VIULECTURES 1|06 - Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice |
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Thursday, 7 December 2006, 5pm VIU - Island of San Servolo Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice Berndt Ostendorf, Ludwig Maximilians Universität with discussant: Corrado Clini, Director General, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Berndt Ostendorf is professor of North American Cultural Studies at Ludwig Maximilians Universität. Current research includes New Orleans culture and politics, evangelical fundamentalism and African-American studies. During the Fall 2006 semester he is teaching two courses in VIU’s Joint Undergraduate Program: "Conspiracy Nation: conspiracy theories from the Illuminati to the X-Files" and "Americanism, Americanization, Anti-Americanism: Transatlantic Relations in the age of Globalization". Venice and Globalization and Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice are the first two topics addressed in this lectures series promoted by VIU, in collaboration with Marsilio, to give a platform to international and local professors to discuss key issues in current debate. The lecture series is open to the public. |
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