2012-2013 Speaker Series | Cary Lecture Series

Archives: 2012-2013 Speaker Series

“Dear Brother: The Life and Letters of Benjamin Franklin’s Sister”
with Jill Lepore

Watch The Lectur Saturday, March 2, 2013- 8:00 PM Jill Lepore, our special lecturer in honor of Lexington’s 300th anniversary, will speak on Benjamin Franklin’s sister,who shares a birth year[…]

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“Unfair- The Growth of Social Inequality in America”
with Robert D. Putnam

Saturday, November 3rd- 8:00 PM The United States today exhibits growing class disparities. How is our country being reshaped by these changes, andwhat are the implications for us and our[…]

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“Translation and the Meaning of Everything”
with David Bellos

Watch the Lecture Saturday, October 20, 2012- 8:00 PM How do you transfer meaning from one language to another? David Bellos, professor of French and Comparative Literature at Princeton (and[…]

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“Confessions of History Filmmaker”
with Rick Beyer

Saturday, September 8, 2012- 8:00 PM Lexington author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer will share insights, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes adventures from a career in history and storytelling that has[…]

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