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Wendy Doniger

University of Chicago Hinduism Expert to Present Hansmann Lecture

March 2, 2013 

Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School, will present the Hansmann Lecture titled “The Political Framework of Gender in the Kamasutra,” on Monday, March 4, at 4:10 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium.

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David Bellos

Princeton Professor David Bellos to Lecture in Humanities Forum

November 6, 2012 

Princeton University professor David Bellos will deliver the Hansmann Lecture at Hamilton College on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 4:10 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium. Bellos also directs the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication. His lecture, titled “Translation and the Meaning of Everything,” is free and open to the public.

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Caryl Emerson

Princeton Professor to Lecture on Russian Author, Composer and Stalinist Stage

Humanities Forum Will Feature Professor Caryl Emerson

October 17, 2012 

Princeton University Professor Caryl Emerson will deliver the Hansmann Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 4:10 p.m., in the Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium. Emerson is a professor of comparative literature and the A. Watson Armour III University Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton.  The lecture, part of the Humanities Forum, is titled “Eugene Onegin the Play:  Pushkin, Prokofiev, and the Stalinist Stage.” It is free and open to the public.

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Anthony Kronman

Yale Law Professor to Discuss Secularism

Lecture is at 4:10 p.m. in Taylor Science Center's Kennedy Aud.

November 7, 2011 

Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School Anthony Kronman will present the Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 4:10  p.m. in the Taylor Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium. His lecture, part of the 2011 Humanities Forum, is titled “Education in the Age of Disenchantment” and is free and open to the public.

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Edith Grossman

Edith Grossman Maintains "Translating is Writing"

Award-winning Translator Speaks in Hansmann Lecture

September 16, 2011 

Edith Grossman, an award-winning translator, author and critic, gave the Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann Lecture as part of the Humanities Forum Series on Sept. 15. In her lecture, “Why Translation Matters,” Grossman discussed the important role that translators play in fostering dialogue and communicating ideas across cultures.

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Edith Grossman

Hansmann Lecture to Host Translator, Author Edith Grossman

September 14, 2011 

Translator, author and critic Edith Grossman will present the Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 4:10 p.m., in the Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture, titled “Why Translation Matters,” and based on her book of the same name, is part of the fall 2011 Humanities Forum. It is free and open to the public.

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Anthony Kronman

Hansmann Lecture by Professor Anthony Kronman Cancelled

March 6, 2011 

The Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann Lecture by Anthony Kronman scheduled for Monday, March 7, has been cancelled because the College is closed for the day. Organizers hope to reschedule for the fall.

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Anthony Grafton

Hansmann Lecture to Address Sacred History in Early Modern Europe

November 10, 2010 

Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, will present the Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 4:10 p.m., in the Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture, titled “The Fall and Rise of Sacred History in Early Modern Europe” is free and open to the public.


 

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Jose Casanova

Georgetown Sociologist to Present Hansmann Lecture

March 2, 2010 
Jose Casanova, professor of sociology at Georgetown University, will present the Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann Lecture at Hamilton College on Thursday, March 4, at 4:10 p.m., in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. His talk is titled “Exploring the Post-Secular: Three Meanings of ‘the Secular’ and Their Possible Transcendence.” The event is free and open to the public. More ...
Craig Calhoun

NYU Sociology Professor to Present Hansmann Lecture

January 27, 2010 
Craig Calhoun, New York University professor of sociology, will give the Hansmann Lecture at Hamilton on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 4:10 p.m., in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture, titled “Rethinking Secularism,” is part of the spring 2010 Humanities Forum and is free and open to the public. More ...
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