AGHI, in partnership with the East City Bookshop, hosts vibrant conversations about some of the most exciting work being done in the humanities at Hopkins and beyond. The Hopkins Bloomberg Center, with its views of the Capitol, is the perfect setting for these events, which bring the humanities into dialogue with politics and public policy.
All are welcome! See our Events calendar for dates and details.
Upcoming events
Want to present?
Have a new book, project, or big idea ready for a public audience and wider discussion? We are scheduling future Humanities in the Village and Humanities on the Hill gatherings. If you are a faculty member or graduate student at any Baltimore or DC college or university and would like to pitch us an event for a public audience, please fill out our form, and note which location you would like to be considered for.
Past Events
Fall 2024 through Spring 2025
- September 8 – “Spinoza: 6 Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher” with Film director, David Ofek, Yitzhak Melamed, and Virginia Jewiss
- September 25 – Why the Museum Matters with Dan Weiss and Jennifer Kingsley
- November 20 – A conversation with Martha S. Jones (author of Vanguard: How Black Women Overcame Barrier, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All) and Nadia E. Brown (Georgetown)
- February 25 – Mary Beard (author of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World) in conversation with Chris Celenza (KSAS Dean)
Fall 2023 through Spring 2024
- November 5: Bill Egginton (author of The Rigor of Angels) conversation with Emma Snyder (The Ivy bookshop)
- December 3: Danielle Evans (author of The Office of Historical Corrections) in conversation with Bill Egginton
- February 4: “Students, College Campuses, Difficult Conversations” panel—featuring Michael S. Roth (president, Wesleyan University), Chris Celenza (JHU Dean of KSAS), and Aliza Watters (JHU Assistant Dean and Director of First-Year Seminars)
- March 3: “The Physics of Democracy” with JHU’s Sean Carroll and Hahrie Han
- April 7: “Devoti Tutti [Devoted]” screening + discussion with Bernadette Wegenstein (JHU) and Eugenio Refini (NYU)