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CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTSInternational Studies and Programs
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JUNE 25 THE BIRD AND WATER DANCE ENSEMBLE The first dance enseemble formed by people with physical, visual, and other disabilities in Taiwan |
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JULY 13 Japanese Sstudies POST 3/11: JAPAN AND CONTEMPORARY MEDIA Dr. Ian Condry, Comparative Media Studies, MIT |
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SEPTEMBER 7 Japanese Studies BOOK LAUNCH AND PRESENTATION MANNERS AND MISCHIEF: GENDER, POWER, AND ETIQUETTE IN JAPAN Dr. Laura Miller, UMSL |
| SEPTEMBER 10 Chinese Studies MCASTA 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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SEPTEMBER 12 Dr. Edwin Fedder Annual Lecture in Foreign and International Affairs VORTEX OF CONFLICT: U.S. POLICY TOWARDS AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAQ Dr. Dan Caldwell, Distinguished Proffessor of Political Science, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA |
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SEPTEMBER 14 Greek Studies THE BATTLE OF CRETE Dr. Tony Kocols |
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SEPTEMBER 22 Irish Studies MAKING IRELAND IRISH: TOURISM AND NATIONAL IDENTITY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR Dr. Eric Zuelow, Professor of European History, University of New England |
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SEPTEMBER 23 German Culture Center FALL WORKSHOP FOR GERMAN TEACHERS Professor Robert Di Donato |
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SEPTEMBER 28 International Health Care FROM PROVIDER TO PHOs: AN INSTITUTIONAL ANALSIS OF NONPROFIT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE GOVERNANCE IN NEW ZEALAND Bronwyn Howell, Wellington Universsity, Victoria |
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SEPTEMBER 28 Japanese Studies UNCIVIL SOCIETY: RIGHT WING ACTIVISM IN JAPAN AND THE POLITICS OF FUTILITY Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Sociocultural Anthropologist |
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OCTOBER 1 German Culture Center "MUSIK IST TRUMPF" GERMAN AMERICAN DAY CONCERT Northwinds Concert Band German Cultural Society Hall |
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OCTOBER 5 Japanese Studies JAPAN DRAMA NIGHT KAMIKAZE GIRLS (SHIMOTSUMA MONOGATARI) with Professor Laura Miller |
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OCTOBER 6 German Culture Center GERMAN LANGUAGE OLYMPICS |
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OCTOBER 6 BOOK LAUNCH DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: THE IMPACT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION Professor Judith Cochran, UMSL |
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OCTOBER 6 German Culture Center OKTOBERFEST CONCERT WITH THE "DORFROCKER" TRIO FROM GERMANY Sold Out |
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OCTOBER 9 Japanese Studies Film with Introduction by Dr. Marvin Marcus 442: LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH DIGNITY JAPANESE AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II Missouri History Museum |
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OCTOBER 13 Japanese Studies JAPAN: ROAD TO RECOVERY - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Mr. Shindo |
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OCTOBER 13 Greek Studies EXCAVATION OF THE HAGIOS CHARALAMBOS CAVE Professor Philip Betancoourt, Institute fo Aegean Prehistory |
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OCTOBER 18 COMMUNITY-BASED NATURE PRESERVES IN TIBET: FROM MOUNT EVEREST TO THE FOUR GREAT RIVERS Daniel Taylor |
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OCTOBER 27 Irish Studies PAUL MULDOON'S INCANTATA Dr. Guinn Batten, Literary Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis; Dr. Barbara Harbach, Music, UMSL; and Chris King, Poet |
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NOVEMBER 10 Greek Studies NAKIS MEMORIAL LECTURE HELLENISM AND ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: A COOMPLEX RELATIONSHIP Rev. Dr. Stanley Harakas |
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NOVEMBER 19 International Performing Arts Series - 2011-2012 Season MARTIN HAYES AND DENNIS CAHILL AND ST. LOUIS IRISH ARTS: A CELTIC FESTIVAL |
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DECEMBER 1 Irish Studies PERFORMING IRELAND, BECOMING AMERICAN Dr. Marion Casey, Anthropologist and Historian |
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DECEMBER 9 German Culture Center "CHRISTMAS A CAPPELLA" Calmus, a vocal quintet from Leipzig, Germany |
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AFRICA WORLD DOCUMENTARRY FILM FESTIVVAL |
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FEBRUARY 9 Irish Studies SEAN NOS SINGING AND MASTER CLASS Niall Wall, Educator/Singer Sean Nos, Co. Wesford, Ireland |
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FEBRUARY 14 Japanese Studies JCI OPERATION HOPE: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY Edson A. Kodama, Secretary General, JCI (Junior Chamber International |
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FEBRUARY 18 International Performing Arts Series - 2011-2012 Season SILVER ROOTS: JAPAN MEETS WORLD |
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FEBRUARY 23 Irish Studies NOTHING TO DECLARE: OSCAR WILDE'S AMERICAN LECTURES John Wyse Jackson, Well known and and leading authorit on Anglo-Irish Literature |
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MARCH 8 Irish Studies FICTION AND POETRY READING AND MASTER CLASS Geraldine Mills, Irish short story writer and poet |
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MARCH 10 International Performing Arts Series - 2011-2012 Season SYN-AULOIS: REMBETICA TO MODERN |
| MARCH 13 Japanese Studies JAPAN DRAMA NIGHT WITH PROFESSOR LAURA MILLER - RAMEN GIRL |
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MARCH 14 The German Culture Center ACCLAIMED GERMAN STORYTELLER KATHARINA RITTER READS TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM IN GERMAN German Cultural Socieety Hall |
| APRIL 3 Irish Studies DUBLIN IN 1916 Dr. Nicholas Allen, Cultural Historian, NUI-Galway |
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APRIL 12 International Performing Arts Series - 2011-2012 Season CHEIK LO |
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APRIL 20 The German Culture Center "ASK ME ABOUT BRECHT" Hanns Eisler in conversation with Hans Bunge as recreated by Sabine Berendse and Paul Clements Kranzberg Studio Theatre at GRAND CENTER |
| APRIL 25 Greek Studies Catharine Pelican Annual Memorial Lecture in Greek Culture REDISCOVEERING, RECONSTRUCTING, USING THE PAST: ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, University of Athens |
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MAY 5 The German Culture Center "A MUSICAL CELEBRATION" Northwinds Concert Band, Larry Marsh, Director featuring the American premiere of a new work celebrating te 1150th anniversary of the founding of Roethenbach, Germany. Florrisant Civic Center Theatre |
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JUNE 26 - JULY 26 Irish Studies SUMMER PROGRAMS IN IRELAND: CREATIVE WRITING & IRISH STUDIES AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND - GALWAY |
| OCTOBER 11- 14 SHIBUSAWA SEMINAR THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURS IN THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE PACIFIC RIM |
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| OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 1 African Studies PAN AFRICAN CONFERENCE |
