Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

University of Florida, Centre for Greek Studies Polopolus Lecture Series 2021 Professor Mike Edwards Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Holloway University of London ‘Isaeus in the Forest of Rhetoric and the Cosmos of Law’ Isaeus (c. 415-c. 340 BCE) was a member of the classical Canon of Ten Attic Orators, a professional speechwriter who in the …

The UF International Center invites you to celebrate Black History Month. Please join us for a presentation on “Race and History at the University of Florida: 115 Years of Cultural Transformation” to be held February 5th 12pm-1:15pm via Zoom. This webinar offers a retrospective look at the history of race at the University of Florida …

coloniaLab is a workshop for the collaborative digital editing of materials related to early Latin America, directed by Dr. Clayton McCarl at the University of North Florida. This webinar will feature Dr. McCarl and four of coloniaLab’s student collaborators, who will discuss projects related to colonial-era Florida and nineteenth-century Colombia. Emilia Thom will share her …

Please pre-register for the event through the Zoom link. Professor Fiona McLaughlin (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures), Rothman Faculty Fellow: “In Pursuit of Trans-Saharan Literacies” Dominant regimes of literacy in the Sahara, the Sahel, and the Maghreb are in Arabic and French, yet parallel vernacular literacies in African languages are used by many communities in this …

Dr. Michelle Bloom (U. California-Riverside) will present "Race-Ing in Cheng Yu Chieh's Yang Yang-The Métissage in Sino-French Cinema". This talk is part of the FFRI project Inscriptions of the Self in the French and Francophone World and accompanies the Voyages across Borders film festival organized by Dr. Sylvie Blum and Dr. Kole Odutola. More information …

In this 60-minute conversation, Aaron Hoover (Director of Executive Communications in the UF President's Office, Robin Lewy (Co-founder and Director of Programming at the Rural Women's Health Project, and Hadassah St. Hubert (Program Officer in the Division of Preservation and Access at the NEH) will discuss their humanities skills and provide an overview of their …

Join us for dance, storytelling and fashion at Museum Nights on February 11th, now on-line, and always free!  For more information, please visit https://harn.ufl.edu/museumnights PROGRAM STARTS AT 7pm at www.youtube.com/harnmuseumofart West African Storytelling with Dr. Kole Ade Odutola, Yoruba lecturer in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at the University of Florida. Dance with Barakissa Coulibaly, a master West African dancer …

Power inequities have allowed even well-intended museums and libraries to disrupt people’s knowledge of and access to cultural heritage. Libraries and museums were allies in or at least instruments of the political and legal dominance of one culture over others. Alternative or mitigative models to this colonization have emerged in response: decolonizing, postcolonial, postcustodial, and …

This discussion will look at the African diet before colonization. What were the common spices used by Africans across the continent? How has colonization transformed food throughout the African Diaspora? Can food be decolonized? This event takes its audience on a culinary journey with speakers throughout the African Diaspora to discuss cooking techniques of the …

Are you interested in internationalizing your UF experience, and enhancing your learning inside and outside the classroom? Would you like to acquire the knowledge and skills to become a global citizen, competitive professional, and UF alumni? Join the UF International Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep Program! The International Scholars Program is a commencement medallion …

In 1933, Carter Woodson’s “The Miseducation of the Negro” offered a US apartheid-era critique of how educational systems hindered Black community development. A generation later, post-US apartheid era Black communities forced the establishment of Black Studies programs in K-12 through higher education. These formations have since struggled to reconcile foundational objectives of Black-centered intellectual work …

Register for this event The panel will be moderated by Barbara Wingo of Norman Studios, and will feature presentations by panelists Mark Reid, Professor of English, University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Barbara Tepa Lupack, former Dean and professor of English at SUNY/Rochester; and Terri Francis, Director of the Black Film Center/Archive …

In honor of Black History Month, the UF International Center will be hosting a panel of Black American returned Peace Corps volunteers as they share their experiences and answer questions about their Peace Corps journeys. Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, …

Join us for an ePortfolio Workshop where we'll go over how to get started and how to navigate wix.com, what you'll need to include, and suggested guidelines for making a polished, reflective, and career-driven ePortfolio as part of the International Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep. Zoom registration

Dr. Maria Gough, Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. Professor of Modern Art. Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University Professor Maria Gough lectures on the work of Gustavs Klucis (1985–1938), a Latvian artist and member of the Constructivist avant-garde. Her talk focuses on the para-architectural drawings of Klucis in the 1920s, which feature new media …

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian is Professor and Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law at the Faculty of Law-Institute of Criminology and the School of Social Work and Public Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Global Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London. She is a longtime anti-violence and feminist activist and the …

The National Endowment for the Humanities has been funding digital research since its founding in 1965, and today offers more than fifteen programs that can support digital research, teaching, and publication. In this presentation I will speak about the history and state of the field for DH funding, and offer insight into the application process …

Register for this event The Flying Ace (1926) is a silent film made in Jacksonville, FL and inspired by the life of stunt pilot Bessie Coleman. Barbara Wingo of Norman Studios will introduce the film and presentation. The screening will be followed by a brief question and answer period. About Norman Studios: Founded in 1916 as …

To learn more about the 2021 Public Humanities Internship Program and application process, and the experiences of past interns, please join Dr. Kristen Galvin (Internship Coordinator) and members of the 2020 Public Humanities Internship cohort for an information session. Register here to receive a Zoom URL. 2021 Public Humanities Internship Program for Graduate Students in …

In this workshop, you will learn how to market your experiences – whether they be study abroad/internships abroad, club or campus involvement, volunteering, or others. We will be hosting this workshop with guests from the Career Connections Center to provide insight on how to articulate your skills and how to best incorporate them into your …

This is an intersectional public program designed to highlight the struggles of civic engagement in Black and Brown communities in Florida during the Global Pandemic. Join us for an invigorating conversation, with leaders on the ground to discuss what's on the horizon in Florida, its national impact, and how a diverse electorate will transform the …

The National Humanities Center (NHC) hosts one-week themed residencies and institutes that focus on practical teaching, research, and professionalization skills. With the support from the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, Ph.D. students in UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences attended the NHC Virtual Winter 2020 Workshops. In this panel, the fellows …

Melissa Jerome, Project Coordinator, will speak about the U.S. Caribbean & ethnic Florida digital newspaper project: the Caribbean & Ethnic Florida Digital News Papers Project aims to digitize and make available historical newspapers published in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands between 1800 and 1963. This session will provide an overview on how to …

This is a story about the University of North Florida’s implementation of a “Domain of One’s Own”. The Who is you, and the What is easy - a faculty domain is an opportunity to create academic publishing spaces using modern web applications such as WordPress and Omeka. There is no question of should, of course …

Workshop leader: Dr. David M. Perry (History Advisor, University of Minnesota and freelance journalist) How does working with the public fit into academic life in the year 2021? This active learning workshop (bring your ideas!) will engage this timely topic across platforms and professional issues. Central questions to be addressed include: How do we connect …