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Calendar of Events
MLS ORIENTATION
Tuesday, December 1st @ 6:00 pm in UC122
COLLOQUIUM SERIES
September 15, 5-6 p.m.
October 13, 5-6 p.m.
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Fall MLS Colloquium Series
Curious about what the MLS students are up to? This is your chance to hear MLS students talk about their thesis projects. Invite your students to attend.
Tuesday, October 13
5:00pm
LB230
Refreshments will be served.
Cindy Myers
Author Gloria Naylor is well known for her use of literary allusion to create powerful representations of African-American history and culture in her novels. Her neo slave narrative novel Mama Day is no exception. At the heart of this story of the Day women is an important piece of land known as “the other place.” An exploration of the role of “the other place” reveals the land signifies as a physical and spiritual link with the ancestors, as a source of independence, and as a means of isolation for the modern Day women. Much like the Garden of Eden, the power of “the other place” resonates on many levels. The significance of “the other place” lies within its historical, religious, and botanical representations of the identities of the Day women. The relationship between the Day women and their land is representative of the enduring identity formed from the deliberate manipulation of land to achieve a memorial history and source of empowerment for future generations. While the significance of “the other place” is unique to Naylor’s novel, the importance of land use in novels and in real life is a key factor in the creation and endurance of personal and cultural identity.
Amy Hadley
Defending the miniaturist: The purpose of the study is to refute critics’ ideas of Amy Hempel and minimalism as contrived due to pressures of mass consumption. The importance of this study lies in the ongoing debate among critics of the legitimacy of minimalism. This study will encourage critics and readers to examine Hempel’s works more closely, looking beyond the story to find the empathy and depth in her work. In doing so, critics and readers will see Hempel’s genius in capturing a greater depth of emotion through her sparse style and seemingly unimportant subjects.
Future Colloquium Dates:
January 20th
March 3rd
