Vol. 18, No. 18Feb. 4, 1999

Race, ethnicity and culture lectures begin Feb. 10

Race in the workplace, the Holocaust and opportunities for black professionals are some of the topics that will be explored in the University's 1999 Research on Race, Ethnicity and Culture Lecture Series which begins Feb. 10.

All lectures will be held on Wednesdays from 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. in the Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center, except on Feb. 17 when the lecture will be held in the Gallery of the Perkins Student Center. There is no lecture on March 31 during spring break.

Those attending the lectures, which are free and open to the public, may bring their lunch. The series may be taken for a one-credit course in women's studies or Black American studies.

Elena Gomez from the Newark YWCA will present the first lecture, "Navigating Through a Dialogue on Race Relations: The YWCA Study Circles," on Feb. 17.

Art after World War II is the topic of the Feb. 24 presentation by Ann Gibson, art history, entitled, "Thelma Johnson Streat and Jackson Pollock: Performing, Painting and the Purpose of Art after World War II."

On March 3 Suzanne Cherrin, women's studies, will discuss the issues surrounding "Women in China."

"Race in the Workplace" will be explored by Brenda Billingsley from the Wilmington YWCA on March 10.

Norma Gaines-Hanks, College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy, will talk on the topic "How Do You Spell 'Opportunity': Black Professionals' Perceptions Regarding Internal Mobility at UD" on March 17.

"Time of Turmoil: The Wilmington Riots of 1968" will be the March 24 lecture presented by Elisa Diller, College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy, and Deborah Haskell from the Delaware Heritage Commission.

Gretchen Bauer, political science and international relations, will lead the first lecture after the University's spring break, "EnGendering Democracy in Namibia," on April 7.

"'In the Best Interests of the Child:' Race and Ethnicity in American Adoption Literature" is the topic on April 14, presented by Cynthia Callahan, English.

On April 21, Donna Budani, anthropology, will speak on "Personal and Community Identity as Revealed Through Italian Women's Narratives of Their Experiences During the Second World War."

"Surviving the Holocaust-A Personal Story" will be discussed on April 28 by Ann Jaffe of the community-based Holocaust Education Committee.

Sara Horowitz, Jewish Studies Program, will present "Gender, Genocide and Jewish Memory" on May 5.

To close the series, Gabriella Finizio, foreign languages and literatures, will lead a discussion on "Eros, Erudition and Italian Renaissance Women" on May 12.

For those enrolled as students, a final examination is scheduled for May 19. For more information on the series, call 831-8474.

-Laura Overturf