John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute

Students! Looking for a PAID humanities research opportunity this summer? Apply to Story+

PAID Summer 2023... PAID Summer 2023 Interdisciplinary... PAID Summer 2023 Interdisciplinary Research...

Grad and Undergrad Duke Students! Looking for a PAID humanities... Grad and Undergrad Duke Students! Looking for a PAID humanities research opportunity this summer? Apply... Grad and Undergrad Duke Students! Looking for a PAID humanities research opportunity this summer? Apply to Story+. Priority Deadline February 22. Grad and Undergrad Duke Students! Looking for a PAID humanities research opportunity this summer? Apply to Story+. Priority Deadline February 22.

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CCDGB Lab Spring Schedule... CCDGB Lab Spring Schedule Announced! CCDGB Lab Spring Schedule Announced!

The lab examines climate change critically, experimentally and... The lab examines climate change critically, experimentally and interrogatively, through the lens of... The lab examines climate change critically, experimentally and interrogatively, through the lens of coloniality, decolonization from the vantage points of the Global South and... The lab examines climate change critically, experimentally and interrogatively, through the lens of coloniality, decolonization from the vantage points of the Global South and Global Blackness.

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Amazon Lab Work Continues Amazon Lab Work Continues Amazon Lab Work Continues

The FHI Amazon Lab supports a set of projects that foreground the... The FHI Amazon Lab supports a set of projects that foreground the region’s remarkable heterogeneity.... The FHI Amazon Lab supports a set of projects that foreground the region’s remarkable heterogeneity. Learn more... The FHI Amazon Lab supports a set of projects that foreground the region’s remarkable heterogeneity. Learn more...

tgiFHI Spring 2023 Schedule... tgiFHI Spring 2023 Schedule Live! tgiFHI Spring 2023 Schedule Live!

Please join the FHI for its annual Friday morning series, tgiFHI!... Please join the FHI for its annual Friday morning series, tgiFHI! tgiFHI gives Duke faculty in the... Please join the FHI for its annual Friday morning series, tgiFHI! tgiFHI gives Duke faculty in the humanities, interpretative social sciences and arts the opportunity to present... Please join the FHI for its annual Friday morning series, tgiFHI! tgiFHI gives Duke faculty in the humanities, interpretative social sciences and arts the opportunity to present their current research to their departmental (and interdepartmental)...

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Left of Black Season 13... Left of Black Season 13 Rolling Out... Left of Black Season 13 Rolling Out Weekly,...

The longest-running web series at Duke University returns for its... The longest-running web series at Duke University returns for its 13th season with a pre-recorded in-... The longest-running web series at Duke University returns for its 13th season with a pre-recorded in-person event at NorthStar Church of the Arts that features Dr. Farah Jasmine... The longest-running web series at Duke University returns for its 13th season with a pre-recorded in-person event at NorthStar Church of the Arts that features Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin and Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon.

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Call for Proposals: Faculty... Call for Proposals: Faculty Book... Call for Proposals: Faculty Book Manuscript...

Proposals are now being accepted for Spring 2023 Faculty Book MS... Proposals are now being accepted for Spring 2023 Faculty Book MS Workshops... Proposals are now being accepted for Spring 2023 Faculty Book MS Workshops... Proposals are now being accepted for Spring 2023 Faculty Book MS Workshops...

Upcoming Events

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Feb

No Empires, No Wastelands: The Necessity of Forging a Real...

Thursday, February 9th

1:45 PM to 3:15 PM

Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105 [Map]

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Catherine Coleman Flowers Returns to Duke

Thu

Feb

Infrastructure Justice for All

Thursday, February 9th

3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Grainger Hall Field Auditorium [Map]

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Fri

Feb

tgiFHI: Wenjin Liu, "Political Vice in Plato"

Friday, February 10th

9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105 [Map]

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Fri

Feb

Visual arts in and on Afghanistan: political violence, war and...

Friday, February 10th

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

East Duke Parlors [Map]

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Research

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The Entanglement Project

Police violence and mass incarcerations, the COVID pandemic and systemic health inequities, mounting climate catastrophes amidst slow, everyday ecological damage (manifesting most recently in the... read more about The Entanglement Project »

News & Opportunities

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Announcing Minor Aesthetics Symposium & Artists-in-...

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Deadline Extended! Call for Proposals: Faculty Book...

Deadline: November 8, 2022

Highlights

Une Conversation Avec Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

Famed writer, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, is the recipient of France's most... read more » about Une Conversation Avec Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

Uncovering the Complicated Origins of Duke’s...

Controversies over ancient texts are a hot issue, such as the recent case... read more » about Uncovering the Complicated Origins of Duke’s Manuscript Collections

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Education

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Story+

Learn more about the program below, and scroll down to read full descriptions of this year's 7 projects. What is Story+? Story+ is a 6-... read more about Story+ »

News & Opportunities

Call for Proposals: Bass Connections 2023-24 Project Teams

Deadline: November 7, 2022

Highlights

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 their departmental and... read more about tgiFHI »