F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture

The 2019 F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture at Case Western Reserve University presents literary scholar, writer, and professor Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Introduced in 2005 as the Distinguished Lecture Series, this annual event engages the Greater Cleveland community in discourse on important topics of our time. In 2010, the event was named in honor of Francis Joseph Callahan Jr., local business leader, philanthropist and chairman emeritus of Swagelok, a leading fluid system manufacturer headquartered in Solon, Ohio.

Previous speakers include noted Harvard University psychologist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond, Kay Redfield Jamison, an international authority on mood disorders, and New York Times best-selling authors Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband.

The 2019 F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture at Case Western Reserve University presents literary scholar, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, and University of Southern California professor, Viet Thanh Nguyen, who will discuss the topic of “Refugee Stories and American Greatness.” The lecture will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 6:00 PM as part of the Think Forum series.

Where: Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 44106