Intellectual Interaction

When members of the DePauw community share ideas outside the classroom, it magnifies the energy of their intellectual interaction. This page collects sundry ways through which concepts become rich conversations.

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Fall 2012 Living the Liberal Arts: The Crucible Conversations.

Conversations have arisen amongst the faculty about an informal interdisciplinary theme for Fall 2012. Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, and its key ethical dilemma of 'what will you sign your name to', or ‘what is your name worth’, has become the initial focus. The various academic and performance events listed below comprise this organic, evolving initiative. Check back for updates!

• New Student Orientation (class of 2016): Making DePauw Your Own, Aug. 19, 2012, 7:00-8:00, Kresge Auditorium
• 1/4-credit course! UNIV 290: "Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible' and its Contexts", meeting seven Tuesdays, 2:20-3:50 pm: 
• Teaching Roundtable on The Crucible, Oct. 4, 2012, 11:30-12:45 Social Room B, The Inn at DePauw.
• Sociologist Jodi O'Brien, "Queer Frontiers: Crucibles, Scapegoats, and Possibilities," Oct. 11, 2012, 7:30 pm, Peeler Auditorium.
• "Witches and Midwives" panel discussion, Nov. 6, 2012, 11:30-12:30, Daseke Boardroom, Union Building; lunch provided; open to students, faculty, and staff.
• Arthur Miller's The Crucible, staged by DePauw Theatre, Nov. 7 (7:30 dress rehearsal); Nov. 8-9 (7:30); Nov. 11 (5:00); Nov. 13-17 (7:30).
• Dramatic teaser! A portion of the witch trial from The Crucible, Nov. 9, 2012, 11:40-12:20, Moore Theater, GCPA.
• Film: "On the Waterfront" (part of DePauw's Film Series), Nov. 12, 2012, 7:30, Ashley Square Cinema.
• "Symphony for Salem, 1692," part of the November Band Concert, Nov. 18, 2012, 3:00, Kresge Auditorium.
• Film: The Crucible (1996), Nov. 19, 7:00-9:45 pm, Watson Forum

ArtsFest 2012: "Art and the Other"