01/29 - Athenaeum at 2PM - What do Civil Rights Look Like in the Early 21st Century?

For the first Athenaeum of the 2014 Spring Semester on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 2:00pm, join us for panel discussion on What do Civil Rights Look Like in the Early 21st Century? by Alex Hines, Joe Morse, John Campbell, and Tomas Tolvaisas.

The panel will address the question “What do Civil Rights Look Like in the Early 21st Century?” When addressing this question the panel will discuss the numerous ongoing civil rights issues in this country, such as those presented by “stop and frisk” policing behavior and the recent Supreme Court’s gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. After opening remarks and discussion from the panelists, the floor will be opened for questions and comments from the audience.

All panel members will lead a June 2014 WSU Travel Study Course on the Civil Rights movement to Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Alex Hines, Director, WSU Office of Inclusion and Diversity

Joe Morse, Activist and Veteran of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement

John Campbell, Professor, WSU History Department

Tomas Tolvaisas, Associate Professor, WSU History Department

The Library Athenaeum will also host the following presentations later this semester:

February 12, 2014 – Bruno Borsari, Living the Land Ethics through Restorative Teaching and Learning

April 09, 2014—WSU English Writing Majors, Advanced Poetry Writing Student Reading

All Athenaeum events begin at 2:00 PM, and are held on the south end of the Library's second floor, unless otherwise noted.

04/10 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Advanced Poetry Writing WSU Student Reading

Join us at 1pm as we listen to WSU students from Professor Jim Armstrong's advanced poetry class.  They will read their original poetry to showcase their year-long education in the art of writing poems.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information please vist our website: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/  

4/1 Athenaeum at 1pm - Watching for the Ferris Wheel by Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz

Join us on Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 1pm for a presentation by Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz titled Watching for the Ferris Wheel

It will be a lively illustrated presentation on the nature of the American county agricultural fair, the long-haul research for the book, and a bit about the process of getting it published as a large-format, full-color volume.

If you bring you own personal copy Drake and Carol will sign books afterwards. Purebred and Homegrown: America’s County Fairs (University of Wisconsin Press, 2008).

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The Athenaeum schedule is available at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

3/25 Athenaeum at 1pm - Sabbatical Experience in the Middle East by Beckry Abdel-Magid and Margaret Trott

Join us on Wedneday March 25, 2009 at 1pm for Beckry Abdel-Magid and Margaret Trott's a lecture and discussion titled A Sabbatical Experience in the Middle East.

The lecture will emphasize planning for a sabbatical leave, application to the Fulbright Scholarship Program, and selection of program and country. The discussion will include academic and cultural preparation for a successful sabbatical leave, transition and family relocation to host country, adaptation to new environment of work and leisure. An overview of the society, economy and politics of the United Arab Emirates (our host country) will be presented.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The Athenaeum schedule is available at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

3/18 Athenaeum at 1pm - Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis by Shanthal Perera

Join us on March 18 at 1pm for a presentation titled Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis by WSU student Shanthal Perera. Perera will present perspectives on the two ethnic communities involved in Sri Lanka's twenty-five year civil war, this lecture will provide a historical introduction to Sri Lanka's civil conflict, from its beginnings in colonial times to its explosion in 1983. The presenter will offer a history of the various points of view surrounding the conflict, discuss recent developments, possible future scenarios, and solutions for ending the war.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side.
The Athenaeum schedule is available at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

3/11 Athenaeum at 1pm - Art and Students in China: Impressions from Jingdezhen by Anne Plummer

Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 1:00pm Anne Plummer presents Art and Students in China: Impressions from Jingdezhen

China has a rich cultural heritage that westerners find compelling in terms of its scale, longevity, aesthetics, and its high level of craftmanship. Contemporary Chinese artists and students find this history to be both a source of inspiration and a burden. Western art is recognized as cutting edge in the global culture. While Chinese artists and students struggle to incorporate contemporary western practices and earn recognition in the contemporary global art world, many westerners yearn to find the historic Chinese arts and culture intact. How do the Chinese and westerners deal with these conflicting expectations?

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor, bluff side of the WSU Library.

For the Spring 2009 schedule please go here: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

10/22 Athenaeum at 1pm - Understanding Muslim and Islamic Culture by Ahmed El-Afandi

Join us on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm for a presentation by Ahmed El-Afandi titled "Understanding Muslim and Islamic Culture."

Emeritus Professor El-Afandi (Political Science), who was a founding member of the Winona Islamic Center, will discuss Muslim and Islamic cultures to help foster a better understanding of significant cultural differences and similarities between Muslim and non-Muslim beliefs.

The fall 2008 schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library.

3/12 Athenaeum at 1pm - Culture Shock and Political Correctness by Juan Fernandez Iglesias

On Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 1:00pm Juan Fernandez Iglesias, WSU Professor of Foreign Languages, will present Culture Shock and Political Correctness: The Challenge of Teaching Foreign Cultures in America.

Culture is often perceived as something that, well, other cultures have. Think, for example, of the French, with their “peculiar” culinary and social eccentricities. We, on the other hand, (whomever that “we” may be in any particular instance) tend to behave and interact with each other and interpret the world around us following the sometimes vague but generally accepted rules of what could be described as “common sense.” This stance makes us look at other cultures as literally eccentric, that is, out of center, not normal. Since they behave differently than us, and our behavior is determined by common sense, then their behavior has to be motivated by something else, something strange. When two cultures interact, this clashing of two different systems of “common sense” results in what has come to be known as “culture shock,” the seed of stereotypes and ultimately of ethnic and cultural chauvinism.

2/06 Athenaeum at 2pm - For the Love of Cricket - by Santosh Chandrabalan

At 2pm (note time), Santhosh Chandrabalan- WSU Student, Composite Engineering ,will talk about All Things Cricket: The Sport and Life.

What is cricket? How is it played? And what does it mean in the life of a WSU student? This presentation will provide an introduction to the sport of cricket and Chandrabalan will be open for questions about the game and cricket at WSU.

Please join us on the second floor of the library. For further information about the Library Athenaeum, please visit the following:http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/