Unless otherwise indicated, events at the Center are open to faculty and staff only.
Why does the Oakley Center circulate paper memos about colloquia?
Tuesday, February 23, 4 pm
Margaret Graver (Classics, Dartmouth), "Anatomies of Joy: Seneca, Claranus, and the Gaudium Tradition."
Tuesday, March 2, 4 pm
Nicholas Dawidoff (Independent Writer), "On Life-Writing." Dawidoff is the author of The Catcher was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg (1994) and In the Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music (1998), among other works of non-fiction.
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 4 pm.
Sianne Ngai (UCLA). Title TBA.
Monday, April 12, 2010, 4 pm
Seyla Benhabib (Yale), Title TBA.
Oakley Center Symposia
"Visible Presence" (organizer: Olga Shevchenko), April 30-May 1, 2010.
"After Humanism," (organizers: Michael F. Brown and James L. Nolan, Jr.), September 23-24, 2010. This international symposium is one of several events that will mark the Oakley Center's 25th anniversary.
The Oakley Center was established in 1985 to support faculty research across the humanities and social sciences, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinary work. Since that time, it has come to play a vital role in the scholarly life of Williams College. The Center provides a meeting place where faculty and administrative staff can pursue their intellectual and research interests. It sponsors many events and programs throughout the year, some exclusively for faculty and staff and others for the entire campus and the wider public. Programs especially for faculty include colloquia with distinguished visiting scholars and Center-supported faculty research and reading groups. The Center's public events include occasional conferences and the annual Richmond, Weiss, and Allison Davis Lectures.
Williams faculty on leave may apply for Center Fellowships. The Center provides an office and research stipend. Through the Clark-Oakley Fellowship, offered in conjunction with the Research and Academic Program of the Clark Art Institute, the Center also provides an office and funding for one scholar, from outside the College, who will take part in the programs of both institutions. Each semester, about ten faculty Fellows are in residence and participate in a weekly research seminar. Through the Ruchman Fellowship program, one Williams senior participates in the Fellows' seminar as well.
Link to Oakley Center past events, 2006-2010