Upcoming Events

April
18
Date
Thu April 18th 2024, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
Room 252

“Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote”: Borges y la crítica

A talk by Dr. Andrés Lema-Hincapié (University of Colorado, Denver)

April
19
  • Colloquium Series
Date
Fri April 19th 2024, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location
380-380Y

The A Priori, Metaphysics, and Objective Justification: A Unification

April
19
Date
Fri April 19th 2024, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location
Building 320, Geology Corner
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305
105

Reception: Outside of Geology Corner (320-105). Appetizers and drinks provided. 5-5:30pm

April
23
Date
Tue April 23rd 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
April
23
Date
Tue April 23rd 2024, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
Rm 252

The Department of French and Italian at Stanford University presents:

The 2024 Michel Serres Distinguished Lecture

April
26
Date
Fri April 26th 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Building 110
450 Jane Stanford Way Building 110, Stanford, CA 94305
112

Talk Description: My talk will focus on the difference between the way emotions are conceived in antiquity and in modern culture, with special reference to the theatre.

April
26
  • Colloquium Series
Date
Fri April 26th 2024, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location
Building 90-92Q

Title: Learning How to Value

May
1
Date
Wed May 1st 2024, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Levinthal Hall

Stopping climate change will require reinventing today’s energy and industrial systems without falling victim to the same technocratic hubris that caused it.…

May
3
Date
Fri May 3rd 2024, All day

The Ethics of Reading

May 3rd - 4th, 2024

 

May
3
Date
Fri May 3rd 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Building 110
450 Jane Stanford Way Building 110, Stanford, CA 94305
112

Talk Description: This talk explores the concept of “local myth,” often contrasted to “universal” or “Panhellenic” traditions of mythic discourse, in several contexts.