Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures invites you to a screening of Come Back Anytime (directed by John Daschbach). Synopsis: "Ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their tiny Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than forty years. Scores of devoted customers have joined them in creating an intimate place of …

Join Paloma Rodriguez on November 7th, 2022 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm for a virtual workshop where you can explore how to enhance your courses with international perspectives. This session will also provide information about tools like virtual exchange, and you can also assess how internationalized your courses already are. To register for this workshop: …

In this workshop hosted by the International Scholars Program, 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 …

The Florida Community Innovation -- a nonprofit -- has collaborated with Aimee and Erika Clesi on a webinar about studying abroad. Aimee and Erika are poised to share their knowledge about studying abroad with students. Aimee and Erika participated in the Beyond120 exchange with Royal Holloway and UF in Valencia. They'll share tips about how …

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. Women Artists in Twentieth-Century China: A Prehistory of the Contemporary Speaker: Dr. Julia Andrews, Distinguished University Professor, Art History, Ohio State University Wednesday, November 9, …

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. Calligraphic Language in Contemporary Chinese Art Dr. Kuiyi Shen, Professor of Asian Art History, Theory, and Criticism, University of California, San Diego Thursday, November 10, …

Pizza and conversation with students about studying Religion and future careers Dr. Omar Lateef is President and CEO of RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago. He received his BA in Religion from UF in 1995 and his medical degree from Des Moines University. He then completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at …

In this free, public talk Dr. Eric Nelson (UF-Shands Children's Hospital) and Dr. Omar Lateef (President and CEO of RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago) will discuss equity and justice in health care delivery in the US and globally. Click here to learn more.

Join The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in Pugh Hall (Ocora) to hear about the stories collected throughout the Delta including student reflections and community impact. Come to learn about field work opportunities! This year marks the 15th year that students traveled to Tallahassee, Florida, Holly Springs, Glendora, Mississippi, Elaine, Arkansas, Birmingham, and Montgomery, Alabama, …

Throughout the fall semester, the Center for Latin American Studies will screen four notable works of Ecuadorian cinema from 1999-2020, hosted by Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán, the Kislak Family Foundation Writer in Residence. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A via Zoom with the film’s director and/or cinematographer. All films are subtitled in English, …

UF American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program in partnership with the Florida Museum of Natural History and the George A. Smathers Libraries are hosting a film screening of Words From a Bear (Directed by Jeffrey Palmer) November 17, 2022 @ 5pm Library East, Room 100 The film explores the life of Pulitzer-prize winning author, N. …

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. Deviant Scale Speaker: Jenni Sorkin, Professor, History of Art & Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara Thursday, November 17, 6 pm, Reception 5pm Chandler Auditorium …

UF Students are invited to participate in an extended examination of Florida flora and fauna on view in Florida Impressions. In this free workshop, students will engage in a gallery tour with a museum educator at the Harn Museum of Art, then create their own block prints with guest artist Molly Kempson. Registration is required …

The Film and Media Studies program will be hosting a Bold Night of Cinema on Monday November 28, 8-10pm, at The Hippodrome Theater in downtown Gainesville. Innovative short films from FMS students (Chance Freytag, Felipe González-Silva, Bryce Patton) will be followed by the unclassifiable How To Explain Your Mental Illness To Stanley Kubrick, the new …

Join Paloma Rodriguez on December 1st, 2022 from 10:30 - 11:30 pm for a virtual workshop where you will discover different types of virtual exchange (VE) activities designed by UF faculty and learn how international virtual exchange can benefit students and faculty alike. This session will provide information on the UF Global Classrooms initiative, including …

The Department of Political Science hosts two leading scholars of race and international politics: Adom Getachew (University of Chicago) and Robbie Shilliam (Johns Hopkins University). Getachew and Shilliam will engage in Dialogue about Pan-Africanism, Garveyism, and the Rastafarian Movement by offering two talks and commenting on each other’s work. Please join us in welcoming this …

On December 1 and 2, Department of Political Science hosts two leading scholars of race and international politics: Adom Getachew (University of Chicago) and Robbie Shilliam (Johns Hopkins University). Getachew and Shilliam will engage in dialogue about Pan-Africanism, Garveyism, and the Rastafarian Movement by offering two talks and commenting on each other’s work. Please join …

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. Gallery Conversation Saturday, December 3, 10:30 am Enjoy a virtual journey from South Africa through Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal to Morocco and Ethiopia with Harn …

The recent emergence of the subfield of ecomusicology has raised provocative questions about theory and method in music studies, as well as relationships between sound, humans, and the environment. This presentation responds to these questions through an examination of two albums by the Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. This analysis explores connections between the albums and …

A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff (Directed by ALICIA J. ROSE) United States: English | 2021 | 75 min | Musical Memoir A creative hybrid of docudrama and narrative fantasy, the film tells the story of Madoff’s corruption through the eyes of musician/poet Alicia Jo Rabins. A vivid, and engaging work of art.

This program will feature flutist Christine Alicot and pianist Carlos Beltran playing pieces by Francis Poulenc, Albert Roussel and Claude Debussy. A short mindfulness practice facilitated by Charles Pickeral, member of the UF Mindfulness Program, will deepen the experience of music touching ears and mind.

Hester Street (Directed by JOAN MICKLIN SILVER) United States: English, Yiddish | 1975 | 89 min | Drama Romance One of the most powerful portraits of immigrant life in America the screenplay was adapted from the 1896 Cahan novella Yekl. The film was a widely acclaimed addition to American Jewish cinema. Released in the 1970s …

Join UF's Center for African Studies for the 28th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Archaeology given by Dr. Jeffrey Fleisher, Professor and Chair of Anthropology and Director of the Center for African and African American Studies at Rice University. Dr. Fleisher's NEH-funded interdisciplinary research examines histories of human mobility and migration, and his talk will …

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. Gallery Talk Sunday, December 11, 3 – 4 pm In this talk, photography curator, Carol McCusker, will take us through slow looking to appreciate the …