Fall 2018 Colloquia
Detail from: Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, The Descent from the Cross, oil on panel, about 1500 (detail of the Virgin), Musée du Louvre, accession no. INV 1445.
The Late Antique-Medieval-Early Modern Faculty Working Group at Brooklyn College presents their fall 2018 colloquia.
Tuesday, October 16
Enlightenment Now?
A psychologist and an historian discuss Steven Pinker on human nature and emotion.
5–6:30 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
- Hanah Chapman, Department of Psychology
- Lauren Mancia, Department of History
Thursday, November 1
Translating Tragic Emotion in Early Modern England: Greek to English, Female to Male
12:30–2 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
- Tanya Pollard, Department of English
Tuesday, November 13
The Weeping Wound: Asceticism and Transformation in the Age of Tears
5–6:30 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
- Christopher Richards, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts, NYU
Tuesday, December 11
The Materiality of Emotion in Inscribed Jewish Prayers
5–6:30 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
- Karen Stern, Department of History
