Humanities in the Village (Aug.): “The Rigor of Angels” with Bill Egginton (and Sean Carroll)

It's another year and another season of Humanities in the Village! Kick off the new series with a discussion between AGHI's own director, Bill Egginton, in conversation with Sean Carroll on "Ultimate Nature of Reality." Celebrating his new book, The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality (Pantheon, Aug. 2023), Prof. Egginton […]

Humanities in the Village (Sept.): “African American Adolescent Female Heroes” by Melanie Marotta

Join us for our September installment of Humanities in the Village to celebrate the new book by Melanie Marotta (Morgan State University), African American Adolescent Female Heroes: The Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Neo-Slave Narrative (2023). Dr. Marotta will be joined by our moderator, Dr. Samanda Robinson (JHU). Join us at the Ivy Bookshop's patio at 6:30pm for […]

Humanities on the Mall: Bill Egginton (in conversation with Emma Snyder)

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AGHI is thrilled to announce the launch of our newest event series, in partnership with DC's East City Bookshop... Humanities on the Mall That's right! We are happy to join many of JHU's own at the newly renovated building at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Beginning in Fall 2023, AGHI is hosting our new […]

Humanities in the Village (Nov.): Obamanomics and Francisconomics

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We celebrate November's Humanities in the Village talk with a panel on Dr. Zekeh Gbotokuma's new, award-winning book, Obamanomics and Francisconomics (2022). Professor Gbotokuma (Philosophy, Morgan State University) will be joined by his colleague from MSU, Dr. Linda Loubert, opening up discussion (with audience Q&A) of the international ripples of the policies and practices of […]

Humanities in the Village: Nate Brown—On Writing Environmental Fiction (Reading & Discussion)

Bird in Hand cafe 11 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD, United States

Humanities in the Village returns for February 2024 with... "On Writing Environmental Fiction: A Reading & Discussion" with author Nate Brown, in conversation with Jean McGarry. Description: In the era of global climate change, writers are engaging directly with the science and social implications of our quickly changing planet. Join fiction writer Nate Brown (JHU […]