Past Events

“Perceptual Mimesis”

With Avenali Lecturer Elaine Scarry
| Alumni House

Avenali Lecturer Elaine Scarry is Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value for the Department of English at Harvard University. Her research encompasses many topics, including 20th-century Drama; the 19th-century British novel; theories of representation; language of physical pain; and the structure of verbal and material making in art, science, and the law.

Elaine Scarry, English, Harvard University

“The Problem of Vivacity”
Avenali Lecture
| Alumni House

Elaine Scarry is Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value for the Department of English at Harvard University. Her research encompasses many topics, including 20th-century Drama; the 19th-century British novel; theories of representation; language of physical pain; and the structure of verbal and material making in art, science, and the law.

Talking about Dance

With Una's Lecturer Arlene Croce
| Durham Studio Theatre

A discussion with Una's Lecturer Arlene Croce.

Jonathan Miller, Director, Writer, & Producer

“Moving Images: Film and Narration”
Avenali Lecture
| Wheeler Auditorium

Sir Jonathan Miller, CBE, is a British physician, theatre and opera director and television writer and producer.