Slave Talk: Between Metaphor and Reality
Slave Talk: Between Metaphor and Reality
The annual Henry L. Gates, Jr. Lectures, established in 2012 and administered by the Department of African American Stud... Read more
22 Apr 2014
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A Conversation with Wendell Berry; Poet, Philosopher, Farmer
A Conversation with Wendell Berry; Poet, Philosopher, Farmer
Wendell Berry has shaped the movements for agriculture and ecological sustainability. His poetry and essays flow from th... Read more
11 Dec 2013
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1hr 20mins
The Ghost of Patroklos and the Language of Achilles
The Ghost of Patroklos and the Language of Achilles
Joseph Russo, Audrey and John Dusseau Emeritus Professor of Humanities and Classics at Haveford College, delivers the fi... Read more
15 May 2013
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1hr 15mins
Confronting Leviathan: The Roman Empire from Hobbes to Rostovtzeff
Confronting Leviathan: The Roman Empire from Hobbes to Rostovtzeff
The 5th annual Michael I Rostovtzeff lecture, followed by an all-day symposium, and incorporating a visit to the new Dur... Read more
1 May 2013
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1hr 15mins
Gendering Rage: Protest, Cultural Productions, and the Making of New Men and Women in the Middle East
Gendering Rage: Protest, Cultural Productions, and the Making of New Men and Women in the Middle East
Distinguished Lecturer Nadje Al-Ali, from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, delive... Read more
30 Apr 2013
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1hr 51mins
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: The Chubb Lecture 2012
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: The Chubb Lecture 2012
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her work promoting international human rights a... Read more
27 Sep 2012
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1hr 8mins
JMEWS Distinguished Lecture: Mideast Piracy from a Gendered Perspective
JMEWS Distinguished Lecture: Mideast Piracy from a Gendered Perspective
2012 JMEWS Distinguished Lecturer Judith Tucker, of Georgetown University, delivers a lecture entitled "Women, Men, and ... Read more
13 Sep 2012
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1hr 30mins
Harold Bloom on Shakespeare
Harold Bloom on Shakespeare
Eminent literary critic and author of "Shakespeare and the Invention of the Human," Harold Bloom, expounds on Yahweh, Ha... Read more
16 May 2012
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44mins