The NTU Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities Series brings together some of the most eminent thinkers, writers, and intellectuals from around the world to share their insights and perspectives on a wide range of topics. From literature and philosophy to art, history, and linguistics, these lectures provide a unique opportunity to engage with some of the most important ideas and issues of our time. The series emphasizes the critical contribution of the humanities to education, research, and matters of pressing global significance. The speakers will advance our understanding of key questions within the various disciplines of the humanities and across a broad range of related fields. All lectures are free and open to the public and are available – where possible – in a hybrid format, providing an opportunity for both in-person and virtual attendees to engage with the speakers and their ideas. Don't miss this chance to expand your knowledge and deepen your understanding of the human experience.
Past Distinguished Lectures
Professors Leonard and Barbara Andaya, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
A Personal Retrospective on the History and Historiography of Southeast Asia
Read moreProfessor Nick Hopwood, University of Cambridge
The many births of the test-tube baby: Proof and publicity in claims to a breakthrough
Read moreProfessor Ronald Schleifer, University of Oklahoma
The Haptic Arts: The Aesthetics of Worldliness.
Read moreProfessor Melissa Macauley, Northwestern University
Distant Shores: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier
Read moreMieke Bal, Independent theorist, art writer, critic; filmmaker, video artist, curator
Multi-Tentacled Time: Contemporaneity, Heterochrony, Anachronism for Preposterous History through Semiotic Thinking
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