On Wednesday, December 4th, the CEAH and ISU Lectures will be co-hosting Dr. Robert Cargill (the Roger A. Hornsby Associate Professor in the Classics at the University of Iowa) who will facilitate a workshop and lecture.
Lunch Workshop
The lunch workshop entitled “A New Entrepreneurial Approach to the Public Humanities” will be held from 11:30am-1:00pm in Memorial Union’s Oak Room. Attendees can enjoy a complementary lunch followed by remarks from Dr. Cargill and a Q&A and discussion time. Our Arts and Humanities faculty are encouraged to attend this event and learn about new approaches and discussions about Humanities work.
Lecture
Following the workshop, Dr. Cargill will present his public lecture entitled “Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict” from 6:00pm-7:30pm in Memorial Union Room 2630. In this lecture, Dr. Cargill will discuss the ancient origins of several religious conflicts around the world, asking whether religion is indeed responsible for these conflicts, or whether other factors such as nationalism, ethnicity, politics, or socio-economic issues
like trade and wealth distribution play a role in these conflicts. Particular attention will be given to the present war between Israel and Hamas, and the ongoing and historical tensions between Israel, Palestine and other regional players.
Feel free to attend one or both of these events on Wednesday, December 4th. If you are
interested in attending the Workshop segment of Dr. Cargill’s visit, please contact ceah@iastate.edu so we can have an expected attendance number.