Author Archives: Bookworm
No Such Thing as a Free Gift
At a book launch Nov. 11 for Linsey McGoey’s No Such Thing as a Free Gift, BC Law School Professor Ray Madoff will engage in conversation with the author, as well as Alicia Yamin of Harvard University and Nicole Aschoff Jacobin magazine. The book … Continue reading
Power in 19th-century Britain and Ireland
Ciaran O’Neill, Ussher lecturer in history at Trinity College, Dublin, will conduct a seminar titled “Power in 19th-Century Britain and Ireland” on Nov. 12 from noon to 2 p.m. at Connolly House. O’Neill is president of the Society for the Study … Continue reading
Why Liberal Education Matters
Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth will present “Why Liberal Education Matters” on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, Room 100. Roth is the author of Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters (Yale University Press, 2014), a stirring plea … Continue reading
Yeats & Irish Romanticism
University College Cork Professor Claire Connolly will present “Counting on the Past: Yeats and Irish Romanticism” on Nov. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Connolly House, 300 Hammond St. Connolly’s research and teaching interests include Irish writing; the novel in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; romanticism … Continue reading
Prayer and imagination
Acclaimed poet Paul Mariani, university professor of English, will present “Prayer and Imagination: Poetry” on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Stokes S195. Mariani is the author of 16 books, including The Broken Tower: A Life of Hart Crane; Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life; Timing Devices: … Continue reading
Nobel Prize winner
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, will give an address on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in Gasson Hall 100. Ebadi was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in support of democracy and human … Continue reading
Authority and Authoritarianism in Fiction and Politics
What stories are being told in 21st century fiction and politics? What stories are not being told? A panel featuring acclaimed writers will work to answer these questions at a Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy discussion titled “Authority and Authoritarianism in … Continue reading
Pastoral power
In his new book, School of Theology and Ministry Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling Philip Browning Helsel provides advice to ministers and counselors looking to help those struggling with the stress of being a member of the modern working class. … Continue reading
Fearless
Former United States Navy Lieutenant Carey Lohrenz, the U.S. Navy’s first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot, will present “Lessons in Leadership” on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. in the Murray Room of Yawkey Center. Her talk is part of the Winston Center for … Continue reading
On the Battlefield of Merit
J. Donald Monan, S.J., University Professor of Law Daniel Coquillette is co-author (with Bruce Kimball) of On the Battlefield of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century (Harvard University Press, 2015), the first installment in a planned two-volume history of Harvard Law School. … Continue reading