ARTS & SCIENCES - LECTURE SERIES
Thursdays, 9/25 thru 12/4, 2008
3:15pm - 5:15pm
at
Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S Blake Ave, Sequim WA
Cost $56.00
Register ONLINE or Call Registration at (360) 452-9277
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| 9/25/08 | Topic | The Humane Arts |
Dr. Wes Cecil
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It has become common today to worry over the state of contemporary education and the humanities. We study how the intellectual achievements and aesthetic riches of past societies have shaped our current societies. But what are the conditions under which those humanities flourished and how can we revive them today? This lecture will examine the great flowerings of culture from Classical Athens to fin de siècle Vienna.
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10/2/08 | Topic | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1931 |
Bruce Hattendorf
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The 1931 sound version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was a triumph for its director Rouben Mamoulian and its academy award winning star Frederic March. This lecture will explore the film’s unique style and its relationship to the film’s themes and the inner conflicts of its hero. The lecture will include clips from the film, plus slides of production stills and documents from the director’s personal archives. In addition, we will discuss two “lost” scenes that exist in the shooting scripts and stills but were excised from the final film.
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10/9/08 | Topic | No Class |
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10/16/08 | Topic | Nuñez Gaona and the Spanish on the Olympic Peninsula |
Dr. Jeff Mauger
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In 1792, the Spanish attempted to establish an outpost among the Makah’s of Neah Bay. This lecture describes this attempt, the larger historical and political context in which it occurred, and several of "history's mysteries" associated with the Spanish "fort."
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10/23/08 | Topic | The Construction of the Extraterritorial Bribery Ban Regime |
Dr. Ritu Lauer
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In 1997, 34 states came together to sign a landmark treaty that banned extraterritorial bribery. This bribery is undertaken by firms in a bid to win valuable contracts in other, mostly developing, countries. After turning a blind eye for a long time to this kind of bribery, why did countries suddenly ban it? This lecture investigates the various factors that led states to question and then modify their practice with respect to the bribery of foreign officials. It examines evolving standards of what is considered acceptable behavior by the international community, and how these new standards lead to the construction of institutions to proscribe certain practices.
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10/30/08 | Topic | Classical Music in Film |
Adam Stern, MFA
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Classical music has been used (and abused) by filmmakers for almost as long as cinema has existed as a medium. This lecture will focus on some of the uses to which great music has been put by writers and directors -- as background music (Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey), an opportunity to transform a stage work into a movie (Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, The Marriage of Figaro), and instances in which music and musicians are the key players in a script (Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours). The lecture will include the viewing of scenes from some of these films and a discussion of the evolution of the films themselves.
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11/6/08 | Topic | Mapping Place, Writing Home: Using Interactive Compositions in the Classroom and in the Field |
Kate Reavey
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When students choose a physical place to study and begin to combine observations with mapping techniques and narrative prose, the potential for learning is endless. This lecture will discuss the use of writing prompts, text-based research, and close observations in the "field" (the chosen place) to inspire creative thinking and writing in introductory composition courses.
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11/13/08 | Topic | Living in the Red Zone: Wildfire Hazard Assessment for the Olympic Peninsula |
Dr. Dwight Barry
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Wildfire is something we don't expect to affect us in rainy western Washington... but Clallam County was recently ranked fifth in the entire western United States for risk of catastrophic losses in the event of wildfire. Dr. Barry and his students, in conjunction with county fire managers, have developed a spatial model of wildfire hazard on the Peninsula. Using this model as a focal point, this lecture will explore wildfire science in the context of how we can maintain the amenities of our region’s natural beauty and also minimize the risk of a wildfire disaster.
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11/20/08 | Topic | Something to Live For: the Music of Billy Strayhorn |
Dr. David Jones | |
Duke Ellington is now considered to be one of America's most important composers. However, the contribution made by Billy Strayhorn to the Duke Ellington Orchestra during the 40's, 50' and 60's cannot be overestimated. Strayhorn's legacy, and his influence on later generations of jazz composers and arrangers, will be examined through his personal and political life. Several recordings of his music (including his hits "Take the A Train" and "Lush Life" as well as some of his more obscure works) will help to illuminate the discussion of the man and his music.
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| 12/4/08 | Topic | Looking at Art: Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism |
Linda Larsen
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The arts reflect their time and place in history. This slide presentation is an overview of movements and ideas in visual art from 1862 to1950. Learn what makes a work of art important in historical context and formal analysis. Includes work by Monet, Cassatt, Rodin, van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Kollwitz, Dali, Mondrian, Pollock, Nevelson, Rothko and others.
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