This week’s show featured a lecture organized by the African Studies Center and the African Studies Program at Boston University and sponsored by the Boston University Humanities Foundation.
The speaker was Dr. J. Lorand Matory, Professor of Anthropology and Afro-American Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University. Dr. Matory’s lecture was titled “Persistence and [...]

This week’s show featured “A Life in Poetry: An Evening with Geoffrey Hill,” a celebration of the career of the renowned poet, author, and teacher.
The event was sponsored by the Luce Program in Scripture and Literary Arts, the University Professors Program, and the Hillel at Boston University.
Speakers included Director of the Luce Program In Scripture [...]

This week’s show featured a lecture and panel discussion presented by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.
First, distinguished theatre critic Gordon Rogoff talked about his work and career. A panel discussion on “The Future of the Theatre,” moderated by Boston University School of Theatre director Jim Petosa, followed Mr. Rogoff’s lecture.
Among the [...]

This week’s show featured a lecture organized by the Institute for Human Sciences in cooperation with the Department of International Relations at Boston University.
The speaker was Mark Leonard, Director of Foreign Policy at the London-based Centre for European Reform, where he writes on Europe’s relations with the United States, the Middle East and China. Until [...]

This week’s show featured a talk by author Peter Manseau titled “Memoir As Midrash.” It was sponsored by the Luce Program in Scripture and Literary Arts in cooperation with The Institute for Philosophy and Religion at Boston University.
Peter Manseau’s newest book is “Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son,” a memoir [...]