In an effort to bring a more intellectual lecture series to campus, the philosophy club is hosting a lecture by Brinton Tench Coxe on the issue of innovations and transformation of global film style over the past 120 years.
“We want to provide a more intellectual experience, as well as a more controversial one, in the future,” Philosophy Club President Jonathan Henderson said. “This is the first event of many that we have planned for this semester and the next.”
Brinton Tench Coxe holds a Ph. D. in Slavic Studies from Columbia University in New York. His research projects include exploring images of Moscow in Russian and Soviet film and literature, as well as cities and urban space on film. He has taught courses on Russian and Soviet film, culture and literature at Columbia University and New York University, as well as an introductory film course and a cities on film course at Drew University in New Jersey. He is currently the program coordinator at the university’s intensive English Language Institute.
The lectures following this will include a discussion of anarchist philosophy by Nathan Jun, a lecture on economic equality by John Martinez, a visit from Nate Phelps (estranged son of Fred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church leader), who will speak with students on the dangers of religious indoctrination. The series will end with a student-driven human rights forum. Students will present papers and their own mini lectures on different issues dealing with human rights such as warfare, gay rights, women’s suffrage, equality and economics.