October 11, 2002

Biever Guest Lecture Series

Loyola continues its distinguished Biever Guest Lecture series bringing renowned scholars and authors from across the disciplines and across the world to the campus. Lectures begin in the fall and will run throughout the 2002 - 03 academic year. Lectures for fall 2002 include:

Le Mutanti: Five Italian Artists

September 9 ­ October 30
Collins C. Diboll Gallery, J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library

Department of Visual Arts Chair Carol Leake and the Associazione Culturale Italia-Inghilterra present an exhibit of five Italian artists' work. Utilizing various media ranging from bucchero ceramics and mixed media to photography and pigments, the exhibit explores the meaning of mutation, defined as "a jagged and flexible idea, the essence of life and living [that] invades matter and more intimately, the being, the soul, the very formation of thought and expressive languages." The 28-piece exhibition opened September 9 on the fourth floor of the Monroe Library and runs until October 30. A reception for the artists will take place October 29 at 7 p.m. in the Diboll Gallery. Contact Leake at 861-5455 or ccleake@loyno.edu.

What Made Booker T. Washington?: The Wizard of Tuskegee in Economic Context

Thursday, October 17, at 7 p.m.
Multimedia Room 1, Monroe Library

Eighty-seven years after his death, Booker T. Washington remains one of the most controversial figures in African-American history. Many historians and social critics, following the lead of W.E.B. DuBois, have criticized Washington as undermining African-American's efforts to achieve full equality. In recent years, scholars have begun to reevaluate Washington and his legacy. Professor Peter Coclanis, one of the nation's leading economic historians, places Washington's "self-help" mantra in the economic context of the era to argue that Washington's strategies were both reasonable and rational. Contact Professor of History Michael Ross at 865-3538 or at maross1@loyno.edu.

Spearing Boars With a Stylus: Younger Pliny Writes High-status Holiday

Thursday, October 17, at 8 p.m.
Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall

Eleanor Winsor Leach, Ph.D., a professor of classical studies at Indiana University, presents a lecture on the leisure time of ancient Romans. Drawing from various disciplines and sources including Roman literature, material culture, and social history, Leach will discuss their hobbies, such as poetry and hunting, and the country homes and villas where they went to escape the bustle of city politics and commerce. Leach has received grants for her research from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and has twice directed the NEH Summer Seminars for College Teachers in Rome. Contact Professor of Classical Studies T. Davina McClain at 865-3683 or at mcclain@loyno.edu.