Lecture Series Spring 2010
The Franklin College Spring 2010 Lecture Series offers exciting and diverse topics coupled with esteemed speakers who will inspire new perspectives and challenge previous opinions. Each lecture will take place on a Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm in the Franklin College Auditorium. After each lecture there will be a small reception where the audience can meet the speaker and discuss the evening’s topic. The lectures are free of charge and open to the public. We hope you can join us for the series. For more information about each lecture and the speakers please download our Spring 2010 Lecture Series Program. 4 February 6-7pm
Collecting as Art: The Curious Case of Herb and Dorothy Vogel
JAMES BARRON
Art dealer and writer living in Rome, Italy, and Connecticut
The lecture will be followed by the screening of Herb & Dorothy, directed by Megumi Sasaki, Art House Films.
Never before in the history of art collecting had a postal worker and a librarian amassed a world-class collection of over 4,000 contemporary artworks—and donated them all to major museums. This is precisely the story of Herb and Dorothy Vogel, who bought art on Herb’s postal worker salary and paid for their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment with Dorothy's librarian salary.
18 February 6-7pm
The Economy of the Group and the Economy of Human Relations
LUISA BRUNORI
Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Bologna and president and founder of MIO, Microfinance International Observatory, of the University of Bologna, Italy
This lecture will outline the economy of the group, according to the microcredit experience developed in Bangladesh by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, starting from early stages of microcredit for poor people.
25 March 6-7pm
Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries
PAUL PARKS
Partner and director of Carbon Limits AS, Oslo, Norway
A major component in the debate and negotiations regarding climate change is the impact that climate change has, and will increasingly have, on developing countries. This lecture will look at the framework of the debate, how developing countries are being addressed in negotiations and what mechanisms are available to support sustainable development in these countries.
8 April 6-7pm
Fragmentation, Directionality and Reversal: New Evidence for Etruscan Ritual from the Sanctuary of Poggio Colla, Italy
GREGORY WARDEN
Distinguished Professor of Art History at SMU, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Excavations at the sanctuary and settlement of Poggio Colla have produced dramatic new evidence for the rituals of the Etruscans, who were considered “the most religious of peoples” of the ancient Mediterranean. The new archaeological evidence expands our knowledge of the Etruscan belief system while raising interesting questions about religious practice in the classical world. For more information on the series or to update your mailing information please contact: Office of Public Relations, Franklin College Switzerland
Via Ponte Tresa 29, 6924 Sorengo
Consuelo Grieco
Tel: 091 986-3609 Fax: 091 986-3640 Email: cgrieco@fc.edu
Please check this webpage or our Events Calendar for any changes in the schedule.
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