UPenn scholar of social thought Barbara Savage to deliver AAHH Week 4 lecture on narratives of history by Ellen E. Mintzer on July 19, 2022 share Barbara Savage, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought in the Department of Africana Studies at the University
Tech journalist, Smithsonian’s Wikimedian-at-Large Andrew Lih to trace Wikipedia’s power in cultural heritage by Arden Ryan on July 19, 2022 share When it comes to new ways of recording history, Wikipedia is often the first thing that comes to mind. Andrew
Rev. Adam Russell Taylor returns to Hall of Philosophy for AAHH lecture by webchq on July 12, 2022 share After opening the Week Three Interfaith Lecture Series theme of “The Spirituality of Human Rights,” the Rev. Adam Russell Taylor,
Entrepreneur, author Majora Carter to give AAHH lecture on Week 2 theme by Sara Toth on July 5, 2022 share Majora Carter is a woman who wears many hats: real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, a MacArthur Fellow, a
Brookings’ Andre Perry to discuss systemic devaluation of property in Black neighborhoods for AAHH lecture by Sarah Vest on August 13, 2021 share SARAH VEST - STAFF WRITER Perry Wealth in America has its roots in land ownership, with branches that reach forward
Steve Capers to discuss humor in life, finding purpose in online lecture by Max Zambrano on July 30, 2021 share MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Caper For nearly three decades, Steve Capers has lived in the world of comedy. In
Media exec Paula Madison to open AAHH series with talk on week’s China theme by Nick Danlag on July 2, 2021 share Madison NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER As a mixed-race Chinese-Jamaican American, Paula Madison says she wants to talk more about
William “Sandy” Darity, Kirsten Mullen to speak on reparations for AAHH lecture series by Jamie Clarkson on August 19, 2020 share Forty acres and a mule. This was the promise Gen. William T. Sherman made to enslaved Black Americans upon their
Artist Julia Bottoms to talk mural work, representation, for CVA lecture by Eleanor Bishop on August 11, 2020 share Bottoms Julia Bottoms isn’t afraid to think big picture: wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling-big. Bottoms, a Buffalo-based visual artist, just finished her largest
Heritage Lecture to welcome Gary Moore on ‘The History of Toilette Paper’ by Jamie Clarkson on August 7, 2020 share Gary Moore has presented comical yet fascinating niche history lessons at Chautauqua Institution every summer since 2011. But this year,
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz to talk rediscovering Judaism in adulthood for Interfaith Lecture Series by Eleanor Bishop on July 29, 2020 share In the introduction to her book, Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality and a Deeper Connection to Life – In
What makes a tradition? Institution historian and archivist Jon Schmitz to answer in Heritage Lecture by Jamie Clarkson on July 10, 2020 share The Audience Raises Handkerchiefs For The Drooping Of The Lillies During The Old First Night Chautauqua Birthday Celebration, Tuesday, August
African American Heritage House strives for diversity at Chautauqua by Tina Giuliano on August 23, 2019 share Stacey Abrams, a politician, lawyer, and author based in Georgia, speaks to Chautauquans about the importance of voting accessibility and
Richard Roush to Address Worldwide Water Scarcity in Heritage Lecture by Julia Preszler on August 19, 2019 share Roush As the world’s population increases and climate change disrupts the hydrologic cycle, water scarcity is becoming more and more
Gary Moore to Share Tales of Circuit Riders’ Chautauquan Connection in Heritage Lecture by Eleanor Bishop on August 15, 2019 share Moore Hooves pound against the dirt road, a cloud of dust billowing up in their wake. A road-weary stranger rides
Viranel Clerard to Discuss Internet and Power of Public Art in Heritage Lecture by Tina Giuliano on August 12, 2019 share In the city of Detroit there’s a young man with a camera. And after a few clicks of that camera