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Georgetown Humanities in Barcelona as Official Partner of Georgetown Global Dialogues

In partnership with the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), the Georgetown Global Dialogues—organized by Professor Thomas Banchoff (Vice President for Global Engagement)…

December 16, 2025

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Georgetown Humanities Initiative receives grant from the Teagle Foundation

The Teagle Foundation is a philanthropic organization with a focus on engaging students in liberal arts education. Through their “Cornerstone: Learning for Living” program, the…

December 16, 2025

De Kai (Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Distinguished Research Scholar at Berkeley's International Computer Science Institute)

Humanities News from Around the University, News

What Makes Us Human in the Age of A.I. Fall 2025 Events: De Kai, Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders

On October 15, 2025, the world-famous computer scientist De Kai (Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Distinguished Research Scholar…

December 16, 2025

Humanities News Around the University

De Kai (Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Distinguished Research Scholar at Berkeley's International Computer Science Institute)

Humanities News from Around the University, News

What Makes Us Human in the Age of A.I. Fall 2025 Events: De Kai, Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders

On October 15, 2025, the world-famous computer scientist De Kai (Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Distinguished Research Scholar…

December 16, 2025

Humanities News from Around the University, News

Between Differences, Across Divides: A Translation Seminar Series

In collaboration with Literatures, Cultures, and Language Studies, this sequence of panels and workshops for faculty, students, and the wider public focus on theories and practices of translation…

December 16, 2025

Bradley Gorski

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Book Presentation: Bradley A. Gorski, “The Rise and Fall of the Book Market in Post-Soviet Russia”

The recipient of a Georgetown Humanities Initiative Book Manuscript Workshop grant, Prof. Gorski explores Russian literature’s eager embrace of capitalism in the post-Soviet era. When the…

December 16, 2025