Resources

We invite you to browse the Consortium’s collection of resources on articles, books and movies, as well as the discussion guides designed to spark discussion among students and others.

Life of Pi

Life of Pi

Fox 2000 Pictures, 2012; Directed by Ang Lee; Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall; ...
The Decline of the Secular University

The Decline of the Secular University

By: John Sommerville (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006) Summary: Are American universities equipped ...
The Internet and Righteous Anger

The Internet and Righteous Anger

Jacobs, Alan "The Online State of Nature: Why has Internet discourse devolved into a 'war of every man against ...
Me, Myself and I

Me, Myself and I

Bruni, Frank "For Each Age, Its Agonies" The New York Times (January 7, 2013) “What age would you like to be ...
Black Mass

Black Mass

Directed by: Scott Cooper The much anticipated crime picture, Black Mass, has been a mild hit for the ...
The Intern

The Intern

Directed by: Nancy Meyers I am sorry to be posting about The Intern so long after its opening because it ...
Victoria

Victoria

Directed by: Sebastian Schipper This extraordinary crime drama explores the rootless, dangerous world of ...
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

Directed by: Bill Pohlad There is so much bathos in the world that it is really refreshing to see a sad ...
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Directed by: John Crowley Saorsie Ronan in her brief career has played so many types of roles, and played ...
Gilead

Gilead

By: Marilynne Robinson (New York: Picador, 2004) Summary: John Ames, a Congregationalist pastor in Iowa, ...
Secret in Their Eyes

Secret in Their Eyes

Directed by: Billy Ray Secret in Their Eyes, is a crime thriller about a murder case in which the killer is ...
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By: Oscar Wilde (New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003) Summary: Dublin-born Oscar Wilde climbed ...