Partisan Review articles from September 2002

Partisan Review archives from September 2002

Our Country, Our Culture conference: introduction.
September 22, 2002... Edith Kurzweil: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I want to welcome you to this conference, "Our Country, Our Culture," but first I want to introduce Jon Westling, President of Boston University. Jon Westling: Thank you, Edith. Ladies...

Intellectuals and writers then and now.
September 22, 2002... Edith Kurzweil: Norman Podhoretz is well known to all of you. I don't believe he needs any introduction at all. You probably have read his most recent book, My Love Affair with America. His upcoming book is called The Prophets: Who They Were,...

The ascendance of science and technology.(Panel Discussion)
September 22, 2002... Edward Rothstein: Edith has asked me to chair this session, "The Ascendance of Science and Technology." Traditionally, in gatherings of intellectuals and discussions about culture, science tends to be omitted--unless the purpose is a discussion...

The media and our country's agenda.(United States)(Panel Discussion)
September 22, 2002... John Patrick Diggins: Welcome to the fourth session of "Our Country, Our Culture." I will introduce the speakers successively. We're going to start with Hilton Kramer, the editor of The New Criterion, and the author of a number of books,...

What happened to the arts?(roundtable discussion)(Panel Discussion)
September 22, 2002... Edith Kurzweil: Hilton Kramer is the moderator this morning. Next to him are Jules Olitski and Bob Brustein. Cynthia Ozick couldn't come, because she suddenly got very ill, but she sent her paper. Joanna Rose has agreed to read it, but we miss...

European/American relations: who leads?(Panel Discussion)
September 22, 2002... Peter Wood: Welcome to this final session of "Our Country, Our Culture." I will be moderating this panel on "European/American Relations: Who Leads?" That question can be broached in several ways; it may have to do with bridge or dancing. The...