Guest Speakers' Series offers Nevadans a chance to hear prominent public intellectuals on issues central to the local and national community. Where possible, CDC coordinates its program with the University forum series and the departments that take special interests in a particular visitor. CDC opens its guest speakers' series with a lecture by Marietta Chudakova, a Russian scholar and political activist. The CDC board identified several other distinguished figures whom we would like to bring to campus, including legal scholar Allan Dershowitz, pragmatist philosopher Richard Rorty; judge Richard Posner; and philosopher Martha Nussbaum.

Marietta Chudakova, a leading Russian scholar and public intellectual, will give a talk at the Center for Democratic Culture on “Vladimir Putin and the Future of Russian Democracy.” Dr. Marietta Chudakova is professor at the Moscow Literary Institute, member of the European Academy, former member of Boris Yeltsin Presidential Council, and public assistant to the head of the Russian government administration. The presentation will be given on Wednesday, April 23, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., at the Sociology Department conference room, CBC-B 225. The event is open to the public, faculty, and students.

Allan Dershowitz is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School. Professor Allan Dershowitz is a leading first amendment scholar, author of numerous books, and occasional TV commentator on issues involving civil liberties and criminal law.

Richard Rorty is professor of Comparative Literature and Philosophy at Stanford University. Dr. Richard Rorty is author of several books on analytical philosophy, pragmatism, and literary culture, and a leading exponent of American pragmatism.

Richard Posner is Judge of the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal and Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Judge Richard Posner frequently writes about current legal and political issues, including the role of intellectuals in public life.

Martha Nussbaum is Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School. Professor Martha Nussbaum published several studies on Greek philosophy, current issues in education, civil rights, and women and law.
 

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