“Beauty at Work: the Role Beauty Plays in our Lives and the Work We Do”
A presentation by IACS Hancock Fellow Brandon Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology
The Catholic University of America
The Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC hosted Brandon Vaidyanathan, Ph.D., in April 2024 for a presentation titled “Beauty at Work: the Role Beauty Plays in our Lives and the Work We Do.”
Dr. Vaidyanathan discussed his groundbreaking research on the role of beauty in people’s lives, and how beauty contributes to professional excellence and human thriving.
Dr. Vaidyanathan is associate professor and department chair of sociology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he directs the Institutional Flourishing Lab.
His work examines the role of culture in religious, economic, and scientific institutions around the world, and how cultural and institutional factors shape mental health and well-being.
Watch his presentation on the IACS YouTube channel.
Gustavo Gutiérrez:
Between Memory and Prophecy
Theological insights emerging from Latin America have left an indelible mark upon both Christianity and public policy.
On both fronts, Gustavo Gutiérrez’ work has been seminal.
In a lecture hosted by the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC, Leo Guardado, Ph.D., assessed the past fifty years of Gustavo Gutiérrez’ theological contributions, the global impact and reception of a commitment to doing theology from the perspective of the poor and insignificant, and the ongoing challenges liberation theology presents for a global Catholic Church.
Leo Guardado, Ph.D., is the inaugural DePaul Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC and an assistant professor in the Department of Theology at Fordham University.
Watch his lecture on the IACS YouTube Channel.
Co-sponsors:
Nova Forum, the USC Center for the Political Future, the Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the USC School of Religion.
