Martial Aesthetics: War, Scenarios, and the Securitization of the Novel

Mergenthaler 431

Critical Grove No. 3 Talk Title: "Martial Aesthetics: War, Scenarios, and the Securitization of the Novel" Speaker:  Anders Engberg-Pedersen, Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Southern Denmark, Director of the Nordic Humanities Center, and Chair of Humanities at the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies. Author of Empire of Chance: The Napoleonic Wars and […]

2024 Latin American Film Festival – “CARAJITA” (Argentina, Dominican Republic)

Schriver 001 3400 N Charles, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

@ “CARAJITA” Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra / Argentina, Dominican Republic / 2021 / 89 min https://pragda.com/film/carajita Spanish with English subtitles Featuring striking cinematography and outstanding performances, Carajita (which means annoying child) explores the tenuous relationship that exists between race, class, and family. Sarah, the pampered daughter of a corrupt oligarch whose family recently relocated to […]

Talk by Prof. Hélène Merlin-Kajman

@ The Centre Louis Marin and the program in French are pleased to host Prof. Hélène Merlin-Kajman of Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3/Institut universitaire de France for a talk in French entitled “Pour un partage transitionnel de la littérature” on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5:00 p.m. in Gilman Hall 479. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar […]

East Asian Studies Seminar – Grant Application Workshop

Gilman Hall 208

@ The EAS Seminar is pleased to announce a special Grant Application Workshop, featuring Professor Lan Li, Assistant Professor in the Department of the History of Medicine. This workshop will focus on the intricacies of writing successful grant proposals, as well as offering insights into the process, from identifying funding opportunities to crafting a compelling […]

German Club Kaffeestunde

Gilman Atrium

@ Come and join the German Club for coffee, games, and conversation. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live

Public Health Consequences of Nuclear War: We Must Prevent What We Cannot Cure!

Ramsen Hall 101 Homewood Campus

@ Health Consequences of Nuclear War: We Must Prevent What We Cannot Cure!Ira Helfand, MD, Co-founder and past president of Physicians for social Responsibility. Immediate past president of international physicians for the prevention of Nuclear War Dr. Helfand will also be speaking at the JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health at noon on September 23. […]

A World (Almost) without Money: Demonetization and Everyday Life in Collective-Era Rural China

Mergenthaler Hall 266

Jacob Eyferth Associate Professor Departments of History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago During the collective era (1956–80), China’s farmers earned an average annual cash income from collective sources of ¥15, equivalent to US $9 in terms of purchasing power. Total income was higher, since members of collectives received much of their […]

Lecture – Religion, Captivity, and Freedom

@ Gilman 479 The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, with the support of the Center for Africana Studies, are pleased to present RELIGION, CAPTIVITY, AND FREEDOM: A POST/COLONIAL DISAVOWAL OF ALONSO DE SANDOVAL’S DE AETHIOPUM SALUTE (1627) AND EQUATORIAL GUINEAN LITERATURE IN THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY […]

Humanities on the Hill: Why the Museum Matters with Dan Weiss and Jennifer Kingsley

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

Humanities on the Hill: Why the Museum Matters JHU Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Daniel H. Weiss in conversation with Jennifer Kingsley, Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Museums and Society. In partnership with East City Bookshop.  Location: Bloomberg Center - 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC […]

German Film Series: Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)

@ Gilman 479 Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020) is the third adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s influential 1929 novel of the same name. This iteration transposes the story to modern day Berlin with an undocumented immigrant from West Africa in the central role. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at […]

Graduate Methods Workshop: Histories and Geographies of Racial Capitalism

Please join us for a graduate methods workshop on historical and geographical approaches to studying racial capitalism, led by Prof. Peter Hudson, Associate Professor of Geography. The conversation will be wide-ranging, and students are encouraged to bring questions pertaining to their own related research topics.