Roundtables – The Helix Center

This roundtable brings together scholars from literature, psychiatry, neurology, cultural history, and law to examine boredom as an aversive yet compelling psychological and cultural state. It explores how boredom is defined, experienced, and understood across disciplines, and invites participants to deepen and expand their perspectives on its meaning and significance.

Sat
Nov 16th
2019

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Emergence of Empathy: Encountering The Other Through Fiction

This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.

Sat
Apr 22nd
2023

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Shakespeare Forever

This roundtable celebrates Shakespeare’s enduring influence, marking key historical milestones while exploring the continued reinterpretation of his works across cultures and contexts. It considers why Shakespeare remains relevant today and how his plays are newly understood through modern perspectives.

Sat
Feb 10th
2024

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Covid and Literature

This roundtable focuses on the literature that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic, with panelists discussing their attempts to make sense of the situation through their works.

Tag: literature

Boredom

Emergence of Empathy: Encountering The Other Through Fiction

Shakespeare Forever

Covid and Literature