Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

This Writing Grant Proposals Workshop will be an interactive learning opportunity for students wishing to gain and improve grant proposal writing skills. Two student proposals will be precirculated and two faculty members (Adrienne Strong and Nancy Hunt) will begin constructive critique of the two proposal. An open discussion with time for questions will follow. Please …

Michelle Bumatay is an Assistant Professor of Global French Studies at Florida State University specializing in African francophone and diasporic cultural production (literature, comics, film, art). Her research on Black Bandes Dessinées examines comics by cartoonists from sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora. This event is part of the FFRI project 'Francophone Artists, Bandes Dessinees and …

A Talk by Safiya Noble, Associate Professor, UCLA Artificial intelligence is a human rights issue in the 21st century. Data scientists and engineers work outside the context of the civil and human rights abuses that algorithms foster. STEM education provides little engagement with issues giving future developers tools or stake in these issues. In this …

Between the world wars, a generation of Jewish leftist poets reached out to other embattled peoples of the earth― African Americans, Spanish Republicans, and others―in Yiddish verse. In her new book Songs in Dark Times Amelia Glaser examines the richly layered meanings of this project, grounded in Jewish collective trauma but embracing a global community …

The Southeastern Epistemology Conference is an occasion for philosophers across the southeastern United States to come together and talk about various cutting-edge issues in epistemology. It will be taking place over Zoom on October 23-24. It is free and open to the public, though attendees are asked to register in advance by contacting dept@phil.ufl.edu.  To see …

Virtual Perreo Set by DJ Sad Boy 9:30pm-10:30pm Invited speakers include Dr. Jade Power Sotomayor, Assistant Professor, Performance Studies, University of California, San Diego, DJ Sad Boy (Manuel Rodrigues), Dania Warhol, Member of EspicyNipples, a transfeminist organization in P.R. that utilizes oral history and art as activism. Moderated by Dr. Jillian Hernandez (Assistant Professor CGSWSR) …

Art museum patrons have varied reactions upon their first visit to the museum: those with an established art education and love of art can spend hours examining each piece and reading the information plaque beneath each piece. However, an average visitor spends less than ten seconds looking at each piece, and these visitors rarely leave …

Online Symposium Fall 2020: Global-Cultural Environmental Justice—Transdisciplinary and Transcultural Perspectives Edward B. Barbier, “How to make a post-COVID Green New Deal work.” The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be long and arduous.  However, simply reviving the existing “brown” economy will exacerbate irreversible climate change, biodiversity loss and other environmental risks. Instead, we must …

Duncan Purves Dr. Purves will discuss some of the core ethical issues facing data science. Each issue will be illustrated using real-world applications of data science in sectors including social media and criminal justice. More information and registration. Dr. Duncan Purves is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He specializes in ethics, especially ethical issues concerning artificial intelligence and …

Correspondences/ On Mail Art and the Work of Ray Johnson Dr. Johanna Gosse, Speaker María Paula Varela, Moderator Ulises Carrión: Post/Master, curated by María Paula Varela, Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, will be Ulises Carrión’s first public exhibition in the United States. Carrión was a crucial figure in Mail Art, a prominent international movement of …

The Graduate Film Studies Group invites you all to “A Zoom Interview with Gregory Von Hausch - the President and CEO of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.” This event will continue our theme for the semester: Films About Florida! Join GFSG on Wednesday, October 28that 5:30pm on Zoom to hear Gregory discuss his extensive career within …

Dr. Joseph will lecture on the cross-disciplinary work of the artist and musician Kim Gordon.

A kick-off event for UF’s First-Generation Student Celebration, join Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, who will discuss the challenges faced by first-generation college students at predominantly white universities, on October 29. According to Dr. Jack, higher education does a great job recruiting first-generation students, but most fail to provide the institutional …

Michael Gorham (UF Russian Studies, Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)   Dr. Gorham will draw on his research on the impact of the internet and social media on Russian politics to explore the goals, mechanics, and efficacy of Russian influence campaigns abroad. The pandemic ended random exchanges at the watercooler. Let’s get together for …

Applying new technologies to pedagogy in the humanities is becoming increasingly necessary to connect with learners in the digital age. Digital exhibits are one such tool; in addition to the digitization and dissemination of museum collections for learners and researchers to explore, researchers and teachers have been creating their own collections and exhibits to disseminate …

Join the UF International Center Tuesday, Nov 3rd at 12:50 p.m. for an ePortfolio Workshop in the UF International Center's Large Conference Room. 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 …

Public Talk by Visiting Artist Fatimah Tuggar The work of visual artist Fatimah Tuggar has long engaged the processes of collage as methodology. Her object-based works are composed by utilizing hybrid assemblage readymades. Her photo-based works employ the computer as a montage tool, and her video collages apply the process of suture as a vehicle for interventions. …

Philip Comeau is an Associate Professor in the Département de linguistique at the Université du Québec à Montréal. His research focuses primarily on varieties of Acadian French. This event is part of the France-Florida Research Institute guest speaker series 'Francophone Artists, Bandes dessinées and Diasporic Graphics'. Via zoom Register for the event: https://forms.gle/LAc8B5nrLytrG8sx8 More information here.

Our renowned speakers will share perspectives on the contexts, implications, and the unfolding events of the U.S Election. Our intention is a spontaneous dialogue with Drs. Canton and Villalón. Dr. Villalón serves as the Dean of the International Center and Professor of Political Science and African Studies here at the University of Florida. Dr. Canton …

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 …

Are you curious about getting into the publishing industry? Please join our panel of professionals from the University Press of Florida for a lively discussion on publishing careers. Current staff members will discuss how they got into publishing, the roles that they play in their current positions, and the qualifications that job candidates usually have. …

A workshop by Visiting Artist Fatimah Tuggar This workshop is designed to explore strategies of conscientiously engaging acts of social justice as part of everyday life. It is through daily practice in our mundane interactions that we can build habits that can impact cultural change. Everyone is responsible for doing their part in the vital work …

The Waka (Japanese 31-syllable poetry) tradition asserts that Waka began with the god Susa-no-o’s song at Izumo, but this tradition has always been open to reinscription. This talk will trace the multiple and occasionally conflicting myths of waka poetry’s origins while considering how these narratives can be further fleshed out by attention to the surviving corpus …

During the fall of 2018, Drs. Mary Anne Lewis Cusato and Demerdash-Fatemi received funding from the Great Lakes College Association (GLCA) to begin a project called “Documenting Africa.” Through two courses—Dr. Cusato’s “Fourteen Kilometers: Mediterranean (Im)Migrations in Contemporary Francophone Literature and Film” course at Ohio Wesleyan University and Dr. Demerdash-Fatemi’s “Introduction to African Arts” course …

In the wake of protests and increased dialogue around racial equity, many have been grappling with questions of policing in our local community and on a national level. This Let’s Talk About program, hosted by The Brown Center for Leadership and Service will feature an engaging and interactive discussion between national experts and UF students …