IS HONOR DEAD TODAY? FEBRUARY 27th, 2007.

(poster designed by Kate Sullivan)

In celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the formalization of the Honor Code at Sewanee, the "How, Then, Shall We Live?" lecture-discussion series is sponsoring a talk by author, scholar, and media critic James Bowman. His lecture "Is Honor Dead Today?" will take place on Tuesday, February 27 at 4:30 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium. In addition, he will lead a discussion on Wednesday February 28 at 4:30 p.m. in Convocation Hall. These and all other events in this series are free and open to the public.

Mr. Bowman is a movie critic for The American Spectator, the American editor of The Times Literary Supplement of London, a media critic for The New Criterion, and a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (http://www.eppc.org/). He is the author of Honor: a History (Encounter Books, 2006).

A faculty and staff panel, consisting of Andrea Mansker, History; Jim Peterman, Philosophy; Dale Richardson, English; and David Spaulding, Director of the University Counseling Service will introduce Bowman's ideas and arguments on Tuesday, February 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Gailor 11.

A student panel, consisting of Daniel Hinkle, Philosophy and Psychology C'08; Margaret McCall, English '08 and Chair of the Honor Council; Wilson Finch, History C'07 and President of the Order of Gownsmen; and D'Anthony Allen, English C'07, will examine Bowman's views and their relevance to Sewanee's honor tradition on Tuesday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the Women's Center Living Room.

Information about James Bowman and his writings can be found at the following links:

James Bowmans' web writings on honor: http://www.jamesbowman.net/honor.asp

Information on Honor: a History, which is also available in the University Bookstore:
http://www.encounterbooks.com/books/honor/

Reviews of Honor: a History
http://www.reason.com/news/show/36938.html

http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110008477

NPR"s "Here on Earth" interview with James Bowman on honor
http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/hoe/hoe060906k.rm

James Bowman's film reviews and writings on the web:
http://www.jamesbowman.net/

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Video and audio forms of James Bowman's lecture "Is Honor Dead Today?" and his follow up discussion are now available:

A student panel, consisting of Daniel Hinkle, Philosophy and Psychology C'08; Margaret McCall, English '08 and Chair of the Honor Council; Wilson Finch, History C'07 and President of the Order of Gownsmen; and D'Anthony Allen, English C'07, will examine Bowman's views and their relevance to Sewanee's honor tradition on

Tuesday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the Women's Center Living Room.

Video Feb 27 James Bowman Lecture "Is Honor Dead Today?"

Audio Feb 27 James Bowman Lecture "Is Honor Dead Today?"

Video Feb 28 discussion with James Bowman

Audio Feb 28 discussion with James Bowman

WHY ONLY ATHEISTS CAN TRULY BELIEVE. NOVEMBER 6th, 2006.

(poster designed by Kate Sullivan)

On Monday, November 6 at 4:30 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium, "The How, Then, Shall We Live?" lecture-discussion series of the The University of the South will feature philosopher, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek, who will give a lecture entitled "Why Only Atheists Can Truly Believe." Professor Zizek will also lead a follow-up community-wide discussion on Tuesday, November 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Convocation Hall.

Professor Zizek, who holds the title of Professor at the Institute for Sociology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, has been variously described as an "academic rock star" and "the Elvis of cultural theory." He has published over 50 books (translated into 20 languages) on topics ranging from philosophy and Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, to theology, film, opera, radical politics and 9/11. In addition, he was a candidate for, and nearly won, the Presidency of his native Slovenia in the first democratic elections after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1990.

The series is made possible by generous support of the Office of the University Chaplain, The School of Theology, the University Lectures Committee and the Lilly Foundation, through its support of the University Program for Theological Reflection on Vocation.

To introduce Sewanee to Zizek, as a person and thinker, the HTSWL? series will show Astra Taylor's 2005 documentary "Zizek" on Monday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Gailor auditorium, with a discussion to follow. Information on the movie can be found at http://www.zizekthemovie.com/

The series discussion of Zizek's thought will end on Tuesday, November 14 at 4:30 p.m. in the Alumni House with a concluding discussion of Zizek's lecture.

All events in this series are free and open to the public.

If you are interested in finding out more about Zizek:

Profiles from the New Yorker and Lingua Franca:
http://www.zizekthemovie.com/biography/

Zizek on the meaning of 9/11(The Desert of the Real)
http://www.lacan.com/desertsymf.htm

Zizek's regular contributions on politics and popular culture from "In
these Times":
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/about/author/70/

Zizek's writings on the web: http://www.adamkotsko.com/zizeklinks.htm

Books by Zizek are also available at the University Bookstore.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED THE EVENT:

Audio Link to Zizek's Monday lecture

Audio link to Tuesday's discussion with Slavoj Zizek

Video link to Monday Lecture with Slavoj Zizek

Video link to Tuesday's discussion with Slavoj Zizek

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If you have questions, contact Jim Peterman: jpeterma@sewanee.edu