Understanding Genius II: Women Saturday, March 26 2:30-4:30 pm Past Event Watch the video » Name five female geniuses off the top of your head. If you find yourself stumbling after Madame Curie, you are hardly alone. Why should this be when there is no shortage of brilliant, creative women, who are as numerous in history as they are today? How has genius been conceived historically? In our continuing investigation of genius, we ask: how have gender, institutions, and beliefs shaped the prospects of women of intelligence and insight, and the contributions of women of genius throughout the ages? Participants: Joyce Chaplin James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, Harvard University Joyce E. Chaplin (BA, Northwestern; MA and PhD, Johns Hopkins) is the James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University and director of Harvard’s program in American Studies. She was a Fulbright Scholar in the United Kingdom during the 1985-86 academic year, when she was also a visiting student at St. Catherine’s… read more » Kathleen Kete Professor of European History, Trinity College Kathleen Kete is the Borden W. Painter, Jr., ’58/H’95 Professor of European History and Secretary of the Faculty at Trinity College, CT. She received her PhD in History from Harvard University in 1989, with a year en passant at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris. Her undergraduate degree is from the Harvard Extension School, which… read more » Anne-Marie Levine Poet and Visual Artist Anne-Marie Levine lives in New York City. A poet and visual artist who began writing while touring as a concert pianist, she’s the author of three books of poetry: Euphorbia, Bus Ride to a Blue Movie, and Oral History; and a forthcoming artists book called Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter. Her work also appears in various… read more » Darrin McMahon Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History, Dartmouth College Darrin M. McMahon is the Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College, and formerly the Ben Weider Professor and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University, where he taught from 2004-2014. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley and Yale, where he received his PhD in 1998, McMahon is the author of Enemies… read more » Susan Seymour Jean M. Pitzer Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Pitzer College Susan C. Seymour is Jean M. Pitzer Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Pitzer College where she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty as well as Coordinator of Women’s Studies for the Claremont Colleges. Her research has focused on changing family and gender systems in India, specifically a longitudinal study in… read more »
Joyce Chaplin James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, Harvard University Joyce E. Chaplin (BA, Northwestern; MA and PhD, Johns Hopkins) is the James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University and director of Harvard’s program in American Studies. She was a Fulbright Scholar in the United Kingdom during the 1985-86 academic year, when she was also a visiting student at St. Catherine’s… read more »
Kathleen Kete Professor of European History, Trinity College Kathleen Kete is the Borden W. Painter, Jr., ’58/H’95 Professor of European History and Secretary of the Faculty at Trinity College, CT. She received her PhD in History from Harvard University in 1989, with a year en passant at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris. Her undergraduate degree is from the Harvard Extension School, which… read more »
Anne-Marie Levine Poet and Visual Artist Anne-Marie Levine lives in New York City. A poet and visual artist who began writing while touring as a concert pianist, she’s the author of three books of poetry: Euphorbia, Bus Ride to a Blue Movie, and Oral History; and a forthcoming artists book called Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter. Her work also appears in various… read more »
Darrin McMahon Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History, Dartmouth College Darrin M. McMahon is the Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College, and formerly the Ben Weider Professor and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University, where he taught from 2004-2014. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley and Yale, where he received his PhD in 1998, McMahon is the author of Enemies… read more »
Susan Seymour Jean M. Pitzer Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Pitzer College Susan C. Seymour is Jean M. Pitzer Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Pitzer College where she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty as well as Coordinator of Women’s Studies for the Claremont Colleges. Her research has focused on changing family and gender systems in India, specifically a longitudinal study in… read more »