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EVENTS 2007 - 08
Sandra Harding Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:15 p.m. The College Scholars Program and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women are pleased to present Dr. Sandra Harding, author/editor of several groundbreaking books including "Is Science Multicultural? Postcolonialism, Feminism & Epistemologies". Harding is Professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education at UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. She received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from New York University. Her teaching and research interests are in feminist and postcolonial theory, epistemology, research methodology, and philosophy of science. For more information, contact: rosalind.simson@case.edu Earlier this year. . . A series of events featuring renown poet and activist
Free Public Lecture Clark Hall, Room 309, 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
WRITINGS TOWARD HOPE Noted poet and activist Marjorie Agosín will address the political and social imaginary of Latin American civil society during the reign of terror and military dictatorships, as well as during the time of transitional democracies. She will focus on the work of Chilean women who have created hand woven tapestries in order to protest and denounce the illicit government of General Augusto Pinochet. This art form continues to be made in democratic Chile. Dr. Agosín’s presentation also will address the political imagination of the Argentinean Human Rights group Amia that protests weekly on behalf of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Israeli Embassy as well as on the Amia, the Jewish cultural center of Buenos Aires. Marjorie Agosín is Professor of Spanish at Wellesley College. She received her Ph.D. from Indiana University. Her awards include the Letras de Oro prize for Poetry and the Latino Literature Prize for Poetry of the Latin American Writers Institute. September 15 - November 15, 2007: Threads of Hope: Exhibit of Chilean arpilleras Exhibit Curator: Marjorie Agosín An exhibit of arpilleras, embroidered tapestries sewn clandestinely by Chilean women to denounce the atrocities committed under the military dictatorship of Pinochet. The arpilleras began as a means for these women, whose relatives were among the detained and disappeared, to record both their grief over the disappearance of their loved ones and the brutality under Pinochet's rule of Chile. November 6, 2007: Printer friendly version of schedule (.pdf) All events are free and open to the public. Visitor Parking: Cosponsored by the College Scholars Program, the Women's Studies Program, the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the Judaic Studies Program, the Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies, the Ethnic Studies Program, and the Flora Stone Mather Women’s Center.
Aubrey de Grey Prospects for Extending Healthy Life -- A Lot Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 4:30 p.m. Dr. Aubrey de Grey, a biomedical gerontologist, will claim that with adequate funding for clinical research, therapies that can add 30 healthy years to the lifespan of healthy adults age 55 and older may arrive within the next few decades. He will further explain why he believes that those who benefit from such therapies could continue to benefit from progressively improved therapies indefinitely and thus avoid debilitation or death from age-related causes at any age. Dr. de Grey is the Chairman and Chief Science Officer of the Methuselah Foundation, a non-profit charity dedicated to combating the aging process. He is also editor-in-chief of the journal Rejuvenation Research. His research interests focus on the molecular and cellular side-effects of metabolism that constitute mammalian aging and the design of interventions to repair and/or obviate aging effects. Conversations in Bioethics with Aubrey de Grey: Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Bioethics Department, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Room E501. For information call the Bioethics Department at 261/ 368-6196. The prospect of greatly postponing, or even reversing, the aging process has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious discussion within some scientific circles. While many differences of opinion remain concerning likely timeframes, some specialists in the biology of aging (including de Grey) take the view that we know enough about the molecular and cellular basis of aging and possess versatile tools for modifying cells and molecules that aging might soon come within range of effective medical intervention. In his presentation de Grey will explore some of the ethical issues that this raises. He will focus especially on issues of distributive justice as it applies to rich versus poor, old versus young, alive versus not yet conceived, and sick-now versus sick-in-the-future. Visitor Parking: Information: 216.368.8961 Dr. de Grey's visit is sponsored by the College Scholars Program of Case Western Reserve University and the Department of Bioethics, School of Medicine.
Free Public Lecture Paul Zeitz Thursday, November 15, 2007, 8:00 p.m. (Reception starting at 7:15 p.m.) Dr. Paul Zeitz is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Global AIDS Alliance. He is a public healther specialist with over 14 years experience in developing nations, including Bolivia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia. He has designed and implemented large-scale programs in HIV/AIDS, child survival, reproductive health, health systems development, and multi-sectoral support for orphaned and volnerable children. Sponsored by: Office of the Provost, Office of Student Affairs, College Scholars Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Social Justice Committee of the Church of the Covenant, AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland, The Free Clnic of Greater Cleveland, Student Global AIDS Campaign, American Medical Student Assocaition, Amnesty International, Global Medical Initiative, Student International Law Society, Student Health Law Association, National Medical Student Association, and Universities for Equal Access to Medications.
(Case Western Reserve University is committed to the free exchange of ideas, reasoned debate and intellectual dialogue. Speakers and scholars with a diversity of opinions and perspectives are invited to the campus to provide the community with important points of view, some of which may be deemed controversial. The views and opinions of those invited to speak on the campus do not necessarily reflect the views of the university administration or any other segment of the university community.)
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