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Classics Professor Carl Rubino has been chosen as a presenter in the New York Council for the Humanities’ “Speakers in the Humanities program. Rubino’s topic is “Rome Outside the Beltway: Gladiator and the History of Roman Films in America.”

California State Professor Victor Davis Hanson will present a lecture, "Ancient Wisdom and the Present War," on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel.

Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz wrote the (guest) editorial that opens the November issue of International Record Review.

Monk Rowe was named the Joe Williams Director of the Hamilton College Jazz Archive at Fallcoming. Williams was instrumental in the founding and growth of the jazz archive and received the first honorary degree given by Hamilton to jazz artists in 1989. Rowe, a saxophone instructor, has conducted most of the 200+ video interviews of jazz greats that are in the archive.

Another book has been published in the Theory and Interpretation Series that Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz co-edits with James Phelan at Ohio State University Press. The book, Politics, Persuasion, and Pragmatism: A Rhetoric of Feminist Utopian Fiction, is written by Ellen Peel.

Four members of the Hamilton College faculty recently returned from the Association of American Colleges and Universities 4th Biennial Diversity and Learning Conference, where they presented. Jinnie Garrett, Chandra Mohanty, Susan Sanchez-Casal, and Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz all participated in the conference, Diversity and Learning: Education for a World Lived in Common, held Oct. 24 - 27, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Glass artist Josh Simpson '72 will be exhibiting his glass at the annual Washington Craft Show Nov. 15-17 at the Washington Convention Center. Visit Josh, Alex and Christina at Exhibit Space #213. For more information about the show, go to www.craftsamericashows.com

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is collaborating with a number of student organizations to sponsor CultureFest, a two-day event designed to celebrate cultural diversity at Hamilton College. CultureFest will kick off on Friday, Nov. 8, at 9 p.m. in the Events Barn with a Poetry Slam, followed by a Latin Night after-party at 10:30 p.m. The Asian Cultural Society is planning a Diwali Festival on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. in the Annex, followed by a number of creative performances and an after-party. Of course, how could we have a CultureFest without food? One element that has been missing from previous CultureFest celebrations is participation from the faculty and staff. If you have a creative talent that you would like to share during this celebration, please contact Marc David at ext. 4012 as soon as possible. Don't allow Culturefest to pass this year without showing your support.

Michael Herzfeld, professor of anthropology at Harvard University, will speak about "Masculinity, Tradition, and Marginalization in European Cultures," on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. in Kirner-Johnson 109 on the Hamilton College campus. The lecture is part of The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture at Hamilton College 2002-2003 series "Masculinities." This lecture is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow the talk. It is co-sponsored by the departments of Anthropology and Classics.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Veronica Tichenor was invited to give a talk at Le Centre du Recherche Sur Les Liens Sociaux at the Sorbonne in Paris in October. She presented a talk titled "Unraveling Money, Gender, and Power: Issues and Conceptualizations." She also presented a paper at the American Sociological Association's Annual Meeting in August titled "Maintaining Men's Dominance: Gender and Power Performances in Couples Where She Earns More."