TUSCALOOSA, Ala.-- The University of Alabama and the department of modern languages and classics will host an international colloquium, “Hermes and Aphrodite in Contemporary Literature and Culture,” Thursday-Saturday, April 25-27, in the Ferguson Center.

Inauguration of the colloquium and the opening of an art exhibit by Kiki Karatheodoris are scheduled for Thursday, April 25, at 5 p.m. in the Ferguson Gallery (show sponsored by University Programs).

During the colloquium, scholars from the United States and four other countries, together with UA faculty and graduate students, will present topics on literature, cinema, anthropology and history of religions. The colloquium includes a story-telling event on Friday afternoon and a theater production on Friday evening.

Visit the Web site at http://bama.ua.edu/~mlc/french/hermes.htm. For more information, contact Dr. Metka Zupancic at 205/348-5133, or by e-mail at mzupanci@bama.ua.edu.