NOT for your students: lack of cultural sensitivity

[Miriam Margala]

I applaud Natalia! I look forward to that day too!

Miriam Margala
University of Rochester

Natalia Pylypiuk wrote:

> I look forward to the day when my fellow Americans celebrate the
> beautiful traditions of all the countries *[f]rom the footthills of
> the Carpathians to icy
> Alaska*, by recognizing that this vast expanse of territory always
> embraced and continues to embrace many other cultures, besides the
> Russian one.  My fellow Slavists could help in this respect by
> promoting greater cultural awareness and sensitivity than the one
> articulated in the text cited below.
>
> Natalia Pylypiuk
> University of Alberta
> http://www.mlcs.ca
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chenoweth, Rita
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:32 AM
>> To: 'Elena.Kobzeva-Herzog at rcc.edu'
>> Subject: For your students...
>>
>>
>> Elena -
>> Hello!  I just wanted to let you know about our upcoming World Music
>> and Dance Concert.   The specific info is below - I will send you
>> our postcards advertising the concert to hand out to your students
>> if you would like.
>> I'm also interested in contacting any of your colleagues in the area
>> who may want to attend the concert as an opportunity for Russian
>> language and/or Russian Studies classes.  If you have a list or know
>> of a website I can contact, I would really appreciate your help!
>> Thanks again! -Rita
>>
>> Rita P. Chenoweth
>> Assistant Director of Dance
>> Assistant Chair - Performing Arts Dept.
>> Riverside Community College
>> 4800 Magnolia Ave.
>> Riverside CA 92506
>> (909) 222 -8234
>> Email: rita.chenoweth at rcc.edu
>>
>> Expect a dynamic evening of Russian culture at 7:30 pm, on Friday,
>> October 17, 2003, when Russian Souvenir hits Riverside Community
>> College's Landis Auditorium for a one night only performance in a
>> World Music and Dance Celebration.  The Orange County based company
>> presents a lively evening of songs and dances inspired by the vast
>> and beautiful traditions of the former Soviet Union.  From the
>> foothills of the Carpathian Mountains to icy Alaska, audience
>> members will be swept up in Russian Souvenir's inspirational
>> choreography showcasing this diverse area of the world.
>
>
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