Wednesday, March 21 @ 5:00 PM
“Modern Dance: Insight on an American Art”
by Jennifer Lawson, US Embassy Vice Consul
Thursday, March 22 @ 5:00 PM
“The Role of Women in US Politics”
by Georgia Duerst-Lahti Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin
Jennifer Lawson worked as a professional modern dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is a co-founder of Weave Dance Company in Houston , and has worked with other dance troupes in Texas , Massachusetts , and in San Jose , Costa Rica . Since 1995 Jennifer has also coordinated programs to stop violence against women.
Georgia Duerst-Lahti is a professor of Political Science and a faculty member of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Beloit College . She received her MA and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin , Madison , in Political Science. Her research interests center on the gendering of political institutions and on gender in campaigns.
