11/8/01
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Charles Holcombe, UNI professor of history, (319) 273-5907
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Tang China topic for UNI History Lecture Series Wednesday, Nov. 14
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Tolerance for immigrants and their success in early Tang China will be the topic of the next history lecture series at the University of Northern Iowa, Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Charles Holcombe, UNI professor of history, will discuss "Immigrants and Strangers: From Cosmopolitanism to Confucian Universalism in Tang China (618-907)," at 7 p.m., in Room 115 Seerley Hall. His address is open to the public free of charge. It is sponsored by the UNI Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta history honorary society.
In his presentation, Holcombe will discuss "the richly open, cosmopolitan and tolerant society of early Tang China, using for illustration several case studies of 'immigrants' who achieved fame there." He also will examine the "prevailing stereotype that these attitudes yielded to a more chilly climate of xenophobia (fear of foreigners) and isolationism in late Tang times."
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11/9/01
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Karen Mitchell, director, UNI Interpreter's Theatre, (319) 273-2640
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI Interpreter's Theatre to present 'Performing in the Borders' Thursday, Nov. 15
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Interpreter's Theatre program will perform its second show of the season, "Performing in the Borders: Interrogating Our Internal Differences" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, in Lang Hall, Room 40.
The performance will showcase UNI graduate students from the Department of Communication Studies, as well as the Department of Theatre, all of whom conceived and wrote original texts as part of a seminar course, "Performance and Identities." Karen Mitchell, UNI associate professor of communication studies, teaches the course. She said the students designed this presentation in an effort to explore the depths and definition of self and identity.
The performance is free and open to the public.
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11/9/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Guy Sims, associate director of UNI's Maucker Union, (319) 273-2683
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI film series to explore a Native American's trials in moving off the reservation into the city, Wednesday, Nov. 14
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "When the Fire Dims," a film that explores the social and psychological reality faced by many Native Americans, will be presented at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the University Room North in Maucker Union at the University of Northern Iowa.
"When the Fire Dims" examines the complex relationship alcoholism, cultural alienation, colonization and urban existence play in one man's life as he struggles to survive in an unknown world. The discussion will be facilitated by Leslie Jones, a UNI assistant professor of biology.
The 17-minute film is based on a story told by Jimmy, a Pomo Indian, who has left the reservation for promises of a better life in the city. He attempts daily to escape his loneliness through his alcoholism, which brings visions of the family he once knew and the cultural traditions he once shared.
The Reel to Real film series presents short films worthy of reflection, discussion, challenge and criticism, presented in a setting that is both comfortable and conducive for conversation. It is sponsored by the Maucker Union Student Activities Office. The series will continue on Jan. 16, 2002, with "Are We Different?"
For more information contact Guy Sims, associate director of Maucker Union, (319) 273-2683.
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