Monday, 27 Feb 2012
Panel: Outliers and Environmental Literary Criticism
Three literary critics from the Iowa State Department of English will discuss the concept of the environmental imagination in literature. Participants include assistant professors Brianna Burke and Matthew Sivils and lecturer Jeremy Withers. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Eco-Voices: Flyway Home Voices Reading
Writers from the MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment read from their prize-winning work. Creative pieces will be published in a forthcoming issue of Flyway: a Journal of Writing and Environment.
On Travel Writing
Anthony Doerr is the author of four books, including Memory Wall, which takes place on four continents and addresses issues from Alzheimer's in South Africa to infertility in Wyoming to fishing for endangered sturgeon in Lithuania. Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler and The New Yorker. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination.
Lecture: Stories and Revelations from a Postmodern Travel Writer
Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Slate.com and Outside. He is perhaps best known for promoting the ethic of independent travel and his book on the subject, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Creative Imagination
Seminar: Visualizing High Dimension Datasets
Martin Krzywinski, Bioinformatics Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency, will lead a seminar on how to represent large biological datasets visually and differentiate between relevant data and noise. He also will discuss which software he finds most useful for visualization. A reception will follow at 6 p.m. in the atrium.
Linocut Printmaking with Lauren Swanson
Pulling your own hand-carved linocut is easy and addictive. Practice with a small stamp for cards or tiny art prints. Move on to a 9" x 12" block for larger imagery. Each print is an original piece completely designed by you.
Workshop: Use Feng Shui to Increase Energy, Productivity and Raise Your Grades
"Use Feng Shui to Increase Energy, Productivity and Raise Your Grades." Certified practitioner Susan Radke will teach you how this ancient Chinese art can help you enhance the flow of ch'i (energy) in your space, promoting increased focus, concentration, and creativity. A major portion of the fees collected will support Iowa KidSight, a vision screening program for early detection and treatment of vision impairments for infants and children.
Lecture: Memory Wall
Anthony Doerr is the author of four books, The Shell Collector, About Grace, Four Seasons in Rome, and, most recently, Memory Wall, which takes place on four continents and addresses issues from Alzheimer's in South Africa to infertility in Wyoming to fishing for endangered sturgeon in Lithuania. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination
Energy Sustainability in a Changing World
Ellen Williams is Chief Scientist at British/Beyond Petroleum, one of the world's largest oil & gas companies. Ellen plays a role in determining how developments in science and technology can contribute to sustainable, secure and environmentally responsible energy. She will discuss specific examples of carbon capture and storage, as well as biofuels.