Humanities

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American Exceptionalism and the Rise of Trumpism

Image - Mugambi Jouet
Wed, May 24 2017 - 6:00pm

Mugambi Jouet, Thomas C. Grey Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School; Author, Exceptional America: What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other Read more »

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Humanities West Book Discussion: Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare

Image – Detail of Penguin edition of Antony and Cleopatra
Wed, May 17 2017 - 6:30pm

Join us to discuss "Antony and Cleopatra," the famous Elizabethan play by the legendary English playwright about the infamous Roman general who would be Caesar, and the even more famous, legendary and infamous last pharaoh of ancient Egypt—even if she was really Greek. Discussion led by Lynn Harris.

 

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Rugged Individualism

Tue, May 16 2017 - 6:00pm

David Davenport, Hoover Institution Research Fellow, Former President of Pepperdine University, Co-author of Rugged Individualism Read more »

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American Enlightenments: Pursuing Happiness in the Age of Reason

Mon, May 8 2017 - 6:00pm

Caroline Winterer, Professor of History and, by courtesy, of Classics, Stanford University; Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities; Director, Stanford Humanities Center; Author, American Enlightenments: Pursuing Happiness in the Age of Reason Read more »

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The Witches: Salem 1692

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Thu, May 4 2017 - 6:00pm

Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize Winner; Author, The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem Read more »

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Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, from Brandeis to Kagan

Image - David Dalin
Tue, Apr 25 2017 - 6:00pm

David Dalin, Ph.D., Author, Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, from Brandeis to Kagan Read more »

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Bonds of Union

Image - Bridget Ford
Mon, Apr 24 2017 - 6:00pm

Bridget Ford, Professor of History, California State University, East Bay; Author, Bonds of Union: Religion, Race, and Politics in a Civil War Borderland Read more »

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Humanities West Book Discussion: Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff

Image - detail of book cover of Cleopatra
Wed, Apr 19 2017 - 6:30pm

Join us to discuss Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who brings to life one of the most intriguing women in human history. Though the palace of the last queen of Egypt actually did shimmer with onyx, garnets and gold, it was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Cleopatra died young, at 39, but first married two brothers, dispatching one in a brutal civil war while they were still teenagers, and poisoning the other, before eliminating a sister as well. Read more »

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The Courage and Compassion to Do the Right Thing

Image - Marty Brounstein
Tue, Mar 28 2017 - 6:00pm

Marty Brounstein, Author, Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust

This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Read more »

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Beethoven in China

Image - Sheila Melvin and Jindong Cai
Tue, Mar 21 2017 - 6:00pm

Jindong Cai, Associate Professor of Music (performance), Stanford University; Orchestra Conductor; and Co-Author, Beethoven in China: How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic

Sheila Melvin, Co-Author, Beethoven in China: How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic Read more »

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