{"id":1367,"date":"2018-02-12T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T18:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2018-02-12T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T20:57:16","slug":"monday-missive-february-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2018\/02\/12\/monday-missive-february-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – February 12, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Fostering International Understanding<\/b>\u00a0— Shortly after the end of World War II, J. William Fulbright, a senator from Arkansas, introduced a bill calling for the establishment of an international exchange program intended to promote “international good will” through the exchange of educators and students “in the fields of education, culture, and science.” \u00a0 It passed, and in 1946 President Harry S. Truman signed the bill, known as the Fulbright Act, into law.\u00a0 In the more than seventy years since then, the Fulbright Program has become, to quote from its official website, “the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.”\u00a0 I mention this history not only because Liz Miller has just been awarded a 2018-19 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant, but also because the English Department regularly promotes the goals of the Fulbright Program.<\/p>\n

For her Fulbright research project, Liz Miller will focus on the topic of second-language acquisition among immigrants in Germany.\u00a0 This project relates directly to the research she did for her monograph titled\u00a0The Language of Adult Immigrants: \u00a0Agency in the Making. \u00a0<\/i>The research that she plans to do in Germany will nicely complement the research she has already completed on immigrants to the United States, and it will add a valuable international dimension to her research.<\/p>\n

A few days after Liz learned the good news about her Fulbright, Juan Meneses brought a guest speaker from Russia to his classes.\u00a0 Olga Nesmelova, a professor and chair of Russian and World Literature at Kazan Federal University in Russia, visited Juan’s world literature classes last week.\u00a0 She gave a lecture titled “The Reception of American Literature in Russia,” in which she provided Juan’s students with an overview of how U.S. literature, particularly fiction, has been translated, read by the general public, and studied by academics in Russia throughout the last century.<\/p>\n

This week Pilar Blitvich and Juan Meneses will be sharing their unique international insights into the current situation in Catalonia.\u00a0 Both Pilar and Juan are serving as panelists on a public panel discussion titled “Catalonia: \u00a0A Panel Information Session about Spain’s Current Political Turmoil.”\u00a0 Since Pilar and Juan both grew up in Spain and still have many personal and professional connections in Spain, they are in a particularly good position to comment on the political events that are currently unfolding in Spain. \u00a0The panel discussion will take place on\u00a0February 13, 2018, at 5:15<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in the Cone Center, Room 210A.\u00a0 For more information, please click on the following link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/inside.uncc.edu\/events\/panelists-discuss-%E2%80%98political-turmoil%E2%80%99-around-catalonia<\/span>-spain<\/a><\/p>\n

As these three recent examples demonstrate, many members of the English Department try in their own way to support Senator Fulbright’s goal of fostering international understanding.<\/p>\n

Kudos<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u00a0As you know, I like to use my Monday Missives to share news about recent accomplishments by members of the English Department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n

Christine Arvidson\u00a0<\/b>recently published a poem titled “A Question of Definitions: What Dictionaries Can Tell Us About Unity”\u00a0in the anthology\u00a0Voices on Unity: Coming Together, Falling Apart<\/i>, which is from Mountain State Press.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events and Deadlines<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 Here is information about an upcoming event:<\/p>\n

February 19<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Faculty\/Staff performance of “Tales From Down There” will be on\u00a0Monday, February 19 at 7pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in McKnight Hall. This performance will include appearances by the following people associated with the English Department: Janaka Lewis, Tiffany Morin, Angie Williams, Alison Walsh, and Shannon Bauerle. Advanced tickets can be purchased on-line at\u00a0https:\/\/goo.gl\/V6SYwq<\/a>\u00a0or with cash only<\/strong> at the door.<\/p>\n

Quirky Quiz Question<\/b>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 The upcoming panel presentation about the current situation in Catalonia reminds me of a trip my wife and took to this part of the world a few years ago. While we were there, we visited several buildings designed by Catalonia’s most famous architect.\u00a0 Does anybody know the name of this famous architect?<\/p>\n

Last week’s answer: Gaffney<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

South Carolina is not only the home to Dori Sanders’s peach farm, but it is also home to a famous peach-shaped water tower called the Peachoid.\u00a0 In what town is the Peachoid located?<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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