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SUMMARY:First-Year Lecture
DESCRIPTION:\nMatthew Restall\, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History\,
Anthropology\, Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\, and Latin Ame
rican Studies\, acknowledges that the name Aztec and the term liberal ar
ts have likely never appeared together in a lecture title.\n\nWhy is tha
t\, and what could the Aztecs possibly teach us about the liberal arts?
In this year’s First-Year Lecture\, Professor Restall argues that we can
apply scholarly methodology to challenge familiar stereotypes and revea
l how Aztec culture was shaped by philosophy\, history\, literature\, cr
itical inquiry\, and concepts of gratitude. Aztec priorities and preoccu
pations can thereby help us to appreciate the value—and values—of the li
beral arts.\n\nDrawing on the College of the Liberal Arts’ 2026–27 theme
of Fragmentation\, Restall explores what happens when our understanding
of the past is reduced to disconnected pieces—and how bringing together
different perspectives can deepen our understanding of cultures\, socie
ties\, and the human condition.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.p
su.edu/event/first-year-lecture-fa26/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Matthew Restall, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History, Ant
hropology, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Latin American St
udies, acknowledges that the name Aztec and the term liberal arts have l
ikely never appeared together in a lecture title.
Why is that, and
what could the Aztecs possibly teach us about the liberal arts? In this
year’s First-Year Lecture, Professor Restall argues that we can apply s
cholarly methodology to challenge familiar stereotypes and reveal how Az
tec culture was shaped by philosophy, history, literature, critical inqu
iry, and concepts of gratitude. Aztec priorities and preoccupations can
thereby help us to appreciate the value—and values—of the liberal arts.<
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Drawing on the College of the Liberal Arts’ 2026–27 theme of Fragm
entation, Restall explores what happens when our understanding of the pa
st is reduced to disconnected pieces—and how bringing together different
perspectives can deepen our understanding of cultures, societies, and t
he human condition.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/f
irst-year-lecture-fa26/
LOCATION:Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
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