Oregon Humanities

Happy-Hour Series Considers the Future of Food

Oregon Humanities’ 2012 Think & Drink series continues on May 30

17 April 2012

The second conversation in Oregon Humanities’ 2012 Think & Drink series on the future takes place on Wednesday, May 30 with a look at the future of food security at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan, Portland) from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Minors allowed when accompanied by an adult. Think & Drink events are free and open to the public. Doors open at 5 p.m.

The conversation will feature Robert Paarlberg, professor of political science at Wellesley College and author of Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know; and Susan Bragdon, executive director of the Agriculture and Innovation Policy Network.

This is the second in a four-part series¬ that explores how technology shapes the future. Upcoming programs will look at the... More

Happy-Hour Series Considers Technology and the Future

Oregon Humanities’ four-part Think & Drink series kicks off March 14

07 February 2012

Oregon Humanities’ Think & Drink series explores how technology shapes the future by looking at social movements, food, artificial intelligence, and robotic warfare. Think & Drink events are free and open to the public.

All events in the series will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland. Minors with parents allowed. The series includes the following events:

• Future of Social Movements and Citizen Power: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
  David S. Meyer, professor of sociology, political science, and planning at University of California Irvine and author of The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America, and Bob Liebman, associate professor of sociology and urban studies and... More

Happy Hour Conversation about Happiness

Author of The Happiness Myth headlines Wordstock Think & Drink

22 September 2011

Cultural historian Jennifer Michael Hecht tackles the history of happiness in the fall 2011 Think & Drink. The Oregon Humanities happy-hour conversation will be Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland.

Hecht will also participate in a forum to address the evolution of environmental ethics on October 2. “The Eye of the Storm: Re-imagining Ethics for Changing Times” takes place at Oregon State University in Corvallis and is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event. Hecht’s book, The Happiness Myth, adds a historical perspective to the question of happiness, specifically investigating drugs, money, bodies, and celebration to find out where we find our bliss.

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Happy Hour Conversation About WikiLeaks

An influential blogger and University of Oregon journalism professor headline Oregon Humanities’ winter Think & Drink

20 January 2011

Aaron Bady, dubbed “The Unknown Blogger Who Changed WikiLeaks Coverage” by Atlantic Monthly, and Peter Laufer, University of Oregon journalism professor, will lead a discussion on the implications of WikiLeaks at the winter 2011 Think & Drink.

The Oregon Humanities happy-hour conversation will be Thursday, February 24, 2011, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland.

The website WikiLeaks released hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents in fall 2010, leading to a vigorous international debate. The winter Think & Drink will address WikiLeaks and its implications on government secrecy and journalism.

Peter Laufer is James N. Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of... More

Think & Drink on Fossil Fuel Dependency and Green Jobs

The happy-hour discussion brings together Thomas Andrews, Rebecca Clarren, and Emily Harris.

17 June 2010

Given the recent West Virginia coal mine tragedy and Gulf Coast oil spill disaster, Americans are becoming more concerned with fossil fuel dependency and the future of energy. If you want to participate in a discussion on these topics, come to the summer 2010 Think & Drink happy-hour conversation, which brings together environmental historian Thomas Andrews, investigative journalist Rebecca Clarren, and OPB radio host Emily Harris, who will moderate the conversation.

Think & Drink will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at 6:00 at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland. The happy-hour series, which sparks provocative conversations about big ideas, is sponsored by Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the... More