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Public Talks Fall/Spring 2010-2011 by Sociology Faculty & Graduate Assistants

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Spring 2011
Feb. 17,  Noon -1pm  Blackhawk Cafeteria Annex, Holmes Student Center Dr. Kristen Myers, "Hyperheterosexuals, Homophobia, and Homoeroticism in Pre-Adolescent Children's Culture." LGBT Third Thursday Series

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Sept. 14,  6-8pm, NIU, Human Resources Services, 1515 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb  Deborah Haliczer, "Ethics Issues" National Association of Social Workers, Illinois.  Jane Addams District. DeKalb, Illinois
Oct. 9,  9-10am, NIU, Hoffman Estates, 555 Trillium Blvd.  Deborah Haliczer, "Leadership: Everyone Should Do It!" International Association of Administrative Professionals, Elgin Chapter.
Nov. 18,  Noon, Blackhawk Annex, HSC  Megan Hart, "Transgender & Transsexual Prisoners" LGBT Third Thursday Series

Spring 2010
Jan. 27,  11:30-1 pm Holmes Student Center Room 505 Dr. Kerry Ferris, "The Moral Order of Celebrity Sightings" NIU Notables Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) Notables Lecture www.LLI.niu.edu
Feb. 10,  6 pm MCC Conference Center, McHenry Community College Dr. Kristen Myers, "Racetalk Today: How We Talk About Obama, Imus, Haiti and Other Racialized Issues" Student Life-McHenry Community College Stulife@mchenry.edu
Feb. 24,  Noon-1 pm Swen Parson Hall Room 186 Dr. Gwen Jordan, "At the Intersection of Racial and Sexist Oppression": Black Women Lawyers' Strategies for Justice in the Pre-Civil Rights Era The multidisciplinary Law, Crime and Social Justice Brownbag Series, 4th Wednesday of Month, gjordan@niu.edu
Mar. 3,  6:00 pm Location TBA Deborah Halizcer, "Social Workers Inspire Community Action" Jane Addams District (Northwest Illinois) Social Work Month
Mar. 17, 11:30-1 pm HSC Room TBA Dr. Robin Moremen, "Older Adult Friendships." NIU Notables Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) Notables Lecture www.LLI.niu.edu

Fall 2009
Sept. 23,  12-1 pm Swen Parson Hall 170 Dr. Keri Burchfield, "Not in my Neighborhood: Assessing Registered Sex Offenders' Experiences with Local Social Capital and Social Control" The multidisciplinary Law, Crime and Social Justice Brownbag Series, gjordan@niu.edu 
Oct. 9,  3-4 pm  Davis Hall 121 Dr. Charles Cappell, "A Case Study of Suburban Sprawl" Geography Department    Graduate Colloquium Series

 
Oct. 15,  Noon-1pm
Blackhawk Cafeteria Annex, Holmes Student Center		 Dr. Carol Walther, "Legal and Statistical Consciousness Among Gay and Lesbian Couples" LGBT Third Thursdays
Oct. 19,  Noon-1pm
Swen Parson 170		 Dr. Michael Campbell, "Whose Criminal Justice Policy is it Anyway? How Structural Inequality & Political Participation Helped Shape Anti-Crime Policies in Texas" The multidisciplinary Law, Crime and Social Justice Brownbag Series, gjordan@niu.edu
Oct. 23,  1:30 - 3:15pm
Pollock Ballroom Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center		 Dr. Abu Bah, Panel Member on Negotiating Culture: "Peace-Building and the International Community" Full schedule of ARTLAB "Thinking Globally" 10/23/2009
Nov. 19,  Noon -1:00pm  Swen Parson 170 Marc Falkoff, "Habeas Corpus at the Bagram Prison."  Kristopher Robison, "Shooting our Feet? A Cross-National Study of the Pernicious Effects of Aggressive Counter-Terrorism." The multidisciplinary Law, Crime and Social Justice Brownbag Series, gjordan@niu.edu