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Guest Speakers
The Gleason Public Library hosts regular events open to the public.
These events range from performances to author readings. Click here for our full calendar of events.
Modern Art in Context
Lecture series with Prof. Jason Giannetti at the Gleason, Wednesdays in October
Wednesdays October 13th, 20th, 27th and November 3rd, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., Professor Jason Giannetti will present a four-part lecture and discussion on Modern Art in Context. This series will examine the trajectory of art and aesthetics before the World Wars and how the two World Wars disrupted, displaced and (some would say) destroyed or (as others would say) liberated, pre-modern notions of what art is. This course will focus upon visual arts but will also include music, poetry, and other media.
The first session will begin by establishing the traditional backdrop against which the explosion of the modern era stands in stark contrast, from the Renaissance, to Humanism, Impressionism, and abstract art. The second week, Professor Giannetti will examine how the outbreak of WWI marks the birth of the Modern Era, examining DaDa and Germany between the wars. Art and aesthetics were radically put into question by WWII, and the third lecture will examine how the new trajectory that "Modern Art" took with the advent of dictatorships and war in Europe during the 30's and 40's both continued the Modernist movement and also marked a break from it. Finally, in lecture IV: Post Modernism and the Present, we shall investigate what it means to make art after the Holocaust, and how society attempted to recover from such a radical interruption in the fabric of culture and reinvent itself.
Jason Giannetti is a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. He has written and presented extensively on topics of art and aesthetics. He has taught "Modern Art in Context" at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, Massachusetts and Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts. He has presented his work at the Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture Annual Conference at Binghamton, New York.
This free program is made possible by the Friends of the Council on Aging Lee Milliken Fund and the Friends of the Gleason Public Library. This program is offered in partnership with Sage Educational Services. The series will be held in the Hollis Room at the Gleason Public Library in Carlisle. Space is limited and registration is required; to register or for more information, please call the Library at 978-369-4898 or stop by the reference desk.
History's Judgment of Hitler
Monday evenings in November with Elliot Lilien
Back by popular demand, Elliot Lilien presents a four part evening program on History's Judgment of Hitler on November 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 7-8:30pm. Be prepared for a consideration of Hitler's background and ideas, his influence in the early twentieth century, cultural context, ancestry, and much more. Mr. Lilien is a retired history teacher at the Concord Carlisle High School. Mr. Lilien is known for both style and substance, and his programs fill quickly. These programs will be held in the Gleason Public Library, Hollis Room. This program is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required. Registration begins October at the Reference Desk 978-369-4898, Gleason Public Library. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library and the Friends of the Council on Aging Rose Pullara Fund.
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