CAMD Scholar Bijan Torabi '10 to Discuss the Stigma of Class

Start Date: January 18 7:00 PM
This event is open to the public

CAMD Scholar Bijan Torabi ’10 to present "Cultural Capital—at PA and at Large," on Monday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Torabi will discuss the connection between cultural capitol and socioeconomic class, the building blocks that make up cultural capital, and how this capital affects individuals. Torabi will also discuss the role class plays at PA. The faculty advisor for this project is Thomas Kane, instructor in English.

Created in 2006, the CAMD Scholar Program awards small stipends and faculty advisement to a group of students wishing to explore their interests in multicultural topics during their summer vacations. This is the fourth of five CAMD Scholar presentations scheduled into January 2010. All are free and open to the public. The remaining program “The Changing Face of Judaism: A Search for Jewish Identity in North America” by Lily Shaffer ’10 will be presented Friday, Jan. 29.