NEWS

All events on the Louisiana Tech University campus are free and open to the public (food items may be excluded).  Shaping the 21st Century series is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, College of Applied and Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts,  International Student Office, Department of History and the McGinty Fund, and the International Education Committee.
Distinguished Speaker #1—Thursday, March 22
“Sunrise, Sunset: American Visions of Japan from Hiroshima to Fukushima”
Dr. William M. Tsutsui,
Professor of History and Dean of the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Southern Methodist University
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 10:15AM
Film Screening #1—Thursday, March 22
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Directed by Ang Lee
Taiwan (China); 124 minutes
Introduced by Dr. Laurie Stoff
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 7:00PM
[part of Women’s History Month]
Film Screening #2—Monday, March 26
FRONTLINE: World VII Jesus In China
(PBS; 2008); 60 minutes
Introduced by Dr. Kenneth Rea
Tower Auditorium; 7:00PM
Brownbag Lunch Video #1—Wednesday, April 4
NOVA: Japan’s Killer Quake
(PBS; 2011); 60 minutes
Introduced by Mr. Bill Willoughby
International Student Office (Tolliver Hall); 12:15PM
Distinguished Speaker #2 (Keynote)—
Thursday, April 12
“The Kims’ Three Bodies: Dynastic Succession and its Antecedents in North Korea”
Dr. Bruce Cumings,
Swift Distinguished Professor and Chair of the History Department
University of Chicago
Howard Auditorium; 10:15AM
Film Screening #3—Tuesday, April 17
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird (2008)
Directed by Jee-woon Kim
(South Korean); 139 minutes
Introduced by Mr. Bill Willoughby
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 7:00PM
Exhibition—April 17-May 10
“East Asia’s Spectacular Cities: Images by Louisiana Tech Faculty and Beyond”
Tolliver Hall
Distinguished Speaker #3—Wednesday, April 18
“Taiwan and China: Tranquility or Turmoil?”
Dr. Thomas J. Bellows,
Professor of Political Science
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 9:45AM
International Day—Tuesday, April 24
Student Center [Tonk]; 4:00PM
Film Screening #4—Monday, April 23
Summer Wars (Anime) (2009)
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
(Japan); 114 minutes
Introduced by Dr. Taylor Mack
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 7:00PM
Distinguished Speaker #4―Monday,April 30
“China: Past & Present”
Dr. Kenneth Rea, Professor of History and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Louisiana Tech University
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 11:15AM
Film Screening #5—Tuesday, May 1
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Directed by Kunio Watanabe
(A Hollywood remake starring Keanu Reeves is planned for release November 2012)
(Japan); 166 minutes
Introduced by Mr. Bill Willoughby
Wyly Tower Auditorium; 7:00PM
Brownbag Lunch Video #2—Wednesday, May 2
Inside North Korea with Lisa Ling
(National Geographic; 2007); 52 minutes
Introduced by Mr. Bill Willoughby
International Student Office (Tolliver Hall); 12:15PM
Food and Fashion Event―Thursday, May 10
School of Human Ecology and the College of Applied and Natural Sciences presents
“East Asian Express: ExplorASIAN of Cloth, Cuisine, and Culture”
Student Center; 5:30PM