![]() ![]() The exhibition will feature Robert Glenn Ketchum, a renowned nature photographer, and Ryan Burns, an artist who makes rubbings of old-growth tree stumps. In addition, the College will mount a related art exhibition in the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art from September 8 through October 16. What is a river? Where does it come from? Where does it empty? How are rivers named? How do rivers connect disparate cultures? Are rivers entitled to legal and cultural protections? The symposium will explore the relationship of rivers to people, including rivers as commercial arteries, as geopolitical bones of contention, and as metaphors. It is the third in a series of symposia offered by the College each year during the commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Lewis & Clark College will explore how this transformation happened and why in its upcoming Rivers symposium, which will be held September 29 through October 1. Today no one would consider traveling across the continent via rivers-at least not for any practical purpose. Members of the Corps of Discovery also saw rivers as gateways to wilderness, adventure, origins, discovery, and heroic destiny.īut over time, the way we view rivers has changed significantly. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on their expedition, rivers were viewed as convenient pathways across the continent-much like our interstate highways today. Rivers have long been sources of water and food, channels of commerce and communication, and inspiration for song and myth.
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