UC Berkeley Extension Presents
Why Climb? Victorian Mountaineers and Mountains
Questioning Identity Humanities Lecture Series
- When
- Thu Oct 16, 2008
- Where
- University of California, Berkeley Extension
- Time
- 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Literary Arts Lectures, Other Sports, Sports & Recreation
Description
Leslie Stephen, Victorian intellectual and father of Virginia Woolf, was one of mountaineering's early pioneers. His collected essays on mountaineering, The Playground of Europe (1871), answer the question—why climb?—by exploring the intellectual and aesthetic pleasures of mountain climbing.We are today frequently faced with—and even confused by—questions of identity. Individuals and groups seek to reaffirm or refine their identity within the context of a dynamic and pluralistic society. Sometimes this effort is dismissed as "identity politics." Is the intense interest in identity just a symptom of narcissistic contemporary life, or does this preoccupation have much deeper roots? In this series of four public lectures, UC Berkeley faculty and Extension instructors explore dimensions of identity through a variety of media and cultural contexts. The lectures will also provide a look at Extension's interdisciplinary course offerings. Space is limited. Please refer to EDP 018424.
More Info
- Link
- http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/artsandletters/
- Call
- (510) 642-4111
- Contact Form (account required)
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