Russian art songs topic of faculty lecture at Linfield 

Anton BelovAnton Belov will discuss 19th-century Russian art songs in an upcoming Linfield College faculty lecture. 

Belov, associate professor of music, will present “Romanticism, exoticism,
nationalism and revolution as reflected in the Russian art song of the 19th century” on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall on campus.   Continue reading

Mackie to present ‘Free Electrons!’ at Linfield 

Bill MackieBill Mackie will discuss free electrons in an upcoming Linfield College faculty lecture.  

Mackie, professor emeritus of physics, who retired from Linfield at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, will give his “last lecture” on “Free Electrons!” The lecture will be held Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. in 100 Graf Hall on campus.   Continue reading

Dutt-Ballerstadt lecture discusses “Things Falling Apart: Free Speech and the (In)Civility of Disruptions on College Campuses“   

Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt, professor of EnglishReshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt, professor of English at Linfield College, will review some pertinent and controversial issues when she discusses free speech and its role on college campuses as part of a faculty lecture series on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Fred Meyer Lounge in Riley Hall at Linfield.    Continue reading

Patrick Cottrell asks if the U.S. is “Dead Wrong” in his faculty lecture

 

Patrick Cottrell, associate professor of political science, will present “Dead Wrong: Will the United States Repeat the Mistakes of the Iraq War in North Korea and Iran?” on Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in Fred Meyer Lounge in the Riley Campus Center at Linfield. 

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‘Language, Memory and Story’ topic of Joe Wilkins faculty lecture

Professor Joe WilkinsJoe Wilkins, associate professor of English at Linfield College, will present “Language, Memory and Story: Writing Across the Genres” on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Fred Meyer Lounge in Riley Hall at Linfield.  

“We carry deep in our bones the impulse to fit language to the world,” said Wilkins. “Song and story were our first arts.”  

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Paddock talk highlights heroine who saved Norway with a lur

Joan Paddock, professor of musicJoan Paddock, professor of music, will demonstrate the lur, an obscure Scandinavian trumpet, and share the story of heroine Prillar Guri in an upcoming event as part of the Linfield College Faculty Lecture Series.  

Paddock will present “The Lur of Prillar Guri” on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Fred Meyer Lounge in Riley Hall at Linfield.  

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Sagers to present lecture on the industrialization of Japan

John Sagers | Linfield CollegeJohn Sagers, professor of history and the history department chair at Linfield College, will present “From Farmer to Financial Giant: Shibusawa Ei’ichi’s Blend of Confucianism and Capitalism in the Industrialization of Japan” on Wednesday, October 18, at 7 p.m. in the Fred Meyer Lounge in Riley Hall at Linfield.

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