Upcoming Events

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 »

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 »

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 »

**CANCELED--This event will be rescheduled in the Spring 2024 semester!** [This event has been canceled due to circumstances beyond our control, and will be rescheduled next semester.] ==Film screening: "Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté" (Mathieu Glissant and Audrey Marion, 2021, 53 min,... read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 interdepartmental colleagues, students, and other interlocutors in their fields. tgiFHI events take place from 9:30-... read more »

Join the Duke Human Rights Center for a screening of the film "The Art of Political Murder," the second film in the 2023-2024 Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series Based on Francisco Goldman's book and executive produced by Oscar-winner George Clooney and Grant Heslov, this film tells the story of... read more »

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 interdepartmental colleagues, students, and other interlocutors in their fields. tgiFHI events take place from 9:30-... read more »