SU’s 2021-22 Adventures in Ideas Series Begins October 16

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University’s Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts and the Whaley Family Foundation present the 2021-22 Adventures in Ideas: Humanities Seminar Series.

The three-part series feature faculty from the Fulton School exploring important social, cultural or moral topics.

Sessions are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. select Saturdays through the academic year in Conway Hall Room 179. Cost is $30 per session or $75 for all three. Registration is available at SU's online ticket page.

Sessions include:

• October 16 – “Public Memory and Monuments: The Civil War in the Present”: How do individuals remember their common past? Who should decide? What is overlooked? The recent furor over Confederate monuments has revived such questions with renewed urgency. Drs. Jim Burton (Communication), Creston Long (History and Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture) and Donald Whaley (History emeritus) interrogate the social history of Civil War monuments, their current status on the Eastern Shore and related legal challenges. Also discussed is the changing reputation of the 1915 D.W. Griffith film The Birth of a Nation, which President Woodrow Wilson described as “like writing history with lightning.”
• February 19 – “Understanding Death While We Keep Living”: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many have had to face death in new ways. How can philosophy, psychology and cinema studies help? Drs. Meredith Patterson (Psychology), Yujia Song (Philosophy) and Elsie Walker (English) use a range of examples to explore one of the greatest challenges all have to face – from the philosophy of grief as an experience made possible by experiences of love and attachment; to psychological studies of grieving, end-of-life decision making and caregiving; to the wildly different stories of dying and renewal in the films Life of Pi (2012) and Nomadland (2020).
• March 12 – “Speaking of the Common Good (Hablando del Bien Común): Three Perspectives on Community Humanities”: Who should be asked to speak to the common good? ¿Qué idioma usar y a quién incluímos cuando usamos el “nosotros”? The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the reality of ethical isolation from provisions of health, happiness and belonging. It also has opened new opportunities for listening, understanding and repair. Drs. Corinne Pubill (Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies), Michèle Schlehofer (Psychology) and Timothy Stock (Philosophy) describe voices shared via the Lower Shore Vulnerable Population Task Force and REACH ethics initiatives. Shared humanity is at the center of a conversation about language, justice, public responsibility, and reevaluating who is included and who is isolated from the public good.

All attendees at Salisbury University indoor events are required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. Attendees may be asked to leave an event for non-compliance.

All attendees must complete an online COVID-19 screening on the day of their visit, prior to coming to the SU campus.

Those planning to park on campus must register in advance for a free parking pass online.

For more information call 410-543-6450 or visit the Adventure in Ideas webpage.