Halloween gives us a candid glimpse into the dehumanizing patriarchal stereotypes that continue to pervade our society. In his October 8, 2023 talk, delivered October 8, 2023 before the UU Church of Brevard in West Melbourne, Florida, Jeffrey Nall, Ph.D. draws on the insights of cultural analysis and feminist theory to show how critically examining popular, mass marketed costumes enables us to understand and combat the pernicious power of patriarchy, a 5,000 year-old ideology quietly shaping our individual and social lives.

The humanities continue to be undermined by funding cuts and demands to center education on strictly defined workplace roles. In this talk, delivered March 19, 2023 before the UU Fellowship of St. Augustine, in Florida, Jeffrey Nall, Ph.D. draws on his experience as a high school dropout turned humanities professor to argue that the humanities offer college students and lifelong learners invaluable lessons in the art of living lives of intention and excellence.

Dr. Jeffrey Nall's January 28, 2024 talk on Albert Einstein, the humanities, and peace before the UU Church of Brevard in West Melbourne, Florida. The talk also highlights some of Einstein’s less well known views on individualism, warfare, nationalism, and his concerns about “fascist” elements of Jewish Zionism following the Deir Yassin massacre of April 9, 1948.