PROVOST'S SABBATICAL SERIES LUNCHEON
Wednesday, October 25
Eric Cole, Professor of Biology and Anne Sabo, Associate Professor of Norwegian
On behalf of Jim May, Provost and Dean of the College, CILA announces the Fall 2006 "Provost's Sabbatical Series" Luncheon.
Eric Cole's sabbatical research took place in two very different venues, both liberally seasoned with serendipity. While exploring the link between cellular "drinking" and the process of cell division, he and his research partner, Erica Zweifel, stumbled on a new form of genetic organization. In the Caribbean, while searching for novel study sites to examine the sexual life-histories of the scaly pearl oyster, he and long-time SCUBA companion, John Campion, discovered a remarkable underwater cavern.
Anne Sabo spent her sabbatical as guest researcher at the Center for Gender Studies at the University of Oslo, where she investigated new visual representations of gender and sexuality - in particular, erotic and pornographic films by women, examining their potential to expand the categories with which we express gender and sexuality. Feminist pornography is currently a hot topic, but she had not expected the public interest her project would receive. As a result, she has begun to think about the role of the "public scholar."
