SPRING 2008
Russian Film Series: April 23 – “Doctor Zhivago” (1965) by D. Lean, Bate 2011, 6:30 PM
Dr. Mark Nicholls, President of St. John's College, Cambridge
University, will deliver the 2008 Harriot Lecture, 7:00-8:30 pm, on
April 10, in the Science and Technology Building, Room OC-307. Dr. Nicholls' lecture, "Sir Walter Raleigh and the Elizabethan World of Thomas Harriot," is the concluding installment of the 2007-08 Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty, staff, students and the general public are invited to this free lecture. Tickets are not required.
The 2008 Harriot Lecture will also open a related symposium, "Raleigh and the Atlantic World," April 10-12, sponsored by the English Department, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, Joyner Library, the Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series, Division of Academic Affairs, Co-curricular Programs and Cultural Outreach, Division of Research and Graduate Studies, Department of History, Department of Anthropology, School of Music, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, University Honors Program, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Purdue University Comparative Literature Program, and the Elizabethan Gardens, Manteo.
For more information on the Raleigh Symposium, see its website at
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/engl/raleigh/ . The Raleigh Symposium is alsoopen to the public.
"TIBET Teach-In: What Happened and Why?" Dr. Derek Maher will discuss recent events regarding: Violence in Lhasa, Tibet; The Dalai lama and Buddhism; Human rights in China; Olympics in Beijing. Science and Technology Building OC209 April 9, 7:00 pm. Sponsored by: Religious Studies Program; English Department; Honors Program; Student Buddhist Meditation and Study Group
Russian Studies Film Series, “BURNT BY THE SUN” (Utomlennye solntsem) by Nikita Mikhalkov, 1994. Bate 2011, 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Academy Award Best Foreign Film. Nikita Mikhalkov directs and stars as Colonel Sergei Kotov, a hero of the Bolshevik Revolution who is spending the summer in the country with his young daughter (Mikhalkov’s real-life daughter), his wife, and her Chekhovian type eccentric family. But when his wife’s childhood love suddenly appears, the idyllic summer day takes a surprising turn. A lyrical film filled with beauty and warmth, Burnt by the Sun, is also an indelible account of a man dedicated to family and fatherland, cruelly destroyed by political paranoia in the 1930s.
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures would like to invite all faculty, students, and staff to attend the Whichard Lecture on 7 April at 7:30 p.m. in SCITEC C209. Following the lecture, there will be a reception in the atrium lobby of the SCITEC. Our Whichard Lecturer is Prof. Maria-Socorro Tabuenca in Hispanic Studies, and her topic is "Ghost Dance in Ciudad Juarez: Women's Murders Representations.” She is former dean of the Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico and will return as Distinguished Professor of Spanish at the University of Texas--El Paso, where she also has taught for a number of years. FLYER
Russian Film Series: Michail Kalatozov’s “THE CRANES ARE FLYING” (“LETYT ZHURAVLI”) 1957, Bate 2011, 6:30 PM, April 2. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. The Cranes Are Flying is a superbly crafted drama, bolstered by stunning cinematography and impassioned performances. Directed by Michail Kalatozov Screenwriter Victor Rozov Starring Tatiana Samoilova and Alexei Batalov
“Did God Have A Wife? Archaeology And Folk Religion In Ancient Israel” 16th Annual Jarvis Lecture on Christianity and Culture, 7:30 pm, Monday, March 31, 2008, ECU Murphy Center
Synopsis: Noted Archaeologist William G. Dever, one of the foremost biblical archaeologists, draws upon both archeological and biblical evidence to reconstruct folk religion in ancient Israel. In this lecture, based on his most recent book by the same title, Dever proposes that the goddess Asherah was the consort of Yahweh, the God of Israel. Through his review of the evidence, Dever illuminates the multi-faceted role of religion and cult in the everyday lives of the ancient Israelites. His most recent book is titled Did God Have A Wife? For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Dever
ASIAN STUDIES LECTURE: Dr. Kazim Abdullaev, Director of Reseach, Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, Princeton, NJ, will make a presentation on "Buddhist Art and Archaeology of Bactria in the Kushan and Post-Kushan Periods," Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in Bate 1025, 4:30-5:30. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the International Studies Program. ITINERARY FLYER
ECU GLOBAL FILM PROJECT: L'Ultimo Bacio directed by Gabriele Muccino, ECU Mendenhall, MSC 244, March 25, 7pm. Sponsored by the ECU GeoClub and benefiting City of Joy, a project of Panzi MHospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo serving female victims of rape and secual torture http://www.vday,org/contents/drcongo
WARFARE AND FORTIFICATION IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN IRELAND: TWO PAPERS, 4-6 pm, Thursday, March 20 in Bate 1032. Free and open to the public
4:00-4:30
"The Myth of the Woman Warrior in Medieval Irish Legend"
Dr. Elizabeth Rambo (Campbell University, NC)
4:30-4:45 Questions
‑‑15 Minute Break‑‑
5:00-5:45
"Towns, Town Walls and Warfare in Early Modern Ireland"
John Bradley (National University of Ireland-Maynooth)
5:45-6:00 Questions
Sponsored by the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and the Departments of English and History Contact: Thomas Herron (herront@ecu.edu or 328-6413) FLYER
GREAT DECISIONS PROGRAM,
January 19-March 8, 2008
Beginning on January 19, 2008 and for the following eight consecutive Saturday mornings, ECU will host the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Program The program is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Eastern North Carolina. The Program consists of a series of lectures by academic and professional experts on the Iraq end-game, European Union at 50, talking to our enemies, Russia, US defense and security policy, Latin America: shift to the left?, US-China trade policy, and private philanthropy. The sessions run from 10am until noon in the Rivers West auditorium (Rm 105).
ASIAN STUDIES LECTURE/PERFORMANCE: Ms. Grace Jong Eun Lee, kayagum composer and soloist, Vancouver Community College, will present a kayagum lecture and demonstration, "Enchanted Sounds of Traditional Korean Music," Rivers West, February 23, 5:30-7:00 pm. FLYER BIO PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONKAYAGUM ARTICLE Ms. Lee's presentation has been arranged through the Korea Society.
HISPANIC FILM SERIES: Reinas (Queens), Spain 2005, 107 min.,Directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira.Monday, February 11th, 2008, 5:30 pm in Bate 1032.
Gómez Pereira unites four of Spain’s most beloved actresses in a waggish comedy about mothers whose sons intend to marry in Spain’s first legal gay wedding. A play on words, the film centers on five drama-queen mothers as they cope with their own personal insecurities and help their sons prepare to wed. All confront an array of obstacles in the days leading up to the ceremony in this exuberant film about the importance of love and family.
Movies are free. All films will be shown in their original language (with English subtitles). Films are not rated and may include adult content. Discussion after each screening, for those interested.
Russian Film Series: February 6 - “Ivan the Terrible” (1944) by S. Eisenstein, and “Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future” (1973) by L.Gaidai, Bate 2011, 6:30 PM
ASIAN STUDIES LECTURE: Professor Jinim Park, Pyeong-Taek University, Pyeongtaek-si, Korea, Fulbright scholar, Stanford University, Stanford Language Center, will speak on "Yearning and Regrets in Korean Shijo: From Classics to Modern Shijo," Bate Building, January 30, 4pm FLYER SCHEDULE CV
Russian Film Series: January 23 – “Barber of Siberia” (1998) by N. Mikhalkov, Bate 2011, 6:30 PM
ASIAN STUDIES LECTURE: Professor Hsiu-fen Chen, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Fulbright Research Associate, Harvard University's Yenching Institute, will speak on "Replenishing the body and pacifying the mind: nurturing life (yangsheng) in 16th-17th Century China," Science and Technology Building, OC-207, January 16, 4 pm. FLYER SCHEDULE
FALL 2007
Terengganu Wetlands Workshop, Dec. 1-8, 2007, University of Malaysia. Organized by the Institute of Oceanography (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and East Carolina University. HCAS participants: Dr. Okmyung Bin (Economics), Dr. Jason Bond (Biology), Dr. Steve Culver (IICSP/Geological Sciences), Dr. Reide Corbett (IICSP/Geological Sciences), Dr. David Mallinson (Geological Sciences), Dr. Enrique Reyes (IICSP/Biology) BROCHURE LINKS
“Cooped Secrets Of Process And Ritual,” a lecture on Seamus Heaney'sNorth by Dr. Daniel Tobin, Chair: Writing, Literature and Publishing Department at Emerson College, Boston, 7pm, Monday, Dec. 3, Joyner Library 2409. Followed by a reception at The Green Lantern Irish Pub (located near the corner of 5th and Evans Streets in Uptown Greenville) Sponsored by the East Carolina University Department of English and Great Books Program. FLYER
Dr. Julia Simms Holderness (Michigan State & Harvard Universities), “Questioning A Feminist Classic: A New Look At Christine De Pizan’s Book Of The City Of Ladies ” 4pm, Friday, Nov. 30, Bate 1026 This event is sponsored by ECU’s Programs in Great Books, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Women’s Studies. The Departments of English, History and Philosophy are kind co-sponsors. FLYER
"A Possible Early Christian Church at Aqaba on the Red Sea in Jordan," Nov. 28, 7pm,Dr. S. Thomas Parker, Associate Professor of History North Carolina State University,Flanagan Building Room 265,ECU Department of Anthropolog series, "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Near Eastern Archaeology"
"Judíos en el espacio" (Jews in Space, Argentina 2005, by Gabriel Lichtmann), Hispanic Film Series, Nov. 8, 2007, 5:30 pm, Bate 1010 (English subtitles). May include adult content. Discussions to follow each film.
"Listening to the Artifacts: Music Culture in Ancient Israel/Palestine," Nov. 8, 7pm,Dr. Theodore Burgh, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Carolina, Wilmington,Flanagan Building Room 265, ECU Department of Anthropolog series, "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Near Eastern Archaeology"
"Enemy At the Gates," film by J.J. Annaud (Britain/USA), 2001 (Starring Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, and Rachel Weisz), Russian-German Collaborative Film Series, Nov. 7, 2007, 6:30 pm, Bate 2011
“From Protection to Rights:The Women.s Movement in Pakistan,” Public talk by Yasmin Haider, November 5, 2007, 7 p.m., with reception afterward. Speight Auditorium (Jenkins Building) Sponsored byECU Women’s Studies Program The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi,The Muslim Student Association, ECU Department of Geography, ECU Department of English, ECU Student Union. Ms Haider is a legal expert and member of the High Court and Federal ShariahCourt of Pakistan; editor, Shariah Law Magazine and Chair of the Foundation for Research and Development in Pakistan. FLYER
"Senses of Space and Place in 6th Century Jordan,"Nov. 1, 7pm, Dr. George Gagos, Associate Professor of Greek & Papryology; Director of the Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS) University of Michigan,Flanagan Building Room 265, ECU Department of Anthropolog series, "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Near Eastern Archaeology"
"The US War on Terror: Perspectives from Pakistan," Dr. M. Aslam Khaki, Visiting Fulbright Specialist, Direct Access to the Muslim World, October 25, 2007, 7pm, Willis Building. FLYER
"Go for Zucker," film by Dani Levy (Germany), 2004 (German Film Critics Award), Russian-German Collaborative Film Series, Oct. 17, 2007, 6:30 pm, Bate 2011
Fulbright Visiting Specialist: Direct Access to the Muslim World Program, October 15-November 9 During the fall 2007 semester, ECU will host Dr. Aslam Khaki. Dr. Khaki teaches Islamic Studies in Pakistan and is the author of a book entitled “Islam and Human Rights”. He has previously visited the US on a cultural exchange/inter-faith dialogue program and will be available to talk about a range of issues such as: fundamentals of Islam, violence and non-violence in religion, Jew-Christian-Muslim relationship (Islamic Perspective), concept of Jihad in Islam, experience & interfaith conflicts in Pakistan, process of Islamization in Pakistan and its effects at national & global levels. Other issues to cover may be tailored to specific classes and faculty interests. PRESS RELEASE SCHEDULE
Activist Juvencio Rocha Peralta will speak on "New Latino Immigrants in Eastern North Carolina" on October 4, 2007, at 7 pm in the Multipurpose Room of Mendenhall Student Center as part of the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. FLYER
"El Carro" (The Car, Colombia 2003 by Luis Orjuela), Hispanic Film Series, 5:30 pm, Bate 1010 (English subtitles). May include adult content. Discussions to follow each film.
"Burnt By the Sun," film by Nikita Mikhalkov (Russia), 1994 (Academy Award for Best Foreign Film), Russian-German Collaborative Film Series, Oct. 3, 2007, 6:30 pm, Bate 2011
Cuban American novelist, Cristina García, will speak on Sept. 20, 2007, at 7 p.m. at ECU’s Hendrix Theater in the Mendenhall Student Center. in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. She is the author of four novels, including A Handbook to Luck (Knopf 2007). PRESS RELEASE
"The Edukators," film by Hans Weingartner (Germany), 2004 (Bavarian Film Award), Russian-German Collaborative Film Series, Sept. 19, 2007, 6:30 pm, Bate 2011
Professor Stephen Clucas of Birkbeck College, University of London, and presently Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton, NJ, will speak on "Thomas Harriot's Briefe and True Report: Knowledge-making and the Roanoke Voyage, ” 4 pm, September 17, 2007, Joyner Library, Teacher Resources Center, 2nd Floor PRESS RELEASE
un docu grand cru, "Mondovino" by Jonathan Nossiter, a documentary about the saga of wine (Cannes Official Selection 2004). Mostly in French. 7 pm, September 13, 2007, Bate 2011
"Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears," film by Vladimir Menshow (USSR), 1981 (Academy Award for Best Foreign Film), Russian-German Collaborative Film Series, Sept. 5, 2007, 6:30 pm, Bate 2011
