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2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University. This year also coincides with the 100th anniversary of Duke.
To mark these dovetailing anniversaries, FHI launched a yearlong celebration — FHI 25 — in Spring 2024 with public talks, archival engagements, and social gatherings contextualizing FHI's 25-year history within the broader legacy of Duke's commitment to, and advancements in, the humanities writ large.
FHI 25 events take place from 9:30–11:00 a.m. on Friday mornings in the Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall (C105, Bay 4, Smith Warehouse). Our director introduces at the speakers at 9:30 a.m., and the speaker gives a talk of about 45–50 minutes. We then open the floor for discussion, and close at 11:00 a.m.
Fall 2024 Schedule
October 4, 2024
FHI 25| Duke English and the Transformation of the Humanities in the 80s: A Conversation with Stanley Fish and Jane Tompkins
October 18, 2024
FHI 25| Queering Duke: A Conversation with Mandy Berry, Kathryn Kent, and Jonathan Flatley
November 1, 2024
FHI 25| Enabling the Humanities: A Conversation with Beth Eastlick and Rob Sikorski
November 8, 2024
FHI 25| The Humanities Save the Press!: A Conversation with Steve Cohn, Ken Wissoker, and Reynolds Smith
November 15, 2024
FHI 25| Experimentation, Incubation, and the Making of Humanities Labs: A Conversation with Deborah Jenson, Jenny Knust, and Victoria Szabo