'Culture of Tolerance' to be discussed at CCU
The discussion will be led Ted Blanton, visiting professor of history at the College of Charleston.
The talk will explore topics such as the intersection between Eastern and Western philosophies, values, economies and cultures from a historical perspective. In the book, Menocal explores the varied culture of the Muslim, Jews and Christians who lived together under the imperial Andalusian rule.
Blanton earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. His fields of study are Medieval Spain, women, gender and sexuality in the Middle Ages, Modern Spain and the Mediterranean World, and the Old Regime and the French Revolution. His Ph.D. thesis is entitled "For Us and Our Successors: Forging a Dynasty in Medieval Catalonia,1000-1200."Â
       The series is in conjunction with "Bridging Cultures," a grant program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to familiarize audiences with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Kimbel Library is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to participate in the project. CCU is also a recipient of the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Award from the NEH in which 25 books, three films and access to the Oxford Islamic Studies Online are awarded.
The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf is a project of NEH, conducted in cooperation with the ALA Public Programs Office, with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts.
The five-part series is scheduled to discuss a new book every two weeks in Lackey Chapel. The next books in the series and can be found in Kimbel Library on the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf or are available by contacting Barbara Burd, dean of library services, at bburd@coastal.edu or 843-349-2401.