A reminder ... the deadline for the CampusRead essay contest is soon here. Submissions are due on Monday, December 1, 2008.
This is your chance to win a $500 scholarship!
For all the details, check the blog posting dated September 19, 2008.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Distinguished Scholar of the Humanities Lecture
On Wednesday, November 12, Clay Jenkinson, BSC Distinguished Scholar of the Humanities, and Dr. Larry Skogen, BSC President, will present the first installment of a Distinguished Scholar of the Humanities Lecture series.
The event will be held in the Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall from 7 to 9 p.m.
Clay Jenkinson and Dr. Skogen will use the BSC Campus Read novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, as a starting point for a wide-ranging discussion of white-Indian relations at the beginning of the 21st century, the role of the federal government in Indian country, Native American cultural resurgence, the future of the dual sovereignty concept in Indian America, and appropriation of Indian cultural motifs by non-Indians.
You are invited to attend! This lecture series is free and open to all.
The event will be held in the Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall from 7 to 9 p.m.
Clay Jenkinson and Dr. Skogen will use the BSC Campus Read novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, as a starting point for a wide-ranging discussion of white-Indian relations at the beginning of the 21st century, the role of the federal government in Indian country, Native American cultural resurgence, the future of the dual sovereignty concept in Indian America, and appropriation of Indian cultural motifs by non-Indians.
You are invited to attend! This lecture series is free and open to all.
Laughing with the Erdrich Sisters
Heid and Lise Erdrich's visit to campus was great fun! Their writing is terrific and it was a surprise (at least to this writer) to discover how funny both sisters are. Lise, especially, is a natural comedian. The Missouri Room was filled with laughter on Monday night (November 3). The sisters also took their show on the road and visited BSC classrooms on Tuesday, November 4.
The BSC Library owns several works by the Erdrich sisters, including:
The BSC Library owns several works by the Erdrich sisters, including:
- Fishing for Myth: Poems by Heid Erdrich
- The Mother's Tongue by Heid Erdrich
- Sister Nations: Native American Women Writers on Community edited by Heid Erdrich and Laura Tohe
- Bears Make Rock Soup and Other Stories by Lise Erdrich
- Night Train: Stories by Lise Erdrich
- Sacagawea by Lise Erdrich
A new book by Heid, National Monuments, will be available soon and the library will get a copy.
Another sister, Louise Erdrich, is also a well-known, award-winning writer. Check out her books at the BSC Library, too!
The BSC Library's catalog, ODIN, is your gateway to finding these books.
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