2007-2008
Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large Campus Visits and Events
FALL SEMESTER 2007
NATALIE ANGIER
President's Council of Cornell Women Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large
Campus Visit-September 10-18, 2007
"The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science"
Tuesday, September 11, 4:30 pm, David Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall
JUDITH BUTLER
Campus Visit-September 16-19
"A Conversation on Conversation with Judith Butler and Denise Riley"
Monday, September 17, 4:30 pm, Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
Sponsored with the Society of the Humanities and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies
BASSAM TIBI
Campus Visit-September 13-28, 2007
Workshop on Religious Pluralism-sponsored by Program for A.D.White Professors-at-Large, the Cornell Southeast Asia Program, South Asia Program,Institute for European Studies, the Cultures and Religions Initiative of the Mellon Central New York Humanities Corridor Initiative (University of Rochester, Syracuse University, Cornell University), and the Institute for German Cultural Studies
IMAGING MUSLIMS/IMAGINING OTHERS: South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-15, Kahin Center for Advanced Research on SE Asia
Friday, September 14, 4:30-6:30 pm
Dr. Tibi will be featured with other scholars in a set of brief public lectures composed of reflection statements of 20-minutes duration; each outlining the trajectory that led the speaker to become engaged with these subjects. Following the presentations, there will be 30 minutes for question and answer, which will also serve as to prepare for the workshop on Saturday, September 15.
"Muslims in Europe: From Parallel Societies to Citizens of the Heart"
Wednesday, September 19, 6:00 pm, Hans Bethe House, Commons Area (Introduction by Research Fellow, Nimat Hafez Barazangi, Bethe House Fellow)
"A Migration Story: From Muslim Immigrants to European "Citizens of the Heart?"
Wednesday, September 26, 4:30 pm, Kaufman Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Campus
SPRING SEMESTER 2008
ANN MARKUSEN
Campus Visit-February 19-23, 2008
Friday, February 22
3:00 pm
Public Lecture—“Cultural Planning and the Creative City: An Arts-Centered Research and Policy Agenda;” Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall (Presented in conjunction with Dept. of City and Regional Planning, International Studies in Planning Colloquium, Spring 2008 Lecture Series)
Free and open to the public
FILM SCREENINGS—LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON
* Thursday, February 28, 9:30, WSH
* Friday, February 29, 7:15, WSH
* Saturday, March 1, 7:15, WSH
Multiple screenings of Professor Hershman Leeson's film "Strange Culture"—Sponsored by Cornell Cinema
http://cinema.cornell.edu/earlyspring08/strangeculture.html
LAURA RESTREPO
Campus Visit-February 25-March 7, 2008
Tuesday, February 26
4:30 pm
Public Lecture—“AUTHORS IN SEARCH OF THE CHILD THEY WERE: On memory and origin;” Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
The lecture is available for viewing on Cornell Cast.
Thursday, February 28
Friday, February 29
Schedule: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/Programs/placa/conferIndex.html
Conference—"Identity, Territory, and Social Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Location: Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Keynote address by Laura Restrepo
Friday, February 29
12:15-1:30 pm
Brown Bag Luncheon Seminar—“Cervantes and Contemporary Madness;” Institute of European Studies; Location: Uris Hall
Thursday, March 6
4:30 pm-6:00 pm
Roundtable Discussion: Laura Restrepo’s Literary Universe; with Professors Elvira Sanchez-Blake and Laura Restrepo;Kaufmann Auditorium
All free and open to the public
OSVALDO SALA
Campus Visit-March 31-April, 5, 2008
Wednesday, April 2
4:30 pm
Public Lecture—"Higher Effects of Plant-Species Diversity on Productivity in Natural vs. Artificial Ecosystems," Morrison Room, Corson Hall
DAVID ALDOUS
Campus Visit-April 13-19, 2008
Monday, April 14
4:30 pm
Public Lecture: “The Ten Top Things that Math Probability Tells You About the Real World,” Mallott Hall, Bache Auditorium
ANDY GOLDSWORTHY
Campus Visit-April 14-18, 2008
Thursday, April 17
Lecture Presentation—7:30 pm at David Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall
This lecture presentation will feature images of Professor Goldsworthy's projects during his
eight-year term as an Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large that included participation by Cornell students.
Tickets will be required to be admitted to this event. Limited seating.
Free tickets to this event will be available at Cornell's Willard Straight Ticket Center and the Johnson Museum of Art on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 14, 15, & 16 till gone.
Interested individuals may receive up to two tickets each. Ticket availability is on a first-come-first-served basis.
The program is open to members of the Cornell Community and greater Ithaca/Tompkins community.
Professor Goldsworthy constructed a new sculpture installation during his recent campus visit. The cairn is located off the Hoyt-Pileated Trail at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology. Visitors are welcome to view the piece free of charge. To view a video about this project visit the Lab's website at:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/podcast/GodlsworthyCairn/document_view
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