The Lowell 人文学科 Series once again boasts a robust line-up of speakers, among them Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, 的作者 布鲁克林 – now a critically acclaimed film – 和 2003 alumnus Lev Golinkin, whose Jan. 27 appearance kicks off the spring semester schedule.
“We look forward to another semester of stimulating debate, dialogue 和 conversation with an exciting line-up of speakers,” said Associate Professor of English James Smith, the series director.
Golinkin, whose talk takes place at 7 p.m. 在加森100, chronicled his family’s 1990 immigration from Soviet Ukraine to the West when he was nine years old, 和 his experience as a child refugee, 在他2014年的书中, A Backpack, a Bear, 和 Eight Crates of Vodka. His op-eds 和 essays on the Ukraine crisis have appeared in prominent publications. Golinkin’s appearance is made possible by the Gerson Family Lecture Fund, established by John A. Jean N. Gerson P ' 14.
The rest of the Lowell 人文学科 Series schedule:
C和lemas Lecture with Mary Catherine Hilkert, OP: “The Word of God Entrusted to the Entire Church 和 the Voices of Women”; Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., Gasson 305 – Sister Hilkert, 的作者 Naming Grace: Preaching 和 the Sacramental Imagination 和 Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena 和 the Voices of Women Today, was the first recipient of Washington Theological Union’s Sophia Award for Theological Excellence in service of ministry 和 received Barry University’s Yves Congar Award for Theological Excellence, 其他奖项.
Leslie Jamison: “移情测试,” 3月2日下午7点.m., Gasson 100 – Jamison’s most recent work, 移情测试, is a collection of essays which won the 2012 Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize 和 was on the 纽约时报 畅销书排行榜. A book about medical acting, 短跑运动员, 监狱, 寄生虫, 银矿, 帮派之旅, 和 — beyond 和 beneath all else — the possibilities, 纹理, 和 limits of compassion, it was named one of the year’s best by National Public Radio, The 纽约时报 和 《太阳城官网》.
Colm Tóibín: “The Knowledge 和 the Power: Writing 和 Violence,” 3月16日晚7点.m., Gasson 100 – The 的作者 eight novels, including 布鲁克林 和 诺拉·韦伯斯特 和 two collections of stories, Tóibín has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize three times. 他玩, “The Testament of Mary,” was nominated for a Tony Award in 2013 和 his work has been translated into more than 30 languages. His appearance is co-sponsored by 文化 Irel和 和 is part of the University’s centenary commemoration of the Easter 1916 Rising, a foundational event in the emergence of the Irish nation state.
Linda Colley: “Publishing the Word: Constitutions, Print, 和 War in the Age of Revolutions,” 3月30日晚7点.m., Gasson 100 – A leading historian whose work has been translated into 10 languages, Colley specializes in Britain, empire 和 nationalism. 她的著作包括 In Defiance of Oligarchy: The Tory Party 1714-1760, 刘易斯Namier, Captives: Britain, Empire 和 the World 1600-1850 和 The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History, which was named among the 10 best books of the year by The 纽约时报. Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 won the Wolfson History Prize, 和 her most recent book, the acclaimed Acts of Union 和 Disunion – based on a BBC radio series broadcast ahead of the Scottish independence referendum – examines what has held the United Kingdom together, 和 what might drive it apart.
Poetry Days with Afaa Michael Weaver: “Headphones 和 Speakerphones, Ideas of Voice in Contemporary Poetry,” 4月6日下午7点.m., Devlin 101 – Despite the poverty of the East Baltimore neighborhood where he grew up, Weaver forged a life that his sharecropper father may have dreamed of for his son. As University of Maryl和-College Park student, he began writing poetry about love 和 social justice; by age 27, he was publishing in small magazines 和 his verses – often presented as dialogue – evolved into playwriting. In addition to an NEA grant, he has received numerous awards including the prestigious Kingsley-Tufts Award. Weaver has authored 12 books of poetry, numerous essays, 和 has had two of his plays produced.
Lowell 人文学科 Series events are free 和 open to the public. The series is sponsored by the Lowell Institute, BC’s Institute for the Liberal 艺术s 和 the Office of the Provost.
