NINTH ANNUAL
AMERICAN STUDIES CONFERENCE
"RACISM IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE"
February 29 - March 1, 2008
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Journalist and Bioethicist,
HARRIET A. WASHINGTON
The Conference will include an exhibit at the
Science Museum of Minnesota
"Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race"
A traveling exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Click here for 2008 conference schedule
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Other Campus Events:
Colloquia
American Studies Luncheon Colloquium with
Professor Theo Gonzalves
Thursday, November 15
11:45-1 p.m.
Humanities 401
Theo Gonzalves will give a talk on his latest book, a collection called Stage Presence: Conversations with Filipino American Performing Artists. Professor Gonzalves is a cultural historian and an accomplished jazz composer and keyboardist. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative Cultures from the University of California, Irvine and his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political Science at Santa Clara University and San Francisco State University. His areas of scholarly interest include Filipino/American cultures, histories and politics; U.S-Philippine relations; ethnic and cultural studies; cultural nationalisms and the performing arts. He is currently an assistant professor and undergraduate chair at the University of Hawaii in Manoa. The University of Hawaii is home to one of the oldest and largest American Studies departments in the United States.
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American
Studies Fall '07 Gatherings
(Web Gallery)
Black History Month Events (Feb. '08)
to be announced
Soup and Substance Lunch Series
First Thursday of every month, 12:00-1:00 pm
Lower Level, Kagin Commons
Soup & Substance" is a monthly series of lunch discussions designed to bring Macalester students, staff, and faculty together to engage in conversations about multiculturalism. Delicious soups and breads are provided, and participants engage in discussions that center around various cultural identities. Join us for soup and conversation!
Sponsored by: Lealtad-Suzuki Center
Holla Back Café
Once each semester, the Cultural House is transformed into a coffee house to create an environment where the Macalester community is invited to enjoy hot drinks, sweet treats, and dialogue on critical topics. Student-led conversations on issues affecting multiculturalism provide a space and time for people to "holla back" with their opinions, perspectives and concerns.
Sponsored by: Department of Multicultural Life
March
Women's History Month and African Awareness Week
April
Asian American Awareness Month, Earth Day, Latino Heritage Week, Gaypril, Caribbean Heritage Week, Spring Fest, 2 Spring Samplers, Window on Macalester
May
Senior Week, Commencement
Related Off-Campus Events:
Science Museum of Minnesota
Special Exhibit: "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race"
February 27, 2008 - May 4, 2008
"Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" uses 200 photographs, videotaped survivor stories and several dozen artifacts to trace eugenics' development as a perversion of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to its Nazi justification for genocide.
The exhibit also looks at eugenics in other countries, including Norway, Spain, Brazil, Japan and the United States, where nearly 300 "eugenic sterilizations" were done at Mendocino State Hospital between 1909 and 1935. It's important that people understand the history of eugenics, given advancements in science and ethical questions they raise. For example, she said people can draw a distinction between killing, sterilization and abortion in cases such as birth defects or genetic disease. The traveling exhibit will be at the Science Museum of Minnesota from February 23 through May 2008.
Penumbra Theatre
2007-2008 Season
Park Square Theatre
Historic Hamm Building
20 W. 7th Place
St. Paul, MN 55102
Ticket Office: 651.291.7005
Ethnic Dance Theatre
4000 Winnetka Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55427
763-545-1333
Pillsbury House Theatre
3501 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis
Phone: 612-825-0459
Shows at Pillsbury House Theatre are deeply rooted in issues of social justice and community. In addition to housing powerful productions, the theater works with the community to produce works by young, local playwrights.
Teatro del Pueblo
209 W. Page St., St. Paul
Phone: 651-224-8806
Teatro del Pueblo draws its strength from the Latino community on the West Side of St Paul. The company produces shows based on issues of importance to both local and global Latino people.
