Presented by the Queer Studies Research Workshop Vin Nardizzi, University of British Columbia “Had” the speaker of Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” “but world enough, and time,” he would write a poem. Its subject and addressee would be his beloved, and its form would be the blazon. He would “praise” her “eyes,” “forehead,” “breast,” her […]
The Alison Des Forges Memorial Committee invites you to an International Symposium on “Counterterrorism, Electoral Politics, and Human Rights” We like to view counterterrorism as an essential policy to keep innocent people safe, and electoral politics as a way to protect human rights. Yet, counterterrorism measures can result in immigration policies and military tactics that […]
Yan Liu, Assistant Professor of History, UB "From Text to Practice: The Transformation of Medical Knowledge in Medieval China"
Participants Laura Chiesa, University at Buffalo Marc Crépon, École Normale Supérieure Aïcha Liviana Messina, Universidad Diego Portales Ginette Michaud, Université de Montréal Laura Odello, Collège International de la Philosophie
Fernanda Negrete (Romance Languages & Literatures), “Louise Bourgeois’ Aesthetic Clinic of Hysteria: A Kind of Intimacy in the Visual.”
Please join the UB Humanities Institute for a celebration of recent publications by HI Faculty Fellows. This year's celebration includes titles by: Rachel Ablow (English), Victorian Pain (Princeton University Press, 2017) Ana Mariella Bacigalupo (Anthropology), Thunder Shaman: Making History with Mapuche Spirits in Chile and Patagonia (University of Texas Press, 2016) David Castillo (Romance Languages […]
A Reading from Room in Hotel America On May 5th, English professor Christina Milletti will read a selection from her novel-in-progress, Room in Hotel America, which investigates the lost history of a wealthy Cuban family who immigrated to the USA in 1924, then withdrew into the posh, opportunely named Hotel America. Presented as a series […]
Max Page, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “Why Preservation Matters: Building a Progressive Preservation Movement.”
The first general meeting of the Haudenosaunee Research Group which will be held on Friday, Sept 8 in room 1030 Clemens Hall from 1-3pm. Refreshments will be provided! Join the meeting to provide input on upcoming events and activities, as well as on strategies to increase the visibility and support of Native people and programming […]
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Each September, in anticipation of fall grant application deadlines, the Humanities Institute hosts a Faculty External Grant Writing Workshop. The workshop focuses on best practices and common pitfalls in the grant application process. All UB arts and humanities faculty are invited to attend, from new arrivals to seasoned applicants. The workshop […]
