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Faculty Panel to Examine Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Hurricane Katrina, Nov. 10
On Nov. 10, t
he Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology will host a faculty panel discussion titled, “After the Flood,” in connection with filmmaker Spike Lee’s visit to NSU. The event will take place from 5 – 6 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, room 1048/1049.
Lee’s award-winning 2006 documentary film When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts showcases the socio-cultural impacts of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans. The film premiered in the city exactly one year after Katrina struck, the film depicts devastation, disease, and death during and after the hurricane. Lee’s follow-up documentary If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, released in August 2010, returns to New Orleans to examine Katrina’s lasting impact on the city and its inhabitants.
The college’s faculty panel discussion will explore the environmental and ecological impacts of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the state of Louisiana, and the surrounding region. Panel members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences include Paul Baldauf, Ph.D., associate professor; Joshua Feingold, Ph.D., associate professor; Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., associate professor; and Robin Sherman, Ph.D., associate professor/associate director of the Division of Math, Science, and Technology.
For more on the “After the Flood” event, contact Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., at 954-262-8322.