PLACE Lecture Series
This collection contains lectures sponsored by PLACE (Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement).
Linfield University views the notion of citizenship as central to the liberal arts mission. PLACE builds on the Linfield Curriculum to encourage the free exchange of ideas across disciplines, promote civic engagement, and pique intellectual curiosity through the exploration of thematic connections among modes of thinking and inquiry. Each year, the program identifies a broad interdisciplinary theme and uses it to highlight two or three different Linfield Curriculum designations. As there are eight designations, four-year students will see each of the designations highlighted during their time at Linfield. This theme then serves as a focal point for cross-campus events, innovation in integrated and experiential learning, and community dialogue. In so doing, PLACE above all aspires to provide a public good to the entire Linfield community.
Lectures from 2019
The Humanities in an Algorithmic World, Scott Hartley and Annika Yates
Climate and Compassion: Buddhist Contribution to an Ethics of Intergenerational Justice, Peter D. Hershock
Valuing Intelligence: Buddhist Reflection on the Attention Economy and Artificial Intelligence, Peter D. Hershock
The Liberal Arts and the Arts of Liberty, Susan McWilliams, Pedro Graterol, and Nicholas Buccola
The Task of Liberal Education: Reflections on the Nature of Freedom, Roosevelt Montás and Sara Gomez Horta
Slow Media: Why 'Slow' Is Satisfying, Sustainable, and Smart, Jennifer Rauch
"Well Grounded": Traditional Management of Root Vegetables in Northwestern North America, Nancy Turner
Lectures from 2018
Apprehending the Future in Higher Education: Fact and Fiction, Bryan Alexander
Transforming Oneself, Transforming Society?: Tamils, Tigers, and Militancy in Sri Lanka, Sharika Thiranagama
Constitution Day Conversation about Civility, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sharika Thiranagama, Brandon Turner, Pedro Graterol, and Aspen Brooks
Lectures from 2017
The Digital Sports Fan, Andrew Billings, Rob Moseley, Lisa Weidman, and Travis McGuire
The Quantified Self: Wearable Technology and Fitness Tracking, Evan Hilberg
Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds Lecture: Suzanne Simard, Suzanne Simard
Fake News: What Is It, and Why Should We Care? A Discussion Panel, Susan Currie Sivek, Micaela Lueders, Mindy Legard Larson, Dawn Nowacki, and Jeremy B. Weisz
Collaborations in Language: From Documentation to Resurgence, Mark Turin
Lectures from 2016
Earth, Wind, Water and Fire: The Art and Science of the Japanese Sword, Michael G. Bell, Gabriel Bell, Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Brian Winkenweder, and Christopher T. Keaveney
Our Annual Crisis: Is U.S. Wildfire Policy Sustainable?, Bill Fleeger
How Do the Ancient Elements Motivate Costa Ricans' Migration to National Park Edges and Why Does It Matter?, David M. Hoffman
Coming of Enigma, David Perry
Cracking of Enigma, David Perry
Making a Real Difference on Earth Day and Every Day, Florence Reed
What to Think About, Tony Salvador
Millennials: #PutAPriceOnIt for Climate Justice, Camila Thorndike
Pay No Attention to the Algorithm behind the Curtain!, Patrick Wohlmut
Lectures from 2015
William F. Buckley and American Conservatism: Two Lectures, Patrick Allitt and William Hogeland
The Political Ideas of James Baldwin: Two Lectures, Lawrie Balfour and Susan McWilliams
The North American Food System in an Energy-Constrained Future, Jason Bradford
Philosophy of Science Panel Discussion, Leonard Finkelman, Jonathan Kaplan, Massimo Pigliucci, and Evan Tracy
War, Peace and Human Nature(s): What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?, Agustín Fuentes
What Race Is, and What It Is Not: How Do We Know and Why Does It Matter?, Agustín Fuentes
James Baldwin and #BlackLivesMatter, Eddie Glaude Jr.
Life and Death in Rock: Meditations on Tomb Stones, Kathleen Higgins
The Functionality of the Aesthetic in the Context of Mourning, Kathleen Higgins
The Dr. Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds Collection, Samantha Noelle Hilton
The Political Ideas of William F. Buckley, Jr.: Two Lectures, Joe Lowndes and Will Barndt
Where Are All the Elephant-Poaching Hot Spots in Africa and What Should We Do about Them?, Samuel Wasser
Panel Discussion on Water, Jeremy Weisz, Sarah Coste, Anna Keesey, Robert O. Gardner, Eric Schuck, and Jennifer Heath
Lectures from 2014
Seeking Justice: Places of Conscience, Carol Ash
Street Art as a Metaphor of War, Ivan Colin and Marit Berning
Causes and Consequences of Cognitive Exploration: How Openness to Experience and Intellect Help Explain Human Personality, Colin DeYoung
Gender Equity Week: Pizza and Politics with Dr. Cynthia Enloe, Cynthia Enloe
Have We Already Forgotten Iraqi Women?: Some Feminist Warnings about Post-War American Amnesia, Cynthia Enloe
Radioactive Releases from Fukushima: Human Health and Environmental Impacts in Japan and Beyond, Kathryn Higley
The Global Rise of Religious Violence, Mark Juergensmeyer
Behind Barbed Wire, Lilly Kodama, Herbert Tsuchiya, and Yosh Nakagawa
Breaking the Silence, Nikki Nojima Lewis, Angie Bolton, Chisao Hata, David Hsieh, Stephen Sumida, Herbert Tsuchiya, and Linfield College Taiko Drummers
Artistic Responses to Tibetan Self-Immolations, Laura Lichti, Megan Hadley, and Steven Crowder
Why Men Kill: The Evolution of Violence and the Origins of War, Herbert Maschner
Knowing Your World through Social Media, Kelli Matthews, Rick Thomas, Megan Kozak Williams, and Jerry Casey
Olympism, Doping and the Spirit of Sport, Mike McNamee
Paralympism, Disability and the Ethics of Elective Amputation, Mike McNamee
Army-Navy Game: Sport as a Training for War, Spencer Metzsch, Colin S. Nelson, Jessica Phām, and Kaela Ingram
The Legacy of Rachel Carson: Do Environmentalists Make Any Difference?, Robert Musil
Population Susceptibility to Biological Warfare Agents, Sarah Patty, Jacob Priester, and Colin O'Brochta
A Politician Thinking: The Political Thought of James Madison, Jack Rakove
How Do We Know What the Constitution Means?, Jack Rakove
Olympic Sport and Its Lessons for Peace, Heather Reid
Never Again, Kiana J. Ringuette
PLACE: Engagement beyond the Classroom, Megan F. Schwab
Panel Discussion on Women and Power, Barbara Kitt Seidman, Dawn Nowacki, Susan Currie Sivek, and Brenda DeVore Marshall
Behind the Names: The Installation Process of Wafaa Bilal's I don't know their names, Katherine Takaoka
Nuclear Weapon Dismantlement Verification, Glen Warren
Wall on Terror: 9/11 Literature and the War on Terror, Camille Weber, Conner Purnell, and Jessie Johnston
12 Years a Prisoner: Guantanamo's Legacy of Re-Forged Chains, Michael Zier
Lectures from 2013
The Differences between Donkeys and Elephants: Where Genes and Politics Meet, Pete Hatemi
The Value of Universal Service, Will Marshall and Tom G. Palmer
Lectures from 2012
Has the War on Terror Undermined the U.S. Constitution?, Stephen F. Knott and Ofer Raban
