Casual Conversation December 18th with Professor Christakis
On Thursday, December 18 at 5 pm Eastern Time, Nicholas A.
Casual Conversation December 8 with Provost Schnell
This is a Casual Conversation that all of you must attend: Dartmouth’s new Provost Santiago Schnellwill be our guest on December 8 at 5 pm Eastern on Zoom. He was recommended to us for a Ca
Casual Conversation November 23 with Prof. Hirsch
On Sunday, November 23 at 3 pm we will be having a return appearance for a Casual Conversation of Foster Hirsch, Professor of Film at Brooklyn College and board member of th
Casual Conversation November 2 with Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen
On Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm Eastern we will have a Casual Conversation with independent scholar Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen. Mr.
Casual Conversation: October 20 with Professor Hirsch
Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Francine Hirsch on Monday, October 20 at 6 pm Eastern. We will be speaking with her about her beautifully written and vitally informative book: So
Casual Conversation with Prof Kelley about Moby Dick September 28th
On Sunday, September 28 at 3 pm ET on Zoom we will have the opportunity to have a conversation about Moby Dick with Wyn Kelley, Senior Lecturer Emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She comes to us through the good offices of classmate Bruce Alpert. Lecturer Kelley’s MIT faculty listing, with drop down lists of courses taught, and publications as well as a link to her cv, may be found here: https://lit.mit.edu/wkelley/ .
Casual Conversation August 18th - King Lear
On August 18, 2025, at 3 pm Eastern Time, Princeton University Professor Rhodri Lewis will be our guest for a Casual Conversation on King Lear by William Shakespeare.
Casual Conversation with Prof. Wohlforth on August 4 about subversion
This coming Monday, August 4 at 5 pm Eastern Time we will be joined for a Casual Conversation with Dartmouth Professor William C. Wohlforth who will discuss the new book he co-authored with independent scholar Professor Jill Kastner (whose PhD is from Harvard University): A Measure Short of War: A Brief History of Great Power Subversion (Oxford University Press 2025).
Casual Conversation with Dr. Gregory Makoff on Sunday, July 20 at 3 pm ET
On Sunday, July 20 at 3 pm Eastern Time, Dr. Gregory Makoff will spend time with us for a Casual Conversation. Dr.
Casual Conversation June 29th with Prof Deresiewicz
William Deresiewicz is an independent scholar who will be with us on Sunday, June 29 at 3 pm Eastern Time for a Casual Conversation focusing on the essays in his collection The End of So