Category: Humanities

Pierre Bayard, acclaimed author and psychoanalyst, will present “Whodunnit? Shakespearean Murders and Detective Criticism” on Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m., in the Boliou Hall Auditorium at Carleton College. Bayard’s lecture will be a provocative inquiry into some of the problematic murders in Shakespeare’s works, addressing them in a way that is accessible to anyone who has read (or seen) “Hamlet,” “MacBeth” or “Othello.” Bayard offers a unique view, using a blend of psychoanalytic and literary theory. Bayard’s appearance, followed by a booksigning and reception with light refreshments, is free and open to the public.

“The Ideas of Elinor Ostrom and Vincent Ostrom: Self-Government and Complexity of the Commons”

The first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2009), Elinor Ostrom is the Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science at Indiana University in Bloomington. She is also Co-Director, along with her husband, Vincent Ostrom, of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis.  Barbara Allen and Tun Myint, both of whom did their graduate degrees at Indiana, and will elucidate the work of these celebrated scholars. Sponsored by the Humanities Center

Join us for lunch to hear a brief lecture by Humberto Huergo (Spanish), “Photographic Theory in 1920s Madrid,” with comments by John Schott (Media Studies) and open discussion.. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Center and the Learning and Teaching Center.

To register and to receive a copy of Professor Bhabha’s article “Notes on Globalisation and Ambivalence,” contact Cathy Yandell.

Homi K. Bhabha is Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Department of English, Harvard University; Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard; and Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities…

Malian sensation Bassekou Kouyaté and his award-winning band of ngoni players will rock Great Hall. Come learn about and experience this quintessentially West African instrument that is the forerunner of the American banjo. Sponsored by the Humanities Center, African and African American Studies, Committee for the Study of the Arts, and Special Projects.

In preparation for Homi Bhabha’s visit, we invite you to participate in reading group to discuss a few of his key works:

Tuesday April 6, 4 p.m., “Of Mimicry and Man: The Ambivalence of Colonial Discourse”

Wednesday April 14, 4 p.m., TBA

Discussions led by Arnab Chakladar and Cathy Yandell

For copies of the readings, contact Cathy Yandell

Homi Bhabha, the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, Director of Harvard’s Humanities Center, and Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at University College, London, will deliver a public lecture entitled “Humanities and the Anxiety of Violence” on Thursday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in Boliou Hall, room 104 on the Carleton campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Award-winning Malian musician Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba, will perform in Carleton College’s Severance Great Hall on Tuesday, April 13 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. This not-to-be-missed performance is free and open to the public.

Suzanne M. Bianchi is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Dorothy Meier Chair in Social Equities at UCLA.  Prior to joining the UCLA faculty in July 2009, she was Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland where she was recognized as a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in 2003-04. She is a Past President of the Population Association of America (PAA) and is a former editor of the journal Demography. She has also chaired both the Family and the Population Sections of the American Sociological Association.