Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

We invite you to a public conversation with Chief Afukaká Kuikuro, the Paramount Chief of the Kuikuro Indigenous Nation along the southern fringes of the Brazilian Amazon. Chief Afukaká will discuss his views on collaborations with archaeologists, anthropologists, linguists and other scientists over the past three decades, and the hope of Indigenous peoples that continuing …

Ethics in the Public Sphere invites members of the UF community to discuss the ethical issues raised by ChatGPT at our next “Pizza and Public Ethics” event. Please join us for a conversation moderated by Dr. Amber Ross of the Department of Philosophy. This event is co-sponsored by the UF Libraries.

On February 19-20, 2023, the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida will host an interdisciplinary conference devoted to the history and significance of the Holocaust’s universalization. The aim is not to revisit whether universalization of the Holocaust in and of itself banalizes the Jewish catastrophe. Rather, it is to investigate how the …

Join the Department of Classics in the Ustler Hall Atrium or on Zoom for this year's hybrid symposium "Movement and Mobility in Ancient Spheres." We will invite 9 graduate participants to speak on 3 panels, each with a respondent: Dr. Robert Wagman (University of Florida), Dr. Trevor Luke (Florida State University), and Dr. Sonia Sabnis …

The St. Augustine Archival Society presents “Resilience Family Fest” at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center (1300 Duval St, St. Augustine, FL 32084) on Saturday, February 18, 2023, 12-4 PM EST, as a celebration of St. Augustine’s Black history and culture. “Resilience Family Fest,” will feature musical performances, food trucks, historical reenactments, pop-up exhibits, and arts …

Brorby's memoir recounts his upbringing in the coalfields; his adolescent infatuation with books; and how he felt intrinsically different from other boys. Now an environmentalist, Brorby uses the destruction of large swathes of the West as a metaphor for the terror he experienced as a youth. From an assault outside a bar in an oil boom town to a furtive romance, and from his awakening as an activist to his arrest at the Dakota Access Pipeline, Boys and Oil provides a startling portrait of an endangered American landscape that persists despite well-intentioned legal protections.

The Harn Eminent Scholar Chair in Art History (HESCAH) program brings to the University of Florida distinguished scholars whose work represents a range of fields in the history of art. Julia Andrews, Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University Wednesday, February 22, 2023 @ 06:00 pm Chandler Auditorium at the Harn Museum of Art This talk …

The Florida Department of Education rejected the College Board AP African American Studies course, stating the course “lacks educational value.” The African American Studies Program faculty is sponsoring a town hall meeting to discuss the past, present, and future of African American Studies. In addition, the faculty will answer questions about the status of African …

The Harn Eminent Scholar Chair in Art History (HESCAH) program brings to the University of Florida distinguished scholars whose work represents a range of fields in the history of art. Kuiyi Shen, Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, University of California, San Diego Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 06:00 pm Chandler Auditorium at the …

This online and in-person lecture will be held by the Center for Global Islamic Studies at UF, moderated by Dr. Ali Mian. Dr. Muhammad Qasim Zaman, a professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion at Princeton University, will focus on how some South Asian Muslim thinkers conceptualized core Islamic rituals between the 18th and 20th …

Join us for the screening of ‘Unguarded’, a film on the Association for the Protection and Assistance of the Convicted (APAC), which has revolutionized the Brazilian prison system and challenges us to revisit the way we think of prison, crime, and punishment, through restorative justice work.

This online seminar will be held by the Center for Global Islamic Studies at UF, moderated by Dr. Ali Mian from the Dept. of Religion, and Dr. Ebrahim Moosa will discuss his book titled What is A madrasa?. Dr. Ebrahim Moosa is a prominent scholar of Islam from the University of Notre Dame. Register for …

This fair features employers and opportunities in the government, public service, education and nonprofit industries. The event will be held in-person at the Reitz Union. For a list of participating employers download our career fair app, Career Fair Plus from the App Store or Google Play store. Career Fair Plus provides event details such as …

Please the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Anthropology for a conversation with Richard Kernaghan about his new book Crossing the Current (Stanford University Press, 2022) The event will feature insightful commentary by four brilliant discussants - ABDOULAYE KANE - UF Anthropology, Center for African Studies MARIO RUFER - Ciencias Sociales y …

Join professors Dr. Taryrn Brown and Dr. Riché J. Daniel Barnes for a discussion on The Woman King ! This event will include a lively presentation and interactive discussion on the cinematic depiction on the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s. Please contact Kimberly Williams …

The University of Florida and the University of North Florida will host their first Latin America & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium at the George A. Smathers Libraries in Gainesville, FL on Friday, March 3, 2023. The symposium will be held in Smathers Library Room 100. View the symposium schedule here. Registration is now open. Deadline …

Join the Center for Global Islamic Studies for an online lecture, "Courts of the Saint: Judicial Rulings and Muslim Belonging in India" by Dr. Anna Bigelow (Stanford University). Dr. Anna Bigelow will talk about her research on Islam in South Asia. This talk is free and open to the public. This event is free and …

The Smathers Libraries are happy to invite Ms. Mickle, a former NPR commentator and the author of numerous books from fiction to history of medicine from children's books to adult novels. This book, Borrowing Life: How Scientists, Surgeons, and a War Hero Made the First Successful Organ Transplant a Reality, is one of her works focusing …

The search committee for the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere invites all UF faculty, staff, students, and community members to public presentations by two candidates for the position of the next Director to begin fall 2023. On March 7 and 9, join us for public talks on their vision of the directorship …

Join the UF International Center for a lecture by Dr. Brenda Boonabaana's (Makerere University) to celebrate International Women's Day. The lecture will be followed by social and networking time. "Embracing Equity: The Power of Working Together for Women's Empowerment" Dr. Brenda is faculty in the department of Forestry and Biodiversity Tourism at Makerere University, Uganda. …

The search committee for the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere invites all UF faculty, staff, students, and community members to public presentations by two candidates for the position of the next Director to begin fall 2023. On March 7 and 9, join us for public talks on their vision of the directorship …

In this brilliant comedy, cultures, and gardens clash to turn well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies. Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to the well-established Virginia and Frank. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals …

Will you participate? Will you be manipulated? Will you listen? Will you really listen? With no rehearsals, no director, one actor, and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on stage, the internationally acclaimed White Rabbit Red Rabbit, by Iranian writer Nassim Soleimanpour, is an audacious theatrical experiment and a potent reminder of the transgressive …

Join the Center for Global Islamic Studies for an online lecture, "Restoring Mosques, Preserving History: Memory, Materiality, and Aesthetic Practices in South India" by Dr. Harini Kumar (Princeton University). Dr. Harini Kumar will talk about her research on mosques in southern India. This talk is free and open to the public. Register for the event …