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SOUP & SUBSTANCE:
A Series of Lunch Discussions

"Soup & Substance" occurs the first Thursday of every month from Noon - 1pm
in Kagin Commons, Lower Level.


 

 

2007-2008 TOPICS

October 4:

“American Dreams, Latino Realities”

Class Dynamics in Latina/o & Latin American Communities

November 8:

"Two Worlds, Two Realities"
Class Dynamics in Native American & Indigenous Communities

 

December 6:
"What’s Money Got To Do With It?"
Dating & Friendships Across Class Differences

 

February 7:

“Our Kind of People?”

Class Dynamics Across the Black Diaspora

March 6:

"This Bridge Called My Back…"
Class Dynamics in the Lives of Women

 

April 3:
"Beyond Black and White"
Class Dynamics Across the Asian Diaspora

 

2006-2007 TOPICS

October 5:

“Speaking of Faith”

Spirituality in Latina/o & Latin American Communities

November 2:

"On Sacred Ground"
Spirituality in Native American & Indigenous Communities

 

December 7:
"Beyond Assumptions"
Spirituality in Misunderstood & Marginalized Faith Communities

 

February 1:

“Witnessing & Testifying”

Spirituality Across the Black Diaspora

March 1:

"Women’s Ways of Knowing"
Spirituality in the Lives of Women

 

April 5:
"Honoring Traditions, Making New Meanings"
Spirituality Across the Asian Diaspora

 

 

2005-2006 TOPICS

October 6:

“Uncovering the Taboo"
Sexuality in Latina/o and Latin American Communities

November 3:

"Breaking the Silence, Telling Our Stories"
Sexuality in Native American and Indigenous Communities

 

December 1:
"What’s Faith Got To Do With It?"
Sexuality in Spiritual Communities

 

February 2:

“Witnessing & Testifying"
Sexuality in Across the Black Diaspora

March 2:

"Longing to Tell"
Sexuality in the Lives of Women

 

April 6:
"Dispelling the Myths, Understanding the Realities”
Sexuality Across the Asian Diaspora

 

 


2004-2005 TOPICS

October 7:

"¿Que Significado Tiene un Nombre? (What's In a Name?)"
What Does It Mean To Be 'American'?

November 4:

"A Visitor In My Native Home "
What Does It Mean To Be 'American'?

December 2:
"Separation of Church & State? "
What Does It Mean To Be 'American'?
 

February 1:

"O'er the Land of the Free, and the Home of the...Slave"
What Does It Mean To Be 'American'?

March 3:

"Ain't I A Woman?"
What Does It Mean To Be 'American'?

April 7:

"From Internment Camps to Racial Profiling…"
What Does It Mean To Be 'American'?

 



2003-2004 TOPICS

October 2:

"Crossing Borders, Changing Lives"
The Politics of Identity for Latino/a People

November 6:
"Interrupting the Invisibility "
The Politics of Identity for Native Peoples

 

December 4:
"A Closer Look at Faith "
The Politics of Identity for Spiritual Lives


February 5:

"Examining the Souls of Black Folks"
The Politics of Identity for Black People

March 4:

"Women's Ways of Knowing"
The Politics of Identity for Women

April 15:
"Deconstructing the Word 'Asian' "

The Politics of Identity for Asian, Asian American, & Middle Eastern People



2002-2003 TOPICS

 

October 3:

"Speaking in Two Tongues: What It Means to Be Hispanic at Macalester "

November 7:

"Setting the Story Straight: Hearing the Voices of Native American Students "

December 5:

"A Closer Look at Faith”
Honoring the Diverse Spiritual Lives of Macalester Students

 February 6:

"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? "
The Experiences of Black Students at Macalester

March 6:

"Ain't I A Woman?” Listening to the Voices of Women Students at Mac

April 3:

"Dispelling the Myth of the Model Minority"
Hearing the Voices of Asian & Asian American Students


 

 

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