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What Wellesley's Reading
Listen as Wellesley College faculty introduce you each week to a book that they're passionate about in their field, and then read a brief passage to whet your appetite.
The books might be little-known literary gems, beloved classics, biographies, or many other literary forms. |
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Graphic Women: Comics, Autobiography, and Mapping Memory
Cartoonists Lynda Barry and Alison Bechdel have created two of the most significant autobiographies of the 21st century. In this event, they read from recent work and discuss the nature of graphic autobiography.
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Policies for Poverty Alleviation
Aditi Patel ’11 gives a talk on her thesis project comparing two national-level schemes for poverty alleviation: Brazil’s Bolsa Familia, a conditional cash transfer program, and India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, a rights-based employment scheme.
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User Interfaces for Collaborative Discovery
Human-Computer Interaction research has led to new modes of interaction such as tabletops, tangible, and embodied user interfaces. This talk examines the effect of more natural, intuitive, and collaborative interfaces on learning
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Albright Institute Lectures
Wellesley faculty and prominent alumnae speak about topics such as the UN Millenium Development Goals; global governance; global climate models; tackling world hunger; women's sexual and reproductive health; international law and genocide; and religion and violence.
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data
Given enough data, computer models are often able to meet or exceed human performance. Dr. Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, gives examples of the data available in large repositories of text, image, and videos, and shows some tasks that can be accomplished with the resulting models.
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How Feminism Has Affected Us
Wellesley alumnae of different generations come together to discuss their individual perspectives on feminism. This "cross-class" Reunion panel explores the feminist movement's growth and its subsequent effect on Wellesley alumnae from 1960 to 2000. |
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Wellesley Poets Celebrate Sappho
Ancient Greek poet Sappho, the earliest known female writer, has captivated Western literary imagination for centuries. Four Wellesley professors give readings in her honor: Marjorie Agosin (Spanish); Dan Chiasson (English); Liz Young (Classical Studies); and Ifeanyi Menkiti (Philosophy).
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