Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 9:00 pm

This week our lecture presented by Boston University’s Institute for Philosophy and Religion, and Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies. Speaking is Benjamin Lazier from the Department of History at Reed College.  Professor Lazier’s lecture is titled “Miracles in an Age of Technological Reproducibility.”

 
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 9:00 pm
 
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Our lecture this week is presented by the Boston University African American Studies Program, and co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department and the African Studies Center.  Speaking is Dr. Mark Auslander, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies, and Director of the Museum of Culture and Environment at Central Washington University.  Dr. Auslander’s lecture is titled “The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family.”

 
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9:00 pm

This week our lecture presented by Boston University’s Institute for Philosophy and Religion, and Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies.  Our speaker is Benjamin Pollack, from the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University.  Professor Pollack’s lecture is titled “World-Denial and World Redemption: Franz Rosenweig’s Early Marcionism.”

 
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 9:00 pm

This week our lecture is presented by the International History Institute at Boston University, and features author Benjamin Runkle.  Dr. Runkle’s lecture is titled “Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts from Geronimo to Bin Laden.”  (Aired: 10-30-11)

 
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 9:00 pm

This lecture is presented by Boston University’s Translation Seminar Series and titled “Engendered by Translation: Love and Language in Modern Japanese Literature.”  Our speaker is Stanford University professor, Indra Levy.  (Aired: 10-9-11)

 
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 9:00 pm

This week, our lecture is presented by the Boston University African American Studies program, and titled “Freckles Think Peace Pieces: Police Community Relations – A Search for Common Ground.”  Speaking is former Justice Department official, Edward D. McClure.

 
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 9:00 pm

This week our lecture is presented by the Boston University African American Studies program, and titled “A Man of His Times: Bill Russell and the 1960s.”  Our speaker is Dr. Thomas Whalen, Associate Professor of Social Science at Boston University.  (Aired: 10-23-11)

 
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm

Our lecture this week is presented by the Boston University Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs.  Our speaker is Ahmet Kuru, Associate Professor of political science at San Diego State University.  Professor Kuru’s lecture is titled “Secular States and Religions: Comparing the United States, France, and Turkey.”

 
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm

This week we present the third and final installment from the annual lecture series “The Fascination with Jewish Tales” by teacher, author, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Elie Wiesel.  This week’s lecture is titled “Today: Reflections on Good and Evil.”