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EC Speakers’ Bureau: Arts and Humanities
This topic area represents everything from performing arts to literature to history and political science.
- Clementina Adams, Professor Emerita of Languages: adamsc@clemson.edu
Topic: Literature: literary works and authors. Cultural issues, such as antique cultures, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, Chibchas, etc. Origin and development of music in a variety of countries. Origin and use of herbal medicines.
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Beth Carney, Carol K. Brown Endowed Scholar in Humanities and Professor Emerita of History: elizab@clemson.edu 864-654-1106
Topic: Alexander the Great, ancient Macedonia, Olympias, royal women in the ancient world, northern Greece
Presentation Platform: Virtual Only - Wayne Chapman, Professor Emeritus of English: cwayne@clemson.edu
Topic: modern British, Irish, and American literature, William Butler Yeats
Presentation Platform: Virtual Only - Mark Charney, Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts: cmark@clemson.edu
Topic: Theater; Playwriting; Criticism; The Arts
Presentation Platform: Virtual only - Marty Duckenfield, National Dropout Prevention, retired: MBDCK@clemson.edu
Topic: History and Art History; Writing; Virtual tour of the Columbia Museum of Art
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Charles Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Political Science: cwdunn21@icloud.com 864-643-2856
Topic: Presidential Leadership; Congressional Politics
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-person - Chip Egan, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts and Dean, CAAH: eclifto@clemson.edu 864-710-0686
Topic: Today’s commercial and regional non-profit theatre scene. Sub-topics can be stage directing, stage design and acting. I am interested in the increasing challenge, fueled by coping with the pandemic, of re-capturing audience members who will want to gather in crowded theatre spaces to witness live performance. New York City Broadway scene and the current line-up of productions both on and off-Broadway.
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Skip Eisiminger, Professor Emeritus of English: esterli2@bellsouth.net 864-654-3522
Topic: “Books and Libraries: Significa and Trivia.” A cartoon-appetizer and 25-30 discussion questions. This will not be a lecture; I’m hoping it will be a wide-ranging discussion of some things we all grew up with and are rapidly changing. In similar fashion, I can lead a discussion on light verse, our common bond, laughter, the moon, lightning, maps, play, and telephones.
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Victoria Ridgeway Gillis, Professor Emerita of Teaching and Learning: rvictor@clemson.edu
Topic: Disciplinary literacy, critical thinking, writing to learn, and reflective happening
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Edward A. Hamilton, Associate Director, Strom Thurmond Institute, retired: edhamilton62@att.net 864-903-3228
Topic: National Security
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Homer Heater, Professor Emeritus of Religion: homerheater@gmail.com 214-907-1090
Topic: Ancient Middle East History as it interfaces with the Bible; Dead Sea Scrolls; Extra biblical material as it affects the Old Testament
Presentation Platform: In-person only - Stephen Hedetniemi, Professor Emeritus, School of Computing: hedet@clemson.edu 864-650-7014
Topic: Spirituality; things that people believe and why they believe what they do
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-person - James Hudgins, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development: jmshudgins@gmail.com
Topic: Discover and develop the Leader in You (PowerPoint presentation on the basics of leadership for the common man.); Founding and Development of the American community college (only kind of college that originated in the United States).
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Almeda Jacks, VP of Student Life, retired: arogers@clemson.edu 864-885-6956
Topic: Leadership in Administration; Transitions in Leadership and Impact on All; Maneuvering Retirement
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Steve Katz, Pearce Professor Emeritus of Professional Communication and Professor Emeritus of English: skatz@clemson.edu 919-696-1791
Topic: rhetoric poetry
Presentation Platform: Virtual only - Del Kimbler, Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering: kimbler@clemson.edu 864-650-3822
Topic: Political De-polarization
Presentation Platform: In-Person only - Yuji Kishimoto, Professor Emeritus of Architecture: yuji@clemson.edu 864-506-0495
Topic: Architecture by education and training; Painting as an avocation; Classical guitar playing as an avocation
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Olga Kritskaya, Professor Emerita of Educational Technology and Literacy: okritskaya@townson.edu 443-615-2366
Topic: History/Art History/Intellectual History; Music (Classical: Instrumental, Symphonic, Opera, Ballet)
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Thomas Kuehn, Professor Emeritus of History: tjkuehn@clemson.edu 864-710-0787
Topic: History, especially medieval and Renaissance and Reformation Europe.; Italy; Family and law
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Andrew Levin, Professor Emeritus of Music and Director, Orchestral Activities: alevin@clemson.edu 864-506-2344
Topic: Classical Music
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Janie C. Lindle, Professor Emeritus of Music and Director, Orchestral Activities: jlindle@clemson.edu
Topic: Politics and Schools; U.S. Educational System and Politics; School Safety and Community Policy
Presentation Platform: Virtual - Donald McKale, Class of 1942 Memorial Professor Emeritus of History: mckaled@clemson.edu 864-483-9429
Topic: European and American history, especially politics, culture, foreign relations
Presentation Platform: Virtual Only - James Navratil, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences: nav@clemson.edu 805-490-0657
Topic: Writing novels
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Richard Barton Palmer, Calhoun Lemon Professor Emeritus of English: ppalmer@clemson.edu 678-429-0752
Topic: Film Studies; Literary Studies; Medieval English and French Literature
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - James H. Palmer, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils: jhpalmer42@gmail.com 864-650-6180
Topic: How to get your book published – based on 20+ years of directing a regional publishing company, Warbranch Press, based in Clemson. Have published 10 books, most of which are picture books for children. (2nd career after retiring from Clemson in 2000)
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person - Marilyn Reba, Senior Lecturer, retired, Mathematical Sciences: mreba@clemson.edu 864-650-6880
Topic: Writing; art book groups
Presentation Platform: Virtual only - Ben Sill, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering: sbenjam@clemson.edu 864-506-1920
Topic: Humorous signs; Optical Illusions; Funny Birds
Presentation Platform: In-Person only - David C. Tillinghast, Professor Emeritus of English: dtillinghast@clemson.edu 843-885-7057
Topic: Poetry and Non-fiction
Presentation Platform: In-Person only - Sam Wang, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts: stwang@clemson.edu 864-654-5456
Topic: art, photography, technology
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-person - Steve Wainscott, Professor Emeritus of Political Science: shwns@clemson.edu 864-986-9191
Topic: Ghent Altarpiece, First World War, Peter Paul Rubens Art, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Presentations
Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-person
