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SUMMARY:James Joyce ‘Ulysses’
DESCRIPTION:In a new Future of the Humanities Project event series — Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference — we embrace the other at a time when we have heard much about the ways in which national\, religious\, and cultural lines divide us as humans. In this series\, we invite leading scholars across disciplines to explore themes of cultural encounters both in classic literary works and in contemporary cultural debates. \nIn this event Dr Cólín Parsons\, Georgetown University\, gives a talk on James Joyce ‘Ulysses’. \nThis event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford. It is part of the year-long series\, Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference. \nOnline. Free and open to all. Registration is required. \n  \nUpcoming events in the series:\nMonday\, 29 April \nDr Joseph Simmons\, Marquette University\, on Alessandro Manzoni ‘The Betrothed’ \nMonday\, 13 May \nProfessor Walid Saleh\, The University of Toronto\, on ‘The Quran’
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/james-joyce-ulysses/
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SUMMARY:Can We Separate the Art from the Artist?
DESCRIPTION:History is rife with artists who created inspiring work\, but were considered questionable characters at best\, and despicable at worst. Caravaggio\, the renowned 16th-century Italian painter\, was also known as a notorious criminal and a murderer. Immediately after the death of Klaus Kinski\, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century\, his daughter revealed that for years he had sexually abused her. In the 21st century\, when egregious behavior has come to be more closely scrutinized\, talented artists and crafty gatekeepers\, such as Roman Polanski\, Harvey Weinstein\, and Kanye West\, have not been spared from public condemnation. In these times\, when creative people have been “canceled” or criticized for an assortment of reasons\, is it ever truly possible to separate the art from the artist? \nThis event is part of the ongoing event series Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues. These events are sponsored by the Free Speech Project (Georgetown University) and the Future of the Humanities Project (Georgetown University\, the Las Casas Institute and Campion Hall\, Oxford)\, hosted by Georgetown University on Zoom. \nFree and open to all. Registration is  required. \nFeatured:\nDennis de Caires was born in Guyana and works in London and Barbados\, where he is one of the directors of The Brighton Storeroom. He studied painting at Winchester School of Art\, The Royal College of Art in London\, and Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris\, and his work has been widely shown internationally. \nEstelle Thompson\, a British abstract artist\, is head of graduate painting at the Slade School of Fine Art\, University College London. She graduated from the Royal College of Art\, has exhibited internationally\, and received major commissions to incorporate color in the built environment of public buildings across the UK. Her work references the history of abstract painting and is informed by contemporary aesthetics\, optics\, color\, and material presence. \nMary Beth Willard\, a professor of philosophy at Weber State University in Ogden\, Utah\, teaches a variety of courses to undergraduates\, including an introductory class on “Philosophy as a Way of Life.” She writes primarily on metaphysics and aesthetics. Willard is author of “Why It’s OK to Enjoy the Work of Immoral Artists\,” a book about how society should treat the art of morally troubling artists. \nMichael Scott (moderator) is senior dean\, fellow of Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford\, college adviser for postgraduate students\, and a member of the Las Casas Institute. He also serves as senior adviser to the president of Georgetown University. Scott previously was the pro-vice-chancellor at De Montfort University and founding vice-chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University. \nSanford J. Ungar (moderator)\, president emeritus of Goucher College\, is director of the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University\, which documents challenges to free expression in American education\, government\, and civil society. Director of the Voice of America under President Bill Clinton\, he was also dean of the American University School of Communication and is a former co-host of “All Things Considered” on NPR. \n  \nFurther dates in the series:  15 May; 12 June; 17 July; 15 August. Titles TBC.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/can-we-separate-the-art-from-the-artist/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
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SUMMARY:Centesimus Annus - Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Catholic Social Teaching for the new millennium: Centesimus Annus\nOnline discussion group running over nine weeks. \nOpen to all. Registration is required. Contact edward.hadas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk for more information. \n  \nThe text is readily available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html \nWeek One (April 23): Sections 1-11 – Reading the past to understand the present \nWeek Two (April 30): Sections 12-16 – Socialism\, atheism\, and the modern State \nWeek Three (May 7): Sections 17-21 – True freedom\, true peace\, and the post-War order \nWeek Four (May 14): Sections 22-29 – Why communism fell\, and what it left behind? \nWeek Five (May 21): Sections 30 – 33 – Towards a human economy (Part One) \nWeek Six (May 28): Sections 34-36 – Towards a human economy (Part Two) \nWeek Seven (June 4): Sections 37-39 – Ecology and human ecology \nWeek Eight (June 11): Sections 40- 43 – Alienation and exploitation \nWeek Nine (June 18): Sections 44-62 – State\, culture\, humanity\, and the Church \n 
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/centesimus-annus-discussion-group/2024-04-23/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Casas Institute":MAILTO:lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Subsidiarity in Action
DESCRIPTION:Small communities and associations have a political component. Not only do they offer an opportunity for political participation at a small scale\, but they also relate politically to other communities. I explore the politics among communities by looking at three different places where people with and without disabilities live together in intentional community—Geel\, Belgium; L’Arche; and Camphill. I find that these grassroots communities are nested in a complicated relationship to both the society around them and the local and national governments that fund and support them—relationships of support\, oversight\, and regulation. By looking at subsidiarity in action\, we get a picture of subsidiarity as more overlapping interwoven than some abstract theories of subsidiarity admit. I bring these sociological insights into conversation with canonical political thinkers including Althusius and Tocqueville. \nIn-person workshop led by Lorraine Krall McCrary in the Aula\, Blackfrairs Hall. \nTo register your interest\, please email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/subsidiarity-in-action/
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SUMMARY:“The Betrothed”: Cultural Encounters in Pope Francis’s Favorite Italian Novel
DESCRIPTION:In a new Future of the Humanities Project event series — Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference — we embrace the other at a time when we have heard much about the ways in which national\, religious\, and cultural lines divide us as humans. In this series\, we invite leading scholars across disciplines to explore themes of cultural encounters both in classic literary works and in contemporary cultural debates. \nThe Betrothed (1827) is Alessandro Manzoni’s nineteenth-century Italian classic about star-crossed lovers and a cowardly priest. It was re-translated into English in 2022\, resulting in new appreciation in the Anglosphere. Part of that interest comes because Pope Francis has repeatedly read it and cited it in multiple interviews\, papal audiences\, and homilies. \nWhy should a nineteenth-century historical novel about seventeenth-century war\, famine\, and plague be of interest to a twenty-first-century reader? Because it treats timeless themes of cultural encounter: rich and poor\, sacred and profane\, outsiders and insiders\, and last but not least\, saints and sinners. This talk by Rev. Joseph Simmons\, S.J.\, will analyze themes of cultural encounter in light of Pope Francis’ own theological vision and convey why The Betrothed is worthy of a new generation of readers’ attention. \nParticipants:\nRev. Joseph E. Simmons\, S.J.\, is assistant professor of theology at Marquette University. His field of academic study is theology and literature\, atheism\, and writers “bothered by God.” Simmons received a master’s degree in theology from Boston College and completed doctoral studies at Campion Hall\, Oxford. His doctoral dissertation argued that even self-described atheists like Virginia Woolf raise theological questions for believers and non-believers alike. Prior to Marquette\, Simmons was a research fellow at Department of English at Georgetown University from 2022 to 2023 coordinating seminars on theology\, art\, literature\, and the environment. \nMichael Scott (moderator) is senior dean\, fellow of Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford\, college advisor for postgraduate students\, and a member of the Las Casas Institute. He also serves as senior advisor to the president of Georgetown University. Scott previously served as the pro-vice-chancellor at De Montfort University and founding vice-chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University\, where he is professor emeritus. \n  \nThis event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford. It is part of the year-long series\, Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference. \nOnline. Free and open to all. Registration is required. \n  \nUpcoming events in the series:\nMonday\, 13 May \nProfessor Walid Saleh\, The University of Toronto\, on ‘The Quran’.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/alessandro-manzoni-the-betrothed/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Casas Institute with Georgetown University":MAILTO:lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Centesimus Annus - Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Catholic Social Teaching for the new millennium: Centesimus Annus\nOnline discussion group running over nine weeks. \nOpen to all. Registration is required. Contact edward.hadas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk for more information. \n  \nThe text is readily available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html \nWeek One (April 23): Sections 1-11 – Reading the past to understand the present \nWeek Two (April 30): Sections 12-16 – Socialism\, atheism\, and the modern State \nWeek Three (May 7): Sections 17-21 – True freedom\, true peace\, and the post-War order \nWeek Four (May 14): Sections 22-29 – Why communism fell\, and what it left behind? \nWeek Five (May 21): Sections 30 – 33 – Towards a human economy (Part One) \nWeek Six (May 28): Sections 34-36 – Towards a human economy (Part Two) \nWeek Seven (June 4): Sections 37-39 – Ecology and human ecology \nWeek Eight (June 11): Sections 40- 43 – Alienation and exploitation \nWeek Nine (June 18): Sections 44-62 – State\, culture\, humanity\, and the Church \n 
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/centesimus-annus-discussion-group/2024-04-30/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
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