I am pleased to announce the 2007-2008 season of CLA’s colloquia series, CLA Research Thursdays (previously our Third Friday series), featuring the scholarly work of CLA faculty, presented in an informal and collegial atmosphere.
Presenter
Date
Presentation Topic/Working Title
Paul Cannan
Department of English
September 27, 2007
Shakespeare's Poems in the Context of his Plays: Bernard Lintott's and Charles Gildon's Supplementary Volumes to "The Works of Mr. William Shakespear" (1709)
Ken Marunowski
Department of Writing Studies
October 25, 2007
Supporting Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners in English Education: Report from the China – US Conference on Literacy
Jason Ford
Department of Philosophy
November 15, 2007
Saving Time: How Attention Can Explain Supposedly Superfluous Representations
David Beard
Department of Writing Studies
December 13, 2007
Definition and Ideology in the New Rhetoric: I. A. Richards, Richard Weaver, and Current Research on Definition
Michael Sunnafrank
Department of Communication
January 31, 2008
At First Sight: Persistent Relational Effects of Get-acquainted Conversations
Njoki Kamau
Department of Women’s Studies
February 28, 2008
Water Privatization, Globalization and Gendered “Development”: The Case of Ndaka-ini Dam in Central Kenya
Mary Currin-Percival
Department of Political Science
March 27, 2008
Reports About Polls in the Media: Variation in Adherence to American Association for Public Opinion Research Disclosure Standards
Emily Gaarder & Denise Hesselton
Department of Sociology/Anthropology
April 24, 2008
Innovative Responses to Crime: Restorative Justice for Delinquent Girls
All events will be held in the Library Rotunda from 3:15 – 4:30. Social time will begin at 3:15, presentation at 3:20, with time for discussion, comments, and additional socializing following. Snacks will be served. All events are free and open to the public, and attendance by students is welcomed.