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Gillibrand takes questions in Hall of Philosophy event

August 15, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

New York Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand will participate in a special public Q-and-A session at 4:15 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy.

Gillibrand was sworn in as U.S. Senator in January 2009, filling the seat of the current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. In November 2010, Gillibrand won election to the seat. Prior to her service in the Senate, Gillibrand served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New York’s 20th Congressional District, which spans 10 counties in upstate New York.

Special Lecture Previews

2011 Week Eight, Featured, Kirsten E. Gillibrand

In annual Morehouse lecture, Rosenman presents on financial decision-making

August 10, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Chautauqua’s partnership with Morehouse College continues this afternoon with a special lecture by professor Martin Rosenman at 12:15 p.m. in Smith Wilkes Hall.

Rosenman is representing Morehouse in the fourth year of the partnership; he is a professor of psychology at the college.

Special Lecture Previews

2011 Week Seven, Martin Rosenman, Sarah Gelfand

Brown: Science, religion just two languages trying to tell same story

August 5, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

The last time Dan Brown spoke in the state of New York, he fell under scrutiny for the controversial topics that he explores in his novel The Da Vinci Code. Seven years later, Brown was the one leading the scrutiny.

Literary Arts, Special Lecture Recaps

2011 Week Six, Catherine Pomiecko, Dan Brown, Featured, Megan Tan, Podcasts

Scholars to provide annual Middle East Update

August 2, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

It is hard to imagine a time when all eyes were not focused on the Middle East. Twenty years ago, when the Middle East Update first became part of Chautauqua’s programming, America’s foreign policy focus was just beginning to shift from the former Soviet Union toward the Middle East.

Special Lecture Previews

2011 Week Six, Claire Spencer, Geoffrey Kemp, Middle East Update, Sarah Gelfand, Shai Feldman

Kurzman champions discourse on Islam based on facts, not fear

August 1, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Following this month’s terrorist attacks in Norway, the Western world’s assumptions about terrorism have once again been turned on their heads. In conjunction with recent events, as well as those over the course of the past decade, Charles Kurzman will discuss the complexities and misconceptions about terrorism in the Muslim world at 4 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy.

Literary Arts, Special Lecture Previews

2011 Week Six, Charles Kurzman, Sarah Gelfand

Chautauqua Discoveries’ Soltes takes historical look at Iran

July 31, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

For several years, Ori Soltes has been speaking in the Amphitheater, Hall of Philosophy and other areas on the Chautauqua grounds about religion, art and culture. But for this week, Soltes gets a smaller audience all to himself.

Special Lecture Previews

2011 Week Six, Emma Morehart, Ori Soltes

Alter looks ahead to ‘pivotal’ 2012 election

July 29, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

In 2006, Jonathan Alter, author, reporter and political analyst, wrote The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope. In 2010, he wrote The Promise: President Obama, Year One.

2011 Week Six, Jonathan Alter, Lori Humphreys

Lithwick to discuss role of women on Supreme Court

July 26, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 1 Comment

The Supreme Court is a widely discussed topic on the grounds of Chautauqua. In fact, the theme of Week Nine during the 2010 Season was simply, “The Supreme Court.” Adding to the lively discussion surrounding the nation’s highest court, Dahlia Lithwick will speak at 4 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy on the subject.

Special Lecture Previews

2011 Week Five, Dahlia Lithwick, Sarah Gelfand

Nuland speaks on technology’s effect on med school training

July 22, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

It’s unfortunate for modern Greece that there wasn’t an ancient resident who was interested in economics. If modern Greek financiers seem dicey, ancient Greek philosophers continue to influence modern thought. Why? Perhaps because they were first; perhaps because they were wise, and perhaps because as technology alters society, the question of what it means to be human, as opposed to machine, is being asked again. Arguably, the ancient Greeks began that conversation.

2011 Week Four, Lori Humphreys, Sherwin Nuland

Soltes links art, religion and politics in ‘eternal triangle’

July 22, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

“What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening?”

If the average Chautauquan didn’t know the answer to this riddle, he would have been punished by the plague in Sophocles’ play “Oedipus the King.” What he also probably didn’t know was that this riddle highlights an “eternal triangle” of art, religion and politics.

Special Lecture Recaps

2011 Week Four, Ellie Haugsby, Emma Morehart, Ori Soltes

Gillibrand takes questions in Hall of Philosophy event

In annual Morehouse lecture, Rosenman presents on financial decision-making

Brown: Science, religion just two languages trying to tell same story

Scholars to provide annual Middle East Update

Kurzman champions discourse on Islam based on facts, not fear

Chautauqua Discoveries’ Soltes takes historical look at Iran

Alter looks ahead to ‘pivotal’ 2012 election

Lithwick to discuss role of women on Supreme Court

Nuland speaks on technology’s effect on med school training

Soltes links art, religion and politics in ‘eternal triangle’

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