Fall 2004 Calendar of Events
Fall 2004 Ongoing Events:
Avoda: Objects of the Spirit
August 27-October 17, 2004
Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Library
The Crusades in Cinema ( film series)
Tuesday evenings, September 7-December 14
7:30 or 8:00 pm (see above link for details)
White Hall 101
Fall 2004 Events by Date:
Avoda: Objects of the Spirit
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk with Artist Tobi Kahn
Sunday, August 29, 2004
4:00-6:00 pm
Joseph Jones Room, Woodruff Library
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Hillels of Georgia, and the Institute for Jewish Studies. Opening remarks by Israeli Consul General Shmuel ben Shmuel.
Avoda: Objects of the Spirit
Graduate Student Reception and Gallery Tour with Tobi Kahn and Laurie Patton
Monday, August 30, 2004
4:00-6:00 pm
Joseph Jones Room, Woodruff Library
Sponsored by the Department of Religion and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Avoda: Objects of the Spirit
Ritual Art-Making Workshop with Tobi Kahn
Wedneday, September 1 , 2004
11:00 am-3:00 pm
In front of Dobbs Hall
Sponsored by Emory Hillel.
“The Crusades”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, September 7, 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Professor Sander Gilman
“Obesity, the Jews, and Psychoanalysis: On the
Creation and Perpetuation of Stereotypes of Physical Difference”
Monday, September 13, 2004
4:00 pm
Joseph Jones Room, Woodruff Library
Sponsored by the Institute for Liberal Arts.
Professor Sander Gilman
“A Conversation About Interdisciplinary Scholarship”
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
12:00-1:00 pm
ILA conference room (Callaway S423)
Sponsored by the Institute for Liberal Arts.
“Alexander Nevsky”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, September 14 , 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“Ivanhoe”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, September 21 , 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“King Richard and the Crusaders”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Professor Ofra Bengio
“Regime Change in Iraq: Domestic and Regional Implications”
Monday, October 4, 2004
4:00 pm
White Hall 205
Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel, Emory Hillel, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Professor Douglas Clark
“Housing and Houses in Early Israel: The Development and Use of the ‘Four-Room House’ in the Period of Settlement”
Tuesday, October 5, 2004
7:30 pm
Bishops Hall 311
Sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, the Graduate Program in Hebrew Bible, the American Schools of Oriental Research, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“The Seventh Seal”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, October 5, 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Professor Peter Balakian
“The American Response to the Armenian Genocide”
Part of the Genocide in the Sudan Series
Wednesday, October 13 , 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 206
Sponsored by the Department of English; the Department of History; Russian and East European Studies; the Comparative Literature Department; the Program in Culture, History, and Theory (ILA); the Hightower Fund; and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Ambassador Dennis Ross
“The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace”
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
1:30 pm (note corrected time!)
Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center
Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel.
“The War Lord”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Dr. Zev Alexander
“Faith Under Fire: Narratives of Trauma and Resilience Among Jerusalem’s
Religious Emergency Volunteers”
Thursday, October 21, 2004
4:00 pm
Candler Library 101
Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Studies and the Department of Religion.
Professor Steven Nadler
“Rembrandt’s Jews”
Monday, October 25, 2004
7:00 pm
White Hall 205
Sponsored by the Department of History, Department of Art History, Department of Philosophy, Department of Religion, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“El Cid ” (Part One)
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Genocide in the Sudan: A Panel Discussion
Part of the Genocide in the Sudan Series
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
7:00 pm
WHSCAB Auditorium
See Genocide Series website for cosponsors.
Professor Mark Cohen
“Voices of the Poor from the Medieval Middle East:
the Testimony of the Cairo Geniza”
Thursday, October 28, 2004
5:30 pm
White Hall 112
Sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“El Cid ” (Part Two)
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, November 2, 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Helen Epstein, author and journalist
“Writing on Genocide”
Part of the Genocide in the Sudan Series
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
12:00 pm
Candler Library 212
Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert are provided.
Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Helen Epstein, author and journalist
“Children of the Holocaust”
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
4:00 pm
Candler Library 212
Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Studies and the Department of Comparative Literature.
Rabbi Dr. Joshua Kulp of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem
“Abortion and Infanticide: Between Judaism and Hellenism”
Thursday, November 4, 2004
1:00 pm
Candler Library 212
RSVP to rerubin@emory.edu if you want lunch.
“Who is a Jew? Faith, Family, and Friends”
Thursday, November 4, 2004
7:00 pm
Candler Library 124
Students interested in attending the Conservative Yeshiva should e-mail rerubin@emory.edu for Rabbi Kulp's contact information to set up an appointment.
Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Studies and Emory Hillel.
“Saladin (al-Naser Salah ad-Din)” (Part One)
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Professor Marina Rustow
“‘Rich Man, Poor Man, Big-Man, Chief’:
Patrons and Clients in the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean”
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
4:30 pm
Callaway Center S-319
Sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies.
“Who Nose” (film screening)
Part of the Genocide in the Sudan Series
Monday, November 15, 2004
7:30 pm
Harland Cinema
“Saladin (al-Naser Salah ad-Din)” (Part Two)
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Dr. Abraham Faust
“Town Planning in Iron Age Israel: Fortifications, Roads, Public Structures and Cosmology”
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
7:00 pm
White Hall 207
Sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, the Graduate Program in Hebrew Bible, the American Schools of Oriental Research, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
8:00 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Dr. Hannah Naveh
“The Long Grey Line: A Feminist Critique of National Clichés”
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
4:00 pm
Callaway C101
Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Studies, the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel, the Department of Women's Studies, and the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies.
“The Name of the Rose”
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“Crusades” (Part One)
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
“Crusades” (Part Two)
The Crusades in Cinema film series
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
7:30 pm
White Hall 101
Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and the Institute for Jewish Studies.
Sudan: Take Action—An International Forum
Genocide in Sudan and how we can stop it
Part of the Genocide in the Sudan Series
Thursday, December 16, 2004
7:00 pm
Woodruff Health Science Center
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