On Wednesday night, Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, spoke in Kresge Auditorium of her experience navigating her exilic Jewish Latina identity.
Behar began by chronicling the history of her lineage as she described the cultural …
Politically-minded members of the Bowdoin and greater Brunswick community braved dark skies and pouring rain on Thursday afternoon to hear Adam Berinsky, a professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, give a talk in Kresge Auditorium on …
On Tuesday, author and journalist Kathryn Graven came to the College to deliver a talk about her new book “Memoirs of a Mask Maker.” The talk came to be when Graven approached Professor of Government and Asian Studies Henry C.W. …
Billed to students as a talk, this year’s iteration of the annual Kenneth V. Santagata lecture—given by transgressive filmmaker John Waters yesterday evening—could be described as more of a stand-up comedy set. During the hour-long show, the crowd in Pickard …
On Wednesday, Seth Jaffe ’00, associate professor of the history of political thought at Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, made his case in Lancaster Lounge for a new definition of populism. His definition requires more collaboration between political theorists …
On Wednesday night, Roux Distinguished Scholar Ayana Elizabeth Johnson hosted a conversation with Maggie Thomas, special assistant to the president for climate, in the Roux Lantern. Thomas and Johnson provided insight on climate politics, factors that drive climate policy change …
On Monday, Kresge Auditorium was illuminated by images of golden religious icons and glowing visages of early African Christians. The occasion was a lecture given by Andrea Achi, the Jaharis Associate Curator of Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum of …
On Wednesday, Professor of English at St. John’s University Steven Alvarez presented in the Shannon Room on how he uses tacos as a mechanism for exploring the importance of foodways and literacy in Mexican-American culture and traditions in his popular …
On Tuesday, Russian journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Elena Kostyuchenko visited campus to read a segment of her book, “I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country,” and talked about finding the balance between journalism and activism and her experience with …
On Wednesday, Stanley Druckenmiller ’75 made an appearance in Druckenmiller Hall over Zoom. He was the chief donor to the hall named after his grandfather, Stanley F. Druckenmiller. After his time at Bowdoin, Druckenmiller served as a hedge fund manager …