Modern Languages & Literatures Events

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Tom Perriello Meet+Greet, Q&A
Tuesday, March 14
6:30pm - 8pm
Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

Come meet Tom Perriello, progressive candidate for Virginia Governor! As one of 2 states with an election this year, the Virginia governor's race a is crucial. Come hear Perriello's platform, ask hard-hitting questions, meet and chat with Perriello.

    The Contemporary Effects of the Acadian Diaspora, a guest lecture by Barry Ancelet
    Thursday, March 16
    3:30pm - 4:45pm
    Washington Hall, Room 301

    The Acadian Expulsion carried out by the British from what is now Nova Scotia in 1755 dispersed the Acadians throughout much of the Atlantic world. How is Acadian identity and culture expressed today in Maritime Canada, Louisiana, and even France?

      Kent Logsdon, Charg? d?Affaires at the US Embassy in Berlin, to speak today!
      Thursday, March 16
      5pm - 6pm
      Blow Memorial Hall
        Study Abroad Program Director Information Session
        Monday, March 20
        12pm - 1pm
        Swem Library, Learning Center

        Interested in leading a study abroad program? Come attend the Program Director Information Session!

          Forced to Flee: The 6th Anniversary of the Syrian Civil War 
          Friday, March 24
          2pm - 3:30pm
          Chancellors Hall (formerly Tyler Hall)

          No Lost Generation is presenting a lecture given by a member of Save the Children on the effect of the Syrian War on refugee children. 

            Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Grant Information Session
            Friday, March 24
            3pm - 4pm
            Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

            Fulbright English Teaching Assistant  (ETA)  Grants fund a year of teaching abroad in one of over 60 countries.

              An Encore Mindfulness Walk:  A Path to Health and Resilience (open to all)
              Friday, March 24
              4pm - 5pm
              Wren Yard, Out front (please be prompt)
              Would you like to add something restorative to this month, this semester, this year? We invite everyone (particularly staff and faculty) to partake in this practical application of meditation and mindfulness to the daily activity of walking.
                A Forest Mindfulness Walk:  A Path to Health and Resilience (open to all)
                Wednesday, March 29
                4pm - 5pm
                The Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Out front (please be prompt)
                Would you like to add something restorative to this month, this semester, this year? We invite everyone (particularly staff and faculty) to partake in this practical application of meditation and mindfulness to the daily activity of walking.
                  Lecture by Prof Tomo Sasaki: "History, Unevenness, and Urban Space in Japanese Cinema: A Case Study"
                  Thursday, March 30
                  3:40pm - 5pm
                  Washington Hall, Room 315
                  Prof. Tomo Sasaki will lecture on Kawashima Yuzo?s film Suzaki Paradise Red Light (1956)--a  film that reflects the transformation that Japan?s capitalism was experiencing in the post-war period--and examine how popular culture narrates historical events.
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