10th Anniversary Symposium

To kick off our 10th anniversary year, the Radcliffe Institute is hosting a two-day symposium on October 8 and 9 in Cambridge. Be part of this exciting event and enjoy an intimate look at the interdisciplinary exchanges and accomplishments that exemplify the Institute. Former fellows will share their cutting-edge work—from advances in medical science to the art of fiction writing—and experts in digital information will discuss the future of scholarly research and collaboration. Harvard leaders who helped found the Institute will also reflect on Radcliffe’s remarkable transformation.

We hope to see you in October and throughout our 10th-anniversary year!

Schedule

Thursday, October 8, 2009

1–2:30 p.m.
Panel One
Gendered Choices in the Public and Private Spheres

Moderated by Robert J. Sampson, Senior Advisor to the Social Sciences Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Chair, Department of Sociology, and Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

Darlene Clark Hine RI ’04, Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History, Northwestern University
Jean Comaroff RI ’03, Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago; Director, Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory; Honorary Professor, University of Cape Town
Susan Faludi RI ’09, Independent Writer (United States)
Claudia Goldin RI ’06, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Director, Development of the American Economy Program, National Bureau of Economic Research

2:45–4 p.m.
Panel Two
From One Genre to Another

Moderated by Leah Price RI ’07, Professor of English and Harvard College Professor, Harvard University

Hauwa Ibrahim RI ’09, Senior Partner, Aries Law Firm (Nigeria)
Jeanne Jordan RI ’03, Filmmaker, West City Films, Inc.
Beverly McIver RI ’03, Suntrust Endowed Chair Professor of Art, North Carolina Central University
Chiori Miyagawa RI ’09, Playwright-in-Residence, Bard College
Tarik O’Regan RI ’05, Fellow in the Creative Arts, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

4:15–5:30 p.m. Panel Three
Fiction Writing

Moderated by Homi K. Bhabha RI ’05, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Department of English, and Director, Humanities Center, Harvard University

Geraldine Brooks RI ’06, Independent Writer (United States)
Gish Jen RI ’02, Professor of Creative Writing and Codirector, Creative Writing Program, Brandeis University
Claire Messud RI ’05

Friday, October 9, 2009

9–10:30 a.m.
Panel Four
On Sickness and Health

Moderated by James Haber RI ’09, Professor of Biology and Director, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University

Linda Krieger RI ’05
Gwyneth Lewis RI ’09, Independent Scholar (Wales)
Susan Lindquist RI ’08, Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Christine Mummery RI ’08

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Panel Five
The Digital Revolution and Academic Life

Moderated by Nancy F. Cott, Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, Harvard University

Suzanne Blier RI ’06, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Marilyn Dunn, Executive Director and Radcliffe Institute Librarian, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of the Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Stuart Shieber RI ’07
Dmitri Tymoczko RI ’06, Composer and Associate Professor of Music, Princeton University

12:15–1 p.m. Panel Six
Radcliffe: Reflections Ten Years Later

Moderated by Barbara J. Grosz, Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Harvey Fineberg
Neil Rudenstine
Nancy-Beth Sheerr
Susan S. Wallach

1–2:30 p.m.	Panel One Gendered Choices in the Public and Private Spheres Moderated by Robert J. Sampson, Senior Advisor to the Social Sciences Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Chair, Department of Sociology, and Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University Darlene Clark Hine RI ’04, Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History, Northwestern University Jean Comaroff RI ’03, Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago; Director, Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory; Honorary Professor, University of Cape Town Susan Faludi RI ’09, Independent Writer (United States) Claudia Goldin RI ’06, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Director, Development of the American Economy Program, National Bureau of Economic Research
2:45–4 p.m.	Panel Two From One Genre to Another Moderated by Leah Price RI ’07, Professor of English and Harvard College Professor, Harvard University Hauwa Ibrahim RI ’09, Senior Partner, Aries Law Firm (Nigeria) Jeanne Jordan RI ’03, Filmmaker, West City Films, Inc. Beverly McIver RI ’03, Suntrust Endowed Chair Professor of Art, North Carolina Central University Chiori Miyagawa RI ’09, Playwright-in-Residence, Bard College Tarik O’Regan RI ’05, Fellow in the Creative Arts, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4:15–5:30 p.m.	Panel Three Fiction Writing Moderated by Homi K. Bhabha RI ’05, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Department of English, and Director, Humanities Center, Harvard University Geraldine Brooks RI ’06, Independent Writer (United States) Gish Jen RI ’02, Professor of Creative Writing and Codirector, Creative Writing Program, Brandeis University Claire Messud RI ’05

9–10:30 a.m.	Panel Four On Sickness and Health Moderated by James Haber RI ’09, Professor of Biology and Director, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University Linda Krieger RI ’05 Gwyneth Lewis RI ’09, Independent Scholar (Wales) Susan Lindquist RI ’08, Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Christine Mummery RI ’08
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.	Panel Five The Digital Revolution and Academic Life Moderated by Nancy F. Cott, Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, Harvard University Suzanne Blier RI ’06, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University Marilyn Dunn, Executive Director and Radcliffe Institute Librarian, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of the Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Stuart Shieber RI ’07 Dmitri Tymoczko RI ’06, Composer and Associate Professor of Music, Princeton University
12:15–1 p.m.	Panel Six Radcliffe: Reflections Ten Years Later Moderated by Barbara J. Grosz, Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University Harvey Fineberg Neil Rudenstine Nancy-Beth Sheerr Susan S. Wallach