Ethics of Now

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM WEBINAR Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen writes incisively, acerbically, and hilariously about power, trauma, and the meanings we make out of a fractured world. As a storyteller and critic, he encourages us to contend with past and present, and to generate more liberatory futures. Join Duke History […]

Bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for her novel Pachinko, Min Jin Lee writes about the Korean diaspora. Through her sensitive depictions of generations of families struggling to make their way in the world, she explores sweeping themes of race, class, gender, immigration, colonialism, and religion. Join Duke History professor Adriane Lentz-Smith for a […]

As the creative force behind shows like “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place,” Mike Schur has a gift for crafting communities of people flawed, absurd, and utterly endearing. His book shows the same perspicacity and generosity, while offering the funniest Moral Reasoning 101 class you’ll likely ever take. Join Duke History professor Adriane Lentz-Smith […]

James Beard Award–winning local chef Ricky Moore serves up North Carolina seafood prepared with creativity and heart. His cooking honors coastal Carolina traditions, showing us how sustainable cuisine is care for our communities and our planet. Join host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with Moore on Food as Care. This event takes place at the […]

Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane-Lentz Smith for a conversation with Angela Garbes on radicalism, justice, and mothering. Author of Essential Labor and Like A Mother Angela Garbes takes us beyond platitudes to talk about mothering as work—work that is power-bound but also lifted up by radical hope. Through an approach that is […]

Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane-Lentz Smith for a conversation with Kim TallBear on being in good relation. Author of Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science and The Critical Polyamorist blog, Kim TallBear thinks deeply and creatively about how to “be in good relation,” whether in how […]