September 19: The Roadblocks to Peace
Linville Falls Room, 7:30 PM
Alan Hauser, "Beyond the Media: The History of the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict"
Respondent: David White

October 10: Understanding Cultural Differences When Working in the Field
Linville Falls Room, 7:30 PM
Geri Miller/ Amy Hudnall/ Ron Hood

November 14: Cultural Clash/Cultural Appropriation
Linville Falls Room, 7:30 PM
Zhiyuan Chen, "The Lost Dimension in the Process of Cultural Westernization in China"
Steve Adisasmito-Smith, "Breaking Semiotic Chains and Forging Interpretive Links: Hindu Nationalists, British Orientalists, and American Transcendentalists"

November 13 & 20: Anthony Mann Film Series
(Introduced by John McElwee; Discussion following each film.)
Border Incident, Wednesday, November 13, 7:30 PM  Crossroads Coffee Shop, Student Union
Devil's Doorway, Wednesday, November 20, 7:30 PM  Table Rock Room

December 2: Dance Performance
Price Lake Room, Section 1--Blue Ridge Ballroom, 7:30 PM
Lisa Shuskey and others, "Cross-Cultural Influences in Dance in Medieval and Renaissance Europe"

January 23: Poetry on the Margins Session-- Rescheduled for Monday, February 17, 8:00 PM Blue Ridge Ballrooom
Linville Falls Room, 7:30 PM
Joseph Bathanti, "Nothing Means Nothing"
Ed Midgett, "Poets and Spoken Word"

February 13: African Legacies
Watauga River Room, 7:30 PM
Vicki Massey, "Wole Soyinka's The Strong Breed: Nigerian Tragedy and African-American Students"
Linda Veltze, "Slavery: Descendants of Slave and Slaveowners Talk of Their Legacies"

March 20: Globalization in the High Country
Price Lake Room, 7:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Susan Keefe, Jeff Boyer, Pat Beaver, Greg Reck

April 10: What Makes You Think That Globalization Will Mean the Triumph of Western Culture?
Price Lake Room, 7:30 PM
Speaker: J. Linn Mackey
Respondents: Tom McLaughlin, Dorothea Martin

For further information, contact Susan Staub, Department of English 262-2335 (staubsc@appstate.edu).