In this fast, fresh, and feminist adaptation of Aeschylus’s ancient trilogy of plays, Ellen McLaughlin invites us to question what justice looks like in action. In The Oresteia, each member of a family enacts a kind of violence intended to right a wrong. Instead, violence perpetuates violence and a cycle of harm makes each person “morally unrecognizable” even to themselves.

Join us for a special guest lecture by Dr. Jing Xu, an anthropologist at the University of Washington, as she presents insights from her latest book, Unruly Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village (Cambridge University Press, 2024). This talk explores unpublished fieldnotes from the late anthropologist Arthur Wolf, focusing on children's moral development, disobedience, negotiation, and peer dynamics in a Taiwan village from 1958 to 1960.

David Thoreson is a professional photographer, sailor and explorer who has logged over 65,000 ocean miles. David shares stories of adventure as the first American to sail the Arctic’s Northwest Passage in both directions. He has sailed over the Arctic Circle six times and below the Antarctic Circle. Thoreson provides an eye-witness account of how climate change impacts sensitive polar and ocean environments.

In this fast, fresh, and feminist adaptation of Aeschylus’s ancient trilogy of plays, Ellen McLaughlin invites us to question what justice looks like in action. In The Oresteia, each member of a family enacts a kind of violence intended to right a wrong. Instead, violence perpetuates violence and a cycle of harm makes each person “morally unrecognizable” even to themselves.

In this fast, fresh, and feminist adaptation of Aeschylus’s ancient trilogy of plays, Ellen McLaughlin invites us to question what justice looks like in action. In The Oresteia, each member of a family enacts a kind of violence intended to right a wrong. Instead, violence perpetuates violence and a cycle of harm makes each person “morally unrecognizable” even to themselves.

In this fast, fresh, and feminist adaptation of Aeschylus’s ancient trilogy of plays, Ellen McLaughlin invites us to question what justice looks like in action. In The Oresteia, each member of a family enacts a kind of violence intended to right a wrong. Instead, violence perpetuates violence and a cycle of harm makes each person “morally unrecognizable” even to themselves.

In this fast, fresh, and feminist adaptation of Aeschylus’s ancient trilogy of plays, Ellen McLaughlin invites us to question what justice looks like in action. In The Oresteia, each member of a family enacts a kind of violence intended to right a wrong. Instead, violence perpetuates violence and a cycle of harm makes each person “morally unrecognizable” even to themselves.

The Women’s Adventure Film Tour will present a thrilling selection of films that span extreme sports, personal journeys, and boundary-pushing storytelling from across the globe. This year’s program highlights the resilience and creativity of individuals navigating the challenges of both the outer world and their own inner landscapes. 

We are excited to feature Supriya Kalidas, senior art director of the New Yorker at this special Art Science Salon.