Sunday, 26 Aug 2012
Performance: The Yellow Rose of Suffrage
"Yellow Rose of Suffrage," a one-woman play performed by Jane Cox, professor and director of ISU Theatre. For Women's Equality Day and in honor of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center's 20th anniversary, Cox will perform her one-woman play.
Thursday, 30 Aug 2012
Panel: What's So Bad about Fifty Shades of Grey?
A panel of scholars will discuss the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey series that libraries in Minnesota and Florida have refused to put on their shelves. Panelists include Brenda Lohman, ISU human development and family studies; Dometa Brothers, ISU English; and Lynn Carey, Ames Public Library interim director. Veronica Lorson Fowler, Communications Director for ACLU of Iowa, will moderate the discussion. Banned Book Week event.
Friday, 31 Aug 2012
Lecture: Chronology and Chemistry from 50,000 Years Ago
Elisabetta Boaretto will discuss a recent excavation at Kebara Cave, Israel, and the structure and preservation of the charred materials. She is a pioneer of the integrative approach to radiocarbon dating in archaeology.