Stanford Humanities Center
How do the living converse with the dead and the undead? How is Stanford uniquely haunted?
Robert Pogue Harrison will speak about the dead, the undead, the haunting of Stanford, and the meaning of Halloween. A guided conversation will follow.
Harrison, author of Dominion of the Dead and many other books, is the Rosina Pierotti Professor of Italian Literature, Emeritus, and Director of Another Look, a Stanford-based book club.
For this occasion, we will enjoy The Black Widow, a customized cocktail (or mocktail). Want company as you prepare your drink? Join us at 5:25 for Five Minutes Before, as The Night Before Mixologists walk us through how to make the Black Widow.
Cocktail Recipe
About the Series
The Night Before is a new series of online conversations in which we examine ritual occasions through the insights of the humanities. As we come together, handcrafted cocktails and mocktails tell their own stories about these unique times of year. In one hour, we learn to experience the next day differently.
Hosted by Stanford alumni, each online party is free, and features a guided conversation led by faculty or Humanities Center Fellows.
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