KU Associate Professor of History Jeff Moran traces the history of the American anti-evolution movement in "Antievolution Controversies from Scopes to Creation Science," investigating how battles over what is taught in school embody and deepen existing tensions in American culture.
Acclaimed author and "philosopher of everyday life" Alain de Botton turns his witty, controversial interpretations of culture to to the topic of "Religion for Atheists," presenting a secular alternative for the deep fulfillment that many people seek in religion, otherwise unmet by love, art, or work.
In her Humanities Lecture Series presentation, "Landscapes and Memory," celebrated Caribbean novelist Jamaica Kincaid will trace the importance of place, belonging, and cultural history in defining our own personal landscapes.
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