Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 16, 2001

Volume 29, Number 19

Celebrated lutenist and guitarist to perform solo works

World-renowned lutenist and guitarist Paul O'Dette will perform a program of 17th- and 18th-century solo works for the lute and chitarrone at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m.

The program will feature works for the lute by English composer John Dowland and music for the guitar by Spanish composer and guitar virtuoso Santiago de Murcia.

O'Dette has been hailed as "the clearest case of genius ever to touch his instrument." Although best known for his recitals and recordings of solo Renaissance lute music, O'Dette maintains an active international career as a continuo player. He is co-director of The Musicians of Swanne Alley, an Elizabethan consort widely acclaimed for its performances of the virtuoso broken consort literature.

In addition to being a performer, O'Dette is an avid researcher on the performance and sources of 17th-century Italian and English solo song, continuo practices and lute techniques. He has served as director of early music at the Eastman School of Music since 1976 and is artistic director of the Early Music Festival.

O'Dette has made more than 100 recordings, several of which have been nominated for Gramophone's Record of the Year Award. His recent releases include "Apollo's Banquet: 17th Century Music from the Publications of John Playford" and "¡Jácaras! 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music of Santiago de Murcia."

The performance will take place in the second floor gallery of 15 Hillhouse Ave. Tickets are $20 for the general public, $15 for senior citizens and $10 for students. For information and ticket reservations, call (203) 432-0825.

Cognitive psychologist to speak at opening of PACE Center

Cognitive psychologist Endel Tulving will speak at a special Department of Psychology colloquium on Monday, Feb. 19.

Tulving, the Tanenbaum Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest Centre, will discuss "What Kind of Intelligence Does It Take to Build a House of Intelligence?" at 4 p.m. in Davies Auditorium, Becton Center, 15 Prospect St. Following the talk, there will be a reception celebrating the grand opening of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies and Expertise (PACE) at 340 Edwards St.

Both the talk and the reception are free and open to the public.

An emeritus professor of the University of Toronto, Tulving spent most of his academic career there. He is perhaps best known for his research on episodic memory, much of which is summarized in his 1983 book "Elements of Episodic Memory."

Health and gender issues expert is next speaker in ISPS series

Lesley Doyal, professor of health and social care in the School of Policy Studies at the University of Bristol in England, will discuss "Mapping Gender, Health and Globalization" on Wednesday, Feb. 21.

Part of a working research group on the topic "Globalization and Health: The Gender Challenge," the talk will be held 4:30 6 p.m. at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, 77 Prospect St. The lecture was originally scheduled to take place in January.

Currently a visiting fellow at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Doyal has published widely in the field of international health policy and has a particular interest in gender issues. Her recent publications include "What Makes Women Sick: Gender and the Political Economy of Health," "Women and Health Services: Setting a New Agenda" and "Health and Work: Critical Perspectives."

The talk is free and open to the public. For more information or lunch reservations, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

First amendment is focus of Elliot Lecture at Law School

Steven H. Shiffrin, professor of law at Cornell University, will present the 2001 Ralph Gregory Elliot Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 22.

Shiffrin will discuss "The First Amendment and the Socialization of Children" at 4:30 p.m. in Rm. 127 of the Sterling Law Buildings, 127 Wall St. Sponsored by the Law School, the talk is free and open to the public.

Shiffrin began his law teaching career at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1977, receiving tenure in 1981. He has been a visiting professor of law at Boston University, the University of Michigan and at Harvard University. He joined the Cornell faculty in 1987.

Shiffrin is the author of "The First Amendment, Democracy, and Romance" (Harvard University Press 1990) which won the Thomas J. Wilson Award, and "Dissent, Injustice, and the Meanings of America" (Princeton University Press 1999). His writings have appeared in many publications, including the Cornell Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, the Northwestern Law Review, the UCLA Law Review, the Washington Monthly and The New York Times Book Review.

Shiffrin has been of counsel to the law firm Irell and Manella in Los Angeles since 1977. He has most frequently advised on matters relating to constitutional law (particularly the first amendment), media and entertainment law, commercial speech and election law issues. He has given prepublication and litigation advice to media clients in a wide variety of contexts.

'The importance of men' is topic of Bush Center lecture

Keith H. Young, male involvement coordinator and assistant parent involvement coordinator in the New Haven Board of Education's Head Start program, will speak in the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy lecture series on Friday, Feb. 23.

His talk, titled "The Importance of Men in Early Childhood," will be held at noon in Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory, 9 Hillhouse Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 432-9935.

Young began his career as an outreach worker with the Head Start program, which serves 780 children and their families in New Haven. After he noticed a marked absence of adult males in the program, Young started the Male Involvement initiative in 1996.

Over the past four years, the initiative has grown and earned recognition as a national model. Young has given presentations on the initiative nationally, regionally and locally. He has also produced two informational videos on male involvement titled "Building Bridges -- Making Changes" and "Fathers Always Impact."

Young serves as a consultant to other programs seeking to implement male involvement initiatives. He has a public access television program, "Keith Calls It," which focuses on contemporary issues with an emphasis on the male perspective.

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Columnist condemns 'infotainment' trend

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Students learning their letters in weekly calligraphy club

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NFL commissioner to discuss future of pro sports

New society advocates use of ecological concepts in industry

Senior Ben Trachtenberg wins prestigious Mitchell Scholarship

Liman Colloquium will examine law enforcement practices

Students will test skills in 'ultimate mind sport' with Yale sponsorship

Solnit will explore the 'Bioethics of Children's Rights'

Economist William Nordhaus to discuss dilemmas raised by 'global public goods'

Yale Dramat to present Brecht masterpiece

Dance troupes to unite in benefit performance

Garten to discuss his new book, 'The Mind of the C.E.O.'