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The Problem of Language in King Lear and Confessions
Audio track from the video recording of a lecture delivered by Kim Paffenroth on February 12, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language…
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language…
The Problem of Language in King Lear and Confessions
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Kim Paffenroth on February 12, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language is both necessary but…
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language is both necessary but…
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself": Reflecting with Montaigne on Liberation of the Intellect and on Education in Times of Crisis
Audio track from the video recording of a lecture delivered by Walter Sterling, Santa Fe tutor on February 5, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times…
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times…
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself": Reflecting with Montaigne on Liberation of the Intellect and on Education in Times of Crisis
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Walter Sterling, Santa Fe tutor on February 5, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times of crisis, including…
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times of crisis, including…
Atrocity Exhibition: Satan and Redemption in The Brothers Karamazov
Audio recording of an online lecture given on January 29, 2021 by Nicolas de Warren as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series and the Carol J. Worrel Annual Series on Literature. The Dean's Office provided this description of the event :…
Learning to Love Lincoln: Frederick Douglass's Journey from Grievance to Gratitude
Audio recording of a lecture given by Diana Schaub on December 4, 2020 as a part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Having originally been a severe critic of Abraham Lincoln, the…
Learning to love Lincoln : Frederick Douglass's journey from grievance to gratitude
Transcript of a lecture given on December 4, 2020 by Diana Schaub as part of the Dean's Lecture and Concert Series. The Dean's Office provided this description of the event: "Having originally been a severe critic of Abraham Lincoln, the radical…
Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus
Audio track from the video recording of a lecture delivered by Bill Pastille, Annapolis tutor on November 20, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world.…
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world.…
Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Bill Pastille, Annapolis tutor on November 20, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Bill Pastille, Annapolis tutor, on November 20, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
The True Embodiment of Everything that's Excellent: Law and Philosophy
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Martha Franks on November 13, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "'What is Justice?' we ask at St. John’s, and do careful…
Invention: The Art of Liberal Arts
Audio recording of a lecture given by J. Scott Lee on November 6, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Liberal education is in deep trouble. The path to rescue lies…
Poverty in America
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Chris Arnade, Ph.D. on October 30, 2020, as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Dr. Arnade describes his lecture: "What costs do current political and economic forces impose on the worst off among us? We often…
The Grammar of Eden: A Reading of Genesis 1-3
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Erika Martinez on October 23, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "In Genesis, God calls things into being, demonstrating…
Incommensurability: Meno and the Diagonal
"Can beautiful speeches give rise to beautiful deeds?"
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Cary Stickney on October 21, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series.
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Cary Stickney on October 21, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series.
A Conversation with Alfredo Corchado on "Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration" and Border and Immigration Politics and Journalism
Audio recording on an online discussion with Alfredo Corchado held on October 2, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series and the Carol J. Worrell Annual Series on Literature with student and alumni co-moderators David Adah-Ogoh, Onysha…
Becoming (A) Woman in La Princesse de Clèves
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Patricia Locke, Annapolis tutor on October 2, 2020, as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Ms. Locke describes her lecture: "Madame de Lafayette’s book, La Princesse de Clèves, is one of the earliest novels of…
Tutor Panel on Photography
Audio recording of an online panel with panelists David Carl, David McDonald, and Krishnan Venkatesh. The panel was held on September 25, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the…
Great Books as a Tool for Liberating African Americans
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Anika Prather, Founder of The Living Water School, on September 18, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Dr. Prather offers this description for her lecture: "I will first review the history of how the…
Constitution Day Panel Discussion: Grutter v. Bollinger
Audio recording of an online panel discussion with Benjamin Baum, Caroline Randall, Piér Quintana, Cesar Cervantes, Martha Franks, Guillermo Bleichmar, and Walter Sterling on September 16, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The…