FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2001 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 MICHIGAN STATE PROF TO SPEAK AT DRAKE MARCH 1 Professor Scott Michaelsen, who heads the doctoral program on Literatures of the Americas at Michigan State University, will speak at Drake University on Thursday, March 1. His lecture, titled "Hybridity Bound," will explore the use of hybridity in current theory and its limitations. The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall, 1317 28th St. Michaelsen is the author of "The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology." He also is co-editor of "Border Theory: The Limits of Cultural Politics." In addition, he is co-editor of CR: Centennial Review, which focuses on theory-driven investigations of the Americas. Michaelsen's appearance at Drake is sponsored by the University's Critical Studies of Culture Program. For more information, call (515) 271-2745.