Institute Associates Lunch Colloquia
The Institute hosts Lunch Colloquia at mid-day on many Wednesdays and several Tuesdays during the academic year. The lunch period is followed by a presentation and discussion of the current research of Institute Fellows and Affiliates. Participants include the Institute Associates and the presenter’s invited guests. If you are interested in attending a particular colloquium or would like to request further information, please email hum@northwestern.edu.
2009 - 2010 Lunch Colloquia Schedule
Fall Quarter
Welcome Lunch Colloquium
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 12:00-1:30 pm
Nathan Leahy (English, 2009-2010 Graduate Affiliate)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:00-1:30 pm
"The Panic of 1893 and the Development of a U.S. Economic Character"
Valentina Fratti (Artist in Residence, Fall 2009)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 12:00-1:30 pm
“Landfill”
Mary Weismantel (Anthropology, 2009-2010 Fellow)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00-1:30 pm
“Obstinate Things: Materiality and the Moche Sex Pots”
Courtney Kneupper (History, 2009-2010 Graduate Affiliate)
Wednesday, December 2, 12:00-1:30 pm
“The Uses of Prophecy: Envisioning a New Religious and Political Future in Late Medieval Germany”
Winter Quarter
Hollis Griffin (RTVF, 2009-2010 Graduate Affiliate)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
"Affect for Sale: Re-Orienting Queer Media Criticism in the Context of Digital Media Convergence"
Chloe Johnston (Performance Studies, 2009-2010 Graduate Affiliate)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
"Paths of Risk and Resistance: Walking as an Interventionist Art"
Patrick Killoran (Artist in Residence, Winter and Spring 2010)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
“Fata Morgana”
Dialogues, Thing Theory 1
With guests Jennifer L. Roberts (Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University) and Bill Brown (Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago).
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
Lars Toender (Political Science, 2009-2010 Fellow)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
“Tolerantia and the Politics of Pain”
Spring Quarter
Susan Phillips (English, 2009-2010 Fellow)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
“Late Medieval Language Lessons, or the Art of not-so-polite Conversation”
Dialogues, Thing Theory 2
With guests Janet Hoskins (Professor of Anthropology, University of Southern California) and Christopher Witmore (Assistant Professor, Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures at Texas Tech University).
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
Domietta Torlasco (French and Italian, 2009-2010 Fellow)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
“Digital Memory”
John Russell (2009-2010 Library Fellow)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:00-1:30 pm
“The Little Shepherd Leaves Town: Rediscovering the Recorder in the 19th Century”
