The second Food for Thought of the semester will be Friday, 10/15 from 12-1PM in the Club Room. Professor Mark Ralkowski and Eliza Wizner, a senior in the University Honors Program, will talk about their forthcoming book over catered lunch. Make sure to RSVP below by Monday 10/11 to reserve your seat and your lunch! Also, please bring your own water bottle and/or mug to help us avoid single-use waste!
Title: Dave Chappelle and Philosophy: When Keeping it Wrong Gets Real
Description: Dave Chappelle has been celebrated for his comedy about race in America, and he has been criticized for his jokes about marginalized people. In 2005, Time said that he was “without a doubt the hottest, edgiest and most talked about comedian today.” And in 2019, Salon asked, “what happened to Dave Chappelle?” while suggesting that in his older age he has become “cruel” and lost touch with today’s cultural values. In this Food for Thought talk, Professor Mark Ralkowski and Eliza Wizner, a senior in the University Honors Program, will talk about how they addressed these controversies and many other issues in a forthcoming book called Dave Chappelle and Philosophy: When Keeping it Wrong Gets Real.
