As part of both our Hemingway in the 21st century and Friday@Hemingway’s series, Dr. Aaron Lawler joins to share what Ernest Hemingway teaches us about who we are. We are natural-born learners, and we learn through story. Everything, from history and art to science and economics, is framed in story. Another way to say this – we seek qualitative answers, not just quantitative ones. Story is a way for people to understand their meaning and purpose in the world. In this workshop, participants will develop this framework of story as a way of learning through literary models in order to understand who they are and the world around them.

Story gives us answers to life’s most challenging questions such as “Why we are here?” and “What happens after we die?” The intersections of philosophy, poetry, and psychology provide a sense of comfort and community.

This presentation/workshop delves into the hero archetype, Hemingway’s hero, and chasing your better self. Participants will explore work and ideas from Joseph Campbell, Maureen Murdock, Goethe, Ernest Hemingway, David Brooks, Carol Dweck.

The event is FREE, but ask you to please register here so we can make the proper arrangements.

Dr. Aaron Lawler is an assistant professor of humanities at Waubonsee Community College with nearly 20 years of experience as an educator. He is a researcher at Chicago’s Field Museum, a lifelong member of the National Geographic Society, and a classically trained painter. Aaron has dedicated his personal and professional lives to the humanities as a thinker, a writer, an artist, and a lover of culture and expression. For Dr. Lawler, learning and education are sacred acts.

*Sponsored by: Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Program