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One Mother, Many Mother Tongues: The Politics of Multiculturalism and Ancient Buddhist Art, Dr Naman P. Ahuja, JNU

Gilman Hall 130D

The Initiative in Global South Humanities presents: One Mother, Many Mother Tongues: The Politics of Multiculturalism and Ancient Buddhist Art When: Thursday, November 9th Time: 5:00 PM Where: JHU, Homewood – Gilman Hall 130D (English seminar room) *Reception to follow in the Tudor and Stuart room – Gilman Hall 388 Register in advance: https://jh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06DMVC8tHmQI67I Abstract: […]

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Joanna Trzeciak Huss: Zuzanna Ginczanka in Translation

Gilman 479

The JHU Translation Circle presents: Joanna Trzeciak Huss: Zuzanna Ginczanka in Translation Thursday, November 9th at 6 pm in Gilman 479 This event welcomes Joanna Trzeciak Huss, a professor of Russian and Polish Translation and Translation Studies at Kent State University. She will share with us a selection of her translated poems of Zuzanna Ginczanka , along […]

Graduate Workshop: Archival Methods in the Social Sciences

Please join this graduate workshop sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship for a conversation on how to adopt archival research methods in the social sciences. The discussion will focus on research on political economy, colonialism, and state power. Speakers will offer practical guidance as well theoretical and methodological insights. 

Bodian Seminar: Danique Jeurissen

Danique Jeurissen, Ph.D.Adjunct Associate Research ScientistZuckerman Mind Brain Behavior InstituteDepartment of NeuroscienceColumbia University The Neural Basis of Cognitive Flexibility in Primates A major challenge in neuroscience is to understand how neurons in one area can specifically communicate information to a subset of neurons in another area. I answer two questions: How is sensory information communicated […]

Paired image of ancient Roman lady in artwork (at left) and Prof. Shelley Haley (at right).

Shelley Haley’s visiting lecture “’Fair Maiden, Fair Maiden’: Skin Color Terminology in Roman Literature and Latin Inscriptions”

Gilman 108

Please join the Department of Classics lecture “’Fair Maiden, Fair Maiden’: Skin Color Terminology in Roman Literature and Latin Inscriptions” on Tuesday, Nov 28, 4:40-6 pm, in Gilman 108 as part of our research seminar series on race in antiquity (poster here; reception to follow). There will be limited space to join us for dinner […]

East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Shih-Diing Liu (University of Macau [Macau SAR])

Mergenthaler 266

@ Book Talk – Affective Spaces as Method: The Cultural Politics of Emotion in China East Asia is saturated with complex emotions. Although emotions play an essential role in the sociopolitical formations of the region, their implications are poorly understood. Affective Spaces: The Cultural Politics of Emotion in China (forthcoming, Edinburgh University Press) explains why […]

Humanities on the Mall featuring Danielle Evans on December 3rd.
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Humanities on the Mall—Danielle Evans (award-winning author and professor)

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Save the date for our SECOND amazing installment of Humanities on the Mall! For December, we're excited to host award-winning author Danielle Evans (JHU Writing Seminars), in conversation with AGHI Director and Professor Bill Egginton. Register here! About Danielle: Danielle Evans is the author of the story collections The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You Suffocate Your Own […]

Bodian Seminar: Chet Sherwood

Chet Sherwood, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Anthropology& GW Mind-Brain InstituteGeorge Washington University @ Great Apes and Models of Human Brain Evolution Studying the brains of our closest living relatives, the great apes, can provide especially informative insights into neuroanatomical diversity and how evolution has shaped the distinct features of the human brain. In this seminar, the […]

Gaza Out of the Strip: Past, Present, and Possible Futures after October 7th

via Zoom

The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Program in Jewish Studies Presents: Gaza Out of the Strip: Past, Present, and Possible Futures after October 7th Dotan Halevy is a social and environmental historian of the modern Middle East, focusing on the transformation of borderlands and how they shape political spaces and social identities. Dotan completed his Ph.D. […]

Environmental Humanities Research Initiative Autumn Panel

Gilman 108

Environmental Humanities Research Initiative Autumn Panel December 5, 5:30-7:30 Gilman 108   Gisela Heffes, Modern Languages and Literatures Visualizing Human and Ecological Loss in Latin America Christiane Frey, Modern Languages and Literatures Beeing and Time: Toward a Literary Entomology Nicole Labruto, Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities; Anthropology Modified: Colonial Limits and Plant Life […]

Environmental Humanities Research Initiative Autumn Panel

Gilman 108

at Visualizing Human and Ecological Loss in Latin America (Gisela Heffes, Modern Languages and Literatures) Beeing and Time: Toward a Literary Entomology (Christiane Frey, Modern Languages and Literatures) Modified: Colonial Limits and Plant Life Relations in Transgenics Research (Nicole Labruto, Program in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities; Anthropology) Organized and Moderated by: Jennifer Gosetti-Ferencei, Modern […]

Header image from Corcoran for Vieira/Stager event on Dec. 6th.

Research + Practice: Allyson Vieira/Jennifer Stager (Corcoran event)

500 17th Street NW, Washington DC 20006 500 17th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

EVENT DESCRIPTION: The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design invites members of the community from JHU and beyond to join the "Research + Practice" series in Washington, DC on Dec. 6th for guest speaker Jennifer Stager (JHU History of Art). Prof. Stager will be in conversation with artist and Corcoran assistant professor Allyson Vieira, […]