Starting today, Wednesday, October 7, the Department of German and Slavic Studies and the Addlestone library is hosting an exhibit on the 20th century Austrian poet and novelist Ingeborg Bachmann.

Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-73) is one of the most famous German language poets of the 20th century. Her poems, stories, and novels focus on questions of gender identity, war, and the belated Vergangenheitsbewältigung (coming-to-terms with the Nazi past) in postwar Austria. Bachmann wrote a dissertation on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and existentialist philosophy and language critique permeate her oeuvre. Since her death, her writings have assumed a prominent position in the 20th century German literary canon and an iconic status among feminists in Germany and Austria. Contemporary authors such as the 2004 Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek view Bachmann’s work as a crucial turning point in the emergence of new female voices in German language literature.

The exhibit will be held on the second floor of the Addlestone Library throughout the month of October. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Bachmann scholar Kirsten Krick-Aigner (Wofford College) will give a public lecture entitled “Ingeborg Bachmann: A Voice for the 21st century” on Friday, October 16th, at 3:30pm in room 227 of Addlestone Library.

Please mention the exhibit and lecture to students and others in the broader Chaleston community!

2009-2010 Lecture Series

The Impact of Culture on Society Lecture

by Dr. Lawrence Harrison Director of the Cultural Change Institute

The Fletcher School, Tufts University Thursday,

October 8, 2009 4:00 p.m.

Reception Immediately Following School of Education, Health, and Human Performance Alumni Center, 86 Wentworth Street

RSVP to 953.7650 Sponsored by: the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance and the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs

An Evening with La Fayette

featuring Dr. Serge Bokobza

author, lecturer and filmmaker

Friday, October 16, 2009

6:30 pm

Alumni Hall, College of Charleston

66 George Street

Sponsored by:

Les Amis of the Dept. of French and Francophone Studies

Alliance Française de Charleston

La Société Française de Charleston

Free and open to the public ~ light refreshments provided

Informational/Study Abroad Fair
Monday, September 28, 2009
10:00am - 2:00pm
Physicians’ Auditorium

Dr. Morris from the Classics Department will be advertising his annual trip to Greece over Maymester at the Study Abroad Fair. Anyone that has been on the trip can tell you it’s an amazing program! There will be other study abroad opportunities. Here is part of the email that was sent out by C.I.E.: The Center for International Education (CIE) at the College of Charleston will host the Annual Study Abroad Fair on Monday, September 28 (10:00-2:00) at the Physicians’ Auditorium. Several universities and independent program providers will be available to showcase their programs. CIE staff will be on hand to coordinate and showcase the College of Charleston semester and summer programs. Hope to see you all there!

Carolina Lowcountry & Atlantic World Program is hosting a lecture by:
Dr. Jack Bass (The Citadel) and Dr. W. Scott Poole (Dept. of History, CofC) - joint authors of The Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina

6:00pm
September 17 Arnold Hall
Jewish Studies Center
96 Wentworth Street

Tarantella: An Italian Spider Dance Night

Friday October 23rd
Physician’s Memorial Auditorium
Food and Refreshments 5:00-6:00
Tarantella Concert 6:00-7:30
Free Event ($5 donation encouraged)

Join us for an Evening of Indian Classical Music featuring the Confluence of North Indian and South Indian genres.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Simons Center for the Arts
College of Charleston
54 St. Philip Street

4:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm

Tickets:
SPONSORS:
$100 per couple
Reserved seats
GENERAL ADMISSION:
$15.00 at the gate
STUDENTS WITH ID
$10.00

Parking:
St. Philip Street Garage

Contact:
P.R. Rajagopalan
843-571-3082
or
Monica Emmanuel
843-849-7841
iagcfolks@yahoo.com

Jewish Studies announces:

A Class with Rabbi Adam J. Rosenbaum, What Moses Maimonides ’ Eight Chapters Teaches Us About Everyday Living

September 10: We’ve Got Soul: Maimonides’ Theory About Soul Geography and Maintenance

November 12: What is Perfection, Anyway?

December 3: Where Pharaoh Got it Wrong: What Our Habits Say About Us

Please join Rabbi Rosenbaum for a three-part class exploring, The Eight Chapters, Moses Maimonides’introduction to Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers). Maimonides is one of the great scholars of Jewish history, and arguably, The Eight Chapters is the most concise description of Maimonides’ philosophy. What makes this book unique is thatt resonates with philosopher and non-philosopher alike, and gives a compelling suggestion of how to live Jewishly to the best of our abilities. In a sense, it is one of Judaism’s ultimate “self-help” books, and it is sure to resonate with all of us as we consider our daily habits and behavior. Rabbi Rosenbaum looks forward to your questions and participation. Texts will be provided.

Rabbi Adam J. Rosenbaum is the new spiritual leader of Synagogue Emanu-El, the Conservative congregation of Charleston. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2005 and was previously the assistant rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston, NJ. He and his wife, Ellen Miriam Brandwein, have two children; Shoshana and Jonathan.

The German Program announces:

Stephen Della Lana, in conjunction with the Goethe Institute Chicago is conducting a national workshop “Aufschwung durch Praktika” (succeeding though internships) from September 18-20, 2009. 24 post secondary teachers of Business German will be in attendace. He will talk to the group about origin of the College of Charleston Summer Internship Program in Germany and offer tips as to how to duplicate his model at other institutions. The participants will brainstorm with the HR director from BMW as to how German language professionals can incorporate an internship for students of German locally. In doing so academic institutions and private industry may better cooperate to achieve a more practical dimension of foreign language learning.

The Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World program announces:

September 17: Drs. Jack Bass and W. Scott Poole (College of Charleston) authors of The Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina 6:00 pm, Arnold Hall, Jewish Studies Center, 96 Wentworth Street

September 25: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black (Carnegie Mellon University) author of Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora 3:15 pm, Levin Library, Jewish Studies Center, 2nd floor, 96 Wentworth Street