events

  • The Ethics of Now with Jonathan Metzl

    Durham Arts Council 120 Morris St, Durham, NC

    Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with Jonathan Metzl on why so many Americans support policies that harm them. An acclaimed physician and professor of psychiatry and sociology, Jonathan Metzl is one of the United States’s most important critics on health and violence. His work illuminates the social […]

  • “Pieces of Me”

    Ahmadieh Family Conference Room (101 West Duke Building) 1364 Campus Dr, Durham, NC, United States

    Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and the Center for Documentary Studies for a performance of "Pieces of Me," an autobiographical play about the costs of living secretly as a mixed-race family during apartheid, written and performed by South African actor Bo Petersen. A talkback with Petersen and 2024 Kenan Graduate Arts Fellow Natasha Lehner […]

  • Ukraine at War: Life in a Time of Fear of Hope

    Join us for "Ukraine at War: Life in a Time of Fear and Hope," a symposium sponsored by the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. Events include a screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary film “20 Days in Mariupol,” which documents the brutal siege of the city; a Katz Women, Ethics, and Leadership Event […]

  • The Ethics of Now with Raj Patel

    Durham County Main Library 300 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC, United States

    Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with Raj Patel on solving hunger, climate change, racism, and poverty. A prolific journalist, bold activist, and respected scholar, Raj Patel is committed to helping us understand what’s wrong with the global food system and find alternatives to it. He has testified […]