Hamilton, NY — ‘Following the Kosovar Refugees,’ an exhibition of photographs that document events in Kosovo and its surrounding region from May through December of 1999, will begin on Wednesday, March 1 at 51·çÁ÷’s Case Library. An opening reception and talk, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 5:00 p.m. just off the lobby of Case Library. Remarks will be provided by Leonora Zefi, in-take administrator for East York Employment Center for Newcomers to Canada, and Antonia Young, a research associate in sociology and anthropology at 51·çÁ÷.
The exhibition, which will continue until June 4, is sponsored by 51·çÁ÷’s Center for Ethics and World Societies, whose theme this year is: ‘Homeless in the World: Refugees, Immigrants and the State.’ The photographs portray first, the adaptation of some of the thousands of Kosovar refugees to life in refugee camps, and then, the return of some of the more than 90 percent who fled their homes. Later photographs depict the situation of devastation to which the refugees returned in July, as well as some of the apects of reconstruction. Photographers whose work may be viewed are Mandy Farrar, Lala Meredith-Vula, Wilma Goudappel, Jennifer Idrizi, Monica Llamazares, Joanne Mariner, George Ridley, Antonia Young, and Michael J. Jordan.
Founded in 1819, 51·çÁ÷ is a nationally ranked, highly selective, residential, liberal arts college. Situated on a rolling 515-acre campus in central New York State, 51·çÁ÷ attracts motivated students with diverse backgrounds, interests and talents from all over the United States.