Celebrations, Rituals, and
                        Rites of Passage
 
 

  The Bible, Religion, and Ritual
  Alan Hauser (P&R), “‘They Lie Down Beside Every Altar’: Baalittic Ritual, Sexuality, and Fertility in Ancient Israel”
  F. Rachel Magdalene (P&R), “On Suffering, Divine Trials, and Corrective Rituals: The Ritual Incantation Texts of the Ancient Near
  East and the Book of Job”
  September 23, 6-7:30 PM
  Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

 “The Role of Rituals in the Learning Process: Why Watauga College Works”
   Lee Williams, Betsy Beaulieu, Bud Gerber, Joe Gonzalez, and Jay Wentworth (IDS)
   October 7, 6-7:30 PM
   Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

  “Rites of Translation: Creative Reception of Rituals from Europe to the Andes”
   Victoria Cox, Judith Rothschild, and Alexandra Hellenbrand (FL&L)
   November 4, 6-7:30 PM
   Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

  “Chanukah is Not the Jewish Christmas”
   Rosemary Horowitz (ENG) and members of Hillel
   November 18, 6-7:30 PM
   Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

   “Celebrations and Ritual from the Mountains of Peru and Appalachia to Black Mountain, Bob Dylan, and
   the Skyscrapers of NYC”
   John Cohen (film maker, photographer, musician, and co-founder of the New Lost City Ramblers)
   February 9, 7:30-9 PM
   Table Rock Room, Plemmons Student Union

   Western / Native American Ritual Intersections
   J. Linn Mackay (IDS), “The Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony”
   Leon Lewis (ENG),“Hoops on the Rez: Counting Goals as Counting Coups for Wannabe Warriors”
   February 17, 6-7:30 PM
   Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

   “Pariah States and Double Standards: Political Reform in Cuba and Syria”
   Curtis Ryan and Renee Scherlen (PS/CJ)
   March 3, 6-7:30 PM
   Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

    Native American Appropriations and Negotiations
    Ann M. Kakaliouras  (ANT), “Rituals Long Deferred: The Native American Reburial Movement and the
    Humanization of American Anthropology”
    Holly Martin (ENG), “Hybridity and Healing: The Bicultural and Biracial Aspects of Tayo’s Healing Ritual in
    Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony”
    March 17, 6-7:30 PM
    Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

    Dramatic Ritual and Celebration
    John Crutchfield (ENG),“Under a Sophoclean Sky: Dramatic Form and the Rites of Passage”
    Paulette Marty (TD), “Celebrating the Queen: An Entertainment for England’s Elizabeth I”
    April 7, 6-7:30 PM
    Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union

   Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration
   Susan Staub (ENG) and various Shakespeare students
   April 21, 6-7:30 PM
   Macrae Peak Room, Plemmons Student Union