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12th Annual Humanities Colloquium: Capturing the Human

September 20, 2018 · 4:30 pm6:00 pm · 219 Aaron Burr

Humanities Council

The 2018-19 Old Dominion ProfessorsMichael Flower, Simon Gikandi, Kim Lane Scheppele, and Sean Wilentz, will participate in a panel discussion on the theme of “Capturing the Human.”  The colloquium will be moderated by the Chair of the Humanities Council, Eric Gregory.

A Cross-Disciplinary Conversation

Michael Flower (Classics): ” Social Control in Ancient Sparta”

Simon Gikandi (English): “Slavery and the Question of the Human”

Sean Wilentz (History): “When Did Slavery Become Evil?”

Kim Lane Scheppele (Sociology, WWS, UCHV): “Cruel Markets”

Eric S. Gregory (Religion; Chair, Humanities Council): Moderator

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