How can historians create meaningful narrative out of a jumble of past events? What if those events are unimaginably horrible? rooted deep in history and living memory, yet influenced by passing political trends? Historians face such questions all the...
The Honorable James T. Laney, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, will deliver the 1996-97 Margaret Lindquist Sorensen Lecture on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. in Yale Divinity School’s Marquand Chapel, 409 Prospect Street. His topic will be “...
The Council on East Asian Studies will present a talk by the Distinguished Fulbright Scholar Charles K. Kao on “The Role of Hong Kong After 1997,” today, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the Luce Hall Auditorium. A reception will follow. Prof. Kao is Hong...
An anonymous gift from a grateful member of the Class of 1982 will honor noted writer, critic and poet Marie Borroff, Sterling Professor Emeritus of English. The gift will establish the Marie Borroff Scholarship Fund, which will award financial aid to...
Yale University will host a conference to explore the future of East Timor, Thursday, March 6, at 4 p.m. “The Question of Autonomy and Human Rights in East Timor” will be held in the Law School auditorium, 127 Wall Street. East Timor was a...
Animated films by Faith and Emily Hubley will be screened on Tuesday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Hastings Hall, Art and Architecture Building, 180 York St. The event is free and open to the public. For mobility-impaired access, call 432-2645. A long-...
“Belly Talkers,” a highly-acclaimed documentary about ventriloquists and their art, will be screened on Tuesday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at Yale University’s Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall Street. Directed by Sandra Luckow–professional...
The Yale School of Music Opera Program will present Giuseppe Verdi’s passionate love story, “La Traviata,” as its major production of the year. The opera will be performed at the Shubert Theater in New Haven on Friday, February 28, and Saturday, March...
The Council on Latin American Studies and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese will present a festival of films from and about Brazil, beginning Tuesday, February 25. All films will be shown in Mason Lab, 9 Hillhouse Avenue, Room 211, at 7:00 p.m...
Yale’s Council on African Studies and Film Study Center will jointly sponsor a series of recent films that take a look at African life and culture from an African perspective. All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Luce Hall auditorium, 34 Hillhouse...