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Events
All Upcoming EventsHumans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery with Professor Ana Lucia AraujoOct. 22
- 12:30 pm
- Old North 205
Medical Humanities Conversation with Professors Joel Michael Reynolds and Theodora DanylevichOct. 23
- 4:00 pm
- McGhee Library (ICC 301)
Georgetown Humanities Initiative Ribbon-CuttingOct. 25
- 4:30 pm
- Georgetown Humanities Conference Room – Old North 205
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Participation in the Georgetown Global Dialogues
After two years at Georgetown, I have realized that there are two seemingly similar, but inherently contradictory, dynamics at the intersection of prestige, academia, and dialogue: proximity…
August 6, 2024
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In this interview, Georgetown Humanities Student Fellow Julian Zeitlinger interviews Professor Claire Catenaccio from the Department of Classics about Classical Reception Studies, a sub-field of Classics which examines modern works of art and other cultural phenomena influenced by Greek and Roman antiquity.
July 3, 2024
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Yogita Goyal, “Genres of Anticolonialism”
Prof. Goyal argued against influential narratives of failed states and failed genres to rethink the valence of anticolonial visions of revolution amid the pervasive sense of crisis and…
December 14, 2023
Meet the 2024-25 Georgetown Humanities Initiative Student Advisory Board Members
The Georgetown Humanities Initiative is delighted to welcome a new cohort of undergraduate students who have been selected as Advisory Board Members for AY 2024-25. They will work closely with the Initiative’s Director to develop student-focused programming for Georgetown Humanities, participate in humanities events, and share their perspectives via articles for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative newsletter and website.
Meet the new GHI Student Board