The John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought was founded in 1941 by the historian John U. Nef, the economist Frank Knight, the anthropologist Robert Redfield, and Robert M. Hutchins, then President of ... About the Committee
About the Committee
Work with the Committee is not limited as to subject matter. Any serious program of study, based on the Fundamentals Examination, culminating in a scholarly doctoral dissertation, and requiring a framework... Graduate Program
Graduate Program
Since students in the Committee have unusual scope for independent study, successful work in Social Thought requires mature judgment and individual initiative. Naturally, the Committee wishes... Admission to the Committee
Admission to the Committee
Latest News and Announcements
May 10-12, 2013: The Russian Kurosawa
May 10-May 12, 2013
Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
Screening Room 201
ceeres.uchicago.edu/kurosawa
April 1, 2013: "Colonizing the Greek Mind? Indigenous and Exogenous Psychotherapeutics" by Prof. Charles Stewart
The John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought announces a public lecture
"Colonizing the Greek Mind? Indigenous and Exogenous Psychotherapeutics"
by Prof. Charles Stewart Dept. of Anthropology, University College London
on Monday, April 1, 2013 at 4:30pm in Social Sciences 122
February 18, 2013: Harvey C. Mansfield Science and Non-Science in Liberal Education
Date: Monday , February 18th
Time 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Swift Hall, third floor lecture room
November 20, 2012: Social Thought Colloquium presented by Susannah Gottlieb
On Tuesday, November 20th, there will be a Social Thought Colloquium presented by Susannah Gottlieb, Northwestern University, (former Social Thought alum) at 4:30pm in Foster 305. Title to be determined.
October 25, 2012: Gwyneth Lewis - National Poet of Wales
"Felicitous, urbane, heartbreaking, the poems of Gwyneth Lewis form a universe whose planets use language for oxygen and thus are inhabitable". -- Joseph Brodsky
Gwyneth Lewis
National Poet of Wales
READINGS AND STEPPING STONES
THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
SOCIAL SCIENCES TEA ROOM (201)
4:30PM
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Sponsored by the Committee on Social Thought
Author of: Sunbathing in the Rain: A Cheerful Book About Depression
Book of the Year (London Times): A Hospital Odyssey
The Reva Logan Poetry Series and the Poem Present Reading and Lecture Series are pleased to present : Adam Zagajewski
Reading from his work, as part of the Logan Launch Festival.
Saturday, October 13, 4:30 PM
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Performance Penthouse, 9th Fl.
915 E. 60th St.
Reception to follow
http://loganlaunch.uchicago.edu/
October 12-13, 2012 - The Ninth Biennial Conference of the Chicago Area Ancient Philosophy Consortium in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
For more details - http://groups.philosophy.northwestern.edu/greek-roman/cacap9/index.html
September 25, 2012 - Graduate Student Orientation
For more details - http://gradorientation.uchicago.edu
