WAUKESHA – The 50 Minutes Lecture series at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha this semester will feature topics from playing craps to racial and ethnic issues, with reviews of George W. Bush’s presidency and of the world of theater. In each case, faculty from the campus will discuss subjects that interest them. The lectures will be held at noon on campus at 1500 N. University Dr., and the public is welcome.
Associate professor of music and director of bands, Craig Hurst will begin the semester’s series with a lesson in “Life Skills 101: Enjoying the Game of Craps.” He’ll conduct his class Wednesday, September 12, in the game room in the Commons Building. Calling himself “the professor of fun,” Hurst wants to make the game that generates all the cheers and camaraderie at casinos available to everyone. It is also the game with the most nearly even odds of winning. He’ll decipher some of the common terms and demonstrate how the game is played.
On Thursday, September 20, assistant professor in Communication & Theatre Arts, Priscilla Meddaugh will discuss “White Supremacy in Cyberspace” in the Commons 101 conference room. The communications professor, who is serving as advisor to the campus student newspaper, explored The “Other” in Cyberspace Discourse of White Supremacy in her 1999 Ph.D. dissertation and will share her findings.
Based on a study he conducted during a sabbatical leave last semester, associate professor of sociology Salah Bassiouni will address “Ethnic and Racial Illiteracy among High School Students” on Wednesday, September 26, in the Commons 101 conference room. He compiled his data from high schools in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. In addition to a Ph.D. in sociology from Northwestern University and one in social anthropology from Alexandria University, Egypt, Bassiouni earned a graduate certificate in population demography from the University of Chicago.
Anthropology professor Gladis Kaufman will present “American Indian Political Art” on Tuesday, October 23, on the lower level of Northview Hall in Room 055. She will use slides to illustrate examples of the art. Kaufman, who in the past frequently collaborated with former UW-Waukesha art professor Mary Ellen Young, also is teaching a course in American Indian Art this semester.
On Tuesday, November 13, assistant professor of political science Margaret Hirschberg will review “In the Chadow of an Election: Assessing the Presidency One Year Later.” From the perspective of one year since the vote was cast, she will take a look at what George W. Bush and his administration have done and not done. She will be speaking in the Commons Room 101. Hirschberg had been a moderator for the local Debate Watch 2000 last November.
The campus theater director, Mark Lococo will outline the “Current State of Professional Theater in the U.S.” in a 50 Minutes lecture Wednesday, November 28, in the Commons 101 conference room. An assistant professor in Communication & Theatre Arts, Lococo also is deeply involved in the national theater scene, chiefly in directing productions in the Chicago area. He has worked in New York as well and came to UW-Waukesha from UW-Marinette’s Theater on the Bay.
Finally, Janet LaBrie, a senior lecturer in English, will speak on “Race, Class and Gender: The Diversity of Modern Mystery Fiction and Its Effect” on Tuesday, December 4, in the Commons 101 conference room. Her doctoral concentration focused on women and gender in 19th and 20th century British and American literature, and this semester she is teaching a class on African-American literature in America.
The 50 Minute Lecture series is sponsored by the campus University Convocations Committee, and all the presentations are open to the public at no charge. |
