Past Chicago Society Events Since the autumn of 2002, Chicago Society has hosted nearly 50 special events, including “China and the Future of the World,” a major conference in the spring of 2006 that attracted international attention and substantial governmental interest both from the United States and the People’s Republic of China. The following is a nearly complete list of the events Chicago Society has hosted over the past several years. Large Conferences
“Petroleum: Prospects and Politics” (5/18-5/19/07)
“China and the Future of the World” (4/28–4/29/06)
“Consolidating Democracy in Mexico” (4/23–4/24/04)
“Colombia: Confronting Conflict, Striving Towards Peace” (4/5/03)
Special Events & Lectures*
“LOL 102: An Evening of Comedy” featuring Jordan Carlos (1/24/08)
“Chicago Society Presents: Inequality in America” featuring James Heckman (1/22/08)
“Super Freakonomics” featuring Steven Levitt (10/11/07)
“Iran: A Grand Bargain” (4/18/07)
“LOL 101: Comedy as Commentary” (4/17/07)
“America Undressed: The ‘Naked Economics’ of Domestic Issues” (2/26/07)
“Intellectual Property in the Digital Age” (2/23/07)
“The Challenges of Islam and Democracy” (11/8/06)
“Democracy on Deadline” (10/30/06)
“Our Future in Space: Weaponizing the Final Frontier?” (10/23/06)
“Love: A Symposium” (10/12/06)
“Off the Wall: Art Beyond the Gallery” (5/23/06)
“Rediscovering Ragtime: An Evening with Reginald Robinson” (2/23/06)
“The World Undressed: The ‘Naked Economics’ of Global Issues” (2/8/06)
“Media and the Public Interest: Debating the Responsibility of the Press in a Democratic Society” (1/19/06)
“A Night of Comedy: Stand-Up Comics Perform and Discuss Their Art” (10/22/05)
“Envisioning Kosovo: Prospects for an Uncertain Future” (5/5/05)
“College Undressed: The Naked Economics of Student Life” (3/3/05)
“Business Ethics Today: Is There a Market for Ethics in Corporate America?” (1/27/05)
“Mexico: Problems of a New Democracy” (10/21/04)
“American Foreign Policy and Amnesia: The Case of Iraq” with Samantha Power (5/13/04)
“American Media's Coverage of Foreign Events & News” with Ray Suarez (5/2/04)
“The 2004 Election: United States Foreign Policy Toward the Middle East” (4/26/04)
“Autumn’s Final Country” with Filmmaker Sonia Jabbar (4/20/04)
“Religious Identity in Kashmir” (4/9/04)
“Guantanamo Between the Lines: Humanitarian Issues” (3/31/04)
“The Future of the United Nations in International Peace and Security” (2/26/04)
“Guantanamo Between the Lines: Contested Legality” (2/19/04)
“The Stories of Kashmir: An Evening Exploring Literary Traditions” (2/5/04)
“Kashmir: A Cultural and Historical Perspective” (2/2/04)
“The Making of Chechen Terrorists: The Clash of Forces and Discourses” (1/27/04)
“China’s Governance Under New Leaders” with Dali Yang (1/20/04)
“Today’s Cuba: The Political Struggle for Human Rights” (5/30/03)
“Tune In! The Channels of Media” (5/23/03)
“What’s Wrong with Prostitution?” (5/21/03)
“A Fireside Chat with Rashid Khalidi on the Axis of Evil” (1/29/03)
“Democratization in Latin America” (12/7/02)
Panel on the Future of Indonesia with Presidential Candidate Dr. Sjahrir (11/7/02)
Iraq War Debate with Rashid Khalidi,
February 24, 2008
Informal Lunches
Howard Margolis - Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy (11/29/07)
Robert Bird - Associate Professor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures (11/15/07)
Adam Davis - Lecturer in Political Philosophy; Executive Director of Camp of Dreams (5/24/07)
David Bevington - Professor in the Humanities and English Language & Literature; Shakespearean scholar (3/29/07)
Alison Boden - Dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel (2/15/07)
William K. Davis - Director of the United Nations Information Center in Washington, D.C. (1/18/07)
Jonathan Z. Smith - Historian of Religion; former Dean of the College at the University of Chicago (1/10/07)
Jonathan Greenblatt - Co-Founder, Ethos Water; Former Vice President, Global Consumer Products, Starbucks Coffee (10/27/06)
Edward O. Laumann - Professor of Sociology (5/17/06)
Stephen P. Klass - Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of Chicago (4/17/06)
Richard A. Goldberg - former Staff Director of the U.S.-China Working Group in the House of Representatives (4/10/06)
Judith Farquhar - Professor of Anthropology and Social Sciences (4/6/06)
Dennis J. Hutchinson - Professor and Master of the New Collegiate Division (3/2/06)
Katrina vanden Heuvel - Publisher and Editor of The Nation with John Nichols, DC Correspondent (1/19/06)
Geoffrey R. Stone - Professor, Law School (1/13/06)
Wendy Doniger - Professor in the Divinity School (10/14/05)
Les Janka - President, Council on American-Saudi Dialogue (9/28/05)
John Comaroff - Professor of Anthropology (5/26/05)
Danielle Allen - Dean of the Humanities (1/31/05)
Jesus Silva-Herzog Marquez - Political Commentator from Mexico (10/22/04)
Alexander Wendt - Professor of Political Science (5/26/04)
Ronald Suny - Professor of History and Political Science (5/21/04)
Stadler Trengove - United Nations Legal Officer (2/27/04)
Allen Sanderson - Senior Lecturer, Economics (2/17/04)
Dr. Jorge G. Castaneda - Mexico’s Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (5/30/03)
*Note: Some “World Behind the Headlines” events, which we arranged with the Center for International Studies, were excluded from this list. Last Updated: February 24, 2008 Return to “About Us” | 
