Norton Lectures

2024 Apr 16

Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 6: On the Joy of Otherness

6:00pm
Location:
Sanders Theatre

Photo Credit: BeBe Jacobs

THE NORTON LECTURES

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Gina Apostol, Novelist

Norton Lecture Six: On the Joy of Otherness

... Read more about Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 6: On the Joy of Otherness
2024 Mar 20

Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 5: On Being Minor

6:00pm
Location:
Memorial Church (1 Harvard Yard)

Photo Credit: BeBe Jacobs

THE NORTON LECTURES

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Mai Der Vang, Assistant Professor of English at Fresno State University

Norton Lecture Five: On Being Minor
... Read more about Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 5: On Being Minor
2024 Feb 20

Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 4: On Crossing Borders

6:00pm
Location:
Sanders Theatre

THE NORTON LECTURES

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Ken Chen, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Barnard College

Norton Lecture Four: On Crossing Borders
... Read more about Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 4: On Crossing Borders
2023 Dec 05

Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 3: On the Death of Asian Americans

6:00pm
Location:
Sanders Theatre

THE NORTON LECTURES

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Jeff Chang, Writer & Critic

Norton Lecture Three: On the Death of Asian Americans
... Read more about Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 3: On the Death of Asian Americans
2023 Oct 17

Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 2: On Speaking as an Other

6:00pm
Location:
Sanders Theatre

THE NORTON LECTURES

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Laila Lalami

Norton Lecture Two: On Speaking as an Other
... Read more about Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 2: On Speaking as an Other
2023 Sep 19

Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 1: On the Double, or Inauthenticity

6:00pm
Location:
Sanders Theatre

Photo Credit: BeBe Jacobs

THE NORTON LECTURES

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Min Song

Norton Lecture One: On the Double, Or Inauthenticity
... Read more about Viet Thanh Nguyen | To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other | Norton Lecture 1: On the Double, or Inauthenticity
2021 Dec 08

Norton Lecture 6: Birds | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You

5:00pm
Location:
Zoom Webinar

THE NORTON LECTURES

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

Register for a Zoom Link

Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. Birds is the final in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges we face as artists and citizens as we reinvent our culture with ambiguity and beauty. This talk will consider the future.
... Read more about Norton Lecture 6: Birds | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You
2021 Nov 10

Norton Lecture 5: The City | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You

5:00pm
Location:
Zoom Webinar

THE NORTON LECTURES

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

REGISTER FOR A ZOOM LINK

Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. The City is the fifth in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges we face as artists and citizens as we reinvent our culture with ambiguity and beauty. This talk will consider teachers, activism and politics.
... Read more about Norton Lecture 5: The City | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You
2021 Oct 06

Norton Lecture 4: The Road | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You

5:00pm

THE NORTON LECTURES

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

Register for a Zoom link

Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. The Road is the fourth in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges we face as artists and citizens as we reinvent our culture with ambiguity and beauty. The talk will consider technology, media hypnosis, radio, speed and invention.
... Read more about Norton Lecture 4: The Road | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You
2021 Apr 14

Norton Lecture 3: Rocks | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You

5:00pm
Location:
Online Event

THE NORTON LECTURES

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK

Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. Rocks is the third in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges we face as artists and citizens as we reinvent our culture with ambiguity and beauty. The talk will consider language, lyrics and the narrator.

... Read more about Norton Lecture 3: Rocks | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You

Location:

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Gina Apostol, Novelist

Norton Lecture Six: On the Joy of Otherness

Location:

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Mai Der Vang, Assistant Professor of English at Fresno State University

Norton Lecture Five: On Being Minor

Location:

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Ken Chen, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Barnard College

Norton Lecture Four: On Crossing Borders

Location:

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Jeff Chang, Writer & Critic

Norton Lecture Three: On the Death of Asian Americans

Location:

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Laila Lalami

Norton Lecture Two: On Speaking as an Other

Location:

Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Interlocutor: Min Song

Norton Lecture One: On the Double, Or Inauthenticity

Location:

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

Location:

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

Location:

SPEAKER: LAURIE ANDERSON

... Read more about Norton Lecture 3: Rocks | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You

Pages

Filter Upcoming Events By Series

Filter Upcoming Events By Type

Filter Upcoming Events By Discipline

Land Acknowledgement

Accessibility

Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard