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  • The Department of Political Science is pleased to present their Spring 2024 Capstones. Presentations will be given on May 16th – Xavier Hall, Room 201 – 6:00-9:00 pm Click on each student name to see their presentation title. Kaden BoltonVon BornAinsley FuerstSeth GebauerCalissa HagenKaden BoltonThe ``Chinese Virus``: Political Sinophobia and its ConsequencesVon BornHow Does Public Opinion Affect the Legalization of Recreational MarijuanaAinsley FuerstMental Health Care in Correctional

  • Scandinavian Migrant Literature Norwegian Women's Literature Sigrid Undset's Authorship Books Pakkis, Khalid Hussain, translation to English by Claudia Berguson and Ingeborg Kongslien (Nordic Press 2013) Selected Presentations Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study National Conference, "Undset in Exile: The Storyteller and Information Soldier" (2014) Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study National Conference, "Ever Yours, Sigrid: Sigrid Undset as Epistolary Friend and Author" (2013

  • January 1, 2013 Guilt and Innocence – What does it Mean to be Alive? By Julia Walsh ’14 “Do you enjoy your work?”  It’s an innocuous, innocent question. Would that it had an innocuous, innocent answer. I came to apply for the Kurt Mayer Summer Fellowship in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in April of 2012 after winning second place in the Raphael Lemkin essay contest in March of the same year for my paper “Letters Written in Blood: the Holocaust in Poetry”. The fellowship application was for the

  • numerous books. Through her editing and publishing, Judith was a tireless advocate of other writers. She edited or co-edited three collections of nonfiction that have become classics in the field: In Short, In Brief and Short Takes , all published by W.W. Norton. She also co-edited, with Ted Kooser, The Poet’s Guide to the Birds . Most recently, Judith started Ovenbird Books, a press dedicated to publishing inventive books of creative nonfiction. As the poetry reviewer for The Georgia Review, a role

  • Chuck Bergman Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7490 Email: bergman@plu.edu Website: http://www.charlesbergman.com/ Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Video Education Ph.D., English, University of Minnesota, 1977 M.A., English, University of Minnesota, 1973 B.A., English, University of Washington, 1970 B.A., Economics, University of Washington, 1969 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Environmental Writing Environmental Literature Freelance Writing Shakespeare Selected Publications Jane

  • Ibsen and PlaceProfessor Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp explored way that film adaptation of Ibsen’s plays shed light on his treatment of place – including interiority and exteriority – and on what sorts of transformation are involved in adapting theater to film.  Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp, Professor of Scandinavian Literature University of Tromsø – Arctic University of Norway April 2, 2019, 7:00 PM Xavier Hall, Room 201 Lisbeth Pettersen Wærp has written extensively about Norwegian playwright and poet

  • Poets Guide to the Birds (Anhinga Press) and three collections of short nonfiction—In Short, In Brief and Short Takes—and the anthology Brief Encounter.  Her awards included an NEA fellowship in poetry, two Pushcart Prizes in nonfiction and recognition as a distinguished teacher of adults.  She had the distinction of being called—by Newsday—the Evel Knievel of literature. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 7:15 p.m. Bernard Cooper, The Judith Kitchen Visiting Writer. Cooper has written two collections of memoirs

  • to speak in another language, read literature in isolation, or travel more easily to a particular part of the world.  They teach you to hear and to understand the unique voices of cultures, including your own, and develop the trans-cultural skills necessary for a life of “thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care” in an increasingly connected world. Our programs grow out of PLU’s history, heritage, values, and mission. The languages that we offer – French & Francophone Studies, Hispanic

  • their own lives. This behavior is also true of adult readers: Some want spy thrillers, some want romance, some want cozy mysteries, some want lyric poetry. When it comes to reading, there’s a place at the table for everyone. I find that to be a very democratic and comforting way of looking at books. In terms of content and theme in YA literature, we must remember that there are a lot of kids who are living lives that aren’t rated PG. There are a lot of kids who are living lives that are generally

  • good place to begin is in reviewing comments made by the Director of CIWA, Professor Paul Manfredi, Chair of Languages and Literature at Pacific Lutheran University in his letter updating members of the Washington State Congressional delegation following CIWA’s tenth anniversary celebration. Then a thoughtful consideration of Jamie P. Horsley’s article “It’s Time for a New Policy on Confucius Institutes“ which demonstrates the benefits for the United States in understanding Chinese culture and