The Humanities Council is pleased to present the 18th Annual Humanities Colloquium, on Thursday, September 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the Chancellor Green Rotunda. Inspired by the centenary of James Baldwin and the Council’s Baldwin Circles project, the theme of this year’s event is “Knowledge and Action.”
In A Letter to My Nephew (1962), Baldwin wrote: “[P]eople find it very difficult to act on what they know. To act is to be committed and to be committed is to be in danger.” Taking these words as a point of departure, the Colloquium ponders the role that knowing and acting play in our democracy in this election year.
Speakers include distinguished Princeton scholars and practitioners whose work represents different approaches and historical periods. Yelena Baraz (Classics; Society of Fellows), Eliza Griswold (Journalism), Jan-Werner Müller (Politics), and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (African American Studies) will explore the theme as it pertains to their own work and research. The conversation, open to the University community, will be moderated by Council Chair Esther Schor (English).
Learn more about the Colloquium and revisit past events on the Humanities Council website.
