Fall 2008

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From the Dean
1 Dear Alumni and Friends Dean, Martha Roth
Here & Now
2 Journey to 19th Century Japan Japan, Elizabeth Begley, Smart Museum of Art
3 Urban Sonic with an Intellectual Twist Monica Westin, Urban Sonic, Visiting Artists, Daniel Bernard Roumain, DJ Scientific, ArtSpeaks
3 Reconfiguring Multiculturalism and Jewish Literature Jane Charney, Jewish, Literature, Jan Schwarz, Language, Yiddish
4 A Nexus for Linguistics Linguistics, Stefanie Rothman White, Language Laboratories and Archives, Landahl Center
5 The Virtual Tourist Kristine Hess, Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, Rome, Special Collections, Regenstein Library, Art History
6 Visual Signs: Technology in the Classroom Provost's Program for Academic Information Technology, Joanne Berens, American Sign Language (ASL), Drucilla Ronchen
6 The Crown and the Fury Joanne Akalaitis, Thyestes, Theatre, Monica Westin, Court Theatre
7 Climate of Concern: Science and the Arts Respond to a Changing Environment Dance, Climate, Theaster Gates, Environment, Science, Arts, Chicago Humanities Festival
Features
8 The Convergence of American Culture MAPH, Karla Scherer, Alumni, donations, America, Culture
Of Ancient Empires and Modern Litigation Persepolis, Oriental Institute, Persia, Daniel Parisi
On Campus
14 Curriculum Vitae Faculty, Work, Publications
15 Charles Simic Recieves Top Honors Robert Baird, Charles Simic, Poetry, Wallace Stevens Award
16 The Honor Roll Gifts, contributions, donors, donations
Palimpsest
20 Up and Down the Scale: Charles Hartshorne and Philosophy at Chicago Charles Hartshorne, Philosophy, David Thompson
Happenings
21 A Selections of Past, Present, and Future Events Events