Panel Discussants: Maya Lin, Thomas Laqueur (History), Andrew Barshay (History), Stephen Greenblatt (English), and Stanley Saitowitz (Architecture)
While an undergraduate in Architecture at Yale University, sculptor and architect Maya Lin won the competition to design and build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
"Intellectual Life in a Post-Totalitarian Society"
Andrei Pleşu is professor of art history, philosophy and religion at the University of Bucharest.
Panel Discussants: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Jorge Klor de Alva (Ethnic Studies), David Hollinger (History) and Angela Harris (Boalt Hall School of Law).
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Philosopher, Cultural Theorist, & Novelist
Kwame Anthony Appiah is a Ghanaian philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist. His scholarship addresses political and moral theory, African intellectual history, and philosophical questions of culture and identity.
Dušan Makavejev, Director & Screenwriter
Dušan Makavejev is a Serbian film director famous for his films of former Yugoslavia in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Known for blending fiction with reality and drama with humor, Makavejev’s work often contains experimental elements and has been considered controversial for its eroticism and sharp criticism of Eastern European politics.
Panel Discussants: Philip Fisher and Richard Wollheim (Philosophy)