The Power of the Written Word

Join us for four deeply personal classes that share language’s power to shape – and transform – the world.

Hosted by Nicholas Buccola – writer, lecturer, and teacher specializing in the area of American political thought, and author of The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America – each live, online session shares the intimate perspectives and experiences of a powerful writer and thinker, someone passionate about the powerful ways that the written word present ideas and changes lives.

Explore these Five Things I’ve Learned sessions – with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. David W. Blight, Roosevelt Montás, and Myisha Cherry – now or anytime.

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Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

Five Things I've Learned About

America’s Past, and Its Urgent Lessons for Today

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Writer, author, and professor Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. shares the Five Things He’s Learned about keeping connected to the voices and visions of our country’s past – and about James Baldwin’s America and its urgent lessons for our own.

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David W. Blight

Five Things I've Learned About

The Challenges and Triumphs of Writing Biography

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Acclaimed teacher, scholar and public historian David W. Blight shares the Five Things He’s Learned about the ways that biography can help us better learn about thinking, writing, and living well.

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Roosevelt Montás

Five Things I've Learned About

Self-Transformation, by Reading Ancient Books

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Writer, author, and professor Roosevelt Montás shares the Five Things He’s Learned about the transforming power of the Great Books—and why the ideas and passions within these ancient sources still possess the power to make and remake our lives today.

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Myisha Cherry

Five Things I've Learned About

The Social Uses of Anger

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Writer, author, and professor Myisha Cherry shares the Five Things She’s Learned about the essential roles that rage and anger play in public life – and in our principled responses to all forms of social injustice.

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The Power of the Written Word

Join us for four deeply personal classes that share language’s power to shape – and transform – the world.

Series tickets available now, directly from this page.

Follow the links below to explore the classes in this series.

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

America’s Past, and Its Urgent Lessons for Today

David W. Blight

The Challenges and Triumphs of Writing Biography

Roosevelt Montás

Self-Transformation, by Reading Ancient Books

Myisha Cherry

The Social Uses of Anger

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The Power of the Written Word

Join us for four deeply personal classes that share language’s power to shape – and transform – the world.

Series tickets available now, directly from this page.

Follow the links below to explore the classes in this series.

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We hope you'll join us for all six classes in this series.

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