Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) will be hosting our Fall Semester Open House. Students and the general public are welcome to enjoy food, presentations on SPOHP's oral history research projects, and information about how to get involved. This event will be hybrid. It will also take place on FB Live. You can live stream …

The Center for Global Islamic Studies (CGIS) at UF has invited Dr. Maya Mikdashi from Rutgers University to give an online presentation to talk about her new book, Sextarianism: Sovereignty, Secularism, and the State in Lebanon. Register for the online event here.

Dead Sea Guardians (co-directed by IDO GLASS & YOAV KLEINMAN) Israel: Hebrew | 2021 | 75 min | Documentary The Dead Sea—the lowest place on earth and one of the wonders of the world—is dying. Three men once enemies join together on a journey to stop this catastrophe and save the sea from disappearing. A tough subject that gives us hope …

Please join the Center for Global Islamic Studies for a hybrid seminar with Fatimah Tuggar, Associate Professor of A.I. in the Arts at the UF College of the Arts, our new faculty affiliate who will discuss Islamic influences on her interdisciplinary on Monday, 10 October at 4 pm in 216 Anderson and online. You can learn more about Professor …

Apples and Oranges (directed by YOAV BRILL) Israel: Hebrew | 2021 | 80 min | Documentary The idealistic and rebellious 1960s generation was charmed by the old kibbutz ideology. As a result of the Six-Day War a wave of volunteers flocked to the kibbutzim. Anyone who has spent any time on one will love this look back on Israel’s once signature …

That Orchestra with the Broken Instruments (co-directed by YUVAL HAMEIRI & MICHAL VAKNIN) Israel: Hebrew & Arabic | 2021 | 79 min | Documentary 100 musicians meet for four days of rehearsals. They speak different languages. Hidden among the cracks of their broken instruments, we discover a lyrical and engaging take on the members of the orchestra, on what …

Dr. Fakunle is faculty in the department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins, chair of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and founder of DiscoverMe/RecoverMe (https://discovermerecoverme.com/). His expert knowledge in the cultural traditions of Black storytelling informs his innovative use of narrative for both research and healing. His story has the power to inspire, …

In 2018, the Italian Art Squad announced the conclusion of a four-year investigation into a vast looting network that traversed five European countries. “Operation Demeter” was the largest investigation in the unit’s history. It recovered 20,000 artifacts valued at some 40 million Euros and resulted in the arrest of 23 people. What did Operation Demeter …

Leaving Paradise (co-directed by OFER FREIMAN & KOBI NATANEL) Israel: English, Hebrew, Portuguese | 2020 | 90 min | Documentary Cleo fulfilled his dream: to establish a family commune on a farm in Brazil. Exploring their family-roots leads the children to discover their surprising heritage, which undermines the existence of the communal paradise. A fascinating story about the Diaspora …

Celia C. Pérez is a children's/YA novelist and a UF alum. Her first book, The First Rule of Punk, is set partly in Gainesville and deals with zine-making, among other things; her second novel, Strange Birds, is a fantastic novel about Florida social and environmental justice (featuring a diverse cast of girl sleuth-activists). Her new …

In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Douglas Trumbull’s 1972 classic eco-science fiction film Silent Running, Imagining Climate Change, the Florida Museum of Natural History, and the George A. Smathers Libraries are sponsoring a free screening of the film at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The screening will be accompanied by …

At this workshop, CLAS faculty will learn how to develop and lead their own study abroad or exchange program. Discussion topics will include the faculty-led program model, proposal process, goals, and available resources.

The BCLS is excited to announce funding opportunities for community projects in both the local Gainesville community and internationally. Please visit the BCLS website for more details or attend the informational session on Zoom. Register for the virtual event here. Community Engaged Impact Funding • Applications are open to receive $500-$2,000 to implement community based …

Masel Tov Cocktail (co-directed by ARKDIJ KHAET & MICKEY PAATZSCH) Germany: German, Hebrew, Russian | 2020 | 30 min | Short A Russian-Jewish teenager Dima gets into a school fight, and then breaks the fourth wall and passionately and ferociously talks about his views, and about the hypocritically tolerant way in which his world works. …

Unraveling (directed by JEFF SWIMMER) United States: English | 1939 | 39 min | Documentary Short Delve into memory, history, and contemporary life in Columbus, New Mexico—famed for being raided by Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution—as the filmmaker explores a rumor that Villa invaded the town seeking revenge on her grandfather for an arms …

Latter Day Jew (directed by ALIZA ROSEN) United States: English | 2019 | 85 min | Documentary lan Scott is a gay former Mormon now Jew by choice, cancer survivor and writer-comedian preparing for his Bar Mitzvah. A moving, funny and upbeat film. It has much to say about American Jews and Judaism in the …

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, …

American Birthright (directed by BECKY BORDO) United States: English, Hebrew | 2021 | 65 min | Documentary An intimate, deep and joyous investigation that starts by asking “why marry Jewish?” and ends up exploring the subtler inquiry “why be Jewish?” American Birthright is a journey of self-discovery and self-education: it is both spiritual and inspiring, …

The Center for Global Islamic Studies is sponsoring a public talk. The speaker, Dr. Aaron Rock-Singer (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of History) will discuss his forthcoming book, In the Shade of the Sunna: Salafi Piety in the 20-Century Middle East. This event will take place as an online meeting on Zoom. Register here.

The BCLS is excited to announce funding opportunities for community projects in both the local Gainesville community and internationally. Please visit the BCLS website for more details or attend the informational session at Reitz Union 2102. Register for the event here. Community Engaged Impact Funding • Applications are open to receive $500-$2,000 to implement community …

Join UF's Department of Political Science and Dr. Michael Martinez for a discussion about  recent Florida laws that restrict voting, the reasons behind them, and how they might affect the upcoming state and national elections.  Pizza will be served! Register here. 

Join us for the Field & Fork Fall Open House! Enjoy an afternoon of celebration and exploration of your local food system community and hands-on agricultural teaching spaces. The Field & Fork Program serves to open broad discussions about food systems, from exploring policy efforts towards agricultural justice for workers and discussing drivers of food …

Organized by Dr. Flora Iff-Noël (UF Classics Department) and moderated Dr. Alyssa Zucker (UF Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies) Speakers: Dr. Danaya C. Wright (UF Levin College of Law), Dr. Riché J. Daniel Barnes (UF Anthropology Department) and Dr. Flora Iff-Noël (UF Classics Department) Dr. Danaya C. Wright (UF Levin College of Law) …

Join UF Law’s Race and Crime Center for Justice and three attorneys from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) for a webinar. Morenike Fajana (Assistant Counsel), Santino Coleman, (Assistant Counsel), and Alexsis Johnson (Litigation Fellow) will discuss LDF’s lawsuit challenging Florida HB7, colloquially known as the “Stop Woke Act.” Register for the webinar here.

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, …

Xuete Island (co-directed by OFER LASZEWICKI, DANI ROTSTEIN, FELIPE WOLOKITA) Spain: Catalan, Spanish, English | 2021 | 63 min | Documentary The Xuetas (pronounced Chuetas): a unique group of families on the Balearic island of Majorca who are believed to be descendants of the island's Inquisitionera Jewish population. The story follows Dani Rotstein, a Jewish-American …

Peron and the Jews (directed by SERGIO SCHLOMO SLUTZKY) Hebrew and Spanish | 2021 | 73 min | Documentary Sergio Shlomo Slutzky’s father is accused of having been another reactionary Jew who supported the 1955 military coup that deposed the government of Juan Perón. When Slutzky investigates his father's political DNA he discovers a young …