Global Lunch Forum with Dr. Lee Karen Stow

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday April 12, 2016
      12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • Location: Wardlaw Center, Gordy Dining Room
  • Phone:
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  • Fee(s):
    $15, $5 for students
  • Extras:
Contact

suzy@gciv.org

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Join us for a captivating and informative slideshow presentation by renowned British photojournalist and humanitarian, Dr. Lee Karen Stow.

Full Summary: Poppies: Women and War was inspired by Moina Belle Michael of Athens, Georgia, who, close to a century ago, was instrumental in immortalizing the poppy flower in silk, as a symbol of remembrance.  Stow’s portraits of the resilient poppy flower, in many colors, are shown alongside an evolving series of portraits of women worldwide involved in or affected by war, from the First World War to the present.  

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Join us for a captivating and informative slideshow presentation by renowned

British photojournalist and humanitarian, Dr. Lee Karen Stow.


Poppies: Women and War was inspired by Moina Belle Michael of Athens, Georgia, who, close to a century ago, was instrumental in immortalizing the poppy flower in silk, as a symbol of remembrance.  Stow’s portraits of the resilient poppy flower, in many colors, are shown alongside an evolving series of portraits of women worldwide involved in or affected by war, from the First World War to the present.  

 

Cost per person (includes lunch): $15; GT Students: $5. Space is limited and reservations are necessary.

Please RSVP by 5:00 PM on Wed., April 6 to suzy@gciv.org or via PayPal at: http://gciv.org/programs/glf/.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP)

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
poppies, UK, veterans, War, women in war
Status
  • Created By: Vince Pedicino
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 31, 2016 - 7:35am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:16pm