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harry potter: imaginary sorcerers spur more creativity Harry
Potter has captured the hearts of wannabe wizards of all
ages. On Nov. 16, the much-anticipated movie, "Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,"will blast into American
theaters. Until now, images of the world of Harry Potter
have been rare since the books contain few illustrations.
The movie changes all that, and according to a Wellesley
professor and her student researcher, not for the
better. Last
year, honors student Samantha Roberts '01 worked with
Beth Hennessey, psychology, on research to examine the
effect of story illustrations on children's creativity
and imagination and their interest in and enjoyment of
reading. "Sam randomly assigned 4th and 5th graders to
one of two groups," Hennessey said. "Either they listened
to a taped passage of Harry Potter while looking at an
illustration of that passage, or they heard the passage
and saw no illustration." "The
main goal was to look at the impact of story
illustrations," Hennessey said-Harry Potter books were
just a convenient vehicle. But that choice enjoyed
perfect timing since the data was gathered just before
the deluge of Potter merchandise, in anticipation of the
film, hit the stores. "The imaginations of the kids had
not yet been tainted by Potter action figures and the
like," Hennessey noted. "We found definite, statistically significant, differences between the two groups of kids, both in terms of the creativity of their pictures and their interest in the Potter passage," Hennessey said. "Kids who had been shown a sample illustration were far less likely to produce a creative drawing themselves. They were also less likely to be interested in reading or hearing more about Harry Potter." hear about middle eastern perspectives on war Faculty
in Middle Eastern Studies will present a panel
discussion, "The War in Afghanistan: Perspectives from
Pakistan, Iran and the Arab World" Wednesday, Nov. 14, at
7:30 pm, in the Science Center, room 277. Four
speakers with extensive experience in the region will
address the history of the current crisis and
repercussions of the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and
surrounding countries. Beatrice Forbes Manz, historian of Central Asia at Tufts University, will present the historical context for recent developments in Afghanistan; Boston University anthropologist Charles Lindholm will address perspectives from Pakistan and Afghanistan; Houchang Chehabi, BU professor of international relations, will discuss the Iranian perspective; Hermann Eilts, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, will address perspectives from the Arab world. Each will consider the perceptions and concerns of governments and communities as they discuss reactions to the events of Sept. 11, the impact of the U.S.-led military campaign and prospects for the future in the region. A reception will follow. For more information, call x2599. It should come as no surprise to anyone who lives, works or studies at Wellesley that high-school students are more likely to apply here if they have visited the campus. To take advantage of this phenomenon early in the academic year, the Admissions Office has launched "Wednesdays at Wellesley," Nov. 7 and 14, as opportunities for interested high-school sophomores, juniors and seniors from the surrounding area to visit the college. Students and their parents will tour campus; sit in on a class; attend a panel discussion on student research, internships and study-abroad opportunities; and enjoy lunch. Admissions reports that while September visits were down, October visits were ahead of last year. In
1978, when she was 6, Li Thi Diem Thy and her father
escaped from Vietnam. They settled in California, where
her mother and younger sister joined them two years
later. Now living in Northampton, Mass., Thy is a writer
and artist who explores her many-faceted identity in
multiple genres. On Monday, Nov. 12 at 7 pm, she will
present a reading and perform an excerpt from her work
"Mua He Do Lua/Red Fiery Summer" in Founders 120. Her
work has been widely anthologized, appearing Watermark:
Vietnamese American Poetry & Prose, Half & Half:
Writers on Growing Up Biracial + Bicultural, The Very
Inside: An Anthology of Writings by Asian & Pacific
Islander Lesbians and Bisexual Women, Not a War: American
Vietnamese Fiction, Poetry and Essays and Bold Words: A
Century of Asian American Writing. She has performed her
dramatic pieces in Amherst, Mass., New York City and
Galway, Ireland, among other venues. Her memoir, The
Gangster We All Are Looking For is forthcoming, as is her
first novel. A reception precedes the event, sponsored by The Writing Program, English and Theatre departments, the Women's Studies Program and the Vietnamese Students' Association. For more information, call x2590. exploring
gender and race in Shakespeare Stanford
University English professor Patricia Parker will discuss
black characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet Monday, Nov. 12,
at 4:30 pm in Founders 120. The talk is titled "Black
Hamlet: Murder in Guyana, Battening on the Moor." The
lecture serves "as a way into approaching the importance
of both empire and contemporary figures of blackness in
Hamlet as a whole," said Parker, the author of
Inescapable Romance, Literary Fat Ladies: Rhetoric,
Gender, Property and Shakespeare from the Margins, and
co-editor of numerous critical anthologies. She is
currently preparing a new Arden Shakespeare edition of A
Midsummer Night's Dream and writing several books on
Shakespeare, sexuality, religion and race in early modern
culture. She will also address "the importance of
interconnections between new work on sexuality, gender
and race by contemporary classicists and the future of
early modern studies." For more information, call
x2632. enjoy earthly and ethereal music of Britain The Wellesley College Choir, Glee Club and Chamber Singers will perform the annual Dober Memorial Concert Saturday, Nov. 17, at 8 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel. This year's concert, "In Every Corner Sing: British Interpretations of the Earthly and Ethereal," features Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Folk Songs of the Four Seasons" and "Magnificat,"Gustav Holst's "Choral Hymns from the Rig-Veda," "The Snow" by Edward Elgar and folk songs from Ireland and Scotland. Soloists Marion Dry, mezzo-soprano, Jenny Tang, piano, Mauricio Garcia, flute, and Mary Jane Rupert, harp, will join the choral ensembles. The concert will be conducted by Lisa Graham, director of choral activities, and will feature an orchestra composed of Boston-area musicians. For more information, call x2068. karl "chip" case, economics, spoke on WCVB-TV's Chronicle program on the slumping U.S. economy, noting the "great deal of uncertainty right now." One area especially hard hit is residential real estate, he said, since "as the underlying economy deteriorates, demand for housing drops off." eleanor delorme, art history, presented the keynote lecture for the symposium "Garden Pavilions" at the Parrish Art Museum on Long Island in June. The lecture was followed by a book signing. In October, she spoke at Gore Place in Waltham, Mass., on "Art Forms of the French Empire," a lecture based on her forthcoming book. philip kohl, anthropology, contributed to a Boston Sunday Globe story titled "Land of the Lost: In Afghanistan, Two Decades of War Are Erasing 4,000 Years of Archeological Riches." The article discussed how the Taliban government has made a systematic effort to destroy non-Islamic art, which has been far more damaging than the current military action. Kohl said the destruction of Buddhist statues and art works in the Kabul museum amounts to "nihilistic madness." phillip levine, economics, was interviewed on National Public Radio's All Things Considered about the state of the unemployment insurance system at what appears to be the beginning of a recession. "I indicated that a number of large states do not have enough money in their unemployment insurance trust funds to cover the additional benefits that will need to be paid out over the course of a recession," Levine reports. "This will lead these states to either increase taxes on firms or cut benefits to workers, neither of which are beneficial during a recession."
birth
of baha'u'llah.
Baha'i tradition. cws
meeting.
"Recruiting for Junior Internships." 12:30-1:30 pm, GRH
330. Info: x2352. catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room. Info: x2688. spanish
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Small Conference Room. Info:
x1068. lecture.
"Black Hamlet: Murder in Guyana, Battening on the Moor"
by Patricia Parker, Stanford University. 4:30 pm, FND
120. (See story, page 2.) Info: x2632. lecture.
"The Life of Emily Dickinson: My Wars Are Laid Away in
Books" by Alfred Habegger, University of Kansas. 4:30 pm,
Library Lecture Room. Info: x2578. lecture.
"Addressing
Climate Change & National Security: Why Both Should
Be on the Security Agenda" by William Moomaw,
international environmental policy, Tufts University. 5
pm, PNE Atrium. Info: x2168. italian
table.
5:30 pm, Tower Court Small Conference Room. Info:
x2616. reading/performance.
Vietnamese-American writer/artist Le Thi Diem Thuy. 7 pm,
FND 120. (See story, page 2.) Info: x2590. apt
workshop.
"Note Taking,"8 pm, McAfee. Info: x2641. lecture.
"U.S. National Security Policy After 9/11" by Michael
O'Hanlan, Brookings Institute. 8 pm, PNE 239. Info:
x2203. buddhist
community gathering and
discussion.
8-9 pm, Meditation Room beneath Houghton Memorial Chapel.
Info: x2793. cws
blood drive.
10 am-3 pm, Alumnae Hall Ballroom. Info: x2352. information
session.
"Graduate Study in International Relations"by Jessica
Daniels, Tufts University. 12:30 pm, PNE Atrium. Info:
x2201. japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Small Dining Room. Info:
x3226. cws
meeting.
"Yale Divinity School" with Director of Admissions Guy
Martin. 2-4 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2352. bible
study.
Protestant Christian and Roman Catholic Chaplaincies.
4:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655. cws
workshop.
“Finding an Internship.” 4:30-5:30 pm, PC
classroom, Knapp Library. Info: x2352. discussion.
"Regionalism and Multiculturalism at Wellesley." 5 pm,
Harambee House. Info: x4894. canterbury episcopal club. 5:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x7409. diwali
hinduism.
Jainist tradition. sustaining
prayer.
12:30-1 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655. academic
council meeting.
12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room. information
session.
"Studying Humanities Abroad."1:15 pm, Slater. Info:
x2320. lecture.
"Looking Back on My Wellesley Experience 40 Years Later:
The Education of an Ambassador" by former S. Korean
Ambassador In-ho Lee '60. 3 pm, PNE Atrium. Info:
x2201. open
forum.
"Literature and Sept. 11: What is the Place of Literature
in Our Dialogue about War" with Stephen Greenblatt,
Harvard University. 3:15-4:15, PNW 212. Info: x2591. afternoon
tea.
3-5 pm, Wellesley College Club. Info, cost, reservations:
x2700. lecture.
"The Dream of Restoration: A Venture into Shakespearean
Biography" by Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University.
4:30 pm, PNW 212. Info: x2352. cws
workshop.
"Job Search Correspondence." 4:30-5:20 pm, FND 120. Info:
x2352. apt
workshops.
"Memorization," 7 pm, Beebe; "Test Taking and
Preparation," 8 pm, Bates. Info: x2641. protestant
christian praise and worship.
7:15-8:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655. lecture.
"Carnivorous Plants"by Richard Stromberg, glasshouse
manager, Harvard University. 7 pm, Greenhouse Visitors
Center. Info, cost: x3094. panel. "The War in Afghanistan: Perspectives from Pakistan, Iran and the Arab World." 7:30 pm, SCI 277. (See story, page 1.) Info: x2609. wcw
seminar.
"Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationships" by Ruth
Harriet Jacobs. Bring lunch; coffee provided. 12:30-1:30
pm, Cheever House. Info: x2500. cws
workshop.
"Career Conversations." 12:30-1:20 pm, GRH 330. Info:
x2352. french
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Small Dining Room. Info:
x1004. catholic
mass.
12:30 pm, Newman Common Room. Info: x2688. film.
"The Ballad of Narayama." Japanese; subtitles. 4:15 &
7 pm, FND 128. Info: x3226. undergraduate
research colloquium.
4:45 pm, SCI 278. Info: x3153. lecture.
"Where the Economy Is Heading in the Wake of Sept. 11" by
Olivier Blanchard, economics, MIT. 5 pm, PNE Atrium.
Info: x4766. theatre.
Phedre.
(See story, page 4.) 7 pm. Info: x2220. english
tutoring.
Sign up inside LTC for consultations. 6-8:30 pm, LTC.
Info: x2480. apt
workshop.
"Time and Task Management," 7 pm, Munger. Info:
x2641. midday
muse.
Maricio Garcia, flute, and Alison D'Amato, piano,perform
Bach and more, 12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Info:
x2028. cws
meeting.
"Junior Internships." 12:30-1:30 pm, GRH330. Info:
x2352. lecture.
"Are Western Human Rights Values Offensive (And to
Whom)?" by Rhonda Howard Hassmann, University of
Connecticut. 4 pm, PNE 349. Info: x2137. shabbat
services.
5:30 pm, Hillel Lounge (Billings 300). Info: x2687. college
club cuisine. Seafood
buffet. Also: Deadline: Thanksgiving pie orders. Info,
cost, reservations: x2700. films.
"Ma Vie en Rose,"7 pm; "My Life So Far," 9 pm. Collins
Cinema. Info: x7736. apt
workshop.
"Memorization." 7 pm, Cazenove. Info: x2641. theatre.
Phedre.
(See story, page 4.) 8 pm. Info: x2220. theatre. The Merchant of Venice. 8 pm, Shakespeare House. $5 students, $7 others. Info: x4636. ramadan
begins.
Islamic tradition. vietnamese
classes.
9:30-11 am: "Mechanics of the Vietnamese Language." 11
am-12:30 pm: "Examining Language Through Culture."
Billings 100. Info: x4767. theatre.
Phedre.
(See story, page 4.) 2 and 8 pm. Info: x2220. theatre.
The Merchant of Venice. 2 and 8 pm, Shakespeare House. $5
students, $7 others. Info: x4636. basketball.
Wellesley
Invitational. Time TBA, Keohane Sports Center. Info:
x2900. films.
"My Life So Far," 7 pm; "Ma Vie en Rose," 9 pm, Collins
Cinema. Info: x7736. dober memorial concert. "In Every Corner Sing: British Interpretations of the Earthly and Ethereal." (See story, page 2.) 8 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2028. protestant
christian worship service.
11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2655. basketball.
Wellesley
Invitational. Time TBA, Keohane Sports Center. Info:
x2900. catholic
mass.
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688. concert.
Chamber Music Society. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Info:
x2028. theatre. The Merchant of Venice. 7 pm, Shakespeare House. $5 students, $7 others. Info: x4636.
catholic
mass.
(See 11/12 listing.) spanish
table.
(See 11/12 listing.) italian
table.
(See 11/12 listing.) english
tutoring.
(See 11/14 listing.) buddhist
gathering.
(See 11/12 listing.) film
festival.
"National Longings: A South Asian Lens into Women." Nov.
15-19, Collins Cinema. Info, schedule:
http://amphetamine.elation.nu/nl/schedule.html. exhibit.
Obituary. Davis Art Museum. Info: x2051. exhibit.
Katharine Lee Bates' America The Beautiful. Clapp
Library, 4th Floor, outside Book Arts Lab. Info:
x2128. exhibit.
Happy Birthday, College Government-1901-2001. Library
Lobby. Info: x2127. exhibit. Works of Science in Special Collections. From 15th-20th centuries. Clapp Library, 4th floor, Special Collections. Info: x2129. don't miss...phedre: a play that speaks forever to the human spirit Jean Racine's story of Phedre, translated by Ted Hughes, is one of love, lust, friendship and family. A tale that has survived from ancient Greece, it tells of Theseus, a king who, when assumed dead, triggers the demise of his kingdom. The problem is, who will take over the throne? It becomes a struggle of love vs. lust and family vs. friends. Sara Wasserman, a senior double majoring in neuroscience and theater, directs the play. She feels Phedre has stood the test of time. "It covers a wide range of issues that will forever be applicable to the human spirit," she said. The play will be presented Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 pm; Friday, Nov. 16, at 8 pm; and Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 and 8 pm in the Ruth Nagle Jones Theater in Alumnae Hall. Admission is free to Wellesley and MIT students; $5 for seniors, faculty and staff; and $10 for the general public. For reservations, call x2220; leave name, phone number, show date and time and number of tickets. |
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