Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Join us for a celebration of Georges Perec, writer and crossword puzzle maker (1936-1982). Perec, Je me souviens/Je me souviens de Perec dedicates an entire day to a consideration of Perec and his legacy, meditating on the traces of his influence that endure through works in France and throughout the world.Event Speakers:Hermes Salceda (U. Vigo, …

Webinar with Professor Philip Howell (Historical Geography, Cambridge University)  Respondent: Terry Harpold (UF Department of English) Moderator: Sarra Tlili (UF Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) Join us via this Automatic Zoom Meeting Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqc-uvpjsoE9wD7r7pvFJGqB5s_qvsVm0y The history of pets has long been a topic for social and cultural historians, but it has become particularly important for …

How does the body serve as a repository of knowledge and a place of cultural memory and cultural knowledge? How does the body as an instrument of research in the field inform our creation of music and dance? In this presentation, I use the Ghanaian Akan proverb, Etua wo nyͻnko ho a, etua dua mu, …

Please join UFIC on Tuesday, April 12th from 2:00 - 3:00pm for a virtual info session about the Fall 2022 Virtual Exchange Training program. Learn about the 5-week online training program that will help faculty design and incorporate virtual international content and communication activities into existing courses. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad to collaborate on assignments, acquire global perspectives on a given discipline, and develop intercultural competence skills.

Matrix was a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction and one of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021.The novel tells the story of medieval poet Marie de France cast out of the French royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine and sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey. …

This event is free and open to the public. This event is part of The Power of Play: Bodies, Justice & Technology Series, which invites participants to take seriously the possibilities of play through body utilization and technology. Co-Sponsored by: UF Center for Gender, Sexualities and Women's Studies Research, UF Center for Latin American Studies.Dr. …

Dr. Angus Fletcher is a professor of English at Ohio State University and a member of the world-renowned Project Narrative initiative. Angus has dual degrees in neuroscience (BS, University of Michigan) and literature (PhD, Yale). His most recent book--Wonderworks--has been described by one reviewer as the work of a polymath.

Faculty and student panelists will discuss how they are utilizing artificial intelligence to create instructional lesson plans from SPOHP’s UF’s Joel Buchanan African American Oral History Archive and make it accessible to scholars and K-12 students. Exploratory themes that will be discussed will be on curriculum and the uses of local history, the creation of …

A mentoring and networking opportunity for students interested in learning more about health humanities and what UF has to offer in this field. In-person: Marston Science Library L-136 Zoom Registration  

AI poses novel challenges to societal norms and values. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration, bringing technical work in computer science into conversation with scholarship in law, the humanities, and the social sciences. This Mini-Symposium showcases the variety of research programs in AI ethics and policy across UF’s campus, and it invites reflection on how a major research institution can cultivate a rich AI ethics and policy ecosystem.

Join Paloma Rodriguez 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 VE training and resources to find international collaborators for course projects.

The Graduate Film Studies Group is excited to announce our upcoming Spring 2022 event, "Teaching Film: A Tiny Roundtable for Graduate Assistants," on Thursday, April 7, 4 pm - 5 pm, in the Reitz Union, room 2360. For this workshop, we are hosting six guest speakers, all graduate teaching assistants, to discuss their experiences teaching UF’s …

Have you ever wondered how many languages there are? Are you curious how brain waves teach us about language? Come to the Cade and explore the science of language with UF’s Departments of Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese Studies. Students and faculty will take you on a linguistic journey as you solve puzzles, take a …

UF’s Department of Religion is happy to announce two lectures on Monday, 11 April 2022.The first is by Professor Tim Jensen, President of the International Association for the History of Religion from the University of Southern Denmark. His lecture is titled "A Crucified Christ in the Passport and a Climate Activist Crucified: Aspects of the …

With this presentation, Dr. Gray illustrates a framework for studying the intersectional development of technological artifacts and systems and their impact on Black cultural production and social processes. Using gaming as the glue that binds this project, Dr. Gray puts forth intersectional tech as a framework to make sense of the visual, textual, and oral …

Dr. Florence Fix, Université de Rouen, FranceThis event, part of the France-Florida Research Institute Theater Revival Project, is free and open tothe public. During the academic year, the Theater Revival Project has organized a series of eventsinvolving the expertise of scholars in the field, actors, playwrights, directors and actors. More information: https://clas.ufl.edu/event/marilyn-in-french-biopics-on-stage/

Decolonization and Digitization: The Ethics of Access The Problem with "best practice" What's decolonization doing in a nice place like museums? Everyone's an expert: the controversies of eating while pregnant And more!

Join the University Press of Florida for the first event in a series on race and diasporic culture in the Americas. This event series is made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Moderator: David Canton Director of African American Studies, University …

Join us for our upcoming Museum Nights including a conversation with Taiwan documentary filmmaker Jasmine Ching-hui Lee and the screening of her film Money and Honey. Experience art from Asia during an after-hours museum event as we celebrate the contributions of women artists to Asian Art & Culture! Student, faculty and UF and community collaborators …

Virtual info session on the Fall 2022 Virtual Exchange Training program. Learn about the 5-week online training program that will help faculty design and incorporate virtual international content and communication activities into existing courses. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF classes with students and faculty abroad to collaborate on assignments, acquire global perspectives …

Join the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative and the UF Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for a dynamic panel discussion that will focus on Latino political candidates in Florida, their platforms, their electoral base, the issues taking center stage in this election cycle, and the political implications that the races in Florida will have …

Decolonization and Digitization: The Ethics of Access The Problem with "best practice" What's decolonization doing in a nice place like museums? Everyone's an expert: the controversies of eating while pregnant And more!

The Let’s Talk Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Series is a monthly dialogue series that meets on the fourth Friday of each month. Sessions for Spring 2022 are Jan. 28, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, and Apr. 22. To RSVP for these sessions, please visit HERE. Participants will gain: (1) skills to build their intercultural competence, …

You're invited to join the Field & Fork Campus Food Program for our SPRING OPEN HOUSE! Connect with your local sustainable food community, check out our new facilities, hop along to farm tours, partake in plant give-aways, learn about new opportunities, taste delicious local food and diverse flavors, meander the ethnoecology gardens, chat with researchers, …

Please join the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for a special webinar presentation on Monday, April 25 at noon on the history of voting rights struggles in Florida by Allison Mitchell, a University of Virginia PhD candidate in history. Mitchell is the recipient of SPOHP’s Julian Pleasants Travel Award for outstanding research in oral history. …

Please join us on Monday, April 25th from 1:00 - 2:00pm for a virtual info session on the Fall 2022 Virtual Exchange Training program. Learn about the 5-week online training program that will help faculty design and incorporate virtual international content and communication activities into existing courses. Through virtual exchange, faculty can connect their UF …

Mainstage Live TheatreFour beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand …