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 |
50 years of Cuban Revolution; 5 Cuban Prisoners in US Prisons Saul Landau, Vice Chair of the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C., internationally-known scholar, author, commentator, and filmmaker on foreign and domestic policy issues https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Nov17_Landau.pdf |
| Friday, November 20 |
Pilgrim Feasts: Foods, Journeys and Sacred Histories in the Abrahamic Religions with a Short Cooking Demonstration Juan E. Campo, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and the History of Religions at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Magda Campo, lecturer in Arabic, UCSB https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Nov20_Campo.pdf |
| Tuesday, November 24 |
Is China Large?: Monetary Leadership and the Dynamics of Currency Zone Formation David Andrews, Professor of International Relations, Scripps College & Director of the European Union Center of California https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Nov24_Andrews.pdf |
| Tuesday, December 1 |
German Roots of Green Hans-Jürg Rindisbacher, Professor of German, Pomona College https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Dec1_Rindisbacher.pdf |
| Thursday, December 3 |
Occupational Safety and English Language Proficiency Akbar Marvasti, Professor of Economics, University of Southern Mississippi https://wfs.pomona.edu/ldf04747/www/IRC_Fliers/Fall2009/Dec3_Marvasti.pdf |
| 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 |