Professorial Lectures: 2014-2015
From Page to Stage; The Journey of a Costume Designer
Ann Kessler, MFA (Department of Theatre)
Just how are costume designs created from the play script to a realized production? In this talk Professor Kessler will give a glimpse into the imaginative world of costume design…
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In the Shadow of the Anvil: Two Decades of Convective Field Studies at Valparaiso University
Bart Wolf, Ph.D. (Department of Geography and Meteorology)
I have been conducting spring convective storm field study courses annually since 1994 and have logged 56 weeks and nearly 200,000 miles on the road with nearly 600 students. A…
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Liturgical Renewal for Such a Time as This
Lorraine Brugh, Ph.D. (Department of Music)
North American Lutherans find themselves uniquely poised to become the liturgical churches’ leaders for the upcoming decades. Following the reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960’s, American Roman…
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Is Indiana About to Fall into the Ocean? Some Thoughts on Seismicity in the Central and Eastern United States
Carmine Polito, Ph.D. (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Most people lump earthquakes in the continental United States into a group that includes surfing, the Twinkie Defense, the Kardashians, and the OJ trial: that is, things that can only…
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Scientific Visualization for Undergraduate Education
Jeffrey Will, Ph.D. (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
One of the great benefits for undergraduate students at a comprehensive university is being exposed to a broad range of disciplines. In this talk, Professor Will details how students can…
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Active Analysis: Heresy in Rehearsal
R. Andrew White, MFA (Department of Theatre)
Konstantin Stanislavsky is an icon in the world of acting practice and one of the most misunderstood figures in world theatre. During the last four years of his life, he…
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John Donne Goes to the Movies: How the HBO Film Wit Helps Us Reflect on the Practice of the Humanities as a Healing Art
John Ruff, Ph.D. (Department of English)
Most of us who teach in the humanities often feel backed into a corner by an increasingly materialistic, anti-intellectual culture that keeps asking what’s the cash value of a degree…
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Young Adult Dystopian Literature and Social Critique: Postmodernism, Historicity, and Memory in M.T. Anderson’s Feed”
Carter Hanson, Ph.D. (Department of English)
Ever since Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games became a phenomenal bestseller five years ago, Young Adult dystopian fiction has been the hottest thing going. But even as it dominates the YA market,…
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I’m a Country Boy: Country Music, Identity, and the Changing Relationship between Country and City
Michael Longan, Ph.D. (Department of Geography and Meteorology)
Have you noticed that everyone on country radio is singing about being a country boy or country girl lately? Professor Longan confirms that you aren’t imagining things, explains why artists…
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