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Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan | Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus
Tue, January 28, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
A professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University, Jennifer S. Hirsch also codirects the school’s Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT), a program that aims to engage students about the status of the campus’s sexual health. Shamus Khan chairs…
Paul Krugman | Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
Thu, January 30, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Penn Museum | Harrison Auditorium | 3260 South Street
Cost: $40/$55 - pre-signed book included with ticket
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Two Tickets/One Book Penn Museum, Harrison Auditorium, 3260 South Street In conversation with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics “The most celebrated economist of his generation” ( Economist ), Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for his work in international…
Digital Manipulation and the Political Campaign
Thu, February 6, 2020
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Political campaigns have used the media to influence voters. Yet, in today's online environment, social media is reaching a new audience of potential voters. This program seeks to ask and answer several pertinent questions about the use of social media on the campaign trail: Why do…
EJ Dionne | Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country
Thu, February 6, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
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In conversation with Dick Polman “Substantial” and “notably fair minded” ( New York Times Book Review ), E.J. Dionne Jr. is a syndicated columnist who appears twice weekly in the Washington Post and nearly 100 other newspapers, a senior fellow at the…
Pennoni Panels at The Rosenbach | Passing the Torch: Generational Shifts and the Politics of Change
Tue, February 11, 2020
6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach
During the second night of Democratic debates on June 27, 2019, Kamala Harris demanded Joe R. Biden Jr. “pass the torch” to a younger generation of politicians with alternate perspectives, new political methods, and new policies. When institutions become stale or face crises of…
Gretchen Sorin | Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
Tue, February 11, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In conversation with Rick Burns, Peabody and Emmy Award–winning documentarian A curator with more than 30 years’ experience, Dr. Gretchen Sorin has consulted for more than 250 institutions, including the Smithsonian, the Jewish Museum, and the New York State Historical Association.…
Become a Volunteer 2020 Census Champion
Wed, February 12, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Government Publications Department
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Parkway Central Library
After this 90 minute workshop, you will proudly call yourself a Census Champion: a trusted grassroots expert able to answer questions about the coming 2020 Census. Counting every single Philadelphian will make our communities stronger. Come learn how! Registration not required, but encouraged at…
A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations
Thu, February 13, 2020
6:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
When an African American high school student walking at night in his neighborhood came face to face with three plain clothes police officers, this chance encounter quickly turned violent. The young man was injured and arrested, and the case would likely have remained unknown -- until…
Dan Pfeiffer | UnTrumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Mon, February 24, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15/$32 - ticket/ticket with book
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The White House director of communications in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, Dan Pfeiffer is the New York Times bestselling author of Yes We (Still) Can , an “amusing and insightful” ( Esquire ) account of the shifting tides of politics of the internet age and a guide to…
David Plouffe | A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump
Tue, March 10, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
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The campaign manager for Barack Obama’s 2008 primary and general election victories, David Plouffe later served on the White House staff as a senior advisor and was largely credited with the 44th president’s 2012 win. He formerly worked as a leading Democratic Party media consultant…
Become a Volunteer 2020 Census Champion
Wed, March 11, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Government Publications Department
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Parkway Central Library
After this 90 minute workshop, you will proudly call yourself a Census Champion: a trusted grassroots expert able to answer questions about the coming 2020 Census. Counting every single Philadelphian will make our communities stronger. Come learn how! Registration not required, but encouraged at…
The Case of Martin Heidegger: Philosophy, Anti-Semitism and National Socialism
Thu, March 12, 2020
6:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The 2013 publication of Martin Heidegger’s diaries known as the Black Notebooks brought the study of Martin Heidegger’s philosophy to a state of crisis. In these diaries from 1932 to 1948, Heidegger reveals the depth of his anti-Semitism and commitment to Nazi racial ideology. They…
Rebecca Solnit | Recollections of My Nonexistence
Thu, March 12, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $32/$47 - book included with ticket
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Two Tickets/One Book In conversation with Jia Tolentino, New Yorker staff writer and author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion “Feminist, frequently funny, unflinchingly honest and often scathing” ( Salon ), activist, historian, and author Rebecca Solnit’s more than…
Katie Roiphe | The Power Notebooks
Thu, March 19, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Feminist author and journalist Kate Roiphe is the author of In Praise of Messy Lives , a “daring, vivid, combative” ( Wall Street Journal ) collection of essays that explores everything from Joan Didion to Mad Men . Her other books include The Morning After: Sex, Fear, and Feminism ;…
1979 : the Year that Upended the Middle East
Mon, March 23, 2020
12:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department
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Parkway Central Library
Several political and religious earthquakes hit the Middle East and the aftershocks are still being felt, 40 years later. Buntzie Ellis Churchill, the speaker, was President of the World Affairs Council for many years and host of WFLN's daily WorldViews for a decade. She…
James Shapiro | Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future
Thu, April 2, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
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“Brilliantly readable and revealing” ( Guardian ), James Shapiro’s immersive dives into the world of the Bard of Avon include The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 , A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 , and Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? A professor at…
Become a Volunteer 2020 Census Champion
Wed, April 8, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Government Publications Department
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Parkway Central Library
After this 90 minute workshop, you will proudly call yourself a Census Champion: a trusted grassroots expert able to answer questions about the coming 2020 Census. Counting every single Philadelphian will make our communities stronger. Come learn how! Registration not required, but encouraged at…
Frank B. Wilderson III | Afropessimism
Tue, April 28, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Frank B. Wilderson III spent more than five years in South Africa, where he was one of two Americans elected to the African National Congress during the country’s transformation after apartheid. His books include Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid and Red, White…
Jennifer Steinhauer | The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress
Tue, May 12, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
A reporter for the New York Times for 25 years, Jennifer Steinhauer has covered the United States Congress since 2010. Her former assignments include Los Angeles bureau chief and New York City Hall bureau chief. The winner of the Newswoman’s Club of New York Front Page Deadline…
Become a Volunteer 2020 Census Champion
Wed, May 13, 2020
3:00 P.M.
Government Publications Department
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Parkway Central Library
After this 90 minute workshop, you will proudly call yourself a Census Champion: a trusted grassroots expert able to answer questions about the coming 2020 Census. Counting every single Philadelphian will make our communities stronger. Come learn how! Registration not required, but encouraged at…