German Film Events

October 14th, 8 pm @ Dryden
The Mistake (Verfehlung)
Germany 1991, 100 min, color, 35mm director Heiner Carow

Oct. 21st, 8 pm @ Dryden
Leipzig in the Fall (Leizig im Herbst)
Germany 1989, 50 min b/w doc directors Gerd Kroske, Andreas Voigt, in person

Oct. 28th, 8 pm @ Dryden
Latest from the Da-Da-R (Letztes aus der DaDaeR)
Germany 1990, 86 min, color, director Jörg Foth in person

Public Talk: October 21st,
10-11:15 am @ Eastman School of Music 305
Barbara Etz Talk: "Perpetuum Mobile - Balancing Conflicting Demands as Artist and Entrpreneur”

The MLC UG Council will be having their first dinner on Saturday October 23rd at Abysinnias (Ethiopian food). Hopefully many of you can make it! We'll be taking the Red line from ITS at 5:20pm. Please RSVP (jtyson2@u.rochester.edu) no later than Oct. 20th.

Below are the current conversation hours and their locations (subject to change):


 German: Thursdays 7-8pm Bridge Lounge with Eric Aniag 


French: Mondays 4-5pm Upper ITS with Jeff Tyson (myself) 


Spanish: Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm ITS with Sarah Milligan 


Italian: Mondays 7:30-8:30pm and Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm Outside of Starbucks with Andrew Korn 


Chinese: Thursdays 8-9pm Upper ITS with Ziwei Xiao 


Japanese: Fridays 5-6pm 1st floor Burton Lounge with Claire Malekian and Joanne Leadbetter 


Esperanto: Wednesdays 12:30-1:30pm Douglass with Hoss Firooznia 

MLC UG Council info

The MLC UG Council will be meeting in the Hartman Room (Lattimore 401) this Wednesday, September 15th @ 8 pm.

for more info contact:
Jeffery Tyson  jtyson2@u.rochester.edu  
or  
Eric Aniag  eaniag@u.rochester.edu

Visit http://www.rochester.edu/living/organizations/ for more information about this and other clubs active at the University of Rochester.
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New Chinese Courses in mlc

Two new courses in Chinese with Professor William Schaefer:

http://www.rochester.edu/College/MLC/pdf/Chinese%20Landscapes.pdf


http://www.rochester.edu/College/MLC/pdf/CH%20Powers%20of%20Image.pdf

MLC Commencement 2010

Congratulations to all MLC majors and Minors!!

4th Annual International Lecture Series and Film Viewing Discussion

4th Annual International Lecture Series and Film Viewing Discussion Come & listen to your professors  discuss
      GREAT FOREIGN FILMS Translating Laughter!
The International Lecture Series is a chance for the Modern Languages and Cultures Undergraduate Council to enhance cultural awareness and education on campus. We are an undergraduate council not solely based on language but on culture. We feel that this is a chance for us to express our commitment to diversity and attract students to continue embracing diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Come join us!

• Italian: March 16—Lezioni di Cioccolato (Visiting Professor Elisa Fabbrini)
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065305/

• Russian: March 23— Kavkazskaya plennitsa, ili Novye priklyucheniya Shurika (Professor John Givens)
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060584/

• Japanese: April 6—Shiko Funjatta (Visiting Graduate Student Shota Ogawa)
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105388/

Starts @ 7 pm

All lectures/film viewing/discussions will be in the Gleason Theater!!

Free and Open to the public   

FILM LOST AND FOUND: THE EXPERIENCE OF PRE- AND EARLY CINEMA (18-21 March)

ADVANCE NOTICE:

FILM LOST AND FOUND: THE EXPERIENCE OF PRE- AND EARLY CINEMA
(18-21 March)

ALL EVENTS FREE TO UR COMMUNITY - FOR MORE INFO PLEASE SEE:
http://www.rochester.edu/College/humanities/projects/index.php?silentcinema&events

Mark your calendars now for the four day Humanities Project collaboration between River Campus, Eastman School of Music, and George Eastman House that will take place 18 (Thursday) to 21 (Sunday) March:

3/18 (Thursday, ESM 7pm): A recreation of the early 30th century Nickelodeon experience

3/19 (Friday, ESM 4pm ): A discussion on the history of music during the "silent' period;,

3/19 (Friday, Dryden Theater, 8pm): The recreation of an entire film program as it would have been experienced by audiences in 1917, with live accompaniment by Philip Carli and the Flower City Orchestra

3/20 (Saturday, Hubbell Auditorium, 4pm): a rare opportunity to experience an authentic magic lantern show on River campus

3/21 (Sunday, George Eastman House, 1pm): Tours (registration full) and demonstrations at the George Eastman House; 3/21 (Sunday, Dryden Theater, 3pm): A special program of Vitaphone (early sound system) films restored by the Eastman House Motion Picture Department, including a feature and pre-feature shorts.

Spend a year in France!

Spend Next Year in France! Teaching English at the Université Rennes Haute Bretagne. Any UR senior is eligible to apply. You may wish to discuss the program and the letter of application with Professor Cilas Kemedjio beforehand in Latt 407A (275-3946) or at: cilas.kemedjio@rochester.edu

Summer Study Abroad with MLC!!!!!!!!

Summer Study Abroad--MLC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Develop fluency in another language, immerse yourself in another culture, and get credit too!

Application deadline is February 6th.
Applications may be obtained from the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures online by clicking on the link below. Go to the forms page and the application and all the forms are right there for you.
http://www.rochester.edu/College/MLC/abroad.html

The Modern Languages and Cultures Mildred R. Burton Fund helps defray costs for UR undergraduates studying language abroad in the summer. Applications are due February 15 and may be obtained from the forms page on this website.

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