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Nov 12 2024

Dignity Is a Matter of Design

In this talk, Peter H. Christensen explores a new perspective on dignity.

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Nov 07 2024

Youth, Politics, and the Downfall of the Brazilian Military Dictatorship

James N. Green highlights how the activists of “Generation ’77” opposed the Brazilian military regime.

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Oct 29 2024

The Art of Fiction

Award-winning writer Mona Simpson discusses the dramatic and sometimes tumultuous process of beginning a novel.

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Oct 24 2024

Getting the Zeitenwende Right: Military and Society in Modern Germany

Mara Karlin, Daniel Benjamin, and Wolfgang Ischinger discuss the ways in which Germany faces a dramatically changed security landscape.

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Oct 23 2024

Climate Change and the Global South

Political scientist Iza Ding details, through a fictional account, how responses to climate change are channeled through local vernaculars and practices.

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Oct 22 2024

Inflections of Belief

Writer Ayana Mathis discusses her recent novel "The Unsettled" and the overlapping missions of religion and literature.

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Oct 18 2024

Germany, My Elsewhere

Nell Irvin Painter discusses what time abroad taught her about identity, race, and history.

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Oct 15 2024

The 2024 Presidential Race: A New Turning Point?

Renowned political strategist Doug Sosnik breaks down the latest polling data and offers insights into what both campaigns must do to clinch victory in this high-stakes election.

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Oct 08 2024

Traditional Jewish Literature and Trans Politics

Max K. Strassfeld argues that historical Judaic texts can prompt a radical reassessment of contemporary narratives about the relationship among religion, gender, and law.

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Sep 26 2024

A Wiser World: The Global Quest for Good Judgement

Historian Zachary Shore looks at recent political history for examples and models of wise decision-making.

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