The Night Before: Valentine’s Day
February 14 @ 1:30 am - 2:30 am
Romantic love didn’t always exist as we know it: it had to be invented in art and culture. Where did it come from? How do its experiences—such as passionate longing, emotional turmoil, love at first sight—emerge from the earliest love poetry in Europe?
Marisa Galvez will speak about how, from medieval troubadours to Taylor Swift, songs about unrequited love continue to move us. A guided conversation will follow.
Galvez is Professor of French and Italian and the Director of the Program in Structured Liberal Education (SLE).
About the Series
The Night Before is a new series of online conversations in which we examine ritual occasions through the insights of the humanities. As we come together, handcrafted cocktails and mocktails tell their own stories about these unique times of year. In one hour, we learn to experience the next day differently.
Hosted by Stanford alumni, each party is free and features a guided conversation led by faculty or Humanities Center Fellows.