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Cafecito Hour is an informal series of conversations and discussions on special interest topics from various academic areas. We serve Café Alta Gracia, organic fair trade coffee from Dominican Republic, and light refreshments.
RSVP to jherrera@middlebury.edu or 802-443-5743.
All lectures take place in Carr Hall Lounge. |
Fall 2008
Being Bi-Cultural in America and Its Effects on an Artist's Life and Work
Mario Schambon, Colombian-born Sculptor and Percussionist
Friday, September 26, 4:30 pm
To learn more about Mario Schambon: http://community.middlebury.edu/~kkhalifa/mario/index.htm
Latinos Coming of Age in the USA: Researching and Writing "Once Upon a Quinceañera"
Julia Alvarez, Middlebury College Writer-in-Residence
Saturday, October 4, 4:30 pm
Special Fall Family Weekend Event
The "Unhomed" and the Universal feminization of Cultures: A Study of Young Adults from the Middle East, Asia, and South Asia
Hector Vila, Assistant Professor of Writing
Wednesday, November 5, 12:15 pm
Lunch will be served starting at Noon
The Mirror and the Porno Star: Ideal Types, Plastic Surgery, and Everyday Aesthetics
Laurie Essig, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies
Friday, December 5, 4:30 pm