Tuesday, 09 Apr 2013
The Frog and the Snake: Buddhism and Violence
Michael Jerryson is the author of Buddhist Fury: Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand. He looks at the intersections between identity and violence and the ways in which we associate religious identities with peace and violence.
Zoobiquity: Connecting Health in Animals and Humans
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers coauthored Zoobiquity, a book that explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. Part of the College of Veterinary Medicine's One Health Lecture Series.
Dalit Art: Visual Imagery and Caste Identity in India
Iowa State emeritus professor Gary Tartakov taught art history in the Department of Art and Design for twenty-two years. He will discuss his new book, Dalit Art and Visual Imagery, a study of contemporary Indian culture as it has been expressed through the images of the people the caste system has long labeled Untouchables. The group is now referred to more broadly as Dalits, or "oppressed."