PAL Forum – Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
April 20th, 2010 Screening of Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) with an introduction by Toril Moi and a discussion after.Read more
REALISM, MODERNISM, PHILOSOPHY: A SYMPOSIUM ON THE VISUAL ARTS
On March 4th & 5th, 2010 PAL was privileged to be able to host REALISM, MODERNISM, PHILOSOPHY: A SYMPOSIUM ON THE VISUAL ARTS with Fredric Jameson (Duke), Michael Fried (Johns Hopkins University) and Robert Pippin (University of Chicago), where these superb scholars both presented their work and engaged in conversation about art, art history and…Read more
Young Scholars Workshop 2010
February 19-20, 2010 PAL hosted a workshop for young scholars working on ordinary language philosophy in relation to literature and other arts, or in relation to more general problems in the humanities. The workshop brought together young scholars (graduate students, recent Ph.Ds and junior faculty) from Duke and from other universities. The workshop aimed to…Read more
PAL Forum – Discussion of Michael Fried’s “Art and Objecthood” (1967)
February 2nd, 2010 Discussion of Michael Fried’s Art and Objecthood (1967) in preparation for “Realism, Modernism, Philosophy: A Symposium on the Visual Arts“.Read more
A.S. Byatt
On October 15, 2009 PAL co-sponsored the visit to Duke by British writer A.S. Byatt, who gave a free public reading. Dame Antonia was also at the National Humanities Center on October 16, 2009, where she appeared in conversation with Professor Toril Moi.Read more
Stanley Cavell – Excerpts from Memory
On October 12, 2009 Stanley Cavell gave PAL’s inaugrual lecture, “Exceprts from Memory” in the Nasher Museum of Art Auditorium. The lecture was based on the concluding part of his autobiography to be published next year. On October 13, 2009, Cavell gave a seminar, which was an open discussion where Professor Cavell welcomed questions on…Read more
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