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  • Truth and the Novel, author Geraldine Brooks

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth, said Albert Camus. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks spent half her life as a journalist, running after the truth in difficult places where despots and warlords were desperate to obfuscate. Later she turned to fiction, but her novels always hew as closely as possible to historical truth. In the Wolf Humanities Center's 2025 Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities, Brooks will discuss her process as a novelist and how it is informed by the toolkit she acquired as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts in the Middle East, Africa,

    Free

  • “It’s Your Curse,” and Other Lessons in Repairing Historical Harm

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Anthropologist Deirdre de la Cruz on the efforts to develop and enact reparative approaches to her institutions's Philippines collections.Wolf Humanities Center • University of Pennsylvania2024–2025 FORUM ON KEYWORDS“It’s Your Curse,” and Other Lessons in Repairing Historical HarmDeirdre de la CruzAssociate Professor of History and Asian Languages and Cultures, University of MichiganThe University of Michigan possesses extensive archival, photographic, archaeological and natural history collections from the Philippines, many of which were built during the American colonial period from objects, images, and ancestors taken without the consent of local source communities. In this talk, historical anthropologist Deirdre de la Cruz introduces a

  • 2024 Wharton Energy & Climate Conference

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Welcome to the 2024 Wharton Energy & Climate Conference! We'll see you on Friday, November 1st!Wharton Energy & Climate Club is excited to invite you to the 2024 Energy & Climate Conference at The Penn Museum on Friday, November 1st, 2024.Our theme is “De-risk to Deploy”, where we’ll host conversations on the evolving best practices and success stories around collaborations, capital stack innovations, and novel go-to-market approaches that are accelerating the equitable deployment of clean energy technologies.Across the day, we’ll be hosting 3 keynote speakers, 8 moderated panels, an innovation showcase featuring over a dozen companies, student/employer coffee chats, breakout

  • Eco-Science Social: Climate Action Happy Hour

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    As a living hub for ongoing dialogue, connection, and activism, the Penn Museum presents Seeds of Change, a new series of programs intended to spark curiosity, share facts, and inspire action around some of the most pressing issues of our time. One of a three-part series, Eco-Science Social is an after-hours get-together where you can open your mind and make a difference while connecting with experts and communities. Access facts and hear innovative ideas from leading experts on climate change Learn more about sustainable practices Connect with local climate change groups Enjoy zero-food-waste snacks and drinks (the first drink's on

    $20

  • Teaching Environmental Justice: A Celebration of Writing and Literacy

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    PhilWP, Teachers Institute of Philadelphia, and the Penn Museum host their annual conference presented by and for Philadelphia educators.The Celebration of Writing and Literacy is an annual two-day conference presented by and for Philadelphia educators. The focus is teacher research and knowledge.​ This year’s theme, Teaching Environmental Justice, asks how, at a moment when the effects of climate change and environmental contamination are increasing, especially for poor communities and communities of color, educators in all disciplines teach their students the facts they need to take action to renew the earth around them.Featured Speakers:Jerome Shabazz, founder and Executive Director of the