The theme of this year’s Chicago Humanities Festival is “America,” and the content is appropriately expansive. Some off-the-beaten-path highlights follow, but they barely scratch the surface. A full schedule, as well as the complex details of ticketing policies, are at chicagohumanities.org. The prices given here are for general admission.
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In their conversation titled The Power of Words, journalist Adam Hochschild and editor Tom Englehardt ask, Whither writing and editing in an age when both have been devalued (Thu 11/1, 6 PM, Francis W. Parker School, 2233 N. Clark, $10)? University of Michigan anthropologist Andrew Shryock studies Arab-Americans in Detroit. He holds forth on Arab Detroit, Before and After 9/11 (Sat 11/3, 2:30 PM, UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt, $5). Another anthropologist, Karen Ho, researches the kill-or-be-killed ethos of Wall Street investment bankers and its influence on corporate America at large. She reveals her findings in Gentlemen Prefer Bonds (Sun 11/4, 2:30 PM, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, $5, sold out).
11/1-11/11: various days, times, and locations, 312-494-9509, chicagohumanities.org, $5-$28 in advance, $5 surcharge added at the door, $25 “Short List” passes buy access to five selected events, including a couple that are otherwise sold out.
