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06-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2006
Contact: Christine Somosi – 216-397-4663
www.jcu.edu

The Office of Multicultural Affairs at John Carroll University
Presents
“Lebanese Folkloric Dancers and Mestiza Identity Politics Lecture”
These events are free and open to the public
  THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2006
“Lebanese Folkloric Dancers”
WHAT/WHO:
 On Thursday, March 16, 2006, the Office of Multicultural Affairs at John Carroll
University will welcome the St. Maron Lebanese Folklore Dance Troop. The dance group has been performing traditional dance for over 20 years.
WHERE:
 D.J. Lombardo Student Center, Jardine Room
John Carroll University
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Hts., Ohio 44118
WHEN:

Thursday, March 16, 2006
7:00 p.m.
  THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006
“Mestiza Identity Politics”
WHAT : Ms. Linda Martin-Alcoff, author and educator, will be the guest of the Office of Multicultural Affairs on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 7 p.m. Martin-Alcoff will give a lecture entitled “Mestiza Identity Politics.”
WHO: Martin-Alcoff, a professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, works primarily in continental philosophy, epistemology, feminist theory and philosophy of race. Her books include Feminist Epistemologies, Thinking From the Underside of History, and Identities. In addition, she has also written a number of articles concerning Foucault, sexual violence, the politics of knowledge, and gender and race identity. Martin-Alcoff was awarded the Laura J. and Douglas Meredith Professorship for her stellar teaching practices at Syracuse University.

WHERE:

 

 

WHEN:

D.J. Lombardo Student Center, Marinello Little Theatre
John Carroll University
20700 North Park Blvd.
University Hts., Ohio 44118


Thursday, April 6, 2006
7:00 p.m.
CONTACT:
 For More Information About Both Events:
CONTACT: Diane Campbell
The Office of Multicultural Affairs
John Carroll University
216-397-4185