Category: Humanities News from Around the University

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Humanities News from Around the University

World-Renowned Author Explores Questions of Colonialism and Climate Crisis in Keynote Lecture

Amitav Ghosh, the world-renowned and award-winning writer, spoke in Gaston Hall as part of the ongoing Voices on the Environment. …

March 3, 2023

Humanities News from Around the University

Library Acquires Rare Logbook That Illustrates Life Aboard a Slave Ship

A recent gift to Georgetown University Library, now digitized and made available online, provides poignant and valuable insight into the Atlantic slave trade. “As historians,…

December 15, 2021

Humanities News from Around the University

New College Faculty for 2020-2021

Georgetown College is pleased to welcome 24 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 16 College departments and programs. This cohort will help enrich the…

December 15, 2021

Humanities News from Around the University

Medical Humanities Minor Launched by University

The Georgetown Medical Humanities Program, a cross-campus collaboration among Georgetown College, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and the Georgetown University Medical,…

December 15, 2021