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Participation in the Georgetown Global Dialogues
Georgetown Humanities Student Fellow Aayush Murarka (SFS ’26) share their thoughts on their participation in the Georgetown Global Dialogues.
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Ancient Echoes, Modern Reverberations
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.
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National Award from the American Comparative Literature Association
Dominic Pham (C’23) received the Presidential Undergraduate Prize from the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) for his honors thesis exploring cosmopolitanism in Singaporean and Vietnamese literature.
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Georgetown Humanities Initiative 2022-23 HALC Fellows
The HALC Students Fellows Program is part of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. Our collective goal is to understand and to enhance the potential of the Humanities: Arts, Literature, and Culture (HALC) Core requirement as an introduction and gateway to the Cultural Humanities at Georgetown.
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Humanities News from Around the University, News, Student Stories
American Studies Research Showcase
On February 4th, Georgetown Humanities, in collaboration with the American Studies Program, hosted the American Studies Senior Research showcase. Seniors in the program gathered in Old North 205 to discuss their innovative interdisciplinary thesis projects.
August 4, 2025
Humanities News from Around the University, News, Student Stories
2025 GRAPHSY – Graduate Portuguese and Spanish Symposium “Emotions, feelings, and affects”
The Georgetown Humanities Initiative was one of the sponsors of the 17th Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium, which took place on February 14, 2025.
August 4, 2025
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Hoyas in the Humanities: Bringing Research to Life in the Archives and on the Stage
Undergraduate students are engaged in compelling humanities research projects. Here are some of their recent accomplishments.
November 8, 2024