This event has been canceled, due to inclement weather conditions.
Temple professor and American historian Dr. Beth Bailey will speak on "Love, Sex and Revolution," the sexual revolution and its aftermath.
In her book, From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in 20th Century America, Bailey traces the evolution of romantic rituals from parlor calling to dating to the dissolution of the dating system altogether.
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Her talk will coincide with a new philosophy course at Ursinus, "What is love?" taught by professor Jonathan Marks. The course will encourage undergraduate students to "grapple with a fundamental question addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day."
