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 The Humanities in Difficult Circumstances
Saturday, May 31, 2008
1:30 – 4:30pm
The Franke Institute for the Humanities,
JRL S-118
Please join us for a unique opportunity to learn about the conditions of cultural life in Darfur/Sudan from some of the leading representatives of the humanities in that region. This conference will feature members of the faculty from the Darfur/Sudan Clemente Course in the Humanities, which is offering free humanities courses to persons displaced by the conflict in Darfur. These distinguished guests will engage in a dialogue about the role of the humanities in difficult circumstances with members of the faculty teaching in the Clemente Course/Odyssey Project on the south side of Chicago. Members of the University community and the larger south side community are encouraged to join the conversation.
Co-sponsored by Civic Knowledge, The Franke Institute for the Humanities, and Clemente Course in the Humanities. Please call 773-702-8274 in advance if you require assistance to fully participate in this event. |
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 Chicago Humanities Forum
May 7, 2008
Thomas Pavel, “Why Novels Written Long Ago Are About Us”
The introduction is given by Michael Murrin.
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April 9, 2008
Julie Saville, “American Slaves and Their Properties”
The introduction is given by Norma Fields.
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March 5, 2008
Robert J. Richards, “Darwin's Natural Theology”
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February 6, 2008
Lawrence Zbikowski, “Birds, Spinning Wheels, Horses, and Sex: Painting Images with Music”
The introduction is given by Steven Rings.
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Big Problems Lecture
January 23, 2008
Mary Fabri, “Rape & HIV: Weapons of War, Tools of Torture”
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 The Center for Disciplinary Innovation (CDI) announces the following new courses for the 2008-2009 roster:
Autumn 2008
Love's Books, Love's Looks: Textual and Visual Perspectives on the Roman de la Rose offered by Daisy Delogu (Romance Languages & Literatures) and Aden Kumler (Art History)
Winter 2009
Composing Humans, 1760-1840 offered by James Chandler (English) and Martha Feldman (Music)
The Noise of Empire offered by Vanessa Agnew (University of Michigan, Germanic Languages & Literatures) and Philip Bohlman (Music)
Spring 2009
Poems and Songs offered by Travis Jackson (Music) and Robert von Hallberg (Comparative Literature)
Translating Theory
offered by Robert Bird (Slavic Languages & Literatures) and Loren Kruger (Comparative Literature)
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 Recordings from "The Fate of Disciplines" are available online.
Listen to audio from the event that was at once the culmination of a three-year project on "New Perspectives on the Disciplines: Comparative Studies in Higher Education" and the conference for the annual meeting of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI).
Speakers included: James Chandler, Don Michael Randel, Robert Post, Judith Butler, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Tom Gunning, Gertrud Koch, Yuri Tsivian, Sheldon Pollock, François Hartog, Richard Neer, Miriam Hansen, Robert Pippin, Mario Biagioli, Lorraine Daston, Adrian Johns, Amy Hollywood, Saba Mahmood, Bruce Lincoln, Rivka Feldhay, Arnold Davidson, David Wellbery, Marshall Sahlins, Marshall Sahlins, Lisa Wedeen, Helen Mirra, W.J.T. Mitchell, Bill Brown, and Laura Letinsky.
Click here to listen to these recordings and to find more information. |
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May 7, 2008