Invasion: Diaries and Memories of the War in Iraq
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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 editor for the University of Iowa Press’s award-winning series, Studies in Theatre History and Culture and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of American Drama. Her publications include: Early American Theatre from the Revolution to Thomas Jefferson; Slavery and Sentiment on the American Stage, 1787-1861; Shakespearean Educations: Power, Citizenship, and Performance (co-editor and contributing author); and the forthcoming Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans: Performing Jewish Identity on the Antebellum American Stage. Nathans has held over 25 research fellowships including ones from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Folger Shakespeare Library with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, the American Jewish Archives, and the Mellon Foundation. She is an elected member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the American Antiquarian Society. Nathans is also president of the American Society for Theatre Research and a professor at Tufts University. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
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 College, University of Oxford and a visiting professor at Richmond, the American International University in London and adjunct professor at Lillehammer University College in Norway. He is the author of the new book Nation of Devils: Democracy and the Problem of Obedience. His other publications include What Democracy Is For: On Freedom and Moral Government, The Korean State and Social Policy: How South Korea Lifted Itself from Poverty and Dictatorship to Affluence and Democracy (co-authored) and The Possibility of Politics: A Study in the Political Economy of the Welfare State. Ringen has served as assistant director general in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, a consultant to the United Nations, and a news and feature reporter with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. A former professor at the University of Stockholm, Ringen has held visiting professorships and fellowships in Paris, Berlin, Prague, Brno, Barbados, Jerusalem, Sydney, and at Harvard University. Sponsors: The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.
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 observations and insider stories of the emerging papacy of Pope Francis. Allen has traveled with Pope Francis to South America and has followed his papacy from his election to current day. Allen is the author of the new book The Global War on Christians: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution. His other books include, A People of Hope: The Challenges Facing the Catholic Church and the Faith that Can Save It; The Future Church, and The Rise of Benedict XVI. Sponsors: The Church in the 21st Century Center and the School of Theology and Ministry.
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 on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in McGuinn Auditorium. After working as a journalist for the New Yorker, McKibben wrote The End of Nature, widely regarded as the first book on climate change for a general audience. His book Deep Economy: the Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future was a challenge to move beyond “growth” as the paramount economic ideal and to pursue prosperity in a more local direction — an idea that is the cornerstone of much of the sustainability discourse today. McKibben is the founder of 350.org, a grassroots climate change initiative that has coordinated thousands of rallies in nearly 200 countries. His latest book is Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist. Sponsors: Lowell Humanities Series and Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics.
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 Heights Room in Corcoran Commons. Last year, he spoke to the New York Times about his book, the third in a series of books that look at beliefs and behaviors of college students. Sponsor: Division of Student Affairs.
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 have influenced the humanities and feminist theory, was the inaugural recipient of Norway’s Holberg Prize in recognition of her “innovative explorations of questions on the intersection of language, culture and literature.” She is the author of some 30 books, including: Desire in Language: A Semiotic Approach to Literature and Art, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholy, Female Genius: Life, Madness, Words: Hannah Arendt, Melanie Klein, Colette: A Trilogy, This Incredible Need to Believe, Murder in Byzantium, and her newest, Instincts Time. Sponsors: The Philosophy Department’s Albert J. Fitzgibbons Lecture Series and Lesley University’s Psychology and the Other Institute. Co-sponsors: Theology Department and the Consulate General of France.
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