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Past events, Spring 2004 (details below):

Lecture: Orly Castel-Bloom
"Living and Working in an Unpredictable Reality"
Tuesday, 10 February, 2004

Orly Castel-Bloom was born in 1960 in Tel Aviv, where she lives today. She studied Film at Tel Aviv University. Castel-Bloom began publishing in 1987. She is considered one of the most outstanding writers of the eighties generation, which brought about a significant change in Hebrew literature. Her writing provokes intense reactions and much controversy. She received the 1990 Tel Aviv Prize for Literature for Where I Am, and her book, Dolly City, has been included in the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. In 1999, a leading Israeli newspaper noted Castel-Bloom as one of the 50 most influential woman in Israel.

Orly Castel-Bloom spoke on Tuesday, February 10, at 7:30pm at the Washington University Alumni House, 6510 Wallace Circle, on Washington University's Hilltop Campus. The event was free and open to the public. For more information call (314) 935-5576.

Lecture: Marjorie Garber
Wednesday, 11 February, 2004

Professor Marjorie Garber is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of English and Director of the Humanities Center in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, as well as president of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes. She will give remarks about the growth of humanities centers around the country and answer questions about their purpose, the needs they fill, and their future.

Marjorie Garber spoke on Wednesday, February 11, at 4 pm in the Ann W. Olin Women's Building Formal Lounge on Washington University's Hilltop Campus. The event was free and open to the public, with a reception to follow. For more information call (314) 935-5576.

Arts & Sciences Conversations:
Public Intellectuals
Thursday, 12 February, 2004

Participants:

Michael Bérubé Paterno Family Professor in Literature, Pennsylvania State University	Howard Brick Professor of History, Washington University	Stanley Crouch Freelance Writer

Marjorie Garber William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English and Director of the Humanities Center, Harvard University	Ursula Goodenough Professor of Biology, Washington University	Gerald Early Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, Washington University; Moderator.

It has only been since the middle of the 19th century that a class of specialists, all-purpose thinkers, were identified as "intellectuals." It has only been since the middle of the 20th century that there emerged a further refinement with the term "public intellectuals." Who are public intellectuals? Who and what, indeed, are intellectuals? Are they the product of think-tanks, universities, foundations, government, and the vast industry of publishing? If so, why have these institutions produced such people? Are they servants of the institutions that produced them? Do they define and analyze political ideas, or are they merely sophisticated shills for political passions? Do they clarify or obfuscate? Are they advocates or apologists? What purpose do they truly serve? Why are they supported as richly as they are, especially in the United States, which is considered so anti-intellectual? What public does a "public intellectual" serve? Are they trusted by their public? These are some of the major issues that will be considered during this "Conversation."

Thank you for joining us for the Sesquicentennial Conversation on "Public Intellectuals," hursday, February 12, from 10-11:30am in Graham Chapel on Washington University's Hilltop Campus. The event was free and open to the public. For more information please call (314) 935-5576.

The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read
Helie Lee
Monday & Tuesday, 23-24 February, 2004


The audience gathers before the Monday night reading at the Law School in Anheuser-Busch Hall.	Dr. Early gives a context of twentieth-century Korea in introduction to the author.	Helie Lee describes her experience researching her family's history.

Helie Lee was born in Seoul, Korea, and lives in Los Angeles. Her memoirs Still Life With Rice (1996) and In The Absence of Sun (2002) chronicle her family's experience in war-torn Korea from the 1930s to 1997.

Helie Lee read from her work on Monday, February 23, at 8 pm in Room 204 of Anheuser-Busch Hall (Law School) on Washington University's Hilltop Campus.

She gave a seminar with time for audience questions on Tuesday afternoon, February 24, at 4 pm at McMillan Café in Old McMillan Hall (also on the Hilltop Campus).

A reception and book signing followed each event. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (314) 935-5576.

Lecture: Deborah Krause
"Wrestling the Divine: The Discipline and Art of Translating and Making Bibles"
Tuesday, 16 March, 2004


Dr. Deborah Krause with Prof. Gerald Early, director, The Center for the Humanities.	The audience listens attentively to Dr. Krause's lecture.	Just one of the various trays of delicacies in the reception area.

Deborah Krause is Associate Professor of the New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary. Her teaching and scholarship focus on methods of biblical interpretation and their roots in critical theory, theology, and politics.

Deborah Krause spoke on Tuesday, March 16, at 4 pm in the Ann W. Olin Women's Building Formal Lounge on Washington University's Hilltop Campus. The event was free and open to the public, with a reception to follow. For more information call (314) 935-5576.

Visiting Author: Richard G. Stern
Monday, 22 March, 2004


Dr. Stern reads from his latest book.	Prof. Early poses with Dr. Stern after the reading.	The audience gives their thoughts and reactions to Dr. Stern.

Richard Stern is the Helen A. Regenstein Emeritus Professor of English and the Humanities at the University of Chicago, as well as a veteran essayist, critic, and author. He has written numerous books including Golk (1960) and What Is What Was (2001).

Stern read from and discussed his work on Monday, March 22, at 4 pm in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall Room 201 on Washington University's Hilltop Campus. The event was free and open to the public, with a reception to follow. For more information call (314) 935-5576.

The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read
Mia Yun
Monday & Tuesday, 29-30 March, 2004


Dr. Early introduces Ms. Yun.	Mia Yun reads from her forthcoming book, Translations of Beauty.	Audience members hear a chapter from House of the Winds.

Mia Yun is Korean-born and lives in New York City. Her acclaimed first novel was House of the Winds (2000). Her second novel, Translations of Beauty, comes out in June 2004.

Mia Yun read from her work on Monday, March 29, at 8 pm in Room 204 of Anheuser-Busch Hall (Law School) on Washington University's Hilltop Campus.

She gave a seminar with time for audience questions on Tuesday afternoon, March 30, at 4 pm at McMillan Café in Old McMillan Hall (also on the Hilltop Campus).

A reception and book signing followed each event. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (314) 935-5576.

The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read
Qiu Xiaolong
Monday & Tuesday, 19-20 April, 2004


The audience waits for the reading to begin.	Local critic Joe Pollack introduces Dr. Qiu.	Qiu Xiaolong gives an introduction to his new novel, When Red is Black.

Author Qiu Xiaolong with French President Jacques Chirac at the 2004 Paris Book Fair.

Qiu Xiaolong, a St. Louis resident, was born in Shanghai, China. A poet, crime novelist and critic, he has published in Chinese and English, including A Loyal Character Dancer (2002) and Treasury of Chinese Love Poems (2003). His new novel, When Red Is Black, and a poetry translation Poems from the Tang Dynasty, will come out in 2004.

Qiu Xiaolong will read from his work on Monday, April 19, at 8 pm in Room 204 of Anheuser-Busch Hall (Law School) on Washington University's Hilltop Campus.

He will give a seminar with time for audience questions on Tuesday afternoon, April 20, at 4 pm at McMillan Café in Old McMillan Hall (also on the Hilltop Campus).

A reception and book signing will follow each event. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (314) 935-5576.

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