The Harbinger
December 10, 2007
Professor Alaolmolki speaks in Peru
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Nozar Alaolmolki |
Nozar Alaolmolki, professor of political science, presented the paper, “US-led Invasion of Iraq: Geopolitics of the Persian Gulf in the Next Decades” at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies. Association of Third World Studies is a multi-disciplinary association that deals specifically with scholarly topics, issues, and concerns of the third world
countries. In addition, it publishes an academic journal known as Journal of Third World Studies.
The meeting took place on November 18 – 20, 2007, in Lima, Peru. The theme of the meeting was “Development Strategies: Struggles for Peace, Justice, and Democracy.”
Dr. Alaolmolki also chaired a panel entitled “Issues from the Islamic World,” which involved a four-paper presentation.
Kirsten Parkinson has a Dickens of a time
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Kirsten Parkinson |
Kirsten Parkinson, associate professor of English, will be giving a presentation Monday, December 10, 2007, to the Hudson DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). The talk is titled, “Dickens’s Other Christmas Stories, or Why Ebenezer Scrooge Gets All the Fame and Glory.” As you might expect from the title, it examines some of Dickens’s lesser-known Christmas tales and why they have not achieved the same immortality as A Christmas Carol.
Few people realize that A Christmas Carol was one of only five Christmas Books that Dickens wrote between 1843 and 1848. Parkinson’s presentation considers why the other four stories — The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man — have faded from the cultural consciousness while the tale of Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future has become a Christmas tradition. All five stories deal with a disillusioned or misanthropic character who is redeemed and reconnected to the community, and four of the five draw on supernatural elements in telling their tale. However, Parkinson argues that the other stories are limited by their dependence on outdated Victorian gender roles, their limited humor, and their lack of character development from capturing the audience’s imagination in the same way as Dickens’s first and most famous Christmas story.
Hiram College Kwanzaa Celebration
Join us in the Coleman Center, on December 13, 2007. Seating starts at 5:45 p.m.
The program will consist of a presentation followed by catered dinner. The event is free for students. For all others, the cost is $10 for faculty, staff, alumni, and families. Tickets are available at the Welcome Center. Seating is limited, so don’t wait!
The celebration is sponsored by Hiram College Student Senate, the Kwanzaa Planning Committee, and AASU.
This week at a glance
Wednesday, December 12
Women's Basketball vs Penn State Behrend - 6:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs Grove City College - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 13
Last day to drop a course with a grade "W"ithdraw
Saturday, December 15
Women's Basketball @ LaRoche College - 2:00 p.m.
Terrier Athletics
http://home.hiram.edu/athletics/index.html
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