What is the responsibility of intellectuals today? How can and how should the humanities respond to overlapping global crises, including a perceived crisis of their own legitimacy? In four conversations taking place over two days, the panelists will discuss the challenges that the humanities and intellectual life face today. The discussion will be opened up to attending members of the Harvard community. To register, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdccuR0lBAXk_AtY6CTKk-OhY331dYSIuRduUxbWex6G3chaA/viewform

Panelists:

Klaus Benesch - Professor of English and American Studies, LMU Munich

Homi Bhabha - Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Harvard

Glenda Carpio - Professor of English and African and African American Studies, Harvard

Stephen Greenblatt - John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Harvard

Julika Griem - Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Essen

Ursula Heise - Marcia H. Howard Chair in Literary Studies, UCLA

Grace Lavery - Associate Professor of English, UC Berkeley

Christopher Newfield - Director of Research, Independent Social Research Foundation, London

Joseph North - Assistant Professor of English, Yale