THE NU DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY cordially invites EVERYBODY to attend The Sixth Annual PHIL FEST!!!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 at 06:00 pm Annie May Swift Peggy Dow Helmerich Auditorium
Students, faculty and staff are welcome as we celebrate the achievements of our honors students. The students will present their research in 5-10 min., followed by a brief Q&A period.
This year, we will hear:
Kaela Walker: "Subjective Beings Within an Objective Reality: How Ancient Tragedy is Uniquely Suited to Address Apparent Dissonance in Collapse"
Jake Samuel Romm: "Kafka and the Incomprehensible: A Paradox of Interpretation and its Resolution"
Mariam Al Askari: :Globalization, and Cosmopolitanism Since Kant: A Paradoxical Relationship"
Pyrros Rubanis: "Art’s Sense and Importance: Establishing the Human Value of Art in Tolstoy’s What is Art?"
Jacqueline Torgerson: "The Liberating Consciousness of Radical Hip-Hop: Going Beyond the Culture Industry"
Mara Weber: Gendering Violation: Political Paradoxes of the Violence Against Women Act"
A reception with food and drink will follow immediately, all are welcome!
To get an idea, check out these photos http://www.philosophy.northwestern.edu/events/philfest2010.html or have a look at what the press had to say about the event (and be sure: this year's is going to be still better): http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/phil-fest-celebrates-department-s-students-1.2215806
Jasmine Lorae Hatten
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