For more than three decades, Lawrence University has sponsored a program of informative luncheon lectures for the Fox Valley community. Known as “Lunch at Lawrence,” these gatherings provide an informal opportunity to hear from a diverse group of Lawrence faculty and distinguished visiting faculty on a wide range of issues and topics.
The cost of each luncheon is $13.00 and payment may be made upon return of the individual advance reservation card for the luncheon or at the door (reservations, however, are still expected).
All lunches held Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the Julie Esch Studio and the Hurvis Room in the Warch Campus Center. Reservations, due the Friday prior to the event, are strongly requested. Please call 920-832-6549 for more information or email lunch@lawrence.edu
2011-2012 Schedule
Friday, October 21, 2011
Brenda JenikeAssociate Professor of Anthropology
“From ‘Warm Contact’ to Robotic Grandchildren: Transitions in Late Life and Elder Care in Japan”
Drawing upon two decades of ethnographic research, Professor Jenike discusses the profound changes in cultural meanings of aging and intergenerational care that have been taking place in rapidly aging Japan. She also examines how an increasingly elderly population posed particular challenges for Japan in coping with the massive natural disasters of last March.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Benjamin RinehartAssistant Professor of Art
“4D: Artist Books as a Time-based Media”
The artist book, a 20th-century phenomenon, focuses on the “book” as art. Flipping one page to the next influences and informs the viewer’s interaction and understanding of the works’ meaning. Professor Rinehart illustrates a variety of contemporary approaches to artist books that reveal a complex visual narrative informed by the physical form, function, concept and design of each piece.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Julie McQuinnAssociate Professor of Music
“‘They get some turnout for this stuff, huh?’: Listening to Opera in the Movies”
More people in the United States hear opera in movies than at the opera house. As we watch characters listen to opera and listen ourselves, what are we learning about opera and what meaning does opera bring to films that use it? Professor McQuinn discusses how opera and film come together to engage with human identity and relationship issues, reinforcing and subverting social and cultural values, boundaries and hierarchies.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Catherine Tatge ’72Artist-in-Residence
“Diary of a Documentary Filmmaker”
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Catherine Tatge, who has produced or directed more than 50 films, television programs and series, discusses her approach to creating engrossing biographies and documentaries and shares behind-the-scenes surprises of her career.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Andrew KnudsenAssociate Professor of Geology
“Dirty Dirt: The Legacy of Soil-Lead Contamination”
For much of human existence, lead and its almost-magical ability has been used to make our whites whiter, our brights brighter and our cars quieter. Added to paints, gasoline and a myriad other products, lead eventually winds up somewhere and often that place is our soil. Professor Knudsen discusses local soil lead levels and national/global lead-related issues, examines possible implications for human health and advises what we can do to be safe.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Claudena SkranProfessor of Government
“Global Trends That are Shaping Our World: The Challenge for Wisconsin”
Which model should Wisconsin embrace: Northern European social democracies, the anti-immigrant Europeans or resource-rich countries? Against an ever-changing backdrop, Professor Skran discusses the critical trends impacting the geopolitical landscape, the global economy and our own social and cultural lives in the 21st century.
(This program will be held in the Somerset Room of the Warch Campus Center, not the Hurvis-Esch Room)
If you would like to view an earlier Lunch at Lawrence presentation, see Sic Transit Gloria: The Passing of Historical Reputations by Richard A. Harrison.
A complete listing of Lunch at Lawrence programs
from 1993-1994 to 2010-2011 is also available online.
