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Welcome to Arts and Humanities Update, an electronic newsletter published during the academic year by the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University.

Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to share news of current research projects, publications, conference presentations, teaching innovations, outreach connections, events, and awards. Call (517) 355-5633 or send a message to the editor.


Upcoming Events

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, November 4
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
MSU Union Green Room

The MSU Jewish Studies Program, the Department of History,
the Department of Religious Studies, and the College of Arts
and Letters present:

JENNA WEISSMAN JOSELIT
Newly Appointed Charles E. Smith Professor
of Jewish Studies at George Washington University

“Romancing the Stone: America’s Embrace
of the Ten Commandments”

Explore the variety of ways in which this ancient Judaic text has captured the American imagination.  From greeting cards and broadsides to film and public monuments, the Decalogue has lodged itself deeply within the body politic, blurring the line between private and public expressions of faith.  This illustrated presentation, which grows out of her current book project on the Ten Commandments, closely examines how a covenantal relationship with the ancient Hebrews became an American article of faith.

Free and Open to the Public

Jenna Weismann Joselit Lecture

For additional information, please contact
MSU Jewish Studies: (517) 432-3493

Thursday, November 12, 2009 

MSU Jewish Studies Program
Fall 2009 Israeli Films (#2)

The Name My Mother Gave Me (2008)

November 12, 2009 - 7:00-8:30 p.m.
147 Communication Arts Bldg.


Tuesday, Nov. 17 - Sunday, Nov. 22

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

By Dale Wasserman
Adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey

Directed by Rob Roznowski
Guest Scene Designer: Rob Odorisio (Art Director of CBS’ Guiding Light)

The Pasant Theatre

Tickets: $15.00
Student tickets: Students $10.00
Notes: Seniors and MSU Faculty/Staff tickets $13.00

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 7:30p.m.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 7:30p.m.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:30p.m.
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 8:00p.m.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 8:00p.m.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 2:00p.m.

"One Flew East--- One Flew West---"

The iconic characters from Ken Kesey’s novel are thrillingly brought to life onstage in Dale Wasserman’s script. New asylum inmate, R. P. McMurphy, is placed under the watchful eye of Nurse Ratched. Tensions mount as he gains the allegiance of his fellow patients, leading to the play’s shattering conclusion.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. New York City

Director pre-show talk Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 1:15 PM

Talk Back on Thursday, November 19, 2009. (Following the performance)


Wednesday, December 2, 2009

College of Arts and Letters
Signature Lecture Series:

An Evening with Ken Burns

7:30 p.m., December 2, 2009
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center


Thursday - Saturday, April 22-25, 2010

Ancient Philosophy Society

Xth Annual Meeting 22-25 April 2010
Michigan State University

Call for Papers:

Papers in English on any topic in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy are invited: 3,000-word maximum, prepared for blind review. Before submission
by e-mail attachment, see full instructions at:

www.ancientphilosophysociety.org

and:

http://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/CALL-FOR-PAPERS-actual.pdf

Submission deadline: Monday 2 November 2009.

Decisions will be reported by the end of December. Inquiries and submissions should be directed to:

submissions@ancientphilosophysociety.org

CAL News


Dr. Danny Méndez, PhD, Assistant Professor and core faculty member of Spanish and Portuguese, core faculty of CLACS and Global Studies in Arts & Humanities at MSU has been awarded a prestigious teaching award, Dominican Educators of Excellence in Higher Education for 2009 by the Universidad UNAPEC (Dominican Republic)/Dominican Studies Association/Asociacion de Estudios Dominicanos. This is in recognition of his dedication to the study, teaching and dissemination of Dominican Studies.

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This summary of news related to the arts and humanities at Michigan State University is brought to you by the College of Arts and Letters. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to share news of current research projects, publications, conference presentations, teaching innovations, outreach connections, events, and awards. To submit information, please send a message to the editor or call (517) 355-5633.