University of Virginia, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

"Interrupting, the Human: Shuffling"

Lecture by Maurits van Bever Donker, Associate Professor
University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

4:00-6:00pm, Thursday Sept. 7, Wilson Hall 142

 

OCT. 12-13 - REGISTER HERE

“The Plant At the End of the World: Invasive Species in the Anthropocene" + "The Plant Humanities Lab" 

Lectures and Seminars by Dr. Yota Batsaki and Dr. Anatole Tchikine

 

"Dreaming Sufism in the Sokoto Caliphate: Dreams and Knowledge in the Works of Shaykh Dan Tafa"

Lecture by Oludamini Ogunnaike, Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy

Futurities Lecture Series

The year-long IHGC lecture series features humanists, scientists, writers, artists, and policy experts who explore burning questions about our unfolding futures.

See the Spring 2023 Lineup

Back to the Present

The time is now
Humanities Week 2023, March 27-31, 2023
Convened by Tori Custer, Maryann Xue, & Rebecca Barry
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Annual Report 2021-22

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News & Announcements

Mon Oct 09
“Feeling History: Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, and the Melodramatic Form" by Matthew Skwiat, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

“Feeling History: Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, and the Melodramatic Form" by Matthew Skwiat, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

Matthew Skwiat (postdoctoral College Fellow, UVa) will present the following lecture: “Feeling History: Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, and the Melodramatic Form.” Monday, October 9, 10:30 am, New Cabell Hall, Room 236.

Register with Christa Noel Robbins in order to receive a copy of the paper to be workshopped or to sign up for future announcements.

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10:30 am | New Cabell Hall, 236
Thu Oct 12
“The Plant At the End of the World: Invasive Species in the Anthropocene.”

“The Plant At the End of the World: Invasive Species in the Anthropocene.”

Yota Batsaki is the executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, a Harvard University research center, museum, and historic garden in Washington, DC, where she also directs the Plant Humanities Initiative. Her current research interests focus on the cultural histories of plants, and art in the Anthropocene.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the UVA Scholars’ Lab.

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4:00-6:00 (EST). Reception to follow | Wilson 142
Fri Oct 13
“Plant Humanities Lab."

“Plant Humanities Lab."

Yota Batsaki is the executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, a Harvard University research center, museum, and historic garden in Washington, DC, where she also directs the Plant Humanities Initiative. Her current research interests focus on the cultural histories of plants, and art in the Anthropocene.

This event is co-sponsored by the UVA Scholars’ Lab.

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10 am–12 pm. Lunch to follow. | Scholars’ Lab, Clemons Library
Fri Oct 13
"Early Modern Botanical Illustrations: Medium, Iconography, and Audience." Anatole Tchikine, Dumbarton Oaks

"Early Modern Botanical Illustrations: Medium, Iconography, and Audience." Anatole Tchikine, Dumbarton Oaks

Dr. Anatole Tchikine is Curator of Rare Books, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University.

 

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4–6 pm. Reception to follow. | Wilson 142
Mon Oct 23
Osama Siddiqui Workshop, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

Osama Siddiqui Workshop, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

Osama Siddiqui (Assistant Professor, Dept. of History & Classics, Providence College), presenting a chapter from his manuscript The Discovery of Society: Economic and Social Thought in Colonial India. Monday, October 23 10:30am, New Cabell Hall, Room 236.

Register with Christa Noel Robbins in order to receive a copy of the paper to be workshopped or to sign up for future announcements.

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10:30 am | New Cabell Hall 236

News & Announcements

Mon Oct 09
“Feeling History: Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, and the Melodramatic Form" by Matthew Skwiat, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

“Feeling History: Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, and the Melodramatic Form" by Matthew Skwiat, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

Matthew Skwiat (postdoctoral College Fellow, UVa) will present the following lecture: “Feeling History: Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, and the Melodramatic Form.” Monday, October 9, 10:30 am, New Cabell Hall, Room 236.

Register with Christa Noel Robbins in order to receive a copy of the paper to be workshopped or to sign up for future announcements.

[field_location]


10:30 am | New Cabell Hall, 236
Thu Oct 12
“The Plant At the End of the World: Invasive Species in the Anthropocene.”

“The Plant At the End of the World: Invasive Species in the Anthropocene.”

Yota Batsaki is the executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, a Harvard University research center, museum, and historic garden in Washington, DC, where she also directs the Plant Humanities Initiative. Her current research interests focus on the cultural histories of plants, and art in the Anthropocene.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the UVA Scholars’ Lab.

[field_location]


4:00-6:00 (EST). Reception to follow | Wilson 142
Fri Oct 13
“Plant Humanities Lab."

“Plant Humanities Lab."

Yota Batsaki is the executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, a Harvard University research center, museum, and historic garden in Washington, DC, where she also directs the Plant Humanities Initiative. Her current research interests focus on the cultural histories of plants, and art in the Anthropocene.

This event is co-sponsored by the UVA Scholars’ Lab.

[field_location]


10 am–12 pm. Lunch to follow. | Scholars’ Lab, Clemons Library
Fri Oct 13
"Early Modern Botanical Illustrations: Medium, Iconography, and Audience." Anatole Tchikine, Dumbarton Oaks

"Early Modern Botanical Illustrations: Medium, Iconography, and Audience." Anatole Tchikine, Dumbarton Oaks

Dr. Anatole Tchikine is Curator of Rare Books, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University.

 

[field_location]


4–6 pm. Reception to follow. | Wilson 142
Mon Oct 23
Osama Siddiqui Workshop, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

Osama Siddiqui Workshop, Modern & Contemporary Culture Workshop

Osama Siddiqui (Assistant Professor, Dept. of History & Classics, Providence College), presenting a chapter from his manuscript The Discovery of Society: Economic and Social Thought in Colonial India. Monday, October 23 10:30am, New Cabell Hall, Room 236.

Register with Christa Noel Robbins in order to receive a copy of the paper to be workshopped or to sign up for future announcements.

[field_location]


10:30 am | New Cabell Hall 236

The Institute of the Humaities and Global Cultures is pleased to announce its new Advisory Board. The new board will oversee and advise the IHGC's programming, outreach, and all other related programming. The list of board members can be viewed here.

For the 2022-23 academic year, the Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Shanks Alexander (Religious Studies) and Oludamini Ogunnaike (Religious Studies) as faculty fellows! Learn More

The Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures is excited to announce a new set of research networks and initiatives, beginning Fall of 2023. Each group is listed below See a lineup of each group's events here

Clay Endowments & Grants

Clay Endowments & Grants

The Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures (IHGC) invites proposals for funding from the Buckner W. Clay Endowment to support innovative work in the global humanities at the University of Virginia. The Endowment provides an ambitious basis of support for faculty and student research and teaching to be conducted under the auspices of the IHGC. Faculty and students from across all schools and disciplines at the university are welcome and encouraged to apply. 

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Bologna

Summer School in Global Studies and Critical Theory

The Academy of Global Humanities and Critical Theory is a new research entity jointly promoted by the University of Virginia, Duke University and the University of Bologna. It is conceived as an intellectual space for scholars coming from different research fields and geographical regions to work together on the redefinition of the humanities in a global age.

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