Focus 2026-2027 Events
| Date | Fall 2026 Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 22, 5 p.m. |
The Attention RevolutionD. Graham Burnett, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University |
Bachelor Great Room, Bachelor Hall |
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Thursday, October 15, 4:30 p.m. |
Attention SanctuaryThe Strother school of radical attention, Non-Profit Organization for Attention Activism |
Armstrong Student Center, Pavilion B |
| Thursday, October 29, 5 p.m. |
How to Be Human in an Age of DistractionChristine Rosen, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
| Thursday, November 12, 5 p.m |
A Political Economy of Attention in Three RegistersLee McGuigan, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
| Date | Spring 2027 Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 11, 4:30 p.m. |
Reclaiming Attention in the Age of DistractionThe world according to sound, An Immersive Audio Experience |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
| Thursday, March 4, 5 p.m. |
Technologies of AttentionJenny O'Dell, Writer and Artist |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
| Thursday, April 8, 5 p.m. |
Metrics, Algorithms, and the Technologies of AttentionC. Thi Ngyuen, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
| Date | Spring Altman Symposium | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 22, 5 p.m. |
Attention and SurveillanceCaleb Smith, Professor of English and American Studies at Yale University |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
| Friday, April 23, 1 p.m. |
Who Gets to Be “Screen Free”? The Disconnection DivideKatie Day Good, Associate Professor of Communication at Calvin University |
Humanities Commons Room, Bachelor Hall |
