History of Ideas Seminar: Sacrifice and the Western Imagination

​Join us on September 10th for a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Sheehan of UC Berkley to examine how the concept of sacrifice is considered in the western study of humanity.

​The is a bi-weekly research seminar that brings leading scholars to campus to The University of Texas at Austin to present works in progress and engage in rigorous intellectual exchange. Designed as a multidisciplinary forum, this seminar convenes faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from across the humanities to discuss frontline research in intellectual history and the history of ideas.

​The History of Ideas Seminar series is co-hosted by the Civitas Institute and the Center for Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.