Category Archives: Guest Authors
Bach, reinvented
Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs Senior Fellow Paul Elie will present “Technician of the Sacred: J.S. Bach” on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Elie’s book Reinventing Bach tells the story of … Continue reading
Invasion: Diaries and Memories of the War in Iraq
A powerful multimedia exhibition that combines photographs, diary entries and a journalistic account of the War in Iraq is on display at the Boston College Law Library throughout the month of November. Based on the diary of Boston College Law … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni Authors, Exhibitions, Guest Authors
Tagged Boston College Law School, Iraq, memoir, military, war
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The American stage
An expert in the history of American theater, Heather S. Nathans will present “Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Struggling with Stereotypes on the Nineteenth-Century American Stage” on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Nathans is the … Continue reading
Stein Ringen: What is power?
Social policy expert Stein Ringen will discuss “What is Power?” at Boston College on Oct. 31 at noon at 10 Stone Ave. [Space is limited. Advance RSVP required.] Ringen is emeritus professor of sociology and social policy at Green Templeton … Continue reading
An insider’s look at Pope Francis
Author John L. Allen, Jr., a Vatican analyst and senior correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, will present “The Francis Papacy: Reform, Renewal and Resistance” on Oct. 30 in Robsham Theater at 6 p.m. In his lecture, Allen will share his … Continue reading
Planet protector
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben has shaped public perception–and public action–on climate change, alternative energy, and sustainability. He will give a talk (dubbed a Boston Globe Best Bet) on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at Boston College … Continue reading
Today’s college student
Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, will give an address on his book Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Student, co-authored with Diane R. Dean, on Oct. 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the … Continue reading
Kristeva on Saint Teresa of Avila
Julia Kristeva, professor emeritus at the University of Paris VII Diderot, will give a talk on her book, Therese, My Love, on Oct. 16 at 12:30 p.m. in the Heights Room in Corcoran Commons. Kristeva, whose writings on semiotics and psychoanalysis … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, France, humanities, Philosophy Department, Theology Dept.
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American foreign policy in retreat
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Dean Vali Nasr, a Middle East scholar, foreign policy adviser and commentator on international relations, will talk about his book, The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat on Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading
How children succeed
Best-selling author Paul Tough will present “How Children Succeed” on Oct. 9 in Gasson Hall, room 100 at 7 p.m. Tough is the author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, which has been translated … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Authors, Lowell Humanities Series
Tagged children, education, poverty
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