Lecture series on race and ethnicity to begin Feb. 6

The spring 2002 lecture series on "Race, Ethnicity and Culture" will begin Feb. 6 and continue through May 15 on Wednesdays from 12:20-1:10 p.m. in 116 Gore Hall. All sessions except the orientation on Feb. 6 and final examination on May 15 are open to the public.

Free public talks include

"Why There IS a Paul R. Jones Collection," with art collector Paul Jones, Feb. 13;

"Whitewashing Race; A Critical Discussion of Whiteness," Margaret Andersen, professor of sociology, Feb. 20;

"Race and Gender: Inequality in Work Release Programs," Tammy Anderson, assistant professor of sociology, Feb. 27;

"Whoopi, There It Is: Black Women in Film since Whoopi Goldberg," Amalia Amaki, assistant professor in the Black American Studies Program, March 6;

"Nuns in Colonial Mexico; Tobacco, Chocolate and Verses: The Faces of Rebellion," Gladys Ilarregui, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, March 13;

"Identity and Expression in Asian-American Jazz," Peter X Feng, assistant professor of English, March 20;

"Globalization and Women in Africa," Wunyabari Maloba, associate professor of history, March 27;

"Islam and Colonialism," Rudolph Matthee, associate professor of history, April 10;

"Argentine Politics through the Eyes of Women Writers," Judy McInnis, professor of foreign languages and literatures, April 17;

"To Have Your Pork and Eat It Too: The Domestication of Okinawa for Japanese Tourists," Gerald Figal, associate professor of history, April 24;

"Women and Polygyny," Jenn Lemos, senior in women's studies, May 1; and

"Issues of Gender and Identity in Management," Sadhana Pasrich, Goldy Beacom College, May 8.

For additional information, call Suzanne J. Cherrin at 831-1899.