Cooper Lecture Features Native Professor

Linda LeGarde Grover, an Ojibwe Indian and professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, will present a lecture, “When the Kettle Jumped into the Fire: Windigo Presence in Ojibwe Prose and Poetry,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, in Ledbetter Hall, Room D in UALR’s Donaghey Student Center. The presentation is hosted by UALR’s William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.

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Author Celebrates Arkansas Mexico 2010

Benjamin Alire Saenz will talk on “How Mexico Haunts My Imagination” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in Ledbetter Hall Room A in the Donaghey Student Center. His presentation is hosted by UALR’s William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.

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Cooper Honors Students Attend Denver Conference

Six creative writers enrolled in UALR’s William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program were able to attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Denver earlier this month, providing them with an opportunity to see and hear authors of national and international stature.

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Filmmaker Presents Cooper Series Program

sewaldThe William G. Cooper, Jr. Lecture Series will present a discussion with Filmmaker Jeff Sewald, along with a screening of his film “Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries” at 7 p.m. April 15 in Engel Hall of the Bailey Alumni Center.

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Literary Fest Brings Poet, Novelist to Campus

Lucha Corpi, a Mexican-born poet, novelist, and children’s book writer now residing in Oakland, Calif., will discuss her work at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9, in conjunction with this weekend’s Arkansas Literary Festival. The discussion is made possible by the UALR English Department and the William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.

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‘To Be or Not to Be’ – Shakespeare Scene Hits Campus

UALR’s Department of English and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present the 2010 Shakespeare Scene Festival from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Thursday, March 17 and 18, at the University Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts.

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Book Takes Unique Approach to Dakota War Captivity Narratives

A recently published book by UALR Professor Zabelle Stodola examines a deadly confrontation between European Americans and Dakota Indians during the time of the Civil War by focusing on the writings of people taken captive during the conflict.

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Scholar Discusses Dickens’ Marriage in Cooper Lecture Feb. 8

Dr. Lillian Nayder, an expert on Charles Dickens and currently the chair of English at Bates College in Maine, will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, on the marriage of the novelist and his wife.

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Emeritus Professor Dies at 96

Eleanor Mapes Orts Francis, an English professor at UALR for more than 33 years, died Oct. 20 in San Marcos, Texas. She was 96.

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Cooper Lecture Discusses Vietnam

Professor Scott Laderman, author of “Tours of Vietnam: War, Travel Guides, and Memory” published this year, will present a lecture “Approaching War: Hollywood and Vietnam 1929-1964” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Donaghey Student Center’s Room D.

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