Acclaimed psychiatrist and best selling author, Dr. Jonathan Shay is a recent winner of the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Award for his unique perspective on the psychological impact of war. In his two books “Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character” & “Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming” he examines the experiences of combat veterans through the lens of the classical texts The Illiad, The Odyssey and The Aeneid. The lectures are free and open to the public.