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Holocaust scholar investigates Nazi campaign to “criminalize” Jews By Barbara Clements Michael Berkowitz first came to Professor Robert Ericksen’s attention about 10 years ago, when he first spotted the aspiring Holocaust scholar at the Ohio State University. Since then, Ericksen – PLU’s Kurt Mayer Chair…
Holocaust Conference will be March 17-19, 2011 on the PLU campus. When the opportunity came to bring Berkowitz, now a professor and the director of the Holocaust Program at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University College London, to PLU for a lecture, Ericksen took it. At the PLU Fall Lecture in Holocaust Studies on Nov. 11, Berkowitz will speak from his book, The Crime of My Very Existence. The event is free and open to the public and will take place in Xavier Hall at 7 p.m. The
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Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU Marissa Meyer ’04 came to the PLU campus in February for her book release and signing of “Cress.” The crowd filled the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo by John Froschauer / PLU) Barbara…
improve both the story and my abilities as a writer.” Cress marks the completion of her third novel, with a fourth book scheduled for release in 2014. This event is presented by the Department of English and the Division of Humanities. Read Previous Take Back the Night at PLU Read Next PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 7, 2018) — Before Kelly Hall ’16 and the rest of her Samish canoe family paddled their final strokes through the Hylebos Waterway, Hall did something no one in her tribe had done for many years. “I’m the first tribal member in…
Studies program at PLU, a venture that led to networking with local indigenous leaders. Hall even worked with her current Samish supervisor for her language studies, part of the curriculum in her individualized interdisciplinary major in Native American and indigenous studies. “I’m the first Samish member to get college credit for studying my own language,” Hall said. Her academic journey culminated in a passion for cultural revitalization. The seed that was planted with Hall’s initial research in
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In both Douglas McGrath’s and Autumn de Wilde’s adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma (1815), Christmas dinner scenes intimate the intersection of the familial love and comfort associated with Emma and Mr. Knightley’s romance. At the same time, these scenes draw attention to Knightley’s often paternalistic…
community’s strongest patriarch. The blend of romance and family at the center of Emma and Knightley’s relationship primes it for seasonal consumption given our contemporary taste for Christmas rom-coms. In how both McGrath and de Wilde cement the romance in relation to the preservation of the family nucleus, they provide us with a sentimental ending tailor-made for a twenty-first century Christmas favorite.Works Cited:Emma. Directed by Autumn de Wilde, Focus Features, 2020. Emma. Directed by Douglas
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 27, 2017) – Looking to get the festivities started early? Check out this roundup of holiday events held on campus this year. Dec. 6: Norsk Julegudstjeneste (Norwegian Language Christmas service) Join the SCC and Nordic Studies for a Christmas service in Norwegian!…
handy pointers on how to produce the best holiday treats! This free class is held at Anderson University Scandinavian Cultural Center Kitchen and runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Read Previous MFA alumnus — out of options to treat his cancer — works to raise $500,000 for clinical trial Read Next Lute receives endowed scholarship honoring her Native American heritage COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently
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Amy Young and Justin Eckstein published two pieces in the February 2015 edition of Communication & Critical/Cultural studies, one of the top journals in the communication field, and the articles are quite tasty. The duo has put together a special forum on rhetoric and food.…
Communication faculty publish paper exploring the rhetoric of food Posted by: Todd / March 16, 2015 March 16, 2015 Amy Young and Justin Eckstein published two pieces in the February 2015 edition of Communication & Critical/Cultural studies, one of the top journals in the communication field, and the articles are quite tasty. The duo has put together a special forum on rhetoric and food. The first paper entitled “Rhetoric & Foodways” outlines the potential for a rhetorical examination of food
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We kicked off the 2015-16 academic year at Pacific Lutheran University on Sept. 2 with our traditional University Conference. In a speech to faculty, staff and administration, I outlined what we call “the state of the university”—but this year, my voice did not officially open…
graduation rate—one of the best ways we can do right by our students, both academically and financially. increase the transparency of our budget process. purposefully integrate PLU’s special blend of liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement. It’s all part of cultivating a welcoming university culture of trust, inclusion and safety—it’s vital to our institution, to its mission and to each of us. Welcome to a new year at PLU. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: A Great
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APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts,…
solace is found in the fictive Alice in Wonderland. Carson’s journey converges with a fantastical landscape enlivened by literary, film and cultural references that theatricalize the revolutionary science of Silent Spring. “As an artist and storyteller I am fascinated by the human need to escape reality through fairytales and familiar stories. Time and time again, individuals walk the yellow brick road, fly towards the second star to the right, push through the looking glass, and fall down the rabbit
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APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts,…
solace is found in the fictive Alice in Wonderland. Carson’s journey converges with a fantastical landscape enlivened by literary, film and cultural references that theatricalize the revolutionary science of Silent Spring. “As an artist and storyteller I am fascinated by the human need to escape reality through fairytales and familiar stories. Time and time again, individuals walk the yellow brick road, fly towards the second star to the right, push through the looking glass, and fall down the rabbit
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Senior Elana Tracy ‘21 has mixed feelings now that her studies at Pacific Lutheran University are coming to an end. On the one hand, PLU allowed her to discover a passion for global studies while studying abroad in Great Britain; but on the other, she…
PLU Senior Elana Tracy on her (three!) study away experiences, learning during COVID, and plans for graduate school Posted by: bennetrr / May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021 By Ernest JasminPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterSenior Elana Tracy ‘21 has mixed feelings now that her studies at Pacific Lutheran University are coming to an end. On the one hand, PLU allowed her to discover a passion for global studies while studying abroad in Great Britain; but on the other, she won’t miss learning in
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