Program Events for the General Public
Although all symposium sessions and events are open to the public, the events listed below are particularly suited for a general audience. 

The Samuel Bak Exhibit will be on display open to the public and free of charge in the Gallery of the Texas Tech University Library from 25 March to 13 April, 2004. Exhibit hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Visitor parking on campus is $1.00 an hour weekdays and free on weekends in the Maedgen Theater Lot between 18th St. and the Library. For more information on the artist and his work, visit the website of the Pucker Gallery.
The Samuel Bak Exhibit is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, a State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.*

THURSDAY, 25 MARCH 2004

SPECIAL PUBLIC READING by Stephen Graham Jones, author and professor of English at TTU. Selections from That Bird is Gone and Bleed into me.
5:00-6:00 p.m., Qualia Room, Foreign Language Building, introduced by Laura Beard

Theater Production of "America Shows Her Colors," a play by Norman Bert, professor and playwright at Texas Tech University, Department of Theater and Dance. The performance will take place at the Main Auditorium of the International Cultural Center, 601 Indiana Ave., from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The performance is open to the public; admission is $2.00 per person. For more information, contact Nadia Bodie.

WELCOMING REMARKS by Jane Winer, Dean of Arts & Sciences at TTU.
KEYNOTE LECTURE by Lawrence L. Langer, "Representing a Vanished People: Samuel Bak's Landscapes of Jewish Experience"
2:00-3:00, Foreign Language Building 105, introduced by David Larmour. Refreshments provided by the Fine Arts Doctoral Program at TTU will be served following the keynote lecture.

SPECIAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, 3:15-4:45: Presentation of Excerpts from the Drama "Anne Frank" with Panel Discussion by the Director and Dramaturg in the English Building 001. Refreshments following the event provided by the Fine Arts Doctoral Program at TTU.

Theater Production of "America Shows Her Colors," a play by Norman Bert, professor and playwright at Texas Tech University, Department of Theater and Dance. The performance will take place at the Main Auditorium of the International Cultural Center, 601 Indiana Ave., from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The performance is open to the public; admission is $2.00 per person. For more information, contact Nadia Bodie.
 

SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT, 10:00 a.m. "The Landscapes of Jewish Experience"
Official Opening of the Samuel Bak Exhibit in the Gallery of the Texas Tech University Library.
Introductory Lecture by Lawrence L. Langer in the Conference Room of the Library; refreshments will be provided by the Fine Arts Doctoral Program following the lecture. Free parking available on Saturday in the university parking lot on Boston and 18th street. The Samuel Bak Exhibit is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, a State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.*

*Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibit do not necessarily reflect those of Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

PLENARY ADDRESS. Gregor Thum, "Lost Landscapes: Literal and Visual Representations of Former East German Territories after WWII"
2:00-3:00, Foreign Language Building 105, introduced by William Gray

The Directors of the Comparative Literature Symposium would like to express their appreciation for the generous support of the following groups and individuals:

Humanities Texas, a State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities
The College of Arts and Sciences, Texas Tech University
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, TTU
The College of Visual and Performing Arts
The Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, TTU
The Department of English, TTU
The Department of History, TTU
The Honors College, TTU
Frederick Suppe, Ph.D.
Brian Steele, Ph.D.
Sam Dragga, Ph.D.
Meredith McClain, Ph.D. and the Southwest Center for German Studies
German Club and Delta Phi Alpha of Texas Tech University
The Hillel Organization
Susan Stein, Ph.D.
Hafid Gafaiti, Ph.D.
Janet Perez, Ph.D.
William Gray, Ph.D.

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