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  • Nov 16, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Rowling Hall (Room 4.314), 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Among the Catholic political thinkers of the 20th century, Augusto Del Noce stood out for his ability to trace the deep theological and philosophical roots of modern politics. In this talk, his English translator will discuss Del Noce's analysis of the rise of modern totalitarian movements...
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  • Oct 19, 2023, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Texas Public Policy Foundation, 901 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, USA
    For the past 10 years, the Austin institute and its fellows have answered the same questions and relentlessly and bravely defended the eternal truths of human nature and of the family from the attacks of modern culture. Join us and our fellows in discussing the next 10 years!
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  • Oct 09, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    What's the big deal about divorce? Why should we read and talk about it when everyone around us seems to be fine with it? The truth is: no matter what our family background, our age, or our state in life is, we all need to rediscover the immense impact that family life has on us and on our culture.
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  • Oct 04, 2023, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Bagels, coffee, and male-only discussions on what matters most. Once a month, attendees will have the chance to read and talk about issues and challenges that the men of today are facing and that too often remain undisclosed: for fear of judgment or misunderstanding.
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  • Sep 27, 2023, 7:00 PM – Dec 31, 2023, 9:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This program is reserved for UT graduate students (and spouses) and is structured as a series of conversations around a dinner table. Dinner is provided, but prior registration is required. One or two short articles --our conversations starters--will be sent beforehand.
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  • Sep 21, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Stumberg Hall or Zoom, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    This coming fall, we are starting a new Good Life Reading Group + (Level 2). It will be open to all individuals above forty --or younger, but who do not feel they are "young professionals" anymore. Our first meeting will be in September and then continue every other week.
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Compact Seminar: "Work and Play: The Problem and Promise of Leisure" with Sneha Tharayil and Kirsten Hall

Tue, Oct 02

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Stumberg Hall

What is the role of leisure in a workaday world? How did people before us think about work and leisure? Humans are hardwired for play, for leisure, but we don't always know or choose the best forms. Join the AI Graduate Fellows for this important seminar, and RSVP today.

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Compact Seminar: "Work and Play: The Problem and Promise of Leisure" with Sneha Tharayil and Kirsten Hall
Compact Seminar: "Work and Play: The Problem and Promise of Leisure" with Sneha Tharayil and Kirsten Hall

Time & Location

Oct 02, 2018, 7:00 PM – Oct 16, 2018, 8:30 PM

Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

About The Event

What is the role of leisure in a workaday world? How do we distinguish entertainment from leisure or play? How did people before us think about work and leisure? Humans are hardwired for play, but the lines between play, leisure, and entertainment are blurred at just the moment when entertainment is at an all-time high. In this seminar led by Ph.D. students and AI Graduate Fellows, Kirsten Hall and Sneha Tharayil, we will explore texts both new and old to rethink and reform our ideas of work and play.

Week One: The Paradox of Work and Leisure

Week Two: Free Time and Consumption

Week Three: Case Studies

RSVP today, and we hope to see you there! Snacks and refreshments are provided.

Kirsten Hall is a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin studying eighteenth-century British literature. Her research looks at the way Enlightenment writers engage with the changing conditions of religious practice and belief and with the classical Roman and Greek past. More broadly, she is interested in how studying literature, especially what was written in the eighteenth century, illuminates what is happening to us right now. She has published on a range of literary topics, and you can read her work at The Weekly Standard, The New Atlantis, and Thinking in Public. In her leisure time, she enjoys playing flute and tennis and spending time with friends.

Sneha Tharayil is a PhD student in STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Her past experiences as a Catholic school STEM and Language Arts teacher, as well as interning with NASA (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) led her to develop a keen interest in pre-college engineering education. Her primary research interests center around the use of socially-conscious pedagogies and curricula, like project-based service learning and community engagement, in K-12 engineering education. In her elusive spare time, she enjoys just spending time with her three wonderful siblings, playing board games, or occasionally dabbling in some (very) amateur painting.

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