The Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Institute for Social Research are launching Sips & Scholars, a free public lecture series hosted in bars and restaurants across Brooklyn.
The first event, “What Is Gender? Theorizing Sexual Difference from Simone de Beauvoir to Judith Butler,” features Professor Hannah Leffingwell. She will trace the development of gender theory from foundational texts by Simone de Beauvoir Judith Butler and Susan Stryker.
The event takes place on Thursday, July 17 at 6:30pm at The Bush (333 Troutman St.) in Bushwick.
Other events include:
Who was Socrates? with Robbie Howton — Thursday, July 31, at Lips Cafe (Flatbush).
The Authoritarian Personality Today: Psychology, Politics, and the New Right Wing Resurgence with Robyn Marasco — Thursday, Aug. 7, at Halyards (Gowanus).
Quantum Physics at 100 with Alfred Lee — Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Sunset Stoop (Sunset Park).
What is Literary Translation? A Brief History of the Translator’s Task with Lauren K. Wolfe — Thursday, Aug. 14, at Compère Collective (Red Hook).
Revolution and Underdevelopment: Walter Rodney’s African Perspective with Nara Roberta Silva — Thursday, Aug. 14, at TriniJam BK (Canarsie).
Too Many Wives: Polygamist Nightmares in Gogol’s Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt with Ruth Averbach — Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Freak Bar (Coney Island).
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