2021 Public Humanities Internship Program Information Session
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 …
International Scholars Program ePortfolio Workshop: Marketing Your Experiences
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 …
The Florida Paradox: How Diverse Communities are Transforming the Sunshine State
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 …
Graduate Public Humanities Institute: National Humanities Center Winter Virtual Residencies: Ph.D. Student Share Out
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 …
Archaeological Institute of America Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture: My 40 Year Search for the Battle of Actium
William M. Murray Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Greek History University of South Florida Online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Bi8S3Lu28&feature=youtu.be FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC In 31 BC, Octavian defeated Antony …
Draco the Conciliator: New Thoughts on Old Problems
Karelisa Hartigan Lecture Series Celebrating 200 Years of Modern Greece The first lecture will be by Prof. Dr. Werner Rieß, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ancient History at …
Race to the Future? Reimagining the Default Settings of Technology & Society – Ruha Benjamin
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous era. This talk explores …
Digital Humanities Working Group February Lightning Round
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 …
FLDH Webinar Series: The Who, What, Where, When, but Mostly Why of Faculty Publishing on Their Own Domain
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 …
Haitian Creole in Higher Ed.: Pierre Richard Fethiere – Agronomist, Consultant, and Researcher
Richard Fethiere is an agronomist with over 30 years' experience in international development and environmental agriculture, agricultural extension, program assessment and evaluation, staff training and higher education. He earned his …
UF History Workshop: Heather Vrana
“Todo el Amor: Disability Internationalism in the FMLN” Prof. Heather Vrana: http://www.heathervrana.com/ A historian of modern Central America, she is author of This City Belongs to You: A History of Student Activism …
Careers at USAID and the Department of State
Please join us for the second installment of Careers at USAID and the Department of State. In honor of Black History Month, USAID and the Department of State will host …
4th UF Classics Graduate Student Symposium: Myths and Societies: A Cross-Cultural and Intertemporal Approach
"Myths and Societies: A Cross-Cultural and Intertemporal Approach" and will present 14 papers and span the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds in their themes. We are employing a respondent system …
Graduate Public Humanities Institute: Going Public! Engaging Broader Publics through Writing and Social Media
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 …
International Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep ePortfolio Workshop
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 …
UF Synergies: Female Friends and Saints in the Arts
Please pre-register for the event through the Zoom link. Allison Raper (Art History), Rothman Doctoral Fellow: “The Lady in Red: Francesco di Vannuccio's Croce Dipinta and the Iconography of Mary …
Virtual Discussion Group on Race After Technology with Ruha Benjamin
UF students are invited to a virtual book discussion with Professor Ruha Benjamin on her 2019 book Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code. In this book, Benjamin …
Humanities Research in the Pandemic – Public Forum
How has the pandemic affected humanities scholarship? What are particular challenges to research? How have faculty and graduate students adapted to increased time commitment for teaching, the suspension of travel, …
Out in Grad School Panel
Are you an LGBTQ+ interested in graduate or professional school? UF’s LGBTQ+ graduate community invites you to join us for a panel on graduate and professional students’ experiences as LGBTQ+ …
Peace Corps Information Panel
Come join us for a Peace Corps information panel where four panelists will be discussing their sectors and location of service. The U.S. Peace Corps is a 27-month service opportunity …
International Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep ISP Info Session
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 …
Virtual Ethics Café on Consent
Let's talk about consent. Ethics Cafés provide an organized forum for wrestling with difficult issues in a friendly, civil setting. Bring an open mind, a willingness to listen and share, …
Humanities Exchanges: Reports by CHPS-sponsored Reading Groups
Online - Register to Attend at: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldOGhrTsiEt3cjQCDL4Jplnez5spbnLov In 2019, the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere initiated a new program awarding small grants to faculty, staff, and graduate students …
FLDH Webinar Series: Making Digital Humanities Tools Part of a World Language Class
In this panel the presenters are professors and a student who worked together to integrate two digital tools, the Social Book and ArcGis Story Maps, in two foreign language classes. …
“Madame le professeur”: Gender inclusivity in the linguistic landscape of universities in France and Quebec
Yulia Bosworth (Binghamton University) Historically, the use of a common language has been considered a unifying factor among speakers; interlocutors who are able to communicate with one another in the …
Haitian Creole in Higher Ed.: Daniel Tillias – CNN Heroes Nominee – Founder and Director of non-profit SAKALA
Daniel Tillias has created a youth empowerment program called SAKALA that provides after school sports and academics, gardening, community development and conflict resolution, creating a safe oasis for kids. The …
Latina Empowerment Symposium
The Symposium was created to cultivate an intentional interdisciplinary investment in critical consciousness about Latin America and the Latinx community in the U.S. The theme of the Symposium this year …
International Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep ePortfolio Workshop: Marketing Your Experiences
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 …
Graduate Public Humanities Institute: New Directions in Digital Humanities and Educational Technologies
Digital technologies open up exciting opportunities for new modes of teaching and research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. This session hosts a conversation exploring the public humanities in the digital sphere with Dr. Emily Pugh (Digital Humanities Specialist, The Getty Research Institute) and Dr. Anne-Marie Womack (Professor of Practice and Director of Writing, Tulane University; creator of AccessibleSyllabus.com). Panelists will address topics such as how digital technologies are utilized to reach and teach broader audiences, expand archival collections, and enrich research initiatives. The conversation will be moderated by Perry Collins, MLIS, MA; Copyright & Open Educational Resources Librarian, University of Florida.
Documenting Migration Stories: The Haitian American Dream Digital Archive
Featuring: Ivanna Moreno, Alexandra Cenatus, and Dr. Margarita Vargas-Betancourt Moderated by: Dr. Manoucheka Celeste The Haitian American Dream Timeline (https://exhibits.uflib.ufl.edu/HaitianAmericanDream/) examines the events and the forgotten narratives of Haitian immigrants …