Fall, 2005


Dr. Danke Li                          “Gender, Education, Economic Reform in China ”

Tuesday, November 8, free hour ( 12:45-2:10 pm )
Manhattan Campus, Rm 624 ( 16 W. 61 st Street )

Dr. Li holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is currently an assistant professor of history at Fairfield University. Her research interests include women's education and popular culture and revolution in China. Her article “Gender Inequality in Access to Knowledge in China ” appeared in China Review, April 2002.

Dr. Ranja Roy                       “Platonic Solids and Related Mathematics”

Thursday, November 17, free hour ( 12:45-2:10 pm )
Old Westbury Campus, Balding House, Rm 100 (the Writing Center )

Abstract:
We see various polyhedral sculptures and solid three dimensional objects in our everyday life. But what are Platonic solids? And, what are these objects of interest to a mathematician? My talk will investigate into these questions and more…

 
Dr. Anthony DiMatteo           “An Imagined Community:  Virgil, Spenser, Milton ”

Tuesday, December 6, free hour ( 12:45-2:10 pm )
Old Westbury Campus, Balding House, Rm 100 (the Writing Center )

Abstract:
My talk will focus on how the poets Virgil, Spenser and Milton imagine themselves as members of a poetic community stretching back to the archaic time of Orpheus into Western civilization's pre-history. I will begin my talk recognizing my own personal motives for undertaking what is proving to be a life-long study of communitas .