Cathy Caruth, the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, discussed archiving and erasing history and memory in the works of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Derrida,during a lecture May 6. (May 12, 2010)
Topics to be discussed at the School of Criticism and Theory, June 15 to July 24, will range from torture, disbelief, espionage, sovereignty and responsibility to modern jazz, experimental art, the lyric and bilingualism. (April 8, 2008)
Geo-economics, not military might, is the main tool of international negotiations, said Richard Burt '69, former ambassador to Germany, as failing states seek nuclear weapons. (Dec. 6, 2010)
Sometimes, says Cornell law professor Eduardo Penalver in a new book, breaking property laws can be a vital step toward changing a legal system, and a society, for the better. (May 3, 2010)
Low building quality negatively affects student achievement, and this is exacerbated by high student mobility; both conditions are more often found in low-income districts, reports a Cornell study. (Dec. 1, 2010)
ILR School Professor Sam Bacharach and his colleagues have filmed the personal stories of recovering alcoholics as they reflect on their lives and struggle to remain sober. (Sept. 9, 2009)
Arlie Hochschild, a University of California-Berkeley sociologist who spoke on campus Sept. 3, said many people outsource personal services. The result is estrangement and isolation. (Sept. 9, 2009)
On April 26, Professor Ross Brann delivered his 'last lecture,' which focused on the importance of the personal life journey, and touched on culture, Mediterranean travel and his own life. (April 28, 2010)