Stefan Collini, Intellectual History and English Literature, University of Cambridge
Stefan Collini has written widely on 19th- and 20th-century intellectual history and literature; his books include Public Moralists: Political Thought and Intellectual Life in Britain 1850-1930; Matthew Arnold: A Critical Portrait; and Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain.
Lynn Hunt’s specialties include the French Revolution, gender history, cultural history and historiography. Her books on the French Revolution include Politics, Culture, and Class in the French Revolution and The Family Romance of the French Revolution.
Concert presented with Cal Performances
Philip Kan Gotanda and Carey Perloff, American Conservatory Theater
In the world premiere of After the War, commissioned and developed by A.C.T. under the direction of Carey Perloff, Philip Kan Gotanda portrays an unexpected grouping of characters as they struggle to revive a community shattered by the effects of the war.
Alfred Brendel’s accomplishments as an interpreter of the great composers have earned him a place among the world’s most revered musicians. He is the first pianist to have recorded all of Beethoven’s piano compositions and one of the few to have recorded the complete Mozart piano concertos.
Panel Discussants: Robert Post, Deniz Göktürk (German), David Hollinger (History) and Saba Mahmood (Anthropology)
Moderator: Anthony J. Cascardi (Townsend Center Director)
Robert Post, Law, Yale University
Robert Post is David Boies Professor of Law at Yale University. His subject areas are constitutional law, the First Amendment, legal history, and affirmative action, and his books include Constitutional Domains: Democracy, Community, Management and Prejudicial Appearances: The Logic of American Antidiscrimination Law.
Robert Reich, Professor of the Goldman School of Public Policy
As the nation’s 22nd Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, Robert Reich implemented the Family and Medical Leave Act; led a national fight against sweatshops in the U.S. and illegal child labor around the world; headed the administration’s successful effort to raise the minimum wage; secured worker’s pensions; and launched job-training programs, one-stop career centers, and school-to-work initiatives.