Institute for Nature & Culture

Upcoming Events • DePaul University Scholars: Works In Progress Conversation Series (Daytime Events) This year’s INC discussion series will again highlight ongoing projects and will provide an opportunity for discussion and collaboration between interested members of the university community. All discussions will take place on Friday afternoons from 12pm –1:30pm in the Richardson Library, Dorothy Day Room 400. Some light refreshments will be provided, but please bring your lunch and join us for a lively afternoon. Schedule

Jan 12	Christine Skolnik – Fens, Bogs, Dens, and the Plastic Brain (for a chapter of Christine’s WIP please email Heneghan).

Feb 9	Judy Bramble – Mind the Gap: does environmental education promote or reduce environmental action? (THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE 2ND FLOOR LOUNGE OF THE MCGOWAN BUILDING, 2325 N. CLIFTON AVENUE)

Feb 23	Jim Fairhall – The Politics of Trees in ‘Ulysses'

Apr 13	April 13 Hugh Bartling Exploring the Intersections between Nature, Culture, & (Sub)urban Space: the case of Evanston NEW TIME: 2PM; NEW LOCATION: MCGOWAN SECOND FLOOR LOUNGE

May 18	Dolores Wilber – Coming and Going, an urban multimedia site performance

• 2006/07 Discussion Series (Evening Events): The Past: What We Can, Should and Actually Do About It This year’s INC Discussion Series is centered around the theme The Past: What We Can, Should and Actually Do About It? All sessions are 7:30-9:30 in McGowan’s 2nd floor lounge unless otherwise noted.

Jan 17	Ecological Restoration & the Experience of the Past William Jordan III, INC & New Academy for Nature and Culture

Feb 7	Native Americans and the Restoration of Ecocultural Diversity in North America David Tomblin—Virginia Polytech Institute; SAC 254 (Schmidt Academic Center, Lincoln Park Campus). This event is being featured as part of the DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences “Global Voices” series

Mar 14	Reenactment: Doing the Past for the Future’s Sake Ed Collins—Restoration Ecologist and Manager of Ecosystem Management, McHenry County Conservation District Amy Tyson—Department of History, DePaul University

Apr 18	(Note New Date) Open Discussion on “1491”

Apr 24	Charles Mann AUTHOR OF "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus"; 2006 Best Book Award From the National Academies 7P.M. Location: Art Museum Main Gallery 2350 N. Kenmore Co-Sponsored by Public Debate Program, Department of Communication and with support from the Environmental Science Program, Department of Geography, Public Policy Studies Program, Department of English, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Religious Studies, and the Global Voices Theme Quarter coordinators.