Speaker Series 2023-24: Scales of Belonging
From football fields and detention centers to the planet itself, the Center’s 2023-24 Speaker Series investigates our myriad Scales of Belonging.
Anirban Gupta-Nigam
Trained at the intersections of the human and social sciences, Anirban Gupta-Nigam is irreverent about disciplinary frames. In his scholarship and programmatic work alike, he aims to situate narrow expertise […]
Past Humanities Engagement Scholars Events
PAST EVENTS Spring 2022 Ready, Set, Resume Review: An Introduction to HES and a Resume Workshop with the Career Connections Center Join us on Zoom on Thursday, January 13 at 4: […]
Sites of Transformations: Songs, Native Identity, and Healing
In this virtual conversation, indigenous artists dig into their creative process and their musical influences.
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Verzuz: On Carework, Storytelling, and the Black Imaginary
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s’ Verzuz is a testament of Black storytelling, archiving, and improvisation. Created during the 2020 quarantine, these sonic “battles” spotlight the cultural knowledges on contemporary and “old-school” Black musicality and kinship.
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Madan Sara
The Madan Sara documentary tells the stories of these indefatigable women who work at the margins to make Haiti’s economy run. Despite facing intense hardship and social stigma, the hard work of the Madan Sara puts their children through school, houses their families, and helps to ensure a better life for generations to come.
Gainesville’s Food Producers
What challenges face Gainesville’s farmers? How have they tried to circumvent the problems posed by COVID-19? What measures are they taking to protect their customers? This panel brings together farmers from Gainesville and surrounding areas to explore how they are harvesting crops.
Dishes of Africa and the African Diaspora
This event takes its audience on a culinary journey with speakers throughout the African Diaspora to discuss cooking techniques of the past and present.
The Ecology of Food
In this panel, activists, and scholars present on the fight for access to healthy, native food and sustainable food production.
Food Access: Race, Class, and the Environment
How do race, class, and the environment influence food access and food choices? Using COVID 19 as the backdrop, this panel examines the state of food security and challenges in Gainesville: What are the barriers to food access in Gainesville? What are the political outcomes?