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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…
Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan April 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center | More Information Kevin O’Brien, Chair of Environmental Studies with PLU faculty Troy Storfjell and Jen Smith. Take Back The Night April 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Red Square | More Information The PLU Center for Gender Equity’s annual ‘Take Back the Night’ march and rally, part of an international campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault. TEDxTacoma: Healthy Future April 22 | 7:00
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Chinese students pair up with Lutes in a “speed-dating” exercise at PLU on Jan. 30 designed to discover cultural intersections. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) International ‘Speed Dating’ Creates Cultural Connections By James Olson ’14 Students from six Beijing high schools congregated in the Anderson…
February 7, 2014 Chinese students pair up with Lutes in a “speed-dating” exercise at PLU on Jan. 30 designed to discover cultural intersections. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) International ‘Speed Dating’ Creates Cultural Connections By James Olson ’14 Students from six Beijing high schools congregated in the Anderson University Center on Jan. 30 to participate in a cultural exchange that looked a lot like a speed-dating session—on purpose. The students, who were visiting Pacific Lutheran
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Study away is an opportunity for students to pursue their academic interests in a different cultural context.
Information for Families of Study Away StudentsYour student is thinking of studying away – you may have concerns, questions, and would like to know more about what to expect. It’s normal for there to be excitement, anticipation and some stress or anxiety about the unknown. Study away is a unique opportunity for students, and if you haven’t experienced something similar or lived in a different cultural environment before yourself, it’s completely understandable if it feels challenging not
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This opportunity was created in 2003 as part of the university’s global and cross-cultural education initiatives.
Global Opportunities for PLU Administrators & Staff J-Term 2023 Mexico, Andrea Michelbach J-Term 2020 Hawaii, Nicole Juliano Short-Term Study Away Program AssistantThis opportunity was created in 2003 as part of the university’s global and cross-cultural education initiatives. Administered through the Wang Center, it aims to provide PLU faculty and staff with a demonstrated interest in global education with the opportunity to participate in one of PLU’s short-term programs in a support capacity
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Perspective: Rethinking the global citizen The field of Subaltern Studies came into existence to address a perceived problem with the way that existing scholarly paradigms in anthropology, Latin American studies, and many other fields, had understood the “objects” of study: people in cultures other than…
June 15, 2009 Perspective: Rethinking the global citizen The field of Subaltern Studies came into existence to address a perceived problem with the way that existing scholarly paradigms in anthropology, Latin American studies, and many other fields, had understood the “objects” of study: people in cultures other than those of the scholar. Subaltern Studies sought to engage the subaltern as an ally and participant in the academic process. The communities being studied in this way, at least
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Assistant Professor of Communication | Communication, Media & Design Arts | ritchiem@plu.edu | 253-535-7093 | Dr.
Marnie Ritchie Assistant Professor of Communication she/her Phone: 253-535-7093 Email: ritchiem@plu.edu Office Location:Ingram Hall - Room 129 Website: https://www.mmritchie.com/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas, 2018 M.A., Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University, 2013 B.A., Philosophy, University of Vermont, 2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Critical/Cultural Studies Affect Theory Media
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Gender and Sexuality Electives KINS 315: Body Image (Mallory Mann) PSYC 375: Psychology of Women (Michelle Ceynar) SOCI 494: Gender and Violence (Kate Luther) Critical Race Studies Electives PSYC
J-Term GSRS Electives Gender and Sexuality Electives KINS 315: Body Image (Mallory Mann) PSYC 375: Psychology of Women (Michelle Ceynar) SOCI 494: Gender and Violence (Kate Luther) Critical Race Studies Electives PSYC 387: Race, Anti-Racism and Child Development (Laura Shneidman) RELI 240: African American Religious Traditions (Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien) Spring 2023 Electives Gender and Sexuality Electives ARTD 490: Gender and Art (Heather Matthews) ENGL 394: Ecofeminism (Adela Ramos) FREN 206
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Sessions take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center, unless noted. 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. – Registration in the University Center Upper Lobby 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Conference ScheduleThursday, September 29, 2016Sessions take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center, unless noted. 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Registration in the University Center Upper Lobby 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Ideas Matter: Justice as Equality, Freedom, and Community in a Post-Enlightenment World Dr. Doug Oakman and Dr. David Deacon Joyner Very old ideas about justice continue to have relevance for our contemporary struggles. Racial injustice is rooted in long
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Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies | Music | cassio.vianna@plu.edu | 253-535-7760 | Cassio Vianna is the Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the University Jazz Ensemble and teaches jazz music courses.
Competition (2016) Winner composition: "For the Rise of a New Day," Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest (2015-2016) Biography Cassio Vianna is the Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the University Jazz Ensemble and teaches jazz music courses. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Vianna is a composer, pianist, arranger, and educator whose work reflects the broad range of musical and cultural influences he has
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Professor of French | French & Francophone Studies | wilkinrm@plu.edu | Coached by Professor Wilkin in French soccer slang, the French team won the Hong International Hall World Cup. Professor Wilkin teaches in four different programs at PLU: French & Francophone Studies, the International Honors program, the First Year Experience program, and Global Studies.
e s: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies Vol. 19.1, 2008: 96-127. "Figuring the Dead Descartes: Claude Clerselier’s L’Homme de René Descartes (1664)." Representations Vol. 83, November, 2003: 38-66. Accolades Florence Howe Award in Foreign Languages, Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages, for “Making Friends, Practicing Equality: The Correspondence of René Descartes and Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia,” 2015 Society for the Study of Early Modern Women Translation or Teaching Edition Award
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