In this reflection on the film Hamnet, Maurin Academy co-founder Dr. Laurie Johnson asks what a depiction of Shakespeare’s family life teach us about the loving balance between family and extraordinary artistic achievement. Check it out now: LINK TO SUBSTACK
In this essay from Maurin Academy instructor Christopher May, Peter Maurin’s vision of a better world is explored. Check it out now: LINK TO SUBSTACK
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Have you ever wondered if there was more to the American Dream than promises kept and promises broken (for some or for few)? If so, old sport, then this course is for you. The first session is coming up on December 3rd, and will cover the American Dream–both the Edward Albee play and the ideological … Read more
The second part of Gavin Schafer’s Introduction to Native Plants will take place Friday, November 21st at 7:00 PM CST. Gavin will walk-through the basics of supporting the local ecologies in your own backyard, specifically through the lens of the Great Plains ecology. (Note: You can attend this session even if you did not attend the … Read more
Tomorrow evening at 7:00 PM CST will be the second session in Dr. Jeremy Cowan’s course “The Art of the Commonplace: Wendell Berry’s Vision for a Grounded Life.” This week, Dr. Cowan will be discussing two essays from Berry’s The Art of the Commonplace: “Think Little” and “The Pleasure of Eating.” The short essays (together … Read more
Starting October 29, and running for four consecutive Wednesdays, Dr. Jeremy Cowan will lead a class for the Maurin Academy on Wendell Berry’s classic, “The Art of the Commonplace.”
The conversation between Laurie and Stephen Paff on “What AI Means (and Doesn’t Mean) for Our World” is coming right up on Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 – 8:30pm US Central Time, so set a reminder for that one! Stephen Paff is an anthropologist and data scientist who has spent years crafting AI and machine learning systems that connect with people and society. We hope you’ll be there, but if you’ve got specific questions you’d like to ask but can’t make the live discussion, reply here and Laurie will be sure to bring it up!
The series of videos on the Maurin Academy’s Political Philosophy YouTube channel and podcast is now complete. You can find the entire series at this playlist as well as on any podcast platform (just look for Political Philosophy with Dr. Laurie Johnson).