Week of Events
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
**This Great Books class will be held virtually over Zoom** featuring Joseph Fletcher, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature One of the best-known and best-loved poems in the English language —Coleridge is a master of mellifluous poetic … Read more
Contemporary Wars and America’s Strategic Position in the World
Contemporary Wars and America’s Strategic Position in the World
featuring Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Knott Distinguished Visiting Professor of Peace, War, and Defense This fall promises to be a contentious election season, and our Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series offers six programs focused on topics of critical importance … Read more
Republics Then and Now: From Rome to America
Republics Then and Now: From Rome to America
a DIALOGUES seminar Recent political events serve to remind Americans that the United States is “a republic, not a democracy.” Indeed, our Founding Fathers were inspired by the most famous republic in world history, Rome’s, when they wrote the Constitution. … Read more