Name: Prometheus Firebringer
Start: 2026-02-09T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-09T19:00:00-06:00
Location: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Prometheus Firebringer

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society creates new communities of inquiry. Through faculty research projects, a global fellows initiative, and exhibitions, the Neubauer Collegium explores novel approaches to complex human questions at the University of Chicago and beyond.

Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society | University of Chicago

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

In ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus stole the gods’ fire to give to humans – sparking sudden and dramatic advances in technology and the arts, and dramatic new sources of conflict. His story is told in the 2,500-year-old Prometheia trilogy attributed to Aeschylus, of which only Prometheus Bound remains in full. In this lecture performance, presented as part of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9rMERHNG5qr998QJxoFXMVHETGV_odIl" title="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9rMERHNG5qr998QJxoFXMVHETGV_odIl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Neubauer Collegium Director’s Lecture series</a>, Annie Dorsen engages the audience in reflections on power, knowledge, and doubt. Although the explosion of artificial intelligence technology into our daily lives feels unprecedented and new, Dorsen asks if we have been here before. How do we decide to act when we can’t trust our sources? And who do we become in the face of a technology controlled by a select few, especially when its workings remain a mystery? This event is free and open to the public, and space is limited. Your RSVP does not guarantee you a seat. Guests are encouraged to arrive early. <a href="https://uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xYyF0fY2TuKNXtgwZFvQhg " title="https://uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xYyF0fY2TuKNXtgwZFvQhg " target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Watch the livestream here</a> Please note: This event will not be recorded for later viewing. Photo by Maria Baranova.

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