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Lise Mba Ekani Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Global Studies Full Profile 253-535-8340 lekani@plu.edu

the link between human health and time spent in the outdoors. I will show how it could be connected to identity with help from the disciplines of Anthropology and Women’s and Gender Studies. I utilize theories of intersectionality, critical race theory, and feminist anthropology to better understand the United States’s outdoor culture and how it distinguishes who is and isn’t allowed to be considered normal for existing in that space. I go over various health benefits provided by the environment

So What Can I Do With My GSRS Degree?A degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies offers students a wide range of career options. Students seeking a major or minor in GSRS have the opportunity to pursue careers in fields such as law, advocacy, counseling, education, international policy, health, politics, psychology, social work, sociology, public administration, and history–just to name a few. GSRS students develop skills in oral and written communication, problem-solving, critical thinking

Bringing the Past to Life in the PresentIn September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in Scandinavian Area Studies, which Dr. Schroeder supervised. The exhibit encouraged visitors to interact with conceptions of the past and Nordic identities by presenting KD Williams’ fieldwork with Viking Age and medievalist re-enactors. Groups that were featured in particular

, Professor of the History of Christianity torvensa@plu.edu Free and Open to the Public YouTube LivestreamThe 17th annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, the evening capstone to the 12th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference, will be given by Dr. Marc Dollinger, holder of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University. The title of his lecture is, “From Religion to Politics: Antisemitism and Jew Hatred From Ancient Times Until Today.” Dr. Dollinger will speak at 7

Schooner, Columbia Journal, The Offing, Electric Literature and more. Her fiction has been selected for inclusion in Best Microfiction 2023 and nominated for Best of the Net. She is thrilled to be working with young writers as a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at PLU. Erin Strubbe is a writer, editor, educator, and scholar from Southern California. Her fiction explores intersections of gender, belonging, and alienation through speculative fiction, and her scholarly work delves into the

-actives, and interesting history and facts from the Nordic region. This exhibit was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center Dr. Elisabeth I. Ward, Dr. Troy Storfjell, an Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies, and Linn Chloe Hagstrøm a senior in Global Studies and Anthropology ’15. The exhibit was on view from January 13th through April 7, 2016.

Course Title CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese - VW, GE CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese - VW, GE FREN 201 Intermediate French - VW, GE FREN 202 Intermediate French - VW, GE FREN 210 French History, Culture, Society - VW, GE FREN 211 Francophone Africa in Global Context - VW, GE FREN 301 Advanced French - VW, GE FREN 310 French History, Culture, Society - VW, GE FREN 311 Francophone Africa in Global Context - VW, GE GSRS 201 Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies - VW HGST 200