Illume Speaker Series
The College of Arts and Sciences is the liberal arts heart of the University of San Diego. Our students and faculty exemplify the power, vitality and value of a liberal arts and sciences education every day. To champion the tradition and future of the artes liberales, we have created the Illume Speaker Series featuring our own renowned faculty scholars, invited thought leaders and prominent public figures to advance the liberal arts on our campus and inspire lifelong learning in our surrounding communities.
2019-20 Schedule
Fall 2019
College Lecture Series
“The Dreaded Air-ball Shot: Fear and Loathing on the Basketball Court”
Nadav Goldschmied, PhD
Monday, September 16 at 6 p.m.
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Illume Special Guest
“The Nickel Boys”
Colson Whitehead
Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m.
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Illume Special Guest
“On Zinedine Zidane, Bill Buckner, Jake LaMotta, and Tiger Woods: the Shape of an Ending (for Immortals and Mortals)”
Blakey Vermeule, PhD
Thursday, October 3 at 6 p.m.
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Knapp Lecture Series
“Whitman’s Beginnings - Who Was Walt Whitman”
Mark Edmundson, PhD
Monday, October 7 at 6 p.m.
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Knapp Lecture Series
“The Great Work, Song of Myself”
Mark Edmundson, PhD
Wednesday, October 9 at 6 p.m.
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Knapp Lecture Series
“The Hospitals and Beyond”
Mark Edmundson, PhD
Friday, October 11 at 6 p.m.
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Illume Special Guest
“Making Art in the 21st Century”
William Deresiewicz, PhD
Monday, November 11 at 6 p.m.
Full details are listed in the Humanities Center events calendar.