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 The Chicago Humanities Forum Presents Josef Stern, “The Unbinding of Isaac: Maimonides on Genesis 22 (The Aqedah)”
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
5:15–6:00 p.m.
Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Room 621, Chicago, IL
Josef Stern is an identical twin, teaches in Chicago and resides in Jerusalem, and works in two main areas: contemporary philosophy of language and medieval philosophy, especially Jewish and Arabic philosophy. His interests in the philosophy of language focus on the theory of reference, the role of context in semantic interpretation, the distinction between literal and non-literal meaning, and between linguistic and non-linguistic modes of representation and communication. He is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Committee on Jewish Studies, Divinity School (Associate Member), and the College.
To reserve a seat, please call the Franke Institute at
773-702-8274,
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 May 6, 2009
Jonathan Hall, “The Tyranny of the Athenian Democracy”
The introduction is given by James Redfield.
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March 4, 2009
Candace Vogler, “Ethical Challenges”
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February 4, 2009
Thomas Christensen, “Bach: Musician, Mathematician, Metaphysician”
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November 12, 2008
Lisa Wedeen, “Peripheral Visions: Publics, Power,
and Performance in Yemen”
The introduction is given by Michael Dawson.
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Bamboo is a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary, and
inter-organizational effort that brings together researchers in arts
and humanities, computer scientists, information scientists,
librarians, and campus information technologists to tackle the
question: How can we advance arts and humanities research through
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 CDI Lecture: Richard H. Steckel, “Children of Adversity: The Care and Feeding of American Slaves”
Thursday, February 11, 2010
3:00-4:30 p.m.
The Franke Institute for the Humanities, JRL S-118
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, IL
Professor Richard H. Steckel is the SBS Distinguished Professor of Economics, Anthropology and History at Ohio State University. He is also
a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Click here for more information about the Center for Disciplinary Innovation (CDI).
Persons with a disability, who believe they may need assistance, are requested to call
773-702-8274 in advance. |
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 Announcing the following new courses for the 2010-2011 roster:
Autumn 2010
Improvisation as a Way of Life offered by Arnold Davidson (Philosophy & Comparative Literature) and Visiting Fellow, TBA
Winter 2011
Literature, History, and Science: 1750-1900 offered by Alison Winter (History) and James Chandler (English Language and Literature)
Seeing Madness: Mental Illness and Visual Culture offered by Françoise Meltzer (Romance Languages & Literatures) and W.J.T. Mitchell (English and Art History)
Spring 2011
Climate and History offered by Dipesh Chakrabarty (South Asian Languages and Civilizations & History) and Fredrik Albritton Jonsson (History)
Revolutionary Culture in Eighteenth-Century France and America offered by Eric Slauter (English) and Paul Cheney (History)
Same-Sex Love and Desire in Indic Literatures: Histories and Debates offered by Leela Gandhi (English) and Visiting Fellow, TBA
Click here for more information about the Center for Disciplinary Innovation (CDI).
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