Talks Given (1981‑2005)

3/81  "Modern American Writers Interviewed and Photographed by My Husband and Me: Hemingway,
Mailer, Thurber, Styron, Wilder, and others," Philadelphia College of Art 

3/81 "The Power of the Seed: the Meaning of Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem," Unitarian‑Universalist Church (UU) , Oneonta, NY 

7/82  "Gods and Games" about Games in Literature and Life: based on game theories of Huizinga and others, UU Church, Oneonta, NY        

1/83  "Trapped in the Hermeneutical Circle," a talk about the complexity of Biblical Scholarship, given to the East Suburban UU Church, Holiday Park, PA

3/83  "What Happened on Palm Sunday?" a talk given to same group

4/83  "Background Information for Reading the Bible," a talk given to the UU Society,  Smithton, PA

7/83 "Narrative Techniques in the Hebrew Bible," a talk given to the First UU Church, Pittsburgh, PA

10/83 "The Tower of Babel and Other Anecdotes," a talk about the importance of foreign languages, especially those that are not widely‑known, given to the honor students being initiated into the foreign language honor society, SUNY at Oneonta. NY     

4/84 "The Value of the Literary Tradition," a talk given to the East Suburban UU Church, Holiday Park, Pittsburgh, PA

5/84  "A Night at the Movies: Fanny and Alexander,” viewing and discussing the Bergman film with about 25 members of the UU Oneonta
           
10/84 "Great Artistic Representations of the Bible and Images for Our Time," a talk (with slides) given to the East Suburban UU Church, Holiday Park, PA
      
3/85  More on “Images for Our time,” a talk given to the East Suburban UU Church, Holiday Park, PA

4/85  "Passage to India," coordinator and member of a panel discussion, UU Church, Oneonta, NY

5/85 "The Killing Fields" coordinator and leader of panel discussion with about 25 members of the community; I also prepared two short articles for the newsletter on this, UU Church, Oneonta. NY

10/85"Jesus–a Variety of Views," a talk given to the North Hills UU Church, North Hills, PA

10/85 Talk (with slides) on the Great Works of Art connected with the Bible, to the Women's Club,   Presbyterian Church, Worcester. NY
 
2/86 "Images of Our Time Part I" (American Art), a talk for East Suburban UU Church, Holiday Park, PA
 
4/86 "Images of Our Time, Part II" (American Art), a talk same group
 
9/86  "Belief Systems in Collision: the Early Christian Documents," given to the  East Suburban UU Church,  Holiday Park, PA

10/86 "Belief Systems in Collision: the Early Christian Documents," given to the North Hills UU Church, North Hills, PA

10/86 "Parables I," to the Women's Club, Presbyterian Church, Worcester, NY

10/87 "Parables II," to the Women's Club, Presbyterian Church, Worcester, NY
                                     
4/92 "Misogyny and Harassment" to the Business and Professional Women's Club in   Oneonta and Norwich 1987-93 Other such talks including topics on feminism to a number of local groups, such as the Womyn's Alliance, the SUNY Women's Network, and the International Club.

10/95 Talk on China to the UU Society, Oneonta NY

11/95 Talk to the Delta Kappa Gamma, Rho chapter (teachers sorority) on China, Oneonta, NY
           
11/96 Talk about Judges to the UU society and about art and poetry, Oneonta, NY
                    
11/04 Slide talk on authors photographed and interviewed, UU Dhurch, Oneonta, NY (public invited)
                      
4/05 Slide talk on authors photographed and interviewed, Adirondack community College, Glens Falls, NY