World Affairs Luncheon Seminars
Sponsored by Munley Law
All seminars are from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Buffet Lunch is served.
Luncheon Seminar Fees: $30 per per person
Friday, September 6
Living to Grow Up: How Childhood Death Became "Unnatural"
This is a talk about the remarkable human victories over infant and child mortality - it will take us back into a lost world in which childhood death touched every family, from the poor and marginalized to the rich and powerful. I'll show you traces of those shadow children in art and literature and history and echoes of the way that bereaved parents - and physicians - tried to cope with the reality of losing children. We'll look at the ways that so many different fields of human endeavor had to work together to change the odds that children would survive, at the scientific and medical and public health victories, but also at the issues of social welfare, at parents and at medical practitioners, and think about how this progress has changed parenting, pediatrics, and the world we live in.
Perri Klass, M.D., Professor of Journalism and Pediatric at NYU, National Medical Director of Reach Out and Read, and author of The Best Medicine. She was honored with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award in 2016.
Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, September 26
What Do Children Deserve?
In his acclaimed new book, A Minor Revolution, Professor Adam Benforado offers a sharp indictment of America's failure to protect, invest in, and empower children. As he argues, this is a moral problem, but it's also an economic and social one: by neglecting our kids today, we doom ourselves in the years ahead. In this talk, Professor Benforado offers a bold vision for remaking society to prioritize children for our collective benefit.
Adam Benforado, J.D., Professor of Law, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University, New York Times bestselling author and children's rights activist. His popular writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic, Time, and Rolling Stone.
Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, October 8
The Power of Storytelling
Growing up, Jonathan Conyers found himself in places where he wasn't wanted or wasn't expected to survive, much less thrive. His childhood was defined by both trauma and triumphs, starting with his birth to two parents addicted to crack cocaine. When Jonathan was 12 years old, he broke into a home to commit a robbery with his friend in the South Bronx. At age 14, Jonathan spent his summer at the famed Philips Academy at Andover after earning a place at their prestigious math and science summer camp. The catalyst for turning his life around was Jonathan's admittance into the Frederick Douglass Academy (FDA), a high school in Harlem well-known for turning out college-bound Black inner-city youth.
Jonathan Conyers, Acclaimed author of the memoir "I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here." He also founded Conyers Media, hosts The Professional Winner Podcast, and co-founded the Brooklyn Debate League.
Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, October 18
There's a Future in the Past: Leading a Repertory Orchestra/Band in the 21st Century
Vince Giordano has brought 1920's and 30's jazz to life for nearly five decades. He has almost singlehandedly kept alive a wonderful genre of American music that continues to spread the joy and pathos of an era that shaped our nation. He and his band, Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks have featured in films like The Cotton Club, The Aviator, and Boardwalk Empire, and have performed at the Town Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Newport Jazz Festival, and the 92nd St Y for the past five decades.
Vince Giordano, Grammy-winner, multi-instrumentalist, and band leader, has brought 1920's and 30's jazz to life for over five decades.
Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks will perform in a free and open-to-the-public concert on Friday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McClean Center. For more details, visit www.scranton.edu/music.
Friday, October 25
Bridge over Troubled Water: Harnessing the Power of Music, Art, and the Humanities for Better Health
The healthcare community has grown increasingly interested in the humanities and creative arts over the past decade. The humanities can help clinicians improve their skills in several areas, including observation, listening, and communication. Narrative medicine and reflective practice can also help clinicians learn to deal with uncertainty and process their emotions. In addition to the potential for improving clinical outcomes, the creative arts can help reduce clinicians' burnout risk. This discussion will address various ways music, art, and the humanities are utilized to bridge the gap between the science and art of healthcare.
Olapeju Simoyan, MD, MPH, Professor of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine.
Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, November 21
Ancient Egypt in Pennsylvania: Excavations, Collections, and New Discoveries
Since the 19th Century, the University of Pennsylvania has been one of the major American institutions sponsoring archaeological excavations in Egypt. This history of research, which started in the 1880s, continues today a century and a half later. As a result of the Egyptian system of division of finds with foreign institutions, the Penn Museum in Philadelphia houses a collection of more than 50,000 artifacts from dozens of sites in the Nile Valley. This lecture will look at recent discoveries in Egypt, as well as the history of Penn's work and the new galleries which will showcase Ancient Egypt's legacy in Pennsylvania.
Josef Wegner, Ph.D., Professor of Egyptian Archaeology; Chair, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures; Curator, Egyptian Section, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania.
Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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