History’s historian
Historian Anthony Grafton, past president of the American Historical Association, will deliver a lecture on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Grafton specializes in the study of the cultural history, scholarship and education in the West from Antiquity to the 19th century. Among his publications are Defenders of the Text and Bring Out Your Dead. He is the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Balzan Prize for History of Humanities, and the Mellon Foundation’s Distinguished Achievement Award. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
The enigma of Anselm
Anselm of Canterbury is the subject of the newest book by Professor of Philosophy Eileen C. Sweeney, who explores the link between the emotional and spiritual Anselm, present in his letters and prayers, and the intellectual Anselm, evident in his writings on logic and reason. Her book Anselm of Canterbury and the Desire for the Word was published by The Catholic University of America Press. From the publisher: “Sweeney argues that seeing the common structure and goal in the many topics and genres in the Anselmian corpus yields a new way of considering much-discussed questions in Anselm scholarship — the relationship of faith and reason, the search for ‘necessary reasons,’ the concurrence of freedom and grace…She reveals Anselm as a thinker as relentless in his exposure of ambiguity, paradox, and separation as in his pursuit of certainty, necessity, and unity.” Listen to an interview with Eileen Sweeney conducted by Jonas Barciauskas of O’Neill Library.
Inequality in American politics
Well-educated and affluent citizens have an advantage when it comes to participating in politics and getting their political voices heard, according to Moakley Professor of Political Science Professor Kay Lehman Schlozman, co-author of the new book The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy (co-written with Sidney Verba and Henry E. Brady). She recently spoke to the Boston College Chronicle about her book.
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Choi event postponed
Please note that Susan Choi’s appearance has been postponed until Nov. 29.
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Susan Choi’s newest novel
Author Susan Choi will give a reading from her forthcoming novel on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, Room 305. Choi is the author of The Foreign Student, which won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, and American Woman, which was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her work has appeared in Vogue, Tin House, Allure, O and The New York Times and in anthologies including Money Changes Everything and Brooklyn Was Mine. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series.
Tattoos on the Heart
Father Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries and author of the bestseller Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, will share his reflections on community and the sacredness of life through the lens of Ignatian spirituality, drawn from more than 20 years of work with formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women in Los Angeles. The event, scheduled for Oct. 25 in Robsham Theater, has reached capacity seating, but click here for more ways to watch. Sponsors: School of Theology and Ministry, Church in the 21st Century Center.
Baratunde Thurston: Race, media & Election 2012
Social commentator Baratunde Thurston, author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be Black, will speak on “Birth Certificates, Fact Checkers and the Art of Negrospotting: A Look at Race, Comedy, and Politics in the 2012 Election” on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in Fulton 511. Named one of the 100 most influential African Americans, Thurston is a popular speaker with a large following on Twitter and YouTube. He served as digital director for The Onion and co-founded the blog Jack & Jill Politics. Sponsor: African and African Diaspora Studies Program
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