January’s event features Jennifer Stager and Leila Easa, co-authors of Public Feminism in Times of Crisis: From Sappho’s Fragments to Viral Hashtags. This volume examines the public practice of feminism in the age of social media from a moment of acute crisis: the Trump years and the Covid-19 pandemic. But Easa and Stager also locate the foundations […]
Join us for the first screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Naveeda Khan will be introducing Titas Ekti Nadir Naam (A River Called Titas), a 1973 epic by Ritwik Ghatak about a kidnapping in a small fishing village. The […]
We are thrilled to announce that we will be joined by Naomi Shihab Nye, a renowned Palestinian American poet, and Marion Winik, a celebrated author and professor at the University of Baltimore. On January 31, 2025, Marion and Naomi will be in conversation with Emma Snyder at Bird in Hand. This event is organized by Jennifer Stager and Dora Malech, […]
We are thrilled to announce that we will be joined by Naomi Shihab Nye, a renowned Palestinian American poet, and Marion Winik, a celebrated author and professor at the University of Baltimore. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! This event is organized by Jennifer Stager and Dora Malech, JHU.
Join us for the second screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Mohsin Rao will be introducing Jodhaa Akbar, a 2008 musical historical romantic drama by Ashutosh Gowariker about the fraught romance between a sixteenth-century Mughal emperor and a Hindu […]
Humanities on the Hill: Mary Beard in conversation with Chris Celenza February 25, 2025 6-8 PM Hopkins Bloomberg Center - 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 Please stay tuned for more details about this event. - Photo by Robin Cormack
Join us for the third screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Veena Das will be introducing Devi (Goddess), a 1960 drama by Satyajit Ray about a zamindar who believes his daughter-in-law to be a goddess incarnate. The Film in […]
Join us for the fourth screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Christopher Minkowski will be introducing Umrao Jaan, a 1981 period musical drama by Muzaffar Ali about the rise to fame of a nineteenth-century tawaif in British-occupied Lucknow. The Film in […]
Join us for the fifth screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Michael Levien will be introducing Do Bigha Zamin, a 1953 film by Bimal Roy about a poor farmer who is forced to seek work in the city in order to […]
Nutritive Aesthetics: Knitting Gardens of Hope in Contemporary Latin America A tissue, in Spanish tejido, is defined as a set of cells that form a structural part of a living thing. A tejido is also a material fabric that involves careful and artisanal work. Blankets are woven objects that warm us up in the cold in […]
Join us for the sixth screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Aamir Mufti will be introducing Shree 420, a 1955 comedy-drama by Raj Kapoor about a poor country boy who moves to Bombay and pursues his dreams of success while navigating […]
Please save the date! AGHI will host Homi K. Bhabha for our annual Richard A. Macksey lecture on Wednesday, April 16th at 5 PM. The title and abstract will be available in early 2025. You can register in advance here! Homi K. Bhabha is an Indian scholar and critical theorist. He is the Anne F. […]
