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Sean Eisen Murphy gives seminar in France
2.11.10
Faculty publication
chss | faculty | Liberal Studies | presentations | Sean Eisen Murphy

Sean Eisen Murphy (Liberal Studies) gave a two-hour seminar on "Ancient Jewish Law and Medieval Christian Identity, c.1100-c.1250" Feb. 4 to the research fellows at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Nantes, France, with the additional participation of researchers from the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Ange Guepin in Nantes.
Tomorrow: WWU professor will discuss the historical drama of Afghanistan
2.2.10
Feature
chss | David Curley | Liberal Studies | Off-campus events | presentation

David Curley, chair of the Liberal Studies Department at Western Washington University, will give a lecture titled “About Afghanistan—or, Can We Learn Anything Useful from History?” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Bellingham City Council Chambers in downtown Bellingham.
Author to examine Vermeer's Dutch art and its relation to the global world
1.20.10
In the spotlight
chss | East Asian Studies | Liberal Studies | mcl | On-campus events

Timothy Brook, a professor in the department of history at the University of British Columbia, will draw from his recent book “Vermeer’s Hat” to discuss 17th century Dutch art and its connection to China and the expanding global world in an upcoming presentation on the Western Washington University campus. Brook will give his lecture “Dutch Art in the Seventeenth Century: A China Connection?” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Communications Facility Room 115.
WWU professor to speak on the historical drama of Afghanistan
1.14.10
In the spotlight
chss | David Curley | lecture | Liberal Studies

Lecture is winter entry in CHSS Dean's Lecture Series

David Curley, chair of the Liberal Studies Department at Western Washington University, will give a lecture titled “About Afghanistan—or, Can We Learn Anything Useful from History?” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Bellingham City Council Chambers in downtown Bellingham.
Interview with Sean Eisen Murphy (Liberal Studies) published in RFIEA Newsletter
1.11.10
Faculty publication
Liberal Studies | publication | Sean Eisen Murphy

An interview with Sean Eisen Murphy (Liberal Studies) was published in the RFIEA (Network of French Institutes for Advanced Study) Newsletter, No. 2 (Dec. 2009). Professor Murphy is a 2009-2010 research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Nantes, France. The interview is available in print and online at http://www.rfiea.fr/newsletter/decembre09/newsletter.pdf.
Robert Stoops (Liberal Studies) presents paper at Society of Biblical Literature meeting
12.3.09
Faculty publication
chss | faculty | Liberal Studies | presentation | Robert Stoops

Robert Stoops (Liberal Studies) presented a paper titled “Image Building and the Divinity of Alexander the Great” to the Art and Religions of Antiquity section of the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in New Orleans on Nov. 23.
Today: WWU graduate to screen film on school in Indian Himalayas
10.21.09
Feature
alumni | film | Liberal Studies

Western Washington University political science graduate Chad Robertson will screen his film “Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye—Knowledge is that which Liberates” from 7 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 21, in Communications Facility Room 115 on the WWU campus.

“Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye” provides a fascinating look inside Ashram Paryavaran Vidyalaya, a school in the Indian Himalayas dedicated to providing holistic, child-centered education to local village children. Robertson learned Hindi and spent a year at the school before making this film.