How—and to what degree—does the black sermon emerge as one of the hallmark features of African-American culture within the sociopolitical context of the United States?
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In 1976 the Nigerian government produced a feature film, "Shehu Umar," which was based on a Hausa language novel and premiered at FESTAC 77, the pan-African culture festival hosted by Nigeria. The film then disappeared – a key work of a post-colonial cinema which was given for lost and has only recently been rediscovered and restored. Today, Nigeria is one of the most prolific and successful producers of films and music worldwide.
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In this talk, computer scientist Cal Newport '04 draws from his recent reporting on this topic for The New Yorker to explain how the latest innovations in AI actually work, separating the impacts we really should worry about from those that are mainly hype.
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Phil Klay '05, the Winter 2023 Montgomery Fellow, explores how literature can help us respond to violent times.
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A conversation between Montgomery Fellows Program Director Steve Swayne and Fall 2022 Montgomery Fellows David Silbersweig and Pico Iyer.
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