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 the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities in the English Department […]
Please save the date! AGHI will host Homi K. Bhabha for our annual Richard A. Macksey lecture on Thursday, April 17th at 5 PM. The title and abstract will be available in early 2025. You can register in advance here! Homi K. Bhabha is the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities in the English Department […]
Join us for the final screening of the Film in South Asia series, hosted jointly by the Global South Humanities Initiative and the Department of Anthropology. Professor Rebecca Brown will be introducing The Great Indian Kitchen, a 2021 drama by Jeo Baby about a newlywed woman struggling with traditional gender roles in contemporary India. The Film […]
