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Jim Bittermann
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Jim Bittermann was a panelist in a discussion on Religion & Politics at
the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Other panel
members included the Archbishop of Dublin, Diamuid Martin, K. Anthony
Appiah, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, Bernard Guetta,
editorialist at l'Express magazine, and Bo Straithe from the European
University Institute in Italy. Bittermann spoke of his reporting on the
French "veil controversy" for CNN and of his many years of covering the
papacy of Jean-Paul II and the pope's influence on modern politics. The
panel was moderated by Eric Benhamou, chairman and CEO of 3Com Corp,
makers of the Palm Pilot. [AUP - Posted
1 Mar 2004] |
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"From the shores of America to the shores of the
Baltic: the extreme frontiers of Russia", by
Oleg
Kobtzeff , to be presented at
the University of Nantes |
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Oleg Kobtzeff's paper "From the shores of America to the shores of the
Baltic: the extreme frontiers of Russia" will be presented at the
international conference on "Broken Borders" at the University of
Nantes. [AUP - Posted 1
Mar 2004] |
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Oleg Kobtzeff
made a special presentation at the Rachmaninoff Musical Conservatory of
Paris on the 70th anniversary of the "Association des Vitiaz" |
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On Sunday, February 15, Kobtzeff made a special presentation at the
Rachmaninoff Musical Conservatory of Paris on the 70th anniversary of
the "Association des Vitiaz". The "Vitiaz" is an NGO created in Estonia
in the 1920s by the American YMCA. Fully independent since 1934, the "Vitiaz"
have a chapter in France (where Kobtzeff is the President), Australia,
Belgium, and now Russia. Kobtzeff and the Association des Vitiaz will
launch an online geographic magazine called "Vitiaz" (the name of the
admiral's oceanographic vessel and of the Association's old journal
published between 1935 and 1974). The magazine will appear on April 13
at www.vitiaz.edu.
[AUP - Posted 1 Mar 2004] |
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Charlotte Lacaze is co-curating an exhibition entitled
Augustin
Gonfond et ses contemporains |
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 Charlotte
Lacaze is co-curating an exhibition provisionally entitled Augustin
Gonfond et ses contemporains with Evelyne Duret, curator of the
municipal Musée des Alpilles in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. She is also
co-authoring the exhibition journal. The exhibition will open in July
2004. [AUP - Posted 1
Mar 2004] |
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"Au-delà de l'impudeur: le désir d'écriture de
Catherine Millet" by
Anne-Marie
Picard-Drillien presented at the international colloquium
organized by ERCIF |
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Anne-Marie Picard-Drillien gave a paper on Catherine Millet's La Vie
sexuelle de Catherine M., entitled "Au-delà de l'impudeur: le désir
d'écriture de Catherine Millet" at the international colloquium,
Pudeur, impudeur, impudence, organized by ERCIF (Centre for Research
on Women's Culture and the Imaginary) at the Université de Bordeaux III
on January 30. [AUP - Posted 1
Mar 2004] |
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Two programs produced by
Pat Thompson
were recently broadcast
on the Discovery Travel Channel |
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Two hour-long programs produced by Pat Thompson were recently broadcast
on national television in the US on the Discovery Travel Channel.
"Braving the Wild Waves" is an anthology of dramatic stories about
people who risk working on the oceans from Alaska to Namibia. The other
program, "The Pacific Graveyard" examines the lives of three groups of
people who make their living on the Columbia River Bar which is
considered the most dangerous stretch of water in the continental USA.
The programs are based on the films of French producer Dominique Pipat.
[AUP - Posted 1 Mar 2004] |
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David Tresilian wrote on books appearing in Penguin India's
"Interrogating India" series |
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David Tresilian wrote on books appearing in Penguin India's
"Interrogating India" series, "The Burden of Democracy" by Pratap Bhanu
Mehta, "Language as an Ethic" by Vijay Nambisan, and "Roots of
Terrorism" by Kanti P. Bajpai for Al-Ahram, Cairo, his article appearing
in "Al-Ahram Weekly" on February 19. [AUP - Posted
1 Mar 2004] |
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Andrea Trocha-Van Nort will participate
in the
colloquium "Musique et théâtralité" at the University of Metz |
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Andrea Trocha-Van Nort will be participating in a colloquium entitled "Musique
et théâtralité" at the University of Metz on March 19. Her paper, "Musique,
masque et Shakespeare" will discuss the use of music in the early
adaptations of Shakespeare's plays. [AUP - Posted
1 Mar 2004] |
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Douglas Yates presented a paper on the history of the French oil
industry at the Ministry of Finance (Bercy) |
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 Douglas
Yates presented a paper on the history of the French oil industry at the
Ministry of Finance (Bercy) on Tuesday, February 10. The paper, entitled
"Croix de Guerre," was based on Yates' biographical research on the
French oil patrons. It was presented as part of the Ministry of
Finance's ongoing "Comité pour l'Histoire Economique et Financière de la
France." [AUP - Posted 1
Mar 2004] |
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