Thursday, November 11, 2010

This afternoon, the Holz Center for Science and Technology Studies, the Department of Philosophy, and the Department of History of Science sponsor Lisa Gannett, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Mary's University. She will speak on “Context Matters: A Local Epistemology of Race”. This is in room 8108 Sewell Social Science, 1180 Observatory Drive. It is free and open to the public. Check secfac.wisc.edu for more details.

This evening, the Peregrine Forum sponsors a film screening and discussion about the Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty naval ship during the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War. This is at the Madison Central Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, at 6:30. Call 442-8399 for more information.

Tomorrow, the Department of Theatre and Drama and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction sponsor Roger L. Bedard. He will speak on “Theatre for Children in Contemporary Culture: Negotiating Representations of Children and Childhood in a Post-Post World”. This is in Hemsley Theatre of Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue at 1. It is free and open to the public. Check secfac.wisc.edu for more details.

Tomorrow, the Department of Political Science, the Human Rights Initiative, Division of International Studies, the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, and the A.E. Haven Center host Stathis N. Kalyvas. He is Arnold Wolfers Professor Department of Political Science at Yale University. He will speak on “Did Marxism Make a Difference? Marxist Rebellions and National Liberation Movements”. This is in Room 8417 of the Social Science Building on Observatory Drive, at 2. It is free and open to the public. Check secfac.wisc.edu for more details.

Second Harvest is holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive. Donations of non-perishable food items can be dropped off through November 23rd at Gold's Gym, 2920 Hard Rock Road in Fitchburg. For information, call 661-4653.