Rogelio Saunders, a Cuban, reads from his essay “The Second Realization.” The title derives from his classification of two moments of globalization in human history – the more recent phenomena of international relations and when Columbus...
"The Thirteenth Annual Festival of Fine Arts at the State University of Iowa presents as one of its major features the exhibition of ... historical and contemporary drawings. The exhibition has been chosen by Dr. Lester D. Longman, who selected...
Possibly the Midwest's most distinguished sculptor, Mac Hornecker is certainly Iowa's most accessible, versatile, and productive. From his studio near the campus of Buena Vista College in Storm Lake where he taught with the Art Department from 1971...
Possibly the Midwest's most distinguished sculptor, Mac Hornecker is certainly Iowa's most accessible, versatile, and productive. From his studio near the campus of Buena Vista College in Storm Lake where he taught with the Art Department from 1971...
The current euro zone debt crisis centers on Germany and is an existential crisis about European Union political integration. Chancellor Angela Merkel explained that "if the euro falls, Europe falls." She described the challenge as "the most...
North, South, East, West -- The University -- Always A Smile -- Alumnus Gives $100,000 -- A New Governor -- Looking Back at Schweitzer -- The Educated Mind -- Testimony For The Arts -- SUI European Holiday -- Iowa Heads 'Em Off -- 1961 Commencement...
Board Members Announced -- Getting Them Together -- U of I's Largest Gift -- A New Look for Old Capitol -- Basketball Forecast -- Dad of the Year -- JFK: Heir of the Enlightenment -- Iowa Alumni at KU -- Assessing our Accounts -- ISA -- Birthday...
ON CAMPUS: Find out what's been happening at the UI—from a unique research station to be built on the Mississippi River to the first Korean Culture Festival to a breakthrough in human genetics. -- IN CLASS: Rediscover the power of your...
Lev Usyskin conceives the "Russian scene" in terms of colonization and purposes a re-colonization to fight the population loss in Russian territories. Michail Butov considers Russian politics, culture, talent, and collective identity when...
Ghada Abdel Aal of Egypt begins the panel by discussing how she made the leap from blogging to professional writing. She explains that she began blogging as a way to express her feelings and observations in a “safe” forum. In closing, she...
Farhad A.K. Sulliman Khoyratty of Mauritius begins the panel by stating that satire is an “instrument guaranteeing the health of society.” He also discusses the nature of satire, particularly the insider/outsider element and the subversive...
"Shimada Masahiko traces all experiences back to the brain, including hysteria, neurosis, and relief that comes through receiving the word as medicine. Michal Hvorecký discusses the topic through two Czech writers, Dominik Tatarka and Egon Bondy,...