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Past Events

November
19
Date
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 5:00pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Levinthal Hall

“This is one of the fairest and finest literary biographies I have read, with the emphasis on literary. Zipperstein does Philip Roth and his life’s work more than justice. He has produced a book…

October
8
Date
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location
Tresidder Union
459 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Oak Lounge
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This event is now at capacity. There will be a stand-by line in front of Tresidder Oak…

September
30
Date
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 5:30pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Levinthal Hall

Please join Stanford Public Humanities for a celebration of the new book Pitch Craft: The Writer’s’ Guide to Getting Agented, Published, and Paid by Laura Goode. 

May
9
Date
Friday, May 9, 2025, All day
Location
Encina Commons 123 (615 Crothers Way, Stanford CA, 94305)

American Religions in a Global Context is thrilled to invite you to a live concert featuring No-No Boy. A musician-historian, Julian Saporiti, and his celebrated No-No Boy project offer a powerful…

April
28
Date
Monday, April 28, 2025, 12:00pm
Location
Building 460, Margaret Jacks Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94305
Terrace Room, 4th Floor

How does one translate their big ideas, navigate the world of agents and editors, and wrangle research into compelling prose? What is the experience of writing a trade book like as a scholar, from…