Upcoming Events

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Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 2:00pm
Friedl - Fredric Jameson Gallery

What does the writing of world history look like when African and African American histories of global and local presence and engagement are placed at the center of the conversation? This workshop explores this question from three different locations: China and Asia, the US, and African American... read more »


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Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 5:00pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105

Please join ENTANGLEMENT: STRANGE LIFE for "Against Home in the Settler Colony ," a lecture by Julietta Singh, Professor of English and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at University of Richmond. What does "home" mean in the settler colony, and how does that term come to resound differently... read more »


text reading "We are Guardians"
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 7:00pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater

Dir. by Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman, and Edivan Guajajara. 2023. 85 minutes. In Portuguese, Tupi, and English, with English subtitles. Thousands of people are illegally setting up camp on protected land in the Brazilian Amazon, killing centuries-old trees for export and mining rare resources.... read more »


photo of David Marriott. Black text on yellow background, with FHI logo.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 4:30pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105

Please join the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute for a public lecture by David Marriott as part of a 2-week residency at the FHI. This lecture is part I and will be followed by a reception. Abstract: "In these two linked presentations I consider the various meanings of crisis: as truth,... read more »


COMPETING THEORIES OF SOVEREIGNTY IN THE COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN ARCHIVE Flyer
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 5:00pm
Rubenstein Library Breedlove Room 349

Please join the Manuscript Migration Lab for a presentation byJoseph Mulligan (Postdoctoral Associate in Duke's RomanceStudies Department) about the archive of late colonial Upper Peruduring 1780-1830. He will discuss the dispersal of the NationalLibrary in Lima and the materials that ended up in... read more »


image of a 18th century painting with the event description text
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 5:00pm
Rubenstein Library Breedlove Room 349

Please join the Manuscript Migration Lab for a presentation by Joseph Mulligan (Postdoctoral Associate in Duke's Romance Studies Department) about the archive of late colonial Upper Peru during 1780-1830. He will discuss the dispersal of the National Library in Lima and the materials that ended up... read more »


Still image from FRANTZ FANON, TRAJECTOIRE D'UN RÉVOLTÉ
Friday, October 6, 2023 - 7:00pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater

Film screening: "Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté" (Mathieu Glissant and Audrey Marion, 2021, 53 min, France, French with English subtitles, Digital) Presented by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Entanglement: Ecologies of Knowledges Lab. A documentary on Frantz Fanon, whose life and work... read more »


a person in a hospital gown wearing handcuffs
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 7:00pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105

Join the Duke Human Rights Center for a screening of the film "Bedlam," the first film in the 2023-2024 Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series Through intimate stories of patients, families, and medical providers, BEDLAM is a feature-length documentary that immerses us in the national crisis... read more »


Photo of David Marriott. Black text on yellow background with FHI logo.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 12:00pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105

Please join the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute for a public lecture by David Marriott. This presentation is part II. Lunch will be served. Abstract: "In these two linked presentations I consider the various meanings of crisis: as truth, judgement, and law. I put forward two propositions--... read more »


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Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 5:30pm
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105

Please join ENTANGLEMENT: STRANGE LIFE for "Denaturing the Colonial Sensorium: A Poetry Reading" with Edgar Garcia, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at University of Chicago, and Joyelle McSweeney, Professor of English at University of Notre Dame. Joyelle McSweeney and Edgar... read more »


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