Formal Lecture Series
Annapolis Campus Lecture Schedule
Lectures will be held virtually through 2020–21. They are free and available to the public. Information about access will be posted closer to the lecture date.
For more information on the lecture series, please call 410-626-2511.
Lectures are archived in the Greenfield Library and on the SJC Digital Archives site.
2020 Fall Semester
| Date | Speaker/Event | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2020 8 p.m. ET |
Joseph Macfarland, Dean St. John’s College, Annapolis |
The Christopher B. Nelson Lecture “Our Polity” |
| September 4 8 p.m. ET |
All College Art Seminar For Annapolis students, faculty, and staff only |
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| September 11 & 12 8 p.m. ET |
Robert Druecker, Tutor St. John’s College, Annapolis |
“Looking in Freshman Lab—A Path to Experiencing the Blossoming of Things? A Two-part Lecture.” |
| September 18 8 p.m. ET |
Anika Prather Founder, The Living Water School |
“Great Books as a Tool for Liberating African Americans” |
| September 25 8 p.m. ET |
Ron Haflidson, Tutor St. John’s College, Annapolis |
“God and Ostriches: Queer Birds in the Book of Job” |
| October 2 8 p.m. ET |
Patricia Locke, Tutor St. John’s College, Annapolis |
“Becoming (a) Woman in La Princesse de Clèves” |
| October 9 | Long Weekend - No Lecture | |
| October 16 | The Parker Quartet | Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 |
| October 23 8 p.m. ET |
Mitchell Gallery Seminar | On “Genesis” and Jacob Lawrence |
| October 30 8 p.m. ET |
Chris Arnade Journalist |
“Poverty in America” |
| November 6 8 p.m. ET |
All-College Film Seminar | Akira Kurasawa’s Rashomon |
| November 13 | The Parker Quartet | Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 |
| November 20 8 p.m. ET |
Bill Pastille, Tutor & former NEH Chair St. John’s College, Annapolis |
NEH Lecture “Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus” |
| November 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday - No Lecture | |
| December 4 7 p.m. ET |
All-College Film Seminar (college community only) |
BBC production of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure |
| December 11 8 p.m. ET |
King William Players | Live dramatic reading of Plato’s Symposium |
| Watch the performance and join the question period on Zoom: sjc.zoom.us/j/94883399841 Passcode: 439729 When we take the Symposium off its philosophical pedestal, we see men whose various perspectives on love are formed by their own lived experiences. There is a risk in communicating something as personal as one’s views on love in a small room with only one’s friends, potential love-interests, and some wine. To consider this risk and these questions, we will be holding a short seminar-style question period after the performance to bring such a discussion to the fore. |
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| December 18–January 10 | Winter Vacation - No Lectures | |