Lecture
Naomi Klein (2004-2005)
Oct 20, 2004
“War and Fleece: How Economic ‘Shock Therapy’ Backfired in Iraq” Naomi Klein is an award-winning author, a senior correspondent at The Intercept, and the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University. She is a syndicated [...]
Martha Nussbaum (2000-2001)
Jan 20, 2001
“In Search of Universal Values” Martha Nussbaum is a renowned legal academic known for her work on Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy and the arts. She was trained as a classicist at Harvard University and is an [...]
Gwynne Dyer (1999-2000)
Oct 03, 1999
“Democratic Overdog: Strategy, Morality, and Etiquette for the New Masters of the Universe” Gwynne Dyer is a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster, and lecturer, originally trained as a historian. He has served in the armed forces of three nations and has held [...]
Linda McQuaig (1998-1999)
Apr 08, 1999
“Reviving Democracy” Linda McQuaig is an activist, journalist, and author described by the National Post as “Canada’s Michael Moore.” She is the author of numerous books that challenge free-market economic ideology and call for a more egalitarian distribution of wealth [...]
Charles Taylor (1997-1998)
Mar 13, 1998
“Globalization, Ethnicity, and the Future of Canada” Charles Taylor is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. From 1976-1978, he held the Chichele Chair at Oxford University before returning to Canada to participate in the Quebec referendum campaign of [...]
John Ralston Saul (1996-1997)
Oct 09, 1996
“Between Corporatism and Democracy: Surviving as a Citizen in Modern Society” John Ralston Saul is an award-winning Canadian essayist, humanist, and author of the best-selling book, Voltaire’s Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West (1992), which examines Western [...]
Ruth Hubbard (1995-1996)
Oct 12, 1995
“In a Science Restructured on Feminist Lines, Would the Laws of Gravity Still Hold?” Ruth Hubbard was a professor of biology at Harvard University, where she was the first woman to hold a tenured professorship in biology. From the 1940s to the 1960s, she made important [...]
Ursula Franklin (1994-1995)
Feb 15, 1995
“Technology and the Task of Civilization: A Perspective of the 20th Century” Ursula Franklin was a scientist, activist, and public figure known for her peace and climate activism. Franklin received her Ph.D. in experimental physics at the Technical University of Berlin in [...]
Barbara Kopple (1994-1995)
Jan 20, 1995
“Shades of Grey: The Power and Passion of Documentary Film” Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker. She directs documentaries, as well as narrative television and film. Her recent work includes the film Running from Crazy (2013), about the life of [...]
Edward W. Said (1993-1994)
Nov 03, 1993
“Historical Experience and Multiculturalism” Edward Said was a Palestinian-American academic, political activist, and literary critic who was a founder of postcolonial studies. After receiving a BA at Princeton, he attended Harvard, where he specialized in English [...]