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What: PSU's Portland Center for Public Humanities presents the lecture "Imaginative Geographies of Global Health" with Matthew Sparke. Sparke, a professor of geography and international studies at the University of Washington, will also lead a workshop exploring political and cultural resistance and the "global south." Workshop participants are asked to come prepared to discuss the readings available at http://culturalstudies.english.pdx.edu/lectures.php/.

Sparke's recent work addresses the ways globalization is remaking nation-states, the links between globalization and American dominance, and the impact of economic interdependency on border regions. He is the author of "In the Space of Theory: Postfoundational Geographies of the Nation-State."

When: Friday, November 16. The workshop is from 10–11:30 a.m. and the lecture is from 3:30–5 p.m.

Where: The workshop is in Neuberger Hall, room 407 (724 SW Harrison). The lecture is in the Smith Memorial Student Union, room 328 (1825 SW Broadway).

Cost: Both the workshop and the lecture are free and open to the public.

Contact: For more information contact Lee Medovoi at 503-725-4946 or publichumanities@pdx.edu.

Background: The Portland Center for Public Humanities, housed at Portland State, is a consortium of over 100 scholars who seek to foster intellectual community and activity in our metropolitan area. In addition to encouraging scholarly collaboration between our campuses and organizations, the center provides an annual slate of programs that bring scholarship and research to bear on matters of public interest. The center seeks to let knowledge serve the Portland community in the most direct possible sense, by providing forums where intellectual inquiry and civic engagement come together. They seek partnerships with all local organizations who share these goals.

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