International Forum Schedule of Events Spring 2013
The Department of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures (ILLC) is pleased to announce its Spring 2013 International Forum. The forum is open to the local community, and consists of a series of presentations (i.e., lectures, debates, and panel discussions) on a wide variety of topics of current international concern. As an open forum, INST 301 provides ample opportunities for learning and appreciating the richness of multicultural settings. Students may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units (Credit/no credit grading only). The forum meets every Tuesday, from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. – 120 Ayres Hall. For additional information, please contact Quirino de Brito, at qdbrito@csuchico.edu , Or (530)898-3251.
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Feb 5 |
Fábio Briks Fulbright Visiting Graduate Student (UFSC, Brazil) |
Translation: Effective Tool to Teach Foreign Languages for Higher Education Students |
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Feb 12 |
Kate Transchel History Department |
Sex and Violence in the Post-Soviet World: Case Studies of Human Trafficking |
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Feb 19 |
Jennifer Gruber Study Abroad/Office of International Education |
International Perspectives on U.S. Culture |
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Feb 26 |
Sheikh (Ali) Shahnawaz Economics Department |
The Trouble with the Eurozone: Should Germany Leave? |
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Mar 5 |
Bethany Pinegar (Office of International Education) & a Panel of International Teachers.
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Beyond Boundaries: International Teachers' Perceptions about Culture and Education. |
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Mar 12 |
Najm Yousefi History Department |
Iran: Prospects of Reform and Change |
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Mar 19 |
Spring Break |
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Mar 26 |
Gayle Kimball Professor Emerita, Sociology |
What’s on the Minds of Global Youth?
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Apr 2 |
Jacque Chase Department of Geography and Planning |
Hunting, Rural Identities, and Democracy in Portugal |
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Apr 9 |
Lorry Marvin Peace Corps |
Thinking Beyond Borders: Micronesia |
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Apr 16 |
Michael J. Leitner Recreation and Parks Management Department |
Mitigating the Arab-Israeli Conflict, One Goal at a Time |
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Apr 23 |
David Eaton Jr. Anthropology Department |
Il futuro non è Scritto: Insights into Empire and Globalization from Italy |
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Apr 30 |
Scott Brady Department of Geography and Planning |
Postcards from Oaxaca: Sixty Years of Landscape Change |