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Humanities Lecture Series
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
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Jeff Moran, KU Associate Professor of History
"The Antievolution Controversies and American Culture"
Humanities Lecture Series
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
The Commons, Spooner Hall
Supported by the Friends of the Hall Center. Co-sponsored by Kansas Public Radio.
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Alain de Botton, Author & philosopher
"Religion for Atheists"
Humanities Lecture Series
Wed., Mar. 14, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
This event has been MOVED TO Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Co-sponsored by Kansas Public Radio.
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Alain de Botton, Acclaimed author and "philosopher of everyday life"
"Living Architecture: A Conversation with Alain de Botton"
Humanities Lecture Series: Conversation
Thu., Mar. 15, 2012, 10:00am - 11:30am
Hall Center Conference Hall
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Jamaica Kincaid, Acclaimed Caribbean novelist
"Landscapes and Memory"
Humanities Lecture Series
Tue., Apr. 10, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
The Frances and Floyd Horowitz Lecture devoted to issues related to our multi-cultural society. Co-sponsored by Kansas Public Radio.
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Jamaica Kincaid, Josephine Olp Weeks Chair and Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College
"A Conversation with Jamaica Kincaid"
Humanities Lecture Series: Conversation
Wed., Apr. 11, 2012, 10:00am - 11:30am
Hall Center Conference Hall
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Nikky Finney, National Book Award-winning poet
"Making Poetry in Our Anthropocene Age"
Humanities Lecture Series
Thu., Sep. 6, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
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Nikky Finney, National Book Award-winning poet
"A Conversation with Nikky Finney"
Humanities Lecture Series: Conversation
Fri., Sep. 7, 2012, 10:00am - 11:30am
Hall Center Conference Hall
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Sarah Vowell, Bestselling author and former NPR contributor
"An Evening with Sarah Vowell"
Humanities Lecture Series
Wed., Oct. 10, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
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Robin Rowland, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Kansas
"From Hope to Audacity: The Evolution of President Barack Obama's Rhetoric and the 2012 Presidential Campaign"
Humanities Lecture Series
Wed., Oct. 24, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Sponsored by the Friends of the Hall Center
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Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
"The Swerve: How the World Became Modern"
Humanities Lecture Series
Wed., Nov. 14, 2012, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Supported by the Sosland Foundation of Kansas City
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Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
"Will in the World: A Conversation with Stephen Greenblatt"
Humanities Lecture Series: Conversation
Thu., Nov. 15, 2012, 10:00am - 11:30am
Hall Center Conference Hall
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