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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

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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…

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