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Imani Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, where she also holds affiliations with law and public affairs, jazz studies, and gender and sexuality…

Gene Robinson is Swanlund Chair, director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, and director of the Bee Research Facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He uses…

Gene Robinson is Swanlund Chair, director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, and director of the Bee Research Facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He uses…

"Marxism Engages Bourdieu"Michael Burawoy, one of the world's leading sociologists and ethnographers of work, will present the final Indiana University Patten Lectures of the 2017-18…

"Universities in Crisis"Michael Burawoy, one of the world's leading sociologists and ethnographers of work, will present the final Indiana University Patten Lectures of the 2017-18…

"Sadie and the Sadists: A Reading of New Poems and Song Lyrics"Paul Muldoon is a celebrated poet, professor of poetry, scholar, critic, arts activist, and translator. His work has received…

"Forty Years After: Reflections on Food, Famine and Hunger in the West African Sahel"Michael Watts is the Class of 1963 Professor of Geography and Development Studies at the University of…

"Forty Years After: Reflections on Food, Famine and Hunger in the West African Sahel"Michael Watts is the Class of 1963 Professor of Geography and Development Studies at the University of…

"Patterns and Interpretation"A scholar with audiences both within and outside of the humanities, Franco Moretti is the Danily C. and Laura Louise Bell Professor in the Humanities at…

"The Psychology of Risk"Paul Slovic a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and the founder and president of Decision Research is an expert on human judgment, decision-making…

Thursday, March 10, 2016 “A Brief History of Flight from the State”James Scott is a leading scholar of political anthropology. Scott serves as the Sterling Professor of Political…

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 "The Domestication of Fire, Plants, Animals and ... Us”James Scott is a leading scholar of political anthropology. Scott serves as the Sterling Professor of…

"The Political Economy of Patriarchal Systems"Nancy Folbre is Professor Emerita of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the new Director of the Political Economy…

"Monsters of the Economic: Inequality, Fear, and Loathing in America"Nancy Folbre is Professor Emerita of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the new Director of the…

Reading From "Flood of Fire" (forthcoming)Amitav Ghosh, who has earned international recognition as a novelist and writer, will present two Patten Lectures at Indiana University…

"From Bombay to Canton: Traveling the Opium Route to 19th-Century China."Amitav Ghosh, who has earned international recognition as a novelist and writer, will present two Patten Lectures at…

“Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Have Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change.”Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science and affiliated…

“Crying Wolf v. Fiddling While Rome Burns: Historical Perspectives on Scientists' Social Responsibility.”Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science and affiliated professor…

Searle is a leading philosopher of the mind, language and society. He is considered one of the pioneers of speech act theory and a major contributor to the philosophy of mind and action, especially…