“Reason and Imagination” is the theme of the University of Chicago’s 24th annual humanities open house, a celebration of arts and letters consisting of lectures, discussions, and tours by faculty and staff. It takes place Saturday, October 25, and is free and open to the public. Registration is required (limited registration will be available on-site on Saturday at 8 AM at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th). Events will be held at these campus locations: Bartlett Hall, 5640 S. University; Biological Sciences Learning Center, 924 E. 57th; Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th; Classics Building, 1010 E. 59th; Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis; Cochrane-Woods Art Center, 5540 S. Greenwood; Fulton Recital Hall, 5845 S. Ellis; Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th; Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th; Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th; Regenstein Library, 1100 E. 57th; Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn; Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn; Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood; Stuart Hall, 5835 S. Greenwood; and Swift Hall, 1025 E. 58th. To register, or for more information, call 773-702-3175 or log on to humanities.uchicago.edu/openhouse.
Beowulf’s World
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Fred Donner (Near Eastern history). Bond Chapel.
Stephen Harvey (Egyptology). Cochrane-Woods Art Center, room 157.
The Goodspeed Bible Collection and the Media Revolution
Tour. Oriental Institute. (Note: starts at 10 AM.)
The Roman Emperor and the Cult of Fortune
