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Colloquium Speaker History

Minda Martin, Fall 2012
"The Long Distance Operator"

Vivienne Bennett, Spring 2012
“Enduring Reform: Progressive Activism and Business Visions of Change in Latin America’s Democracies.”

Thomas Spady, Fall 2011
Sex in bears: application of reproductive biology towards endangered species conservation

Judit Hersko, Spring 2011
Pages From the Book of the Unknown Explorer

Natale Wilson, Fall 2010
Why Twilight Matters: An Analysis of the Seductive Allure of Stephenie Meyer's Saga and its Undying Grip on the Contemporary Cultural Movement.

Jule Gómez de García, Spring 2010
Documentation and Revitalization of Endangered Languages

Bianca Mothé, Fall 2009
TB and HIV-Why Can't We Generate Vaccines Against These Pathogens?

Ranjeeta Basu, Spring 2009
From Tijuana to Mumbai: How Have Workers Been Affected by Changes in Trade Polices?

Grace McField, Fall 2008
Indefensible Compromises: Restrictions in Access to Learning, Language Development and Parent Rights Under Proposition 227 (1998-2008)

William Burns, Spring 2008
"Managing Fear: Business Models for Managing Disasters"

Ann Elwood, Fall 2007
Rin Tin Tin, Canine Silent Movie Star: "the heart of a lion, the soul of a child"

Cynthia Chavez Metoyer, Spring 2007
"Revolutions and Representations: Women in Central America"

Zulmara Cline and Juan Necochea, Fall 2006
"Border Pedagogy"

Garry Rolison, Spring 2006
"Black, White or Red: Becoming 'Raced' in the Indian Territory and Oklahoma"

Marcos Martinez, Fall 2005
“The Word is the Act of the Body: Parochial Roots, Chicano Theatre, and the Global Stage”

Martin Gannon, Spring 2005
“Cross-Cultural Paradoxes in a Globalizing World”

P. Wesley Schultz, Fall 2004
“Talking Trash: Real World Applications of Social Psychology”

George Vourlitis, Spring 2004
“No Ecosystem Left Behind: Global Change and the Current and Future Ecosystem Response”

Bonnie Bade, Fall 2003
“It’s Payback Time: Collaborative Anthropology in a Binational Community”

Patty Seleski, Spring 2003
“It’s Not Just War Anymore: Ethics, International Law and Modern War”

Jacqueline Thousand, Fall 2002
“What’s Collaboration Got To Do With It?! 25 Years of Research Tells Us About ‘Reforming’ Education”

Rajnandini Pillai, Spring 2002
“In Search of Charisma, Context, Culture and…Clinton!”

Jill Watts, Fall 2001
“It’s about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it: The Early Film Career of Mac West”

Vicki Golich, Spring 2001
"Taking the Road Less Traveled: Looking for Cooperation in a Competitive World”

Nancy Caine, Fall 2000
"Of Bugs, Beasts, and Black-and White:  Investigating the Extraordinary Lives of Marmoset Monkeys”

Duff Brenna, Spring 2000
"The Altar of the Body: The Birth of Stories”

Bonnie Biggs,Fall 1999
"Tribal Libraries: And Still They Rise…"

David Avalos, Spring 1999
"You Asked For It"

Merryl Goldberg, Fall 1998
“Arts Ain't Fluff: Examining the Impact of Teacher/Artist Collaboration on Children's Academic Achievement"

Jackie Trischman, Spring 1998
"Slugs & Drugs"

Peter Arnade, Fall 1997
"Urban Space & Political Ritual in Renaissance Europe"