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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.

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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.

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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.

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Charles Kurzman

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.

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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.

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JonathanAlter

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.

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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.

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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.

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Gina Barreca

Barreca brings different take to discussion of public civility

July 15, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

It has become a national mantra, moan and, perhaps, a national illusion that civility in political discourse was the rule and now has been supplanted by ravening partisanship. Whatever the historical fact, Gina Barreca, author, lecturer, columnist and humorist, offers a thoughtful yet witty take on the “End of Civility” at the Contemporary Issues Forum 3 p.m. Saturday at the Hall of Philosophy. She is a practitioner of the theory, “If they are laughing, they are listening.”

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Randall to present lecture on Ethan Allen

July 12, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Willard Sterne Randall encountered history at a young age, growing up in Philadelphia, seeing history of the revolution all around him and following his father’s footsteps — from Valley Forge to Gettysburg, wherever their 1950 convertible would take them.

The author of a dozen books, Randall will speak on his most recent subject, Ethan Allen, at 3:30 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy. The lecture is part of the Oliver Archives Heritage Lecture Series. A book signing will follow.

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