"Think Transatlantic" Campus Conference
Date: 10/29/2012
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM (CST)
Location: Oxford Campus, Croft Room 107 International Studies Use
 | Campus News: The 'Think Transatlantic' conference will feature presentations by UM faculty and written work by students. Monday, Oct. 29 in Croft 107. |
Open to the Public
Full details:
The Croft Institute, Department of Modern Languages, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany are proud to host a campus conference on the theme "Think Transatlantic" on Monday, October 29 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Croft 107. The conference will feature work by UM faculty and students. Our speakers are:
Kurt Smith, Mod. Languages: "German Militarism: from the Cold War to the War on Terror" (4:45)
Corina Petrescu, Mod. Languages: "Heil Kaiser Hitler!: Ethnic German Identity in Eginald Schlattner's Der geköpfte Hahn (5:10)
Alice Cooper, Political Science: "Transatlantic GMOs: European resistance to American genetically modified foods." (5:45)
Marc Lerner, History: "William Tell in a Transatlantic Perspective" (6:10)
Esays and concept papers by undergraduates will be on display before, between, and after the presentations. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.