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Upcoming Events
All Upcoming EventsCreative Crossovers: Translators as Fiction WritersSep. 18
- 5:00 pm
- Old North 205
RAISING AI: A Conversation with Artificial Intelligence Pioneer De KaiOct. 15
- 5:00 pm
- Gaston Hall
Katrina@20 – Joint DC Campuses Film Screening of ‘Guardians of the Flame’ (2024)Oct. 22
- 7:00 pm
- New South Film Screening Classroom at 3790 Library Walk, Washington, DC 20057 (Hilltop Campus) and 111 Mass Ave (Capitol Campus)(room currently unreserved as the building is still unfinished – will keep you posted).
News
Announcements, Humanities News from Around the University, News
August 2025 marks the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, Louisiana. A steering committee of Georgetown faculty will host a national symposium that will examine the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans on memory, culture, history, the environment, and social justice. K@20 will take place from October 22 – 24, 2025.
August 7, 2025
Humanities News from Around the University, News
2025 Voices on the Environment: “Writing Climate Symposium”
Hosted by the Lannan Center, the Earth Commons, Climate Rights International, and Georgetown Humanities Initiative from March 25 to 27, the symposium explored the intersection of literature, science, and activism around climate change. It featured a variety of speakers, among them Amitav Ghosh, Omar El Akkad, Kumi Naidoo, and a reading from Susan Sarandon.
August 4, 2025
Humanities News from Around the University, News
“Storytelling and Spectacle in an Age of Populism”
On March 19, 2025, Professor Guy Spielmann (Department of French and Francophone Studies), organized and moderated the panel “Storytelling and Spectacle in an Age of Populism”, co-sponsored and hosted by the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and part of the LCL event series “Books in Times of Crisis.” Guest speakers were Yves Citton (Université Paris VIII) and Stephen Duncombe (NYU).
August 4, 2025
Humanities News Around the University
Announcements, Humanities News from Around the University, News
August 2025 marks the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans, Louisiana. A steering committee of Georgetown faculty will host a national symposium that will examine the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans on memory, culture, history, the environment, and social justice. K@20 will take place from October 22 – 24, 2025.
August 7, 2025
Humanities News from Around the University, News
2025 Voices on the Environment: “Writing Climate Symposium”
Hosted by the Lannan Center, the Earth Commons, Climate Rights International, and Georgetown Humanities Initiative from March 25 to 27, the symposium explored the intersection of literature, science, and activism around climate change. It featured a variety of speakers, among them Amitav Ghosh, Omar El Akkad, Kumi Naidoo, and a reading from Susan Sarandon.
August 4, 2025
Humanities News from Around the University, News
“Storytelling and Spectacle in an Age of Populism”
On March 19, 2025, Professor Guy Spielmann (Department of French and Francophone Studies), organized and moderated the panel “Storytelling and Spectacle in an Age of Populism”, co-sponsored and hosted by the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and part of the LCL event series “Books in Times of Crisis.” Guest speakers were Yves Citton (Université Paris VIII) and Stephen Duncombe (NYU).
August 4, 2025