All featured events are open to the public. They are free unless otherwise noted.
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Thursday, March 18, 4 p.m.
Room 215, Lovejoy Building
Many academics write for other academics, but few publish works for a broader or more general readership. Four professors will discuss these books and articles: Professor of Anthropology Catherine L. Besteman, Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing) Adrian Blevins, The Dr. Gerald and Myra Dorros Professor of Chemistry Julie T. Millard, and Professor of History Larissa J. Taylor.
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Thursday, March 18, 12:30 p.m.
Lobby, Colby College Museum of Art
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in American Art History Julie Levin Caro will lead a gallery tour of her exhibition Freedom of Expression: Politics and Aesthetics in African American Art. Complimentary lunch (served noon to 12:30 p.m.) for the first 40 visitors.
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Tuesday, March 30 - Friday, April 2
Robinson Room, Miller Library
For centuries groups of women of the Yao ethnic minority in China wrote in a script called “Nu Shu” or “Women’s Writing.” No man could understand it. This writing system provided an outlet for women who were unhappy with their lives, especially married women who had been sent from their villages against their will to serve a man they had never met. They wrote biographies, autobiographies, and narratives of local historical events, but most Nu Shu texts revolved around marriage -- most commonly letters of consolation. All these texts describe the harsh life of married women, most of whom lived in poverty. The exhibition includes books, textiles, and more, as well as translations. The exhibit is open March 31-April 2, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 31, noon
Fairchild Room, Dana Dining Hall
Ben Twining, a senior research scientist for the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, is interested in the interactions between metals and planktonic organisms in marine and aquatic environments. Plankton play important roles in the global carbon cycle and form the base of most aquatic food webs. Lunch with the speaker begins at 11:30 a.m.
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