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Participation in the Georgetown Global Dialogues

After two years at Georgetown, I have realized that there are two seemingly similar, but inherently contradictory, dynamics at the intersection of prestige, academia, and dialogue: proximity…

August 6, 2024

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Ancient Echoes, Modern Reverberations: An Interview with Professor Claire Catenaccio on the Continuing Resonance of the Classics

In this interview, Georgetown Humanities Student Fellow Julian Zeitlinger interviews Professor Claire Catenaccio from the Department of Classics about Classical Reception Studies, a sub-field of Classics which examines modern works of art and other cultural phenomena influenced by Greek and Roman antiquity.

July 3, 2024

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Yogita Goyal, “Genres of Anticolonialism”

Prof. Goyal argued against influential narratives of failed states and failed genres to rethink the valence of anticolonial visions of revolution amid the pervasive sense of crisis and…

December 14, 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, we need to find new ways to bring archival materials to life,” Prof. Adam Rothman says.

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 student experience through their varied and nuanced areas of study.

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 Center, is launching a collaborative undergraduate minor in Medical Humanities, Culture and Society starting in Fall 2021.

December 15, 2021