be interviewed by the Scandinavian Cultural Center Council’ Lucia Committee. They will also
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