The roots of Rumi’s vision illuminate a web of wisdom that unfolds the belief in the perpetuation of creation. In our coming together, we each play a role to co-create […]
The Blossoming of the Dutch Golden Age This talk explores the Dutch Golden Age as a singular, concurrent blossoming: where the "heroic ordinary" of Dutch Realist art and the radical […]
FREE EVENT, OPEN TO ALL In-person at Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@iwcinsantabarbara/streams The public birth of the Institute of World Culture in Santa Barbara […]
Presenter: Lori Mohr, Santa Barbara Museum of Art FREE EVENT, OPEN TO ALL In-person only at Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA Words like ‘gritty’ and ‘underbelly’ […]
JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE (2020) “I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find […]
UNSTABLE UTOPIAS: THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF SOCIALISM (2007) In our age it is easy to forget the 20th Century enthusiasm of intellectuals, and the populous support for the ideals of […]
On Labor and Luxury by Leo Tolstoy To celebrate Labor Day and Tolstoy’s birth anniversary, the Circle will consider Tolstoy’s assertion that the aristocracy should work: "And the deeds which […]
Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles In the Hindu tradition, Ganesha represents the vital link between focused effort, wisdom, and the removal of obstacles. Rather than replacing human labor, he is invoked […]
Spiritual Dignity of Labor by Simone Weil How can Simone Weil’s idea of the spiritual dignity of labor be used to counteract contemporary thoughtlessness: "We glide seamlessly between Slack pings, […]
FREE EVENT, OPEN TO ALL In-person at Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@iwcinsantabarbara/streams “We need the tonic of wildness.” – Henry David Thoreau There is something […]
With Dr. Jennifer Love. See programs page for more information.
The Only Way Through is Through We will look at the poetry of young people today who are finding hope in personal and collective acts of accountability. "In a world […]