John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute

Annual Report 2019-2020 Annual Report 2019-2020 Annual Report 2019-2020

Read this summary of our activities over the 2019-2020 academic year. Read this summary of our activities over the 2019-2020 academic year. Read this summary of our activities over the 2019-2020 academic year. Read this summary of our activities over the 2019-2020 academic year.

Statement of Solidarity against Anti-Asian Violence

Statement of Solidarity... Statement of Solidarity against... Statement of Solidarity against Anti-Asian...

The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute stands with this... The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute stands with this collective statement from Duke and UNC... The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute stands with this collective statement from Duke and UNC colleagues, initiated by Duke Asian American and Diaspora Studies, on the 3/16... The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute stands with this collective statement from Duke and UNC colleagues, initiated by Duke Asian American and Diaspora Studies, on the 3/16 mass killing in Atlanta and the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US...

Going There: Black Visual Satire with cover image of How Ya Like Me Now? (1988) by David Hammons

Faculty Bookwatch on Going... Faculty Bookwatch on Going There:... Faculty Bookwatch on Going There: Black...

The Franklin Humanities Institute and Duke University Libraries will... The Franklin Humanities Institute and Duke University Libraries will host two virtual events on Richard... The Franklin Humanities Institute and Duke University Libraries will host two virtual events on Richard J. Powell’s Going There: Black Visual Satire (Yale University... The Franklin Humanities Institute and Duke University Libraries will host two virtual events on Richard J. Powell’s Going There: Black Visual Satire (Yale University Press, 2020).

Meet Your Humanities Faculty Meet Your Humanities Faculty Meet Your Humanities Faculty

You can now read interviews with the Duke faculty speakers in our... You can now read interviews with the Duke faculty speakers in our tgiFHI series and attend their virtual... You can now read interviews with the Duke faculty speakers in our tgiFHI series and attend their virtual presentations. You can now read interviews with the Duke faculty speakers in our tgiFHI series and attend their virtual presentations.

Latin America Working Group Latin America Working Group Latin America Working Group

Join the Latin America: Theory and Narrative in Present Tense Working... Join the Latin America: Theory and Narrative in Present Tense Working Group for a reading and workshop... Join the Latin America: Theory and Narrative in Present Tense Working Group for a reading and workshop series this spring. Join the Latin America: Theory and Narrative in Present Tense Working Group for a reading and workshop series this spring.

Summer Provost Doctoral Internship, Digital Publics

Summer Provost Doctoral... Summer Provost Doctoral Internship... Summer Provost Doctoral Internship, Digital...

The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute seeks applications for a... The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute seeks applications for a Summer Provost Doctoral... The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute seeks applications for a Summer Provost Doctoral Internship on an emerging project in Digital Publics. The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute seeks applications for a Summer Provost Doctoral Internship on an emerging project in Digital Publics.

Upcoming Events

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Mapping NC Human Rights History

Monday, April 19th

5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

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a picture of Lydia X.Z. Brown – a black and white image of a young East Asian person with glasses smiling and laughing, looking slightly away from the camera. Photo by Colin Pieters.]

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From Collapse, Trauma, Crisis, and Ruin, We Rise: Where the...

Tuesday, April 20th

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

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Chronic Health Conditions Storytelling Group

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Chronic Health Conditions Storytelling Group

Tuesday, April 20th

5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

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Hoor Al Qasimi (Lahore Biennial Curator & Sharjah Art...

Wednesday, April 21st

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

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Research

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Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops

Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops provide a structure for generating constructive, informed criticism on near-final book manuscripts, at a moment in the writing process when authors can most... read more about Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops »

News & Opportunities

From Conference to Publication: Duke and Duke Kunshan...

"Going There": Richard J. Powell on Black Visual...

CFP: Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops (Spring 2021)

Deadline: November 10, 2020

Highlights

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The Coronavirus: Human, Social, and Political...

In February 2020, after Duke Kunshan University closed its campus and... read more » about The Coronavirus: Human, Social, and Political Implications

Amending American Art

On January 16, 2020, From Slavery to Freedom Lab at the Franklin... read more » about Amending American Art

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Education

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Story+

Story+ is a 6-week paid summer research experience for Duke students—undergraduates and graduates—interested in exploring interdisciplinary humanities research topics and methodologies. The program... read more about Story+ »

News & Opportunities

Summer Provost Doctoral Internship: Digital Publics @ the...

Deadline: April 21, 2021

Seeking Student Researchers and Mentors for Story+

Deadline: February 19, 2021

Spring 2021 FHI-Affiliated Courses

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Saskia Cornes teaching on the Duke Campus Farm

Insights from Virgil and the Non-Human World

As director of the Duke Campus Farm, thinking about seeds and planting is... read more » about Insights from Virgil and the Non-Human World

Both Together and Apart

Story+, Team-Based Research Program, Thrives Online Amanda Starling... read more » about Both Together and Apart

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Engagement

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tgiFHI

tgiFHI is a weekly series that gives Duke faculty in the humanities, interpretive social sciences and arts the opportunity to present their current research to departmental and interdepartmental... read more about tgiFHI »