Expert faculty shed light on their research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences at the Penn Lightbulb Café. It's an evening of engaging, stimulating conversation, with a Q&A session following each talk.

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Past Lightbulb Cafe Events


The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

Speaker: Mitchell Orenstein

Penn Lightbulb Café

Get a glimpse into the innovative and impactful research taking place at Penn Arts & Sciences at the Penn Science and Lightbulb Cafes.

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Humor is Path to the Human: African American Poetry's Activism of Laughter

Speaker: Herman Beavers

Penn Lightbulb Café

Get a glimpse into the innovative and impactful research taking place at Penn Arts & Sciences at the Penn Science and Lightbulb Cafes.

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American Jewish Men and the Anxieties of Breadwinning, 1840 - 1940

Speaker: Beth Wenger

Penn Lightbulb Café

This event is free and open to the public. 

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