Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecturers, Penn Humanities Forum

Clockwise from top left: Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Amy Bloom, Caryl Phillips, Tariq Ali, Elaine Pagels, Jenny Holzer, Lorraine Daston, David Harvey, Jack Miles, Mary Sweeney, Immanuel Wallerstein.

 
 

Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture Series
in the Humanities

The Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture Series in the Humanities brings to the Penn Humanities Forum scholars and artists whose work has advanced our understanding of issues central to the humanities.

The series is named for Seng Tee Lee, a business executive and noted philanthropist. Dr. Lee is director of the Lee group of companies in Singapore and of the Lee Foundation.

Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lectures
 
  2012-13 Peripheries
image Immanuel Wallerstein, Senior Research Scholar, Sociology, NYU
Cores and Peripheries in the 21st Century; October 10, 2012
  2011-12 | Adaptations
image David Harvey, Distinguished Professor, Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center
The End of Capitalism?; November 30, 2011
  2010-11 | Virtuality
image Lorraine Daston, Executive Director, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Nature's Revenge; April 6, 2011
  2008-09 | Change
image Amy Bloom, Author
Tragedy is Easy, Comedy is Hard, and Love is Damn Near Impossible; February 11, 2009
  2007-08 | Origins
image Elaine Pagels, Historian of Religion, Princeton University
Original Sin; April 2, 2008
  2006-07 | Travel
image Caryl Phillips, Author
Border Crossings; October 25, 2006
  2005-06 | Word & Image
image Jenny Holzer, Artist
Public Art; November 16, 2005
  2004-05 | Sleep and Dreams
image Mary Sweeney, Writer, Editor, and Producer
Cutting Cinematic Dreams; March 15, 2005
  2003-04 | Belief
image Tariq Ali, Writer and Filmmaker
Fanaticism, Belief, Empires; February 18, 2004
  2002-03 | The Book
image Jack Miles, Author
How Many Scriptures Became One Bible; March 19, 2003
  2001-02 | Time
image Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Professor of History, Oxford
What is History Now?; November 28, 2001