Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

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 that is funded and organized through the U.S. government. Volunteers serve in roughly 60 countries around the world in six different sectors including environment, agriculture, …

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 …

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 to form reading groups on humanities themes. Join us for an intimate discussion with conveners and members of the four 2020-21 reading groups as they share their …

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. Because of the increasing interest in Digital Humanities and the way this approach disseminates knowledge in an effortless way while it connects language learners inside …

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 same language run fewer risks of losing information in translation, and often share social and cultural references that are transmitted through language. However, language can …

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 is “I am, Yo Soy, Mwen se, Eu sou Poderosx: Resisting violence against Womxn.” The theme aims to bring awareness to gender violence throughout the …

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 …

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.

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 in the United States. In this event, the project team will discuss their work highlighting marginalized voices from U.S. history while providing undergraduate and graduate …

Prof. Michelle Bloom, University of California Riverside This event is part of the Guest Speaker Series: Francophone Artists, Bandes dessinées and Diasporic Graphics sponsored by the France-Florida Research Institute. More information and registration here.

University of Florida’s College of the Arts’ YouTube channel. Sponsored by UF’s University Galleries. Link to book: https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268108052/clothing-the-new-world-church/ The book provides the first broad survey of church textiles of Spanish America and demonstrates that, while overlooked, textiles were a vital part of visual culture in the Catholic Church. Presentation by author Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Associate Professor of Art …

The art of POETRY presented in Hungarian, Polish and Turkish (with English translations). The art of DANCE with performances by GASA – the UF Greek American Student Association and by UF Ailigéadar Irish Dance. Dive into the collection – UF Art History students Ava Bender and Ella McGiver share an European ARTWORK brought out from …

When Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language appeared in 1755, it swiftly became the language’s most influential dictionary, and this dictionary is still widely used. For all its importance, though, the lack of an authoritative text and usable interface have made this resource more difficult to use than it should be. Our three‐year …

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. Register here. More information here.

In this lecture, Justine Howe (Case Western Reserve University) explores how the Muslim Students Association engaged two intersecting political and religious paradigms of the Cold War: the global project of Islamic revival and formulations of American exceptionalism as “tri-faith America” (Schultz 2012). By 1968, the MSA had spread to over 100 campuses and had become …

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. All workshops will be held virtually, via Zoom. Please …

The International Scholars Program is a commencement medallion program that is open for enrollment to all undergraduate students. It helps structure your global learning experience through the completion of international coursework, international experience or language learning, and co-curricular activities. Additionally, you may co-enroll in the Peace Corps Prep Program, which includes sector-specific coursework and hands-on …

Jeanne Ewert Kenneth Sassaman In this joint webinar, Jeanne Ewert and Kenneth Sassaman will present ongoing archival, genealogical, and archaeological research on the fates of once-thriving coastal communities upended by two of the most devastating Gulf Coast weather events of the late 19th century, the 1896 Cedar Keys Hurricane and the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. “‘I …

In this conversation, award-winning author Trouillot and literature scholar Ménard will explore how the stories Black women tell about our experiences, our lives, and the world allow for a fuller understanding of numerous issues affecting humanity. This event is free and open to the public. This event kicks off Blackness 360°: Art, Culture, Health, and Futures, …

Heather Burnett (Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle, CNRS et Université de Paris 7) 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 same language run fewer risks of losing information in translation, and often share social and cultural references …

Join us on Thursday, March 18, at 5 pm for Exploring Digital Humanities Projects. In this event, invited speakers will discuss their experiences using digital resources. Humanities Engagement Scholars are able to join this event in Canvas; interested undergraduate students should email Alexandra Cenatus at acenatus@ufl.edu to receive a Zoom link.

Dr. Suzanne Preston Blier, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University Suzanne Preston Blier is one of the most preeminent art historians working on Africa today. She is Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. …

The screening of Esther Figueroa’s film Fly Me to the Moon (2019) is available to registered participants through Vimeo March 23 -27. Register here FLY ME TO THE MOON (2019), is a feature documentary by Jamaican independent filmmaker Esther Figueroa, that takes us on a journey into the unexpected ways we are all connected on Planet Earth, …