Video Recordings of Events
![Portrait of Paul Contino next to cover of his book.](/images/events/paul-contino-360x225.jpg)
Paul Contino discussed his latest book, "Dostoevsky's Incarnational Realism," which offers a theological study of Fyodor Dostoevsky's final novel, "The Brothers Karamazov."
![Catherine Meeks lecturing over Zoom.](/images/events/catherine-meeks-360x225.jpg)
We welcomed Catherine Meeks (George Pepperdine College, '70) for a conversation about the journalist and activist Ida B. Wells and about her time as a student at Pepperdine.
![Malibu tiles with flamingo motifs](/images/events/malibu-tiles-360x225.jpg)
Kelsey Knox presented on our collection of Malibu tiles and how we make them more widely available through our digitization efforts.
![portrait of Chris Doran with title of lecture](/images/events/chris-doran-360x225.jpg)
Chris Doran's research seeks to articulate a Christian theological response to both human and nonhuman migration and displacement due to the climate crisis.
![Portrait of John Struloeff next to cover image of his book](/images/events/john-struloeff-360x225.jpg)
Malibu poet laureate John Struloeff read from "The Work of a Genius," his newest book of poems inspired by the life of Albert Einstein.
![image of Melissa Nykanen and an open scroll](/images/events/historic-bibles-360x225.jpg)
From a manuscript scroll to the latest in printing technology, Melissa Nykanen gave a history of the Bible as seen in examples from Pepperdine's rare and historic collections.
![Intro slide with portrait of Dr. Brenda Stevenson](/images/events/kimmons-memorial-lecture-360x200.jpg)
Brenda E. Stevenson (UCLA) presented on race relations in LA for the second installment of our Larry Donnell Kimmons Memorial Lecture Series.
![Portrait of Jason Blakely](/images/events/jason-blakely-360x200.jpg)
Jason Blakely (Pepperdine), Michael A. Helfand (Pepperdine), and Samuel D. Rocha (University of British Columbia) discussed Dr. Blakely's new book.
![John Mooney speaking over Zoom](/images/events/john-mooney-360x200.jpg)
Colleen Mullally moderated a panel discussion with open access publishing pros Theo Lynn (Dublin City College) and John Mooney (Pepperdine).
![Image of Ed Larson speaking over Zoom](/images/events/ed-larson-talk-360x200.jpg)
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, Pepperdine Libraries hosted a panel discussion on "Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership," the newest book by Edward J. Larson.
![John Emery speaking in Payson Library](/images/events/killer-robots-360x200.jpg)
On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, Dr. John Emery spoke in Payson Library about the promises and pitfalls of the technology, robotics, and future of war.
![Image of David Jolly and Patrick Murphy in Conversation](/images/events/reaching-across-the-aisle-360x200.jpg)
On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, former U.S. Representatives David Jolly (R-Fl) and Patrick Murphy (D-Fl) s​poke about the importance of bipartisan partnership.