Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Come share your memories about food, migration, and identity in the Latino community! Food represents more than nutritional needs; it evokes memories and sentiments while also increasing trust and community. It also generates deep human connections and interactions. In this conversación entre vecinos, we will explore a different dimension of Latinidad through the oral histories …

Please pre-register for the event through the Zoom link. Mary Elizabeth Ibarrola (Anthropology), Rothman Doctoral Fellow: “Placemaking in the Borderland: An Archaeology of African-Descendent People in Colonial Florida” During the colonial era, Florida was a region of constant geopolitical turmoil. Mary Elizabeth Ibarrola examines how people of African descent responded to and transformed this turbulent landscape. She …

Join the UF Center for Jewish Studies for a panel discussion on the 2020 election, the pivotal place of Florida on election night, the problem of voter suppression, and the state and national Jewish vote. More information and registration here. Participants SENATOR NAN RICH is recognized as one of the most passionate and dedicated members of the …

What different types of career pathways exist for students with advanced humanities degrees? How can I begin to explore my options, especially given the impacts of COVID-19? How do I prepare for job searches for careers outside of college-level teaching? Join Dr. Kristen Galvin, the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere’s Assistant Director …

We invite you to meet and celebrate our new humanities colleagues. Faculty and staff members working in the humanities who have arrived in fall semester 2020 will introduce themselves and their areas of research. Find out about their expertise and mingle virtually with new colleagues in the humanities and affiliated fields. Please pre-register for the …

What can we learn from the concept and practice of environmental justice in China? Mainstream media in the U.S. often portray twenty-first-century China as the land of polluted air, untamed waters, and rapacious development. This is only half the picture. This presentation examines the works of Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu and his firm Tu-renscape, …

This presentation by UF Religion PhD Candidate Victoria Machado explores efforts to restore Florida’s waterways. We will investigate the motivations of environmentalists who love and advocate for these water bodies. By focusing on issues related to springs and the Everglades, we will dive into the conversations that arise when Floridians view water as essential to …

Dr. Aruna D’Souza will lecture on the work of feminist performance and conceptual artist Lorraine O’Grady (b. 1934).

Basel History Lecture 2020* Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6.15 pm (CEST) Prof. Lynn M. Thomas University of Washington, Seattle Skin Color and Race in African History: A Layered Approach At the height of apartheid in South Africa, cosmetic skin lighteners were popular and highly profitable commodities. During the 1980s, opposition to skin lighteners became a …

Join us for informal conversation led by an expert. Victoria Pagán (Professor, Department of Classics): Dr. Pagán will draw on her teaching and research about conspiracies and conspiracy theory in the Roman Empire to shed light on the nature of conspiracy theory and why it is so prevalent today. The pandemic ended random exchanges at …

S.H.E Talks is a series of lectures on the experience of women in a diverse range of careers: https://onehealth.ifas.ufl.edu/activities/she-talks/. From women engineers to Museum professionals, we bring together a great variety of women experiences as a form of career mentorship for students. The talks are geared to all types of students, including undergraduates. Our speakers …

Have you ever wondered how you can preserve your family’s Southern cookbooks? What are the characteristics of Southern food across different regions? This panel examines the different factors that have shaped Southern cuisine over the years, the buried knowledge, and the role that museums can play in keeping Southern food alive. More information about the …

Andréa Zhouri, Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Her research includes Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Governance, Politics, and Ethics; Indigenous People, Traditional Communities, and the Environment.  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Zhouri Response by Simone Athayde, Associate Professor in the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies and Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean …

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 …

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 …