{"product_id":"professor-at-large-2","title":"Professor at Large","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd now for something completely different\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eProfessor at Large\u003c\/i\u003e features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus. This collection of the very best moments from Cleese under his mortarboard provides a unique view of his endless pursuit of intellectual discovery across a range of topics. Since 1999, Cleese has provided Cornell students and local citizens with his ideas on everything from scriptwriting to psychology, religion to hotel management, and wine to medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis incredibly popular events and classes—including talks, workshops, and an analysis of\u003ci\u003e A Fish Called Wanda\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Brian\u003c\/i\u003e—draw hundreds of people. He has given a sermon at Sage Chapel, narrated Prokofiev's\u003ci\u003e Peter and the Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, conducted a class on script writing, and lectured on psychology and human development. Each time Cleese has visited the campus in Ithaca, NY, he held a public presentation, attended and or lectured in classes, and met privately with researchers. From the archives of these visits, \u003ci\u003eProfessor at Large\u003c\/i\u003e includes an interview with screenwriter William Goldman, a lecture about creativity entitled, \"Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind,\" talks about \u003ci\u003eProfessor at Large\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Brian\u003c\/i\u003e, a discussion of facial recognition, and Cleese's musings on group dynamics with business students and faculty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor at Large\u003c\/i\u003e provides a window into the workings of John Cleese's scholarly mind, showcasing the wit and intelligence that have driven his career as a comedian, while demonstrating his knack of pinpointing the essence of humans and human problems. His genius on the screen has long been lauded; now his academic chops get their moment in the spotlight, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"John Cleese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573363179702,"sku":"9781501716607","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781501716607.jpg?v=1712135467","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/professor-at-large-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}