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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 (Department of Philosophy) and Carl Niekerk (University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign) over the two semesters. The first event took place on November 15.
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 spread of infectious disease and between empire and the advent of modern epidemiology.
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 organization.
November 13, 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 raised by the opacity of AI tools, both for the general public and for developers.
November 9, 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 a talk by the renowned contemporary African American photographer and visual artist Ayana V. Jackson, whose solo exhibition From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art through January 6, 2025.
October 29, 2024
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This summer, Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink and artist Julie Laffin collaborated on a performance piece titled “Going (Paris) Green,” which examined greenwashing, toxicity and sustainability in the fashion industry. Performed in Paris, France by Fink and eight co-performers, the piece took inspiration from Paris green, an emerald-green pigment used to color women’s clothing, home textiles, wallpaper and more in the late 19th century.
September 26, 2024