{"id":65353,"date":"2010-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-announces-humanities-speaker-series\/"},"modified":"2010-02-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T00:00:00","slug":"uri-announces-humanities-speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/02\/uri-announces-humanities-speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 announces humanities speaker series"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013February 4, 2010\u2014The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for Humanities spring lecture series opened today with a lecture by 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor of Classics Ann Suter who spoke about ancient obscenity and its relationship to the sacred. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe theme for the series, Responsibilities in Public, reflects the current research of recent faculty winners of humanities grants and fellowships and addresses urgent and pressing questions of public ethics. Speakers are also drawn from 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty participating in humanities research groups.<\/p>\n


\nAll events, free and open to the public, are held on the Kingston campus. <\/p>\n


\n\tThose who attend can expect to hear lively presentations on topical subjects in the contemporary humanities and have the opportunity to ask questions. The receptions that follow the talks provide another opportunity to interact with the speakers.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe series continues Feb. 22 with visiting scholar Duane Davis, professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. <\/p>\n

“Duane Davis’ lecture will begin from a discussion of Pruitt-Igoe, the large urban skyscraper housing project in St. Louis built in 1955 and designed by architect, Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center Towers,\u201d said Galen Johnson, Honors professor of philosophy and director of the humanities center. \u201cPruitt-Igoe was demolished by the federal government beginning in 1972 due to its inhumane, cruel, and impoverished living arrangements. Pruitt-Igoe has become a symbol for the end of modernity and transition to postmodernity in architecture. <\/p>\n


\n\tDavis’ lecture discusses more humane ways of building, living, and working together grounded in the recent philosophical thought of the French philosopher, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and German philosopher, Martin Heidegger.”<\/p>\n


\n\tHere is the schedule: <\/p>\n


\n\tMon, Feb. 22, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Philosophy Professor Duane Davis, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Lippitt Hall Auditorium, Rm. 402, 5 Lippitt Road.

\n\u201cDwelling and Dwellings in the Face of Modernity: On Merleau-Ponty and Heidegger.\u201d Co-Sponsored with 溏心vlog免费B站 Departments of Philosophy and English <\/p>\n


\n\tThursday, March 4, 4:30 to 6 p.m. 溏心vlog免费B站 History Professor Marie Jenkins Schwartz, University Club, 95 Upper College Road, Kingston.

\n\u201cSlaves in the First Family: The Washingtons.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tMonday, April 5, 4:30 to 6 p.m.溏心vlog免费B站 English and Women\u2019s Studies Professor Karen Stein, \u201cReading, Learning, Teaching Toni Morrison.\u201d

\nCo-Sponsored with 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Women\u2019s Studies.

\nLippitt Hall Auditorium, Rm. 402, 5 Lippitt Road. <\/p>\n


\n\tThursday, April 22, 4:30 to 6 p.m. 溏心vlog免费B站 History Professor Evelyn Sterne, University Club, 95 Upper College Road.

\n\u201cBlue State Bible Belt: Evangelical Protestantism in 20th Century New England.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\t溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Center for the Humanities is designed to foster intellectual exchange and independent inquiry, analysis, and interpretation of the humanities in research, teaching, and learning. Its activities include a speaker series, research grants, and fellowships for faculty and graduate students. <\/p>\n


\n\tFor questions, up-to-date information, and directions go to www.uri.edu\/artsci\/cfh\/index.html.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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