September
30, 2003
Oakton Hosts Photos, Lectures on Mideast Culture at Skokie Campus
A photo exhibition depicting Middle Eastern lifestyles is the focus of an Emeritus Program lecture series at Oakton Community College's Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. The series, Viewing Place and Space: A Window to Middle Eastern Culture (HUM S27-61), meets Oct. 10 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The accompanying photo exhibit is free to the public and runs through Oct. 31.On Friday, Oct. 10, Ann Cotton, professor of interior design at the College of DuPage, presents "Symbols in Turkish Tile and Carpet," and Kent Richter, professor of philosophy and religion at the College of DuPage, presents "Facing Mecca: Symbols of Direction in Islam."
On Friday, Oct. 17, another four College of DuPage faculty members will present lectures entitled, "Historical Models of Holy Spaces and Time in Middle Eastern Judaism and Christianity," "An Intercultural Crossroad Between Christians and Muslims in 13th Century Italy: Reflections on Dante's Divine Comedy," "The Middle East Today," and "Between Jihad and McWorld: Western Europe, Immigration, and the Rejection of the Social Democratic Model."
The program fee is $25 for in-district residents age 60 and over, and $30 for out-of-district residents and those under 60.
The exhibition is organized by the Middle East Committee and Liberal Arts Division at the College of DuPage and supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council. For more information and a complete schedule of lectures and other programs offered by Oakton's Emeritus Program, call 847-635-1414 or visit www.oakton.edu/emeritus.
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