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In addition to ongoing regular programming, Oregon Humanities occasionally offers public lectures, panels, and reading and discussion series in communities around the state. We also work in partnership with other organizations to offer this type of programming.

OHC Being Human Series
"Being Human/Human Being" series at University of Oregon Humanities Center

Oregon Humanities is cosponsoring the University of Oregon Humanities Center‘s 2012-13 lecture series on the theme “Being Human/Human Being.” From November 2012 to May 2013, OHC will host several free lectures in Eugene and Portland, all featuring scholars who offer a fresh look at the human condition. For more information about any of the events listed below, please contact OHC at (541) 346-3934 or by email.

Upcoming events in this series
  • May 30, 2013, in Portland
    “What on Earth Is Happening to Us? Polarization, Demonization, and Paralysis in American Politics” by Jonathan Haidt (see May 29 lecture above). 7:00 p.m., University of Oregon in Portland, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch St.

Below, a TED Talk by Haidt:

Past events in this series
  • November 13, 2012, in Eugene
    “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by legal scholar and author Michelle Alexander of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. 7:30 p.m., 182 Lillis Hall, University of Oregon.
  • January 25, 2013, in Portland
    Tzedek Lecture in Portland: “The Best Care Possible Through the End of Life: What It Is and How to Get It” by Ira Byock (see January 24 lecture above) 7 p.m., University of Oregon in Portland, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch St.

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