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Community Dialogues, Of Spaceships, Sorcerers & Small Gods

October 30, 9:00am - 10:15am
Mānoa Campus, Academic Resource Center, Room 114

Community Dialogues, Of Spaceships, Sorcerers & Small Gods----------------- These are facilitated sessions where you can engage with peers from diverse backgrounds. People who participate in the Community Dialogues program will be able to: 1) Identify important aspects of their personal backgrounds, 2) Articulate the value of understanding different perspectives, 3) Describe and demonstrate principles of positive social engagement in communication, and 4) Understand about being responsible members of the Community. ----------------- “Of Spaceships, Sorcerers & Small Gods: The Relevance of Fiction & Fantasy in Our Lives” with Ruizhi ChooWednesday, October 30, 2024 In-Person: 9 AM - 10:15 AM at Academic Resource Center, Room 114Via Zoom: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AMRegister at https://tinyurl.com/cdfall2024 -------------- Session: "Fantasy," wrote the Ursula K. LeGuin, author of the Earthsea cycle of books, "is probably the oldest literary device for talking about reality.” In an age where the predominant anxieties appear to be about seemingly material, financial concerns, what, if any, is the value of fiction, to say nothing about more fantastic fiction about spaceships, monsters, and gods? This Community Dialogue invites participants to consider the value of fantasy in our everyday lives (or lack thereof).---------- Speaker: Ruizhi Choo is a graduate degree fellow with the East-West Center, and a PhD student with the Department of History at the UH ��Դǲ�. Born and raised in Pek Kio, Singapore, he is the grandchild of Hokkien shopkeepers. His research interests lie at the intersections of modern Southeast Asian history, environmental history, and animal history. Before Honolulu, Ruizhi served as an associate research fellow at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He obtained his Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore. Ruizhi enjoys the company of animals, especially cats.--------- Sponsored by the Conflict and Peace Specialist

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Conflict and Peace Specialist, Mānoa Campus

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Jose Barzola, 8089562690, caring@hawaii.edu,