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SOPOT, POLAND — Our first day of the Larwood Meeting was much fun, especially after I unloaded my presentation in the morning and could relax. We are gathering on the beautiful campus of the Instytut Oceanologii (one building pictured above), … Continue reading →

SOPOT, POLAND — Our surprise dinner this evening was a Polish barbecue in the forest outside Sopot. I am impressed with how much forested land has been preserved around the three connected cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gydnia. With a … Continue reading →

Thi Bui is the author of our first-year summer reading selection, The Best We Could Do. She will offer a lecture on September 24th, and there will be opportunities for students and others on campus to engage with the speaker. … Continue reading →

Thursday, September A historian whose scholarship focuses on the intersections of anthropology, religion, philosophy, and history in China.   Check out the following links for more information on Michael Puett: Biography Puett on China Lecture on Zhuangzi Ritual and Humanity … Continue reading →

Tuesday, October 14th Susan Stranahan was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. She has recently co-authored a book on the nuclear disaster in Japan: Fukshima-The Story of … Continue reading →

Thursday, October 30th Kim is an anthropologist whose current research examines the social and political dynamics that have shaped the natural environment of the Korean DMZ.   Check out the links below for more information on Eleana Kim:  Biography Making … Continue reading →

Edward Humes 7:30pm, September 26th, 2018 Location: McGaw Chapel   Garbology is authored by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, Edward Humes. The book examines the relationship that humans have with our garbage – the waste that we create, dispose, buy and sell. In … Continue reading →

If you are a first-year student and are reading this blog, welcome! By now, you have signed up for your ARCH session and are doubtless excited to visit campus, register for classes, live in a residence hall, and get a … Continue reading →

Kate Manne Wednesday, September 12th, Lean Lecture Room at 7:30 pm   Our lecturer this year is the eminent philosopher, Kate Manne. She is the assistant professor in the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University and APA (American Philosophical … Continue reading →

SOPOT, POLAND — Yes, that’s a view from my hotel window. I’ve suddenly found myself in an old resort town on the Baltic coast of Poland near the cities of Gdansk and Gydnia. Another one of those astonishing geographic transformations … Continue reading →