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Symposium - 2009 Summer Institute

Shifting Empire: Critical Imperial Studies in the Americas and Beyond

Eighth Annual Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities
An Intensive Introduction to Scholarly Research for Undergraduates

June 22nd - August 21st, 2009

2009 Symposium

Friday, August 21, 2009 - Odegaard Undergraduate Library Room 220


9:00-9:30 Welcome and opening remarks

9:30-10:25           Session I- Traditions of Knowledge/Knowledge of Traditions

10:25-10:40        Q&A for Session I

10:40-10:50            Break

10:50-11:45           Session II-  Institutions and the Politics of Agency

11:45-12:00        Q&A for Session II

12:00-1:30            Break for Lunch

1:30-2:25              Session III-  Neoliberal Economies of the Imperial Field

2:25-2:40       Q&A for Session III

2:40-2:50            Break

2:50-3:45           Session IV-  Cultural Form in the Imperial Field

3:45-4:00       Q&A for Session IV

4:00-4:15          Closing Remarks