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for November 3, 2009

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November 3, 2009

12:10 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Gendering the Geography of Bliss

This panel discussion will feature Laura Grindstaff (sociology and the Consortium for Women and Research), Jee-Eun Song (cultural studies), and Peg Swain (Women's Resources and Research Center, and women and gender studies).

4:10 p.m. - 6 p.m. Temporality in Form: Elements of Michelangelo's Theory on Human ...

Michelangelo's human figures have thus far been studied through on one of three approaches: proportion, anatomy, or posture. A study of his use of proportion commonly begins with a comparison to Polykleitos, or discussion of how Michelangelo differs from the ancient master. A study of the ...

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sustainability and the State of World Food System

Jules Pretty is a fellow of the Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Arts, former deputy chair of the U.K.'s Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE), and has served on other advisory committees for a number of government departments. He is the chief editor of the ...