Franco Moretti in discussion at a seminar with faculty and grad students.
Broadcasts
Videos of Deborah Burton’s “Fanciulla 100″ symposium which was held in November 2010.
James Winn: “In Memoriam: Of War and Poetry”James Winn, professor of English at Boston University, director of the BU Humanities Foundation, and author of The Poetry of War; speaks with Brian Turner, poet and war veteran, and Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic.Broadcast. On WBUR- NPR – On Point with Tom Ashbrook, May 31, 2010.
Simon Schama: “Thomas Carlyle and the Morality of Exuberance.” Simon Schama, University Professor at Columbia University, was the speaker at the 2010 Roger Shattuck Lecture sponsored by the Humanities Foundation. WBUR’s Boston University: World of Ideas, May 9, 2010
Melissa Green and George Kalogeris The Poetry Reading Series presents poets Green and Kalogeris as they read from their collections. Co-Sponsored by the College of General Studies and the Humanities Foundation. WBUR’s Boston University: World of Ideas, April 18, 2010
Arvo Pärt and Contemporary Spirituality Conference
James Winn, alto flute; Andrew Shenton, piano play Arvo Pärt’s, Spiegel im Spiegel, new version for alto flute and piano.
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