THIS WEEK AT THE UO.Byline: The Register-Guard TODAY Workshop - 2 p.m. Learn to knit or improve your skills by working on a charity project. Materials provided for new and volunteer knitters. Room 318, Erb Memorial Union. Free. MONDAY Lecture - 3 p.m. Roberto Dainotto, Duke University, will discuss "The Europeanization of Italy: A Historical Perspective on Recent Questions of Race and Migration." Room 125, McKenzie Hall. Free. 346-0957. Author event - 6:30 p.m. Jean Auel, author of "Clan of the Cave Bear (Zool.) a very large fossil bear (Ursus spelæus) similar to the grizzly bear, but large; common in European caves. See also: Cave " and other titles in the Children of the Earth series, will autograph books following a reception. Lobby, Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Free. 346-1671. Lecture - 7:30 p.m. Kenneth Pomeranz Kenneth Pomeranz is a professor in the history department at the University of California, Irvine in the US. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1988. Most of his research focuses on China and its economy. , a history professor at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Irvine, will discuss "East and West in the Origins of a Modern World Economy." Room 180, Prince Lucien Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
TUESDAY Art History Film Series - 6 p.m. This week's film is "Lucrezia Borgia," directed by Abel Gance. Room 100, Willamette Hall. Free. 346-5027. THURSDAY Lecture - 4 p.m. Asma Barlas Asma Barlas is an academic educated in Pakistan and the United States. She is the Director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity of the department of politics at Ithaca College, New York. , a political science professor at Ithaca College, is this week's speaker in the mini-lecture series "Nation, Gender and Belief After 9/11." Browsing Room, Knight Library. Free. 346-0825. Lecture - 4 p.m. Abdi Samatar, professor of geography and global studies at the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. , will discuss "Beneath the Headlines: Democracy, Ethnicity and the State in Africa." Samatar was born in Somalia, conducted extensive field work in Botswana and does research on development and nation-building in Africa. Susie Pape Reception Room, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The original building was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence as part of his "main university quadrangle," now known as the Memorial Quadrangle. . Free. 346-5940. FRIDAY Author event - Noon. UO professor Joan Acker discusses her new book, "Inequality Regimes: A Gender/Class/Race Perspective on Organizations." Room 225, Chiles Business Center. Free. Ballroom dance - 7:30 p.m. Dress up or casual; leather-soled shoes advised. No partner needed. Lessons during the first hour. Room 225, Gerlinger Hall. $5 general public, $4 students and UO faculty. 346-6025. Friday Night Flicks - 10 p.m. This week's films are "Ladies Night North Country" and "God Sleeps in Rwanda God Sleeps in Rwanda is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated documentary short subject about five women affected by the Rwandan genocide. On January 31, 2006 it was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject. It lost to . ." Room/ 180, Prince Lucien Campbell Hall. Free. 346-4373. SATURDAY Discovery Family Saturday - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This month's event is "Condon's Classroom" featuring the new exhibit on Thomas Condon, Oregon's first geologist. Museum of Natural and Cultural History. $3 general public, $5 family, museum members free. 346-3024. Lecture - 2 p.m. UO faculty members Dan Powell and Camilla Dussinger will discuss their photography as part of the "Eye Contact" exhibit. Changing Exhibitions Gallery, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Free. 346-0942. |
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