Rice Unconventional Wisdom
Campbell Lecture Series

Previous Lectures

Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith

November 10, 2010

A Reading by Zadie Smith


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The Promise of Museums

The Promise of Museums

October 27, 28, 29, 2009
The Promise of Museums


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Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt

Oct 21, 22, and 23, 2008
Shakespeare's Creative Freedom


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Alix Ohlin

Alix Ohlin

Oct. 23, 24, and 25, 2007
The Tempest of Art and Nature


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Ha Jin

Ha Jin

Oct. 24, 25, and 26, 2006 
The Writer as Migrant


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Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky

Oct. 18, 19, and 20, 2005
The American Town: Dreams and Nightmares


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The Campbell Lecture Series

Rice University’s

Campbell Lecture Series

 

The Campbell Lecture Series was established thanks to a generous endowment from alumnus T.C. Campbell ’34. This annual lecture series brings world-renowned intellectuals to Rice’s campus and offers a unique opportunity to support humanistic research and bring visibility to Rice’s intellectual mission.

 

Save the Date!

Academic Freedom:

A Series of Lectures by Stanley Fish

April 10, 11 & 12, 2012