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Isabel Moreira: “Balthild of Francia: Anglo-Saxon Slave, Merovingian Queen, and Abolitionist Saint”
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In the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris stand twenty white marble statues of queens and illustrious women in French history, a series commissioned during the 19th-century reign of King Louis-Philippe as part of a larger beautification program. However, when sculptor Victor Thérasse presented his statue of Queen Balthild in 1848, both the statue itself […]
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February 24, 2025
Peggy Battin, James Tabery, David Turok: Opt-in reproduction and medical ethics
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What if advances in technology were already changing the causal logic of human reproduction which is now taken for granted? Could pregnancy shift from an event which some opt out of through prevention or termination, to an intentional, elective choice? How should such a system work, and what would be its likely consequences? […]
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November 15, 2024
Percival Everett: Fiction, race, and philosophy
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The works of Percival Everett, Distinguished Professor at the University of Southern California, feature satirical and ironic accounts of race in American life, experiments in literary form, and philosophically rich reconsiderations of historical periods and events. His 2024 novel, James, retells the story of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective […]
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November 5, 2024
An Evening with Great Books features old and new classics
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Now in its second year at the University of Utah, Great Books in the Humanities introduces first-year students to foundational literary and philosophical works from across world civilizations, alongside recent scholarship that deepens our understanding of enduring questions. At an evening reception at the Fort Douglas Commander’s House on October 16, campus and community members […]
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October 18, 2024
Alice Dailey: Writing “Mother of Stories” on personal and academic forms of death
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The first Tanner Conversation of 2024-2025 was held on September 25 with Alice Dailey, Professor of English and Director of Faculty Affairs at Villanova University. The subject of conversation was her book, Mother of Stories: An Elegy, published this year by Fordham University Press. In a blend of memoir and scholarly investigation, Dailey recounts the […]
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October 1, 2024
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Authoritarianism and democratic backsliding
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Associate Director, Tanner Humanities Center What makes a leader authoritarian, and how do they rule? This central question animates the work of Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. Her recent book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present (W.W. Norton, 2020), identifies the defining features of authoritarianism for the last […]
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September 25, 2024
Inaugural games humanities symposium presents field-defining scholarship
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A symposium on September 13–14 at Snowbird Utah brought together scholars from the University of Utah and other institutions to present groundbreaking and field-defining work in games humanities. Presentations at the symposium explored a range of interdisciplinary topics, including the representation of the ancient world in games like Assassin’s Creed(Alexis M. Christensen, World Languages and Cultures), […]
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September 17, 2024
Scott Black and Robert Carson: Op-ed in Salt Lake Tribune on Great Books
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Voices: In Utah, diverse literature should be celebrated with the same vigor as the Olympics The Games bring together athletes who push the boundaries of human performance, and the humanities should similarly strive for international excellence, balancing tradition with innovation. By Scott Black and Robert Carson | For The Salt Lake Tribune | Sep. 3, […]
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September 4, 2024
Remembering Bruce Bastian, 1948-2024
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Bruce Bastian was a longtime supporter of the Tanner Humanities Center and his partnership was instrumental in furthering the center’s mission to provide public outreach and educational enrichment to the University campus and the broader community. The B.W. Bastian Foundation enabled the Tanner Humanities Center to host prominent LGBTQ+ authors and scholars, expanding opportunities for […]
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June 21, 2024
Min Jin Lee: “Because I Love My People”
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If you were me in March 2020, you were looking for the biggest book left on your shelves to help you cope with the news and the newness of online teaching and the dishes and the too-small square footage of your apartment, every day silent, every day filled with noise. And if you were me […]
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April 17, 2024
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