{"id":2729,"date":"2017-05-15T15:38:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/edge\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2017-05-15T15:38:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:38:06","slug":"cla-week-51517","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/edge\/2017\/05\/15\/cla-week-51517\/","title":{"rendered":"CLA This Week \u2014 5\/15\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Events<\/h2>\n

Monday,\u00a0May\u00a015<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Virtuous Sons of Abraham: Jewish Identity in a Hellenistic World under Rome<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Kevin Osterloh<\/strong>, Center for the Humanities Research Fellow, will discuss the Maccabean Revolt of 167-64 BCE, a rebellion that led to both Judean independence from Seleucid-Greek rule and a look to Rome for cultural inspiration. The talk will focus on portrayals of Jewish manliness inspired by the redefinition of Roman masculinity that came at the expense of the Greek effeminate other. 4 p.m., Autzen House, 811 SW Jefferson.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday,\u00a0May\u00a016<\/strong><\/h3>\n

T<\/b><\/span>alk for Water 2017:\u00a0A Cross-Disciplinary Discussion of Water\u00a0\u201cFrom Farm to Table\u201d in Ethiopia \u2014<\/b>Kenny Maes<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Anthropology,\u00a0Kassahun Melesse<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Applied Economics,\u00a0Yihenew Tesfaye<\/strong> and\u00a0Micknai Arefaine<\/strong>, Anthropology graduate students, and\u00a0Larry Becker<\/strong>, Professor of Geography, will discuss\u00a0the importance of water in multiple spheres of contemporary Ethiopian society. This is the second annual Talk for Water, organized in conjunction with the Corvallis Sister Cities Association’s Walk for Water<\/span><\/a>.\u00a04 p.m.<\/strong>,\u00a0International Living Learning Center (ILLC) Room 155.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday,\u00a0May 17<\/strong><\/h3>\n

OSU Authors and Editors Celebration<\/a>: George Poinar<\/strong> \u2014 \u00a0Join us as we celebrate the work of OSU authors and editors with a reception and a talk by\u00a0George Poinar, an entomologist and writer in the OSU College of Science. Best known for his research on plants and animals trapped in amber that inspired the DNA extraction science in Michael Crichton\u2019s Jurassic Park, Poinar will be talking about his hew book, A Naturalist\u2019s Guide to the Hidden World of Pacific Northwest Dunes (OSU Press). This event is part of OSU\u2019s Recognizing Excellence<\/strong> series, sponsored by the OSU Provost\u2019s office, and hosted by the Center for the Humanities<\/strong>. 6:30 p.m. Autzen House, 811 SW Jefferson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thursday,\u00a0May\u00a018<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Film screening: Eating You Alive – One Bite at a Time \u2014 <\/b>Half of all adults in the U.S. struggle with chronic health conditions. Despite countless dollars spent on medical research and drugs to improve our health, more Americans are disabled and dying from chronic disease than ever before. Featuring leading medical experts and researchers, this documentary takes a scientific look at the reasons we\u2019re so sick. 4 p.m., Milam Hall, 319.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Make Beautiful Letterpress Prints with OSU art alumnus Angie Purviance<\/strong> on from 4 – 8 p.m.<\/strong> in the basement of Fairbanks Hall. This event is held in conjunction with the Corvallis Arts Walk and is free and open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fish Tales: Traditions and Challenges of Seafood in Oregon<\/strong> \u2014 Join this free community conversation about our relationships with ocean life and products of the sea. Led by food and travel writer Jennifer Burns Bright<\/strong>, we\u2019ll talk about Oregon cultural traditions related to fishing, impacts of the global seafood market and current challenges to the ocean and its bounty. This Oregon Humanities Conversation Project<\/a> event is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Oregon Cultural Trust, and is hosted by the OSU Center for the Humanities<\/strong> with support from the Horning Endowment<\/strong>. 7 p.m., Autzen House, 811 SW Jefferson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Friday,\u00a0May 19<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Disability Access Network \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Join a group of OSU community members interested in discussing Disability Studies teaching and research, in general, and the development of a DS curriculum at OSU, in particular. Gloria Krahn<\/strong> will present, \u201cOn Quality of Life with Functional Limitations.\u201d Noon, Milam 301.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Music \u00e0 la Carte \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>OSU Chamber Orchestra.\u00a0Noon, MU Lounge.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

OSU Anthropology Lecture Series \u2014\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>Dr. Thomas Love<\/strong>, Professor of Anthropology at Linfield College, will give a lecture on “Late Modernity: Time, Net Energy Decline, and the Red Queen Effect.” \u00a0Dr. Love will speak 12 to 12:50 p.m. in Waldo Hall Room 201A<\/strong>. This event is part of the Anthropology Program’s<\/span><\/a>” Tan Sack” Lecture Series.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visiting Writers Series<\/span><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<\/b>Award-winning author Karen Russell<\/b>\u00a0will give a reading <\/a>of her fiction. is the author of two collections of short stories, \u201cSt. Lucy\u2019s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves\u201d and \u201cVampires in the Lemon Grove,\u201d and two novels, \u201cSleep Donation\u201d and \u201cSwamplandia!,\u201d which was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.\u00a07:30 p.m.\u00a0Valley Library Rotunda<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recurring Events<\/h2>\n

Oregon State University Theatre<\/strong> will present in May the premiere of \u201cThe Upward-Beating Heart,\u201d an original, devised work developed by OSU students.\u00a0<\/span>In theater, devised plays are those where the script originates from collaborative, often improvised work by a group of people, rather than by a writer or writers. \u201cThe Upward-Beating Heart\u201d is based on Rainer Maria Rilke\u2019s \u201cLetters to a Young Poet.\u201d Performances will be held May 11-13<\/strong> and May 19-20<\/strong>, beginning at 7:30 p.m., and on May 21<\/strong> beginning at 2 p.m. in the Withycombe Hall Main Stage theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis. For tickets:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/1wgmTkJ<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fairbanks Gallery will host a New Media Communications faculty exhibition, \u201cExperiments in Story,\u201d featuring work by Amanda Tasse<\/strong>, Carmen Tiffany<\/strong>, Dan Faltesek<\/strong> and Todd Kesterson May 8-31. <\/strong>The exhibit offers\u00a0unique perspectives on the vital relationship between data collection and the visual arts. This multimedia exhibition will highlight strategies for visualizing complex information by presenting platforms were ideas can be more easily understood, interpreted and discussed. The gallery is located on the first floor of Fairbanks Hall and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. It is open until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 18<\/strong> for the Corvallis Arts Walk.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Microbiome Art Project<\/strong> \u2014 This project is a collaboration between OSU\u2019s research community and The Arts Center in Corvallis. The project focuses on microbial systems that affect human health, biodiversity of animal species, and air, earth and water quality. This exhibition asks both artists and researchers, How Can We See the Unseen? Through this exhibit, the arts will document and interpret complex research concepts and bring greater understanding for artists and the public, as well as offer a unique perspective to the scientific community. April 13 – May 27, The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Avenue<\/strong>. This exhibit is a part of SPARK: Arts+Science@OSU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oregon State University\u2019s Center for the Humanities<\/strong> is hosting an exhibition of work by Assistant Professor of Art Kerry Skarbakka<\/strong> titled \u201cBlackout,\u201d through June 8<\/strong>. This is Skarbakka\u2019s second solo exhibition in Corvallis in a year. The installation is comprised of objects of art and understanding, encapsulated in the medium used to line the beds of trucks, and thus blacked out, or rendered void. Utilizing the significance of the Center for the Humanities and coinciding with the March for Science and Earth Day on April 22, the Skarbakka says the exhibition provides \u201ca message of solidarity against attempts to defund and silence the arts, the sciences and the humanities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Little Gallery proudly presents Betty LaDuke\u2019s<\/strong> \u201c<\/span>Bountiful Harvest and Border Crossings,\u201d April 3 – June 16.\u00a0<\/strong>LaDuke\u2019s wood panel murals document and narrate stories of Latino farm workers who work on farms in Oregon\u2019s Rogue Valley.\u00a0<\/span>For more \u00a0information:\u00a0541-737-2146.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

News\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tickets are on sale now for the final SAC Presents concert of the season featuring Boston Brass on Wed. May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in The LaSells Stewart Center. This world-renowned ensemble is known for its lively repartee and entertaining, family-friendly performances. The OSU Wind Ensemble will join Boston Brass for the first half of the program:\u00a0http:\/\/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu\/SACpresents<\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speech Communication\u00a0assistant professor Joshua Reeves\u2019 book \u201cCitizen Spies\u201d was recently\u00a0reviewed <\/a>in the New Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Research, Publications and Creative Activity\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Nabil Boudraa<\/strong> was a\u00a0Keynote speaker\u00a0\u201cTransmission and Resistance: Towards a Pluralistic Society in North Africa\u201d at the New York Forum of Amazigh Film Festival, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, May 4, 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Julia Bradshaw<\/strong>, Assistant Professor Art and New Media Communications, has a selection of work from her Stacks and Shapes project on view at the Bush Barn Art Center in Salem. The exhibition<\/a> “Contemporary Abstraction” is on view until June 24. Additionally, Bradshaw r<\/span>ecently participated in Photo Lucida in Portland, Oregon, and was\u00a0awarded a residency<\/a> at Playa in Summer Lake, Oregon that will take place in late August, 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shelley Jordon\u2019s<\/strong> animation<\/a>, Night Flight, was selected for inclusion in the Under the Subways Video Art Night\u00a0<\/span>with screenings in: New York City, \u00a0Sao Paolo, Brazil, Milan, Italy, Palma , Majorca, Spain, Valenicia, Spain and\u00a0Madrid, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Associate professor of music and coordinator of music education Wesley Brewer<\/b> was recently invited to speak about “Competition and Music Education” as a guest on the AMusEd podcast. AMusEd is a form for participants and listeners to consider “current issues in music education, offer resources, tip and tricks” and to discuss the growth and missteps that characterize the typical experience of starting out as a professional music educator. The podcast is hosted by Olin Hannum<\/strong>, OSU’s director of athletic bands, along with three other professional music educators who teach in California schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instructor of music Amy Hansen performed at Linfield College <\/b>as soprano soloist in Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Saint Nikolai Messe.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Instructor of music Ryan Biesack<\/b> recently performed with Steeplechase recording artist Joe Manis (saxophone) and Phil Baker (bassist from Pink Martini).<\/span><\/p>\n

Instructor of music Dana Reason<\/b> in collaboration with OSU professor of microbiology Jerri Bartholomew curated a concert at the Corvallis Arts Center. In addition to compositions by Reason, the program includes works by OSU music faculty members Ryan Biesack<\/b>, and Jason Fick.<\/b> Current undergraduate student Jayanthi Joseph and graduate student Mike Gamble also contributed.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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