Week of Events
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
featuring Hilary Lithgow, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, June 4 and 11 "Considered by many the greatest bildungsroman in the English language"—Encyclopedia Britannica "James Joyce’s supremely innovative fictional autobiography is also, in the apt phrase … Read more
The Call of Freedom: Slave Narratives Written and Sung
The Call of Freedom: Slave Narratives Written and Sung
William L. Andrews, E. Maynard Adams Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature LaToya A. Lain, Assistant Professor of Music Readings and discussion of William Andrews’ new work, Slavery and Class in the American South: A Generation of Slave Narrative … Read more
Spies and Deception: The History of Espionage in the United States
Spies and Deception: The History of Espionage in the United States
Images of eavesdropping technicians in vans and trenchcoat-wearing operatives exchanging information in dimly lit alleyways dominate our public imagination of espionage, but what is the reality behind these fanciful cinematic notions? This Dialogues seminar will pair two experts on spywork … Read more