Idaho State University Presents ‘War in Society’ Events To Address Theme of War; Lecture Slated Nov. 2, Panel Nov. 10

Released by Idaho State University October 27, 2011
Contact: Linda Leeuwrik, assistant professor of art history, 282-3974 or leeulind@isu.edu

Idaho State University Presents ‘War in Society’ Events
To Address Theme of War; Lecture Slated Nov. 2, Panel Nov. 10

POCATELLO – A series of events titled “War in Society,” including a guest lecture on Nov. 2 and panel discussion on Nov. 10, are being held at Idaho State University.
The series addresses the theme of war and its multi-faceted and complex relationship with society.
Open to the university community and the public, these events are intended to stimulate and challenge the audience’s perceptions and experiences of war and the many ways it bears upon their lives.
Details of the series events are as follows:
• Nov. 2 – The guest lecture “New Directions in the History of Women, Gender and War: Violence, Medical Humanitarianism and the ‘Affective Turn’ in War Studies” will be given by Kimberly Jensen at 7 p. m. in Room 315 of the Rendezvous Complex on the ISU campus. Jensen is a professor of history and gender studies at Western Oregon University. A reception will immediately follow the lecture.
• Nov. 10 – “The Changing Nature of War in Society” panel discussion with ISU faculty will be held at 7 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Salmon River Suite, located on the third floor of the building. Participating ISU faculty members are Linda Leeuwrik, assistant professor of art history; James Skidmore, assistant professor of philosophy; Shannon Lynch, associate professor and chair of psychology; Alan Johnson, professor of English; Angela Narasimhan, assistant professor of political science; and Lt. Col. Marilyn DeWalt, assistant professor and chair, ROTC (Army) Department of Military Science. The panel will be moderated by Erika Kuhlman, associate professor of history and director of women’s studies. A reception will immediately follow the discussion.
• Through Nov. 18 – The exhibition “Drawing Inward: German Surrealist Richard Oelze” will run through Nov. 18 in the ISU John B. Davis Gallery in the Fine Arts Building, open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays.
Events are sponsored in part by the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Idaho State University Department of Art and Pre-Architecture, and the Idaho State University Cultural Affairs Council
All events are free and open to the public.
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