Lecture Series - Online
Spring 2024 Lectures - Online
Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
Onsite McMullen Museum Tour:
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- 在线参与者需要有一台具有视频和音频功能的电脑.
- 根据电子游戏软件的安全要求，参与者必须提前创建一个Zoom帐户.
- All lectures offered online via Zoom will be recorded; recordings will be available to registrants for two weeks following each lecture.
- These programs have a maximum capacity to allow for participant engagement.
Registration Options:
- 注册单个讲座的费用为15美元，或注册整个系列讲座的费用为90美元.
- 注册整个系列讲座，外加现场麦克马伦博物馆之旅，费用为100美元.
- 单独登记麦克马伦博物馆之旅，费用为10美元(含茶点).
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Online via Zoom, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Robert Ross
As a rising power, China seeks a revised regional order. The United States, the status quo power, resists change. Greater competition and strategic tension are inevitable. Chinese diplomacy reflects its determination to weaken U.S. presence on its perimeter. The U.S. 以加强区域军事存在和加强与其伙伴的军事合作作为回应. U.S. 美国的贸易和技术政策反映了美国对中国崛起的抵制，以及维持美国经济稳定的意图.S. global leadership.
美国坚持要与中国合作，但却封锁了许多中国进口商品. Given U.S. policy, China does not cooperate with the U.S. on nuclear proliferation regarding North Korea and Iran. 合作中的任何共同利益都会被赢得竞争的共同努力所抵消.
Online via Zoom, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Brian K. Smith
On January 5, 2023, 在ChatGPT公开亮相一个多月后，纽约市教育部门就限制了它在学校的使用. Since then, 关于在教育中使用生成式人工智能(genAI)工具的潜在成本和收益，已经进行了许多对话和辩论. 这次演讲将分享我们一年后学到的一些东西，关于学生和教育工作者如何在高等教育中使用基因人工智能来增强学习, increase efficiency, and … yes, occasionally to cheat. 我们也期待着考虑基因人工智能可能改变我们对什么是必须学习的概念的方式, and how this generation of tools can amplify existing capabilities.
Online via Zoom, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Jeffrey Bloechl
基督教是一种独特的生活方式，这一观点与耶稣和保罗关于他们的社区与罗马帝国的关系的评论一样古老, 就像现代试图将基督教信仰的生活与世俗生活以及其他信仰的生活区分开来一样. In this lecture, 我们将探讨这两种哲学方法，把基督教作为一种生活方式, examine some of their similarities and differences, 并提供一些关于这对21世纪初信徒的自我理解可能意味着什么的想法.
Online via Zoom, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, SJ
在简要概述了电子游戏软件神学和事工学院及其前身机构的历史之后, the lecture will discuss its present activity, its impact on the world, and a sense of its future in service of the Church and the world.
Online via Zoom, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presenters: Jeffery Howe and Nancy Netzer
林奇夫妇赠送给电子游戏软件麦克马伦博物馆的30幅油画和素描作品为19世纪和20世纪初美国艺术和文化的发展提供了丰富的视角. Winslow Homer, Martin Johnson Heade, Albert Bierstadt只是其中的几个主要艺术家. The works represent iconic images of exploration of the American west, the arctic seas, the Hudson River Valley, New England, and even the Brazilian rain forest. In addition to the images of discovery, 这里有一些关于家庭生活的沉思图片，捕捉到了一个文化时刻. This lecture will present all thirty works, 重点展示了美国艺术和社会更广泛的发展, and to embody the excellent taste of the collectors.
Onsite at the McMullen Museum, Boston College, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presented by: Director Nancy Netzer and McMullen Museum Docents
卡罗琳和彼得·林奇最近赠送给电子游戏软件的30幅油画和素描 McMullen Museum 为19世纪和20世纪初的艺术和文化发展提供了丰富的视角, especially in America. 阿尔伯特·比尔斯塔特、温斯洛·霍默和约翰·辛格·萨金特是其中的一些主要艺术家.
和我们一起在博物馆探索林奇收藏和其他杰出的美国和欧洲绘画, as well as the Spring 2024 exhibition, The Lost Generation: Women Ceramicists and the Cuban Avant-Garde, curated by Prof. Elizabeth Goizueta. 展出近150件来自私人和画廊收藏的陶瓷和绘画作品, 本次展览探讨了几位鲜为人知的女性陶艺家对古巴抽象绘画的艺术影响.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Online via Zoom, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Jonathan Laurence
Constitutional democracies are under pressure from authoritarian parties, but how unique are the challenges currently facing representative politics? 克拉夫宪政民主电子游戏正规平台中心主任的演讲将概述当前世界各地民主和民主化国家的趋势. Professor Laurence will discuss changing public attitudes towards politics, 以及过去一代欧洲和美国的民主前景是如何演变的.
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Program Pricing
General Admission
General Admission for the Lecture series is as follows:
- 注册单个讲座，每次15美元，或注册整个系列，每次90美元.
- Register for the entire series plus the onsite McMullen Museum tour for $100.
- Register for the McMullen Museum tour separately for $10.
No discounts are available.
General Information:
您必须年满18岁才能参加BC省超越终身学习系列讲座和麦克马伦博物馆之旅. All sales are final; we are not able to offer refunds. 注册不得转让给其他人或其他课程、研讨会或项目.
Online registration is required to participate in the program. The fee for individual lectures is $15 each; the fee for the entire lecture series is $90; the fee for the entire lecture series plus the museum tour is $100; the fee for the museum tour alone is $10, to be paid by debit or credit card. Registrations will be processed upon receipt of payment. Payment is due in full in order to enroll.