Spring Speaker Series: Nicole Huang
The final lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series features Nicole Huang, associate professor of Chinese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday at 7 p.m., on the topic: “‘Azalea Mountain’ and the Soundscape of Late Mao Culture.”
This lecture addresses the interface between the visual and the auditory in cinematic culture of late Mao China. Using Azalea Mountain (Dujuan shan) as an example, the lecture highlights the sounds behind the images and calls into question the sensory predominance of the visual over the aural in our current scholarly paradigms.
Croft lectures are free and open to the public. (March 3, 2010)
Spring Speaker Series: Andrew Orta
The third lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series features Andrew Orta, associate professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The talk, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, is on the topic: “Forged Communities and Vulgar Citizens: Rescaling Indigenous Locality in Semi-Neoli.”
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Spring Speaker Series: Robert Rohrschneider
The second lecture of the Croft Spring Speaker Series will take place on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m. in the Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room (Croft 107). Robert Rohrschneider, Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of International Public Opinion and Survey Research at the University of Kansas, will present his lecture: “Do Political Parties Represent Citizens in Europe?” All lectures are free and open to the public. (March 3, 2010)
Check out the e-edition!
The last big piece of The EAGLE’s new Web site is coming together, and you can preview it here. It’s an online viewer that will let you see every page of the paper, exactly as it appeared in print.
In the days to come, you’ll see the standard header replaced with a customized one. Access to the viewer will be free through the month of March, and our online subscription pilot program begins April 1. For more details about our new site’s features, click here. (March 3, 2010)
Conference for the Book: Grisham to speak
John Grisham will speak as part of the Oxford Conference for the Book Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Gertrude Ford Performing Arts Center. Grisham is scheduled to talk about “Literary Oxford” and his own life as a writer here in town. He and Barry Hannah were good friends, and Barry did a memorable job moderating an OCB session years ago in Fulton Chapel when Grisham and Stephen King discussed surviving success as writers.(March 3, 2010)
Pilot Club of Oxford
Meets Thursday at 6 p.m. at Newk’s Restaurant on University Avenue. Guests are welcome to attend the meeting. For more information about the club, call President Charlene Hall at 236-5320. (March 3, 2010)
Emmaus and Cursillo Community
The Emmaus and Cursillo Community will have its monthly gathering at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at Oxford-University United Methodist Church. Everyone who has attended the Emmaus Walk or Cursillo Weekend is invited to attend for this special program, and to bring covered dishes to celebrate the fellowship. (March 3, 2010)
Oxford Exchange Club
Will meet at The Inn at Ole Miss (McMillan Board Room) this Thursday at noon. The meeting will be a business meeting and members of Kappa Delta Sorority will speak on their Shamrock fundraiser weekend of March 26-28. Members and guest are invited to attend. For more information, e-mail info@exchangeclubofoxford.org or visit www.exchangeclubofoxford.org.
(March 3, 2010)
Lafayette County Democratic Party
Monthly meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Lafayette County Chancery Building on North Lamar, just off the Square in Oxford. Everyone is invited to attend and to bring your friends and family. For additional information, visit http://www.lafayettedems.org. (March 3, 2010)
