BONNIE HONIG INAUGURAL LECTURESarah Rebecca Roland Professor in Political Science Antigone, Interrupted: Greek Tragedy and the Future of HumanismTuesday, February 9, 5 PM in NEW LOCATION!HARDIN HALL, REBECCA CROWN CENTER, 633 CLARK STREET, EVANSTON CAMPUS [map] Approaching Antigone in the context of political theory that is both classical (Nicole Loraux) and contemporary (Hannah Arendt and Jacques Ranciere), Professor Honig develops the play’s significance for us today by reading it in the context of 5th century practices of burial and the politics of sovereignty. The lecture closes with a reading of Michael Moore’s film, Fahrenheit 9/11. |
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