Yukari Tadano: Risks of Confusing Safety with Security: Lessons from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - from personal perspectives as a resident
The Risks of Confusing Safety with Security: Lessons from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - From personal perspectives as a resident
The Fukushima nuclear disaster, which occurred in Japan in 2011, shocked the world. Even more than a decade later, you might still see news about it on social media. Recovery efforts continue 24/7, 365 days a year, and are expected to last for many more decades. Although some areas still remain restricted, most have been decontaminated and deemed safe for residence. National and local policies are now actively promoting support for people moving to Fukushima.
However, when welcoming new residents, it is extremely dangerous to conflate "safety" and "security." Though they may seem similar, there are crucial differences between the two. We will discuss what happens when they are treated the same, and what are the residents thinking as they continue to live there?
Karl Lehman: Two Part Geek Speak: Boutique Role-Playing Games in the Classrom. Social Bonding, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, and Fun (Along with Other Educational Outcomes) All in One Activity! Part I
Whether you're an avid game player, an ambitious or frustrated educator, a curious or disinterested student, a hip or hopeless parent, or simply a bored bystander needing something interesting to ponder: Join Karl for a two-part Geek Speak and play the game Dialect.
Karl has been using Dialect and other boutique roleplaying games in the classroom for years to engage students, enrich the curriculum, facilitate group bonding, deepen critical thinking, raise cultural awareness, and have a great time. Dialect is a game about how languages evolve and die, created by a linguist who designs fictional dialects for Hollywood and is passionate about dying languages.
Karl Lehman: Two Part Geek Speak: Boutique Role-Playing Games in the Classrom. Social Bonding, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, and Fun (Along with Other Educational Outcomes) All in One Activity! Part II
Whether you're an avid game player, an ambitious or frustrated educator, a curious or disinterested student, a hip or hopeless parent, or simply a bored bystander needing something interesting to ponder: Join Karl for a two-part Geek Speak and play the game Dialect.
Karl has been using Dialect and other boutique roleplaying games in the classroom for years to engage students, enrich the curriculum, facilitate group bonding, deepen critical thinking, raise cultural awareness, and have a great time. Dialect is a game about how languages evolve and die, created by a linguist who designs fictional dialects for Hollywood and is passionate about dying languages.
Dr. Du-Lu Hsaio: "Carmen" by Georges Bizet: The Myth of the Free and Independent Woman
"Carmen" by Georges Bizet, the most performed and popular French opera of all time, is a story of love, passion, and death. It is also the myth of the liberated and independent woman par excellence. In this presentation, we will analyze the role of emancipated women throughout history. We will travel to places as significant for this opera as Seville and Paris. Finally, we will review its three greatest hits, corresponding to three different musical genres: a havanera, a seguidilla, and a cuplé (the famous toreador theme).
Dr. Kyle Kopplin: How is That Economics?
Economics is often colloquially characterized as a narrow set of principles that tangentially relates to business decisions or markets. What’s more, many take the theoretical approach as overly abstract, unapplicable, or unnecessarily complicated. This presentation will characterize economics as a way of problem solving rather than a set of principles or topics. To do that, we will consider common axioms that underpin many of the key takeaways of economics as well as discuss some of the applications of this type of thinking. You might just start seeing economics everywhere.
Naomi Jacobson: Healthcare Literacy and Empowerment
Welcome to the world of healthcare literacy. We will explore common medical jargon to assist you in deciphering your healthcare provider. Look into tools to help you get the most out of each doctor's visit, and what can you do to prepare for your appointment? Discuss your rights as a patient and determine what quality care means to you. Discover how the roles of different healthcare providers can be utilized to improve your care and discuss the limitations and boundaries they face. Uncover basic knowledge of medical insurance practices and how they influence the care you receive.
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Dr. Laura Colmenero-Chilberg: Women's Agency as Madness: "The Yellow Wallpaper" to Black Swan
Throughout history women have been diagnosed, treated, committed to institutions (or burned at the stake) for symptoms of what their society identified as insanity. From the wild bacchanalia of the Maenads in Ancient Greece to the delicate insanity of Ophelia, to the mad heroines of classic Victorian literature, to contemporary images found in television series like Penny Dreadful, movies like Kill Bill and Black Swan, women suffering from mental instability has been a favorite topic of popular culture. Why? Is there really a tie between gender and insanity, a “female malady,” or is there something else going on?
The social construct of women as “deviant” has a long history. It can be seen in the world’s major religions and spiritual traditions, which often view women as “uncontrollable.” In the last two centuries, we have seen a very strong connection between the concept of femininity and the cultural construction of madness. In this course we will focus on the historical and cultural factors and behaviors that have been associated with madness in women as it is reflected in popular culture. By examining the representations of insanity in popular culture, we can examine changing ideas about gender, social class and family structures, and the effect these factors have on what we consider to be “sane.”
Naomi Jacobson: Healthcare Literacy and Empowerment
Welcome to the world of healthcare literacy. We will explore common medical jargon to assist you in deciphering your healthcare provider. Look into tools to help you get the most out of each doctor's visit, and what can you do to prepare for your appointment? Discuss your rights as a patient and determine what quality care means to you. Discover how the roles of different healthcare providers can be utilized to improve your care and discuss the limitations and boundaries they face. Uncover basic knowledge of medical insurance practices and how they influence the care you receive.
Dr. Rudia W. Kihura: The Nation of Kenya - Ethnic Groups
Kenya is a county in the African continent and is specifically situated in East Africa location. The official languages of Kenya are English and Swahili. There are over 70 distinct ethnic groups in Kenya, ranging in size from about seven million Kikuyu to about 500 El Molo who live on the shore of Lake Turkana. In this presentation, I will cover the location of the nation of Kenya on the world map, its size, the two official languages, Kenya's ethnic groups that are divided into three broad linguistic groups Bantu, Nilotic, and Cushite, the main food eaten among the three broad linguistic groups and their traditional dressing.
