This Fall, the Phi Theta Kappa
Live Satellite Seminar Series, Popular Culture:
Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are, will debut
at NEIU and be hosted by the Honors Alumni Association.
Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30PM with discussion following
September 27: Sexing the Sale: The Pornographication
of the Popular, SU 003
October 11: Fashion Culture: The Changing Role
of Dress in Society, SU 215
October 25: Shattering Stereotypes: How Popular
Culture Vilifies the Cultural Other, SU 003
November 8: Born to Buy: Advertising and the
New Consumer, Golden Eagles
November 15: Jesus in America: Personal Savior
or Cultural Hero?, SU 003
This Seminar Series will be telecast
to colleges and universities across the country, with
real-time interaction by e-mail and telephone. This will
be an exciting opportunity for NEIU to "connect"
with scholars accross the country in a live dialogue on
topics of contemporary interest!
We invite you to consider integrating
this series into your instruction during the Fall term,
and hope you will encourage your students to attend. We
are also hoping that you will be present for the discussion
and refreshments following each presentation.
We will be calling you soon to ask you
to consider leading or so-leading one of the discussions
following the seminar telecast.
Thank you in advance for supporting this
exciting series!
Kathy Kardaras, Coordinator, University
Honors Program
Robyn Kurtz, Alumna, Co-Chair
Eric Rojas, Alumnus, Co-Chair
