If necessity is the mother of invention, then crisis is the mother of change.  How we deal with change is a measure of our character."  (rdc -08)


Rodney D. Coates

Professor of Sociology and Gerontology

Miami University

Oxford, Ohio 45056

 513 - 529 1590
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From: Shaffer, Marguerite S.
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 2:29 PM
To: Shaffer, Marguerite S.; Cayton, Mary Kupiec Dr.; Armstrong, Ann Elizabeth Dr.; Benson, Robert A. Ph.D. Dr.; Cayton, Andrew R. L. Dr.; Haynes, Carolyn A. Dr.; Kernodle, Tammy L. Dr.; Melley, Timothy; Rousmaniere, Kate Dr.; Sloan, Kay Dr.; Becker, Ron; Frederickson, Mary E. Dr.; Tobin, James; Winkler, Allan M. Dr.; McDonald, Mary G. Dr.; Hebard, Andrew Dr.; Schoolman, Martha Dr.; Johnson, Kathleen N. Dr.; Detloff, Madelyn M. Dr.; Coates, Rodney D. Dr.; Vanderbush, Walt; Mao, LuMing R. Dr.; Mannur, Anita; Jeep, John M. Dr.; Stevens, Charles John Dr.; Money, Nicholas P. Dr.; Cho, Yu-Fang Dr.; Kulbaga, Theresa A Dr.; Jarrett Bromberg, A.M. Shelly Dr.; Soderman, Braxton Mr.; Amador, Jose Dr.; Albarran, Elena Jackson Dr.; Albarran, Juan Carlos L. Mr.; Starosielski, Nicole Doctor; Danoff, Brian Dr.; D'Arcus, Bruce Dr.; Peterson, Leighton C. Dr.; Prytherch, David Lloyd Dr.; Ornelas, Roxanne T. Dr.; Mullenix, Elizabeth Reitz Dr.; McVety, Amanda Kay Dr.; Armitage, Kevin Connor Dr.; Spellman, Susan V. Dr.; Frazier, Nishani Ms.; Minich, Julie Avril; Edwards, Erin Elisabeth Dr.
Subject: FW: SASS Film Event

Please consider using this an an extra credit option for your students.
And could you let Kelly DiTurno [log in to unmask] know if you are
assigning this as an extra credit option so she can judge how much pizza
to order.

Peggy Shaffer
Director of American Studies


>
>Miami Staff Faculty and Students,
>
>The Miami University Society for American Studies Scholars
>(affectionately called SASS) was developed to promote academic and
>professional ties among Miami Students and faculty and to sponsor
>events that will provide a space to discuss how American culture
>affects us as students and scholars. SASS is dedicated to holding
>exciting events for the Miami community including, but not limited to:
>career panels with successful American Studies Alumni and a spring
>trip to important cities across the United States. Our hope is to
>create spaces where students and faculty can discuss issues that
>affect them in their surrounding community and where they can feel
>free to discuss and cultivate their professional and academic
>interests. As part of this effort, each semester SASS will be inviting
>two members of the Miami University faculty to show a film that is of
>particular interest or concern to American culture. These film events
>will be open to everyone in the Miami community and will give students
>the opportunity to learn about the research interests and scholarly
>work of our American Studies Faculty and their affiliates.
>
>As this semester comes to a close, the Society of American Studies
>Scholars hopes invites you to join us for a special showing of the
>2007 film "Into the Wild" with Director of American Studies Dr. Peggy
>Shaffer on Wednesday November 30th at 6:30 pm. The film, based on the
>Jon Krakauer novel of the same title, follows Emory University
>graduate Christopher McCandless as he travels across north America
>after rejecting his middle-class privilege and consumer culture. Dr.
>Shaffer will discuss her own research on popular conceptions of nature
>and consumer culture and students will have the opportunity to discuss
>the implications of this film as well as ask questions about American
>cultural studies.
>
>This is an excellent opportunity for any student who is interested in
>cultural studies, American consumer culture or American cinema. SASS
>encourages all members of the Miami community to come share your
>thoughts.
>
>Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Come join the discussion!
>
>
>Kelly M. DiTurno
>Miami University 2011
>American Studies Department
>216.280.4125
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