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“Race and Enlightenment”
In observance of Immanuel Kant's 300th birthday, the German department organized a two-part mini-series of talks on "Race and Enlightenment," with Professors Huaping Lu-Adler …
November 16, 2024
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Medical Humanities Symposium “Imperial Disease: Epidemics, Colonialism, and History”
On November 13, Medical Humanities Professors Tim Newfield and Lakshmi Krishnan brought together three historians of health and illness to explore linkages between empire and the…
November 14, 2024
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“Portrait Vintage: An Exhibition by Senegalese Photographer Ibrahima Thiam”
Senegalese photographer Ibrahima Thiam exhibited his work at Georgetown on November 11 and 12 thanks to French and Francophone Studies Prof. Johann Le Guelte’s.…
November 13, 2024
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“The Epic Quest, in Literature and in Law”
On November 8, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative co-sponsored the talk “The Epic Quest, in Literature and in Law” by Prof. Robert Barsky (Vanderbilt University), moderated…
November 9, 2024
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“What Makes Us Human in the Age of AI?” Series
On October 30, Prof. Will Fleisher (Department of Philosophy; Center for Digital Ethics) in his talk "Why Should We Care About Understanding AI?" explored ethical questions…
November 9, 2024
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“Theatrical Migrations Between Italy and the Americas. 18th-20th Century”
On October 30th, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative hosted the one-day symposium “Theatrical Migrations Between Italy and the Americas. 18th-20th Century”, organized by.…
November 1, 2024
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“The Archival Impulse: From the Deep with Ayana V. Jackson”
On October 28, thanks to Professors J.R. Osborne (Communication, Culture, and Technology Program), Kwame Edwin Otu (African Anthropology, SFS), and Lahra Smith, Georgetown hosted…
October 29, 2024
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Georgetown Opens New Hub for the Humanities on Hilltop Campus
Georgetown celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative, a university-wide project that aims to promote and strengthen studies in the…
October 29, 2024
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2024-25 Georgetown Humanities Initiative Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the AY 2024-25 grant awardees, who received support for collaborative activities, individual research, and book manuscript workshops and were featured at the…
October 25, 2024
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Prof. Ana Lucia Araujo, Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery
On October 22, the Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies hosted Prof. Ana Lucia Araujo (Howard U.) presenting her new book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of…
October 23, 2024