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The College of St. Scholastica’s School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium features faculty member Dr. Bill Hodapp, professor of English and coordinator of medieval and Renaissance studies. Join him on a journey to the late medieval world of English pilgrimage, St. Thomas Becket, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session. This event will take place in the Library North Reading Room.
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The College of St. Scholastica’s School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium this March features faculty member Dr. Megan Fritts. An enduring philosophical question is the “problem of evil”: if God exists, why is there evil in the world? In this talk, Megan Fritts will present the ideas of Simone Weil, who argued for two counterintuitive theses: that suffering is "to be loved," and that evil is an illusion. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session. This free…
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The College of St. Scholastica’s School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium this April features faculty member Kelly Mullan. CSS says that "through a lens of feminist scholarship, Mullan examines Lizzo’s message of body positivity, contrasting it with the realities that exist for fat women as a social-identity group in the United States, today."
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The College of St. Scholastica’s School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium this September features faculty member Dr. Rob Larson. Larson shares research from a recent journey to Oviedo, Spain for the rare, public display of the Sudarium of Oviedo. He discusses research methods for purposes of vocation, and to encourage those with "impostor syndrome," or who struggle to formalize (and embrace) their own research endeavors. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session. This free event will take…
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A digital facsimile of the manuscript of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is now launched in an exhibit curated by Dr. Emily Woster, who will share an exclusive look at the exhibit, how it was created, and what Anne's origins tell us about Montgomery and her legacy. This event takes place in the Library North Reading Room. L.M. Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables is beloved the world over. It has been translated into dozens of languages and adapted…
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A digital facsimile of the manuscript of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is...
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Insecure and wealthy Orgon is taken in by con man Tartuffe in this classic comedy by the masterful playwright Moliere, translated by Richard Wilbur. Come along as Tartuffe moves into the household, pulls the strings on his Orgon-shaped puppet and wreaks havoc on the entire family.
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Insecure and wealthy Orgon is taken in by con man Tartuffe in this classic...
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Insecure and wealthy Orgon is taken in by con man Tartuffe in this classic comedy by the masterful playwright Moliere, translated by Richard Wilbur. Come along as Tartuffe moves into the household, pulls the strings on his Orgon-shaped puppet and wreaks havoc on the entire family.
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Insecure and wealthy Orgon is taken in by con man Tartuffe in this classic...
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Do all religions have a common essence? Is pluralistic discourse empowering or oppressive for marginalized communities? CSS Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Andrew Taylor will explore how Tibetan Buddhist luminaries have engaged these questions by examining the political projects of Jamgön Kongtrül the Great and the present Dalai Lama. This event will take place in the Library North Reading Room.
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Kelly Mullan discusses her successfully completed doctoral dissertation research, whose qualitative analysis considered the "impact of absence" of fat bodies on social media from the perspective of young women, aged 14–18, in Duluth, MN. Mullan explores how such "absence" ensures that young women lack exposure to bodies that represent demographics seen in everyday life, thereby skewing the practice of social comparison.
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Kelly Mullan discusses her successfully completed doctoral dissertation research, whose qualitative analysis considered the...
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Featuring Mina Kaiser, Edward Martin and Phillip Rukavina. This program of Spanish Renaissance music features the works of Ortiz, Cabezon, Escobar, Encina (and the ubiquitous Anonymous) arranged for vihuela trio and performed with variations (or “diferencias”) created by Mina Kaiser. While none of these pieces were originally published in this particular instrumentation, the practice of arranging and performing on the vihuela works intended for other instruments was widely accepted at the time. The concert will be held in Tower Hall…
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Featuring Mina Kaiser, Edward Martin and Phillip Rukavina. This program of Spanish Renaissance music...
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Pam Freeman is visiting St. Scholastica to discuss the behavior of eastern chipmunks. She will also answer the common campus question, “What are they doing out there in the forest?” Freeman uses the friendly chipmunk system to introduce undergraduate students to research and get them hooked on science!
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Pam Freeman is visiting St. Scholastica to discuss the behavior of eastern chipmunks. She...
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The St. Scholastica Jazz Band and the North Shore Big Band present an evening of swing dancing in the Benedictine Commons. Instructors from North Shore Ballroom will provide lessons for the first half hour, then the dance floor will be open until 9 p.m. Come and dance the night away! Tickets are $7 for general admission and free for students pre-K to college.
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The St. Scholastica Jazz Band and the North Shore Big Band present an evening...
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The Young Athletes Foundation is again partnering with Duluth-area colleges to present three Saturday Morning at the Races events, providing opportunities for children to practice healthy living during the colder months by participating in running races. Schedule Jan. 6 – Burns Wellness Commons at the College of St. Scholastica Jan. 20 – Ward Wells Fieldhouse at the University of Minnesota Duluth Feb. 3 – Marcovich Wellness Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior The series is free and open to all…
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Racism influences the development of all children, including white children. In this talk, Dr. Taylor Hazelbaker will discuss what children know about race, how they learn about race at home, at school and in the media and how we can teach them to challenge racism and embrace anti-racism.
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Racism influences the development of all children, including white children. In this talk, Dr....
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Sharon Obst will present a snapshot of her dissertation research on the intersection of students with disability and membership in a historically marginalized group. She will describe her researcher positionality and the needs for her research. This event is a School of Arts and Sciences Colloquium and will take place in the North Reading Room of the St. Scholastica Library.
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Sharon Obst will present a snapshot of her dissertation research on the intersection of...
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Ethnomusicologist Dr. Elyse Carter Vosen explores the sounds, spiritual purposes and social force of Avodat Lev (roughly translated as "work of the heart"). Avodat Lev is a recently-developed form of intimate, imaginative and contemplative Jewish prayer service made up of song, chant, meditation and poetry as an outgrowth of the Jewish farming movement.
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Ethnomusicologist Dr. Elyse Carter Vosen explores the sounds, spiritual purposes and social force of...
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Humans are at the center of a constant interplay between the powerful solar wind and the Earth's protective magnetic field. These interactions can be felt on Earth in both beautiful and dangerous ways. Dr. Evan Tyler will take attendees on a tour of the fascinating physics of the local space environment. This event is a School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) Colloquium held in the Raven Room of the St. Scholastica Library.
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Humans are at the center of a constant interplay between the powerful solar wind...
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Medieval Christian thinkers almost uniformly affirm that there is some action or state of mind that cannot, or will not, be divinely forgiven. This presentation examines common threads in influential Medieval Christian descriptions of this most serious form of wrongdoing, in an attempt to better understand Medieval Christian accounts of under-studied vices and sins like despair, blasphemy and hardness of heart. This event will be held in the Raven Room at the St. Scholastica Library.
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In this program, guitarist Mina Kaiser performs three sonatas by composer Wencelaus Matiegka, followed by Matiegka’s transcription of Beethoven’s Adelaide, joined by tenor William Bastian. Tickets can be bought at thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.
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In this program, guitarist Mina Kaiser performs three sonatas by composer Wencelaus Matiegka, followed...
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Dr. Heather Brown speaks on developing low-cost methods for routine environmental monitoring. This event is a School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) Colloquium held in the Raven Room at the College of St. Scholastica Library.
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Dr. Heather Brown speaks on developing low-cost methods for routine environmental monitoring. This event...
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Dance the night away to live swing band music performed by the St. Scholastica Jazz Band and North Shore Big Band. North Shore Ballroom will provide dance instruction and special performances. The event will be held in the Benedictine Commons, on the second floor of the Science Building on the St. Scholastica campus. Tickets can be bought at thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.
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