Fall 2009 Speaker Series
| Thursday, September 10 |
China’s Population Changes Dr. Barbara Pilsbury, Senior Advisor, Global Health Program, Medical Service Corporation International and Consultant in International Health and Development, Washington, D.C. *Event Co-Sponsored by PBI https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Sept_09_Pillsbury.pdf |
| Tuesday, September 22 |
Religion, Literature, Politics, and Celebrations in the Medieval Muslim World Farooq Hamid, Professor of Religious Studies, UC Irvine https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Sept_22_Hamid.pdf |
| Friday, September 25 |
Netizens vs. “Harmonious” China Angelina Chin, Assistant Professor, Department of History; Asian Studies Faculty, Pomona College https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Sept_25_Chin.pdf |
| Tuesday, October 6 |
The Oktoberfest: Originals and Copies Jennifer Gully, Lecturer of German, Pomona College https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct_6_Gully.pdf |
| Friday, October 9 |
Ten Years of Revolution in Venezuela: Democracy, Social Justice, and a New Region Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Embassy of Venezuela to the United States of America *Event Co-Sponsored by Latin American Studies https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct9_AlvarezHerrera.pdf |
| Monday, October 12 |
A Lecture/Demonstration by the Hungarian Gypsy Folk Band, Parno Grazst https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct12_ParnoGraszt.pdf |
| Tuesday, October 13 |
Oh! A Mystery of “Mono No Aware” Todd Shimoda, Author *Event Co-Sponsored by PBI https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct_13_Shimoda.pdf |
| Thursday, October 15 |
Cowboys y los Indígenas Tony Gleaton, Photographer *Event Co-Sponsored by Latin American Studies https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct15_Gleaton.pdf |
| Tuesday, October 27 |
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions for Palestinian Water Justice Susan Koppelman, Pomona ‘01, LifeSource Project Organizer *Event Co-Sponsored by Religious Studies and the Environmental Analysis Program https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct27_Koppelman.pdf |
| Thursday, October 29 |
The June Elections in Iran: Background and Prospects Shahriar Shahriari, Professor of Mathematics, Pomona College https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Oct29_Shahriari.pdf |
| Friday, November 6 |
Icons and Symbols: The Changing Meanings of Middle Eastern Dance Anthony Shay, Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance, Pomona College https://wfs.pomona.edu/rb014747/www/PDF/Nov6_Shay.pdf |
| Tuesday, November 10 |
The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan Dahr Jamail, award-winning independent journalist reporting on the Middle East https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Nov10_Jamail.pdf |
| Thursday, November 12 |
Occupation, War, and Feminist Perspectives: The Struggle of Palestinian Women Ghada Talhami, Susan Currier Inaugural Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University and D.K.Pearsons Professor of Politics, Emerita, Lake Forest College https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Nov12_Talhami.pdf |
| Tuesday, November 17 |
Topic: The Cuban Five Saul Landau, internationally-known scholar, author, commentator, and filmmaker on foreign and domestic policy issues |
| Friday, November 20 |
Topic: Eid al-Kabir Juan E. Campo and Magda Campo |
| Tuesday, December 1 |
Topic: The Green Movement in Germany Hans-Jürg Rindisbacher, Professor of German, Pomona College |
| Thursday, December 3 |
Topic: Foreign workers in the United States Akbar Marvasti |
| Friday, December 4 |
Topic: Cuba’s Uphill Transition Rafael Hernandez and Daybel Panellas |
| Tuesday, December 7 |
Pomona College Language Resident Presentations |
| Monday, December 8 |
Student Films *Event Co-Sponsored by PBI |