people study what they do
Four noted Yale scholars will discuss what drew them to their respective disciplines in a new lecture series at the Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty, 149 Elm St.
Titled "Intellectual Trajectories: Why People Study What They Do," the series was organized and will be hosted by David Apter, the Henry Heinz II Professor Emeritus of Comparative Political and Social Development.
There will be four presenters this term, representing the humanities, the sciences and the social sciences.
"Each has longstanding concerns not only with the state of knowledge in their professions but the contexts in which that knowledge can best be understood," explains Apter. "In this series they will examine connections between the personal, the intellectual and the professional in their fields of study, and also in terms of the choices or decisions they have made with respect to research, teaching and writing."
Each presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m., and will be followed by a discussion with audience members. The events are free and open to the public. For further information, call 432-8227.
This semester's presenters will be:
Feb. 9: Alan Trachtenberg, professor emeritus of American studies and the Neil Gray Jr. Professor Emeritus of English.
March 1: Robert Shulman, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and professor emeritus of chemistry.
March 29: Joseph LaPalombara, professor emeritus of management and the Arnold Wolfers Professor Emeritus of Political Science.
April 26: Geoffrey Hartman, Sterling Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature.
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