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Free & Open to the PublicWhen: Tuesday, November 14 The Writer’s Story: 4:00PM, Ness Family Lobby Reading: 7:00PM, Scandinavian Cultural CenterJennifer Sinor is the author of three books, most recently Letters Like the Day: On Reading Georgia O’Keeffe (New Mexico 2017) and Ordinary Trauma: A Memoir (Utah 2017). Her essays have appeared in numerous places including The American Scholar, UTNE, Seneca Review, and Gulf Coast. The recipient of the Stipend in American Modernism as well as nominations
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Ferdinand in Sarajevo (in 1914) and I realized, ’Wow, history is a living thing!’” Travel had the power to inspire a teenage Steves, setting him on a serendipitous career path. His company, Back Door Productions, employs 100 people. He also had the opportunity to raise his now grown-children with an unparalleled world perspective. He hopes PLU students take advantage of Global Studies opportunities — for their sake, and everyone else’s. “When I was younger globalization wasn’t that big of a deal, but
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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo (in 1914) and I realized, ’Wow, history is a living thing!’” Travel had the power to inspire a teenage Steves, setting him on a serendipitous career path. His company, Back Door Productions, employs 100 people. He also had the opportunity to raise his now grown-children with an unparalleled world perspective. He hopes PLU students take advantage of Global Studies opportunities — for their sake, and everyone else’s. “When I was younger globalization
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interested in all aspects of German cultural and history. Her research and publications are focused on the role of the artist in public discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. PLU Faculty ProfileIn addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is
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in England during WWII, and Crown Princess Märtha and her three children lived in the United States during that time.) Cultural ExchangesPacific Lutheran University has sent performers to Norway on a regular basis. The Choir of the West’s 1937 tour to Norway was followed by a 1963 tour that marked a high artistic attainment, as demonstrated by the reviews in many Scandinavian and German newspapers. The Choir of the West has returned to Norway several times since then, and the Choral Union Alumni
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Zhang Lili Visiting Adjunct Instructor of Chinese, Pacific Lutheran University Email: lili.zhang@plu.edu Biography Biography Lili Zhang is a Visiting Adjunct Instructor of Chinese at WSU. She is also an Associate Professor at the College of International Education, Wenzhou University, in Zhejiang Province, China. She is a member of The Paper-cutting Art Professional Committee of China, and a certified Inheritor of paper-cutting of intangible cultural heritage in Wenzhou City. She has taught
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Connie Bacon Commissioner, Port of Tacoma Biography Biography A graduate of Syracuse University, she later received a master’s degree from The Evergreen State College. Bacon is a former executive director of the World Trade Center Tacoma and served eight years as special assistant to former Washington Governor Booth Gardner. She serves on the board of directors for numerous organizations, including the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, the Regional Access Mobility
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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
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Free & Open to the PublicWhen: Thursday, April 5 The Writer’s Story: 4:00PM, University Center 133 Reading: 7:00PM, Scandinavian Cultural CenterKaveh Akbar is the founding editor of Divedapper. His poems appear in The New Yorker, Poetry, APR, Ploughshares, PBS NewsHour, and elsewhere. His debut full-length collection, Calling a Wolf a Wolf, was published by Alice James Books in September 2017; he is also the author of the chapbook Portrait of the Alcoholic. A recipient of the Ruth Lilly and
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, fertility, migration, and ethnicity. She conducted fieldwork research on female fertility behavior in relation to socio-cultural values and norms in rural Bangladesh. Her study results have been published in the Journal of Comparative Family Studies (2000) and the Journal of International Women’s Studies (2004). She also conducted research on the inter-generational family relationships of Germans and Turkish immigrants living in Germany. Some of the conclusions from this research have been published in
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