Events

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Upcoming

Headshot of Christopher Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies.
Jun 01

Why We Fight: A Conversation with Professor Christopher Blattman

A lecture and conversation with Professor Christopher Blattman.

Date
Wed, Jun 1 2022, 6:00 - 7:00pm CDT
Location
Chicago (Downtown)

Outreach Events

  • Image of a lot of books lined up on a table.

    Conversations @Graham

    Engage your curiosity with our Conversations @ Graham

  • Gleacher Center at Night

    First Friday Lecture Series

    Monthly from September to June, a Basic Program instructor or guest lecturer discusses texts and ideas from the four-year program or our wider range of course offerings.

  • White text across a background of the UChicago campus: Interdisciplinary Inquiry

    Interdisciplinary Inquiry

    In celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Master of Liberal Arts, guest lecturers from across the University discuss new ideas from a variety of disciplines.

Headshot of Christopher Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies.

Lectures & Panels

Why We Fight: A Conversation with Professor Christopher Blattman

A lecture and conversation with Professor Christopher Blattman.

As a part of the Interdisciplinary Inquiry

- |Chicago (Downtown)

Nineteenth-century white marble sculpture depicting Priam as he kneels before Achilles, pleading for the body of his son Hector.

Lectures & Panels

Homer’s Humanity: Moments of Grace in The Iliad

Basic Program instructor Cynthia Rutz examines glimmers of human connection in Homer's epic poem.

As a part of the First Friday Lecture Series

- |Online

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Discussions

Writing Novelistic Nonfiction

A conversation with author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.

As a part of the Conversations @Graham

- |Online