Thursday 02 April 2009
Week 10 Day 20
Announcements
Length: 8-10 minute presentation
Feature of the Day
Rescheduled for 2 April 2009 -- Guest: Dr. Willie Henderson , Director, Royal D. Alworth Institute for International Studies
Read: Gannon, Martin J. (2004). Chapter 21, “The Italian Opera.” Understanding Global Cultures, 3rd. ed ., pp. 285-302. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Welcome Dr. Henderson . . .
Dr. Willie Henderson , the Director of the Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies will join us, and you will get to meet him and discuss some of the current key issues with him. He is most knowledgeable on international affairs, as one might expect, and is also a captivating speaker and great person. You will see.
Don't forget to have a go at his Weblog
Dr. Henderson's other Weblogs can be found at <http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whenders/internationalissues/ >.
Italy class page
Italy :
The makings of a Metaphor (slides )
map of Italy
EU Countries map
Features of the Day
Postponed due to rescheduling of Dr. Henderson
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Assignments
Review
Read: Gannon, Martin J. (2004). Chapter 21, “The Italian Opera.” Understanding Global Cultures, 3rd. ed ., pp. 285-302. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Notes
Tuesday 26 February 2009: An Introduction to Ireland (slides ) up until the curagh
Tuesday 03 March 2009: Brief review of exam, finished Introduction to Ireland (cont.) (slides ) and viewed slides Ireland: Aran, Conamara, Clare (slides ) up to the start of County Clare
Thursday 5 March 2009: Midterm Exam
Tuesday 10 March 2009: Returned Midterm Exam; Took "A Walk Through Vasilika" (slides )
Tuesday 24 March 2009:
Guest: Morris Levy
Thursday 26 March 2009: viewed "How the Myth was Made" (60 min, 1934, B&W)
Tuesday 31 March 2009: Finished Ireland, briefly introduced Italy :
The makings of a Metaphor (slides )
Thursday 02 April 2009: Guest Speaker -- Dr. Willie Henderson