The Ethics of Now presents Questlove – Music is History
ZoomThe Ethics of Now with Adriane Lentz-Smith continues from home this Fall with a series of brief, thoughtful and timely conversations about the ethical dilemmas of this historic moment. Join us on November 8, 2021 at 8pm for a conversation with Questlove about his new book, Music is History. Register: https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/6816353731201/WN_A1DvS_3WRwG1Te-hVR5-wg
Rock Castle Home Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
Nasher Museum of Art 2001 Campus Dr., Durham, United StatesDuke Professor Charlie Thompson’s new film, Rock Castle Home, is a documentary about people who lived in a farm community known as Rock Castle, now subsumed by the Blue Ridge Parkway. In the film, descendants from this 1930s Virginia mountain community return to their homes in seemingly pristine woodlands preserved within a national park, to […]
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot – A discussion with the authors of System Error on the Future of Big Tech
ZoomREGISTER HERE Join the authors of System Error for a fireside chat about on-going trouble in big tech. This forward-thinking manifesto from three Stanford professors—experts who have worked at ground zero of the tech revolution for decades—reveals how Big Tech’s obsession with optimization and efficiency has sacrificed fundamental human values and demands that we change […]
RESCHEDULED: A Conversation with Megha Majumdar
ZoomPlease note: This event has been rescheduled for Monday, November 29th at 6:00pm. Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics on November 15, 2020 at 6:00pm for a conversation on storytelling and the ethics of interconnectedness with Megha Majumdar. Majumdar’s debut novel A Burning is a NYT bestseller and appeared on multiple lists for major book […]
Virtues & Vocations Presents John Inazu: Pluralism & the Purpose of Higher Education
ZoomDuring the 2021-2022 academic year, Virtues & Vocations is offering monthly webinars, Reimagining Education: Conversations on Character and the Common Good. The series will consider issues in pre-professional and professional education related to character, purpose and vocation. On December 13, 201 we are thrilled to welcome Washington University Professor of Law & Religion, John Inazu, […]
The New Corporation Film Screening and Discussion with Michael Hardt, Deborah Gallagher and Renata Kamakura
The Ahmadieh Family Conference Room, West Duke, Room 101 1364 Campus Drive, Durham, NCThe Kenan Institute for Ethics is sponsoring a screening of The New Corporation, a documentary film examining how corporations brand themselves as socially conscious entities while contributing to climate change, inequality, and the erosion of democracy. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Michael Hardt (Literature), Dr. Deborah Gallagher (Nicholas School […]