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  • 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

  • learning opportunities. Site visits will include internationally significant collections like Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum and the British Museum in London. Additional short trips will focus on the interpretation of landscape as history at Stonehenge, and on the representation of national culture at the National Museums in Cardiff, Wales. Professor of Art & Design and Chair of the department, Heather Mathews, leads the course. Students will have the opportunity to see art in person that has been

  • and Movement Studies. Dale and Jolita Benson both attended PLU and graduated in 1963. Dale earned a BA in history and then a master’s degree and a doctorate from the University of Maine. He has had a long and successful career in the financial industry. He is a member of the university’s Board of Regents. Jolita graduated from the School of Education and has dedicated her life to educating children. She has lived out her passion each day as a teacher, mother and dedicated volunteer. Throughout her

  • January 23, 2014 A mock-up of one of the panels in the exhibit Us Local People: Sámi Vuoiŋŋa and Resilience. (Courtesy of the Scandinavian Cultural Center.) Scandinavian Cultural Center Exhibit Kicks Off Months-Long Human-Rights Inquiry at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham, Content Editor Pacific Lutheran University’s renowned Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) will hold a free public reception celebrating the opening of an important exhibit that explores the history of the Sámi, the native people of

  • New In Print: American Philosophy: From Wounded Knee to the PresentAmerican Philosophy: From Wounded Knee to the Present, by Erin McKenna and Scott L. Pratt (Bloomsbury, 2015). This book, written as an introduction to American philosophy, also serves to challenge many perceived notions of what counts as philosophy and who counts as a philosopher.  The book explores philosophical voices that responded to moments of conflict in U.S. history.  It begins by examining two such moments: the massacre

  • On Exhibit: Struggle for Full Voting Rights Virtual and In-Person Exhibit Posted by: Holly Senn / September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020 Poster 1Poster 2Poster 3Poster 4 [Exhibit has closed.] Mortvedt Library is hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives, Rightfully Hers, “commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rightfully Hers explores the history of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th

  • audiences. Culture, History, and Power. Students will read diverse texts within their historical and cultural contexts, developing a critical understanding of how literature can both uphold and resist existing structures of power. Critical Approaches. Students will deploy ideas from works of criticism and theory in their own reading and writing. Research. Students will identify topics and formulate questions, identify appropriate methods and sources for research, and engage ethically with sources. Oral

  • Breonna Taylor in Louisville, and the ambush of Ahmaud Arbery in Satilla Shores, Georgia, are recent examples of a long history of anti-Black violence in the United States. Globally, we are witnessing international solidarity with Black Lives Matter as well as movements addressing various expressions of racism that have shaped the modern world system, including slavery and colonialism. The fact that current protests are taking place in the midst of a pandemic demonstrates their urgency; COVID-19 has

  • Neal Sobania Professor of History, Emeritus Full Profile sobania@plu.edu

  • Previous PLU Jazz Day in Seattle May 3 Read Next PLU Marketing Students Win Business Competition Track 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 a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024