@ 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Curious about the historical complexities of Palestine but unsure where to begin? Join us for an enlightening journey with the screening of "Palestine Is Still the Issue"! Featuring in-depth interviews with notable figures, 'Palestine Is Still the Issue' brings together diverse perspectives to paint a comprehensive picture of the situation. You'll get to hear from: […]
Curious about the historical complexities of Palestine but unsure where to begin? Join us for an enlightening journey with the screening of "Palestine is Still the Issue"! About the film: Featuring in-depth interviews with notable figures, "Palestine Is Still the Issue" brings together diverse perspectives to paint a comprehensive picture of the situation. You'll get […]
@ We invite submissions for the fifth annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium, to be held at Johns Hopkins University from March 21-23, 2024. The Macksey Symposium brings together students from across the country to present their humanities and interdisciplinary research. All participants have the opportunity to submit their work to our peer-reviewed journal of conference proceedings, […]
at Dissertation title: “Bodies in Pain: The Medical Culture of Sympathy in the United States, 1830-1865” Google Calendar iCalendar
at Dissertation title: “Labor, Gender, and Violence at the Missions of Seventeenth-Century Florida” This is a hybrid defense. Google Calendar iCalendar
