Modernisms Research Workshop: Work-in-Progress with Fernanda Negrete
318 Clemens HallFernanda Negrete (Romance Languages & Literatures), “Louise Bourgeois’ Aesthetic Clinic of Hysteria: A Kind of Intimacy in the Visual.”
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Spring Book Celebration: HI’s Annual Celebration of Recent Publications by Faculty Fellows
904 ClemensPlease 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 […]
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Scholars @ Hallwalls: Christina Milletti
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesA 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 […]
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City and Society Research Workshop: Max Page, “Why Preservation Matters: Building a Progressive Preservation Movement.”
Hayes Hall Auditorium, South CampusMax Page, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “Why Preservation Matters: Building a Progressive Preservation Movement.”
Haudenosaunee/Native American Studies Research Workshop: General Meeting
1030 ClemensThe 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 […]
Faculty External Grant Writing Workshop
532 Park HallCLICK 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 […]
Film Screening: “Kings Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution” (Lucy Winer, 2011)
280 Park HallAdvance screening of Lucy Winer's “Kings Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution”, prior to her Sept. 21st talk, "Lessons from the Asylum." When filmmaker Lucy Winer set out to make a film about her commitment to Kings Park State Hospital as a teenager in the late 1960’s, she had little idea of the life-changing […]
Modernisms Research Workshop: 2017-18 Opening Reception
904 ClemensPlease join for a new year of the Modernisms Research Workshop! The group's coordinators Laura Chiesa, Damien Keane, and Justin Read have started a very exciting schedule of events around the theme for this year of "World Modernisms." MRW hopes to engage many of the current debates in related fields regarding world literature and world […]
Film Screening (2): “Kings Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution” (Lucy Winer, 2011)
Butler Auditorium - 150 Farber HallA second advance screening of Lucy Winer's “Kings Park: Stories from an American Mental Institution”, prior to her Sept. 21st talk, "Lessons from the Asylum." When filmmaker Lucy Winer set out to make a film about her commitment to Kings Park State Hospital as a teenager in the late 1960’s, she had little idea of […]
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Scholars@Hallwalls: Jasmina Tumbas, “In the Specter of Desire: Art, Sex, and Politics under Yugoslav Socialism”
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesFree and open to the public. Join the UB Humanities Institute for the first Scholars@Hallwalls talk of the 2017-18 year. All talks begin at 4pm with complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres. The last two decades of Yugoslav socialism produced some of the most politicized and radical artistic experimentation in the Balkan region, which situated questions […]
