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<p><strong>Bethany Wiggin</strong> received her B.A. from Swarthmore College and her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie in the intersections between the early modern period and contemporary theoretical concerns, including global and transnational literature, translation and multilingualism, and the environmental humanities. While grounded in the cultural and political landscape of central Europe and the North Atlantic, her work increasingly charts global trajectories. A member of the core faculty in German where she is the Graduate Chair, she is also a member of the Graduate Group in the English department and the Program in Comparative Literature. She is the Founding Director of the Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities, now in its third year, an initiative of the Dean's Office of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Green Campus Partnership.</p>
Since 2005, the Penn Science Café has shined a spotlight on Penn research in the sciences. The Penn Lightbulb Café debuted in 2011 to illuminate research in social science, arts and humanities. The lectures, held on Tuesday evenings at World Cafe Live Upstairs, are free and open to the public. Each talk begins at 6 p.m. and is followed by an audience Q&A session. Café goers can come early for 5-6 p.m. happy hour specials. RSVP not required. Seating is limited. The two lecture series are presented by the School of Arts & Sciences in partnership with the Office of University Communications. Dinner reservations are managed separately through World Cafe Live.