Monday, May 04, 2009
FRANKLIN HUMANITIES INSTITUTE PROGRAMS, 2008-09
The FHI’s core program is a thematic, multidisciplinary seminar, co-convened by a team of Duke Faculty members, and including Duke Faculty Fellows in the Humanities and Social Sciences, a Faculty Fellow from the Professional Schools and from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, several Duke Graduate Fellows, and two Postdoctoral Fellows. The 2008-09 Seminar, entitled Alternative Political Imaginaries, is co-convened by Michael Hardt (Literature) and Robyn Wiegman (Women’s Studies). Click on the program title for more information on the seminar and its related programs.
Distinguished Scholars in Residence
The FHI hosts up to eight distinguished scholars each year in two- to four-week residencies. Each scholar participates in a wide range of programs for Duke faculty, students, and the campus community at large. Residents in 2008-09 include Erika Fischer-Lichte (Free University of Berlin); Homi Bhabha (Harvard University); Wendy Brown (UC Berkeley); Etienne Balibar (University of Paris X-Nanterre/UC Irvine); Yvonne Mokgoro (Constitutional Court, South Africa). Click on the program title for more information and listings of upcoming programs.
Each year, the FHI presents numerous lectures from scholars, writers, and artists from a wide range of disciplines. Programs include: the A.W. Mellon Annual Lecture, which features a major, internationally known scholar; the Current Residents series, which serves to highlight the work of visiting scholars at Duke; lectures presented with the FHI Annual Seminar, and other lectures presented by the FHI and partners. Click on the program title for more information and listings of upcoming programs.
The FHI presents periodic group programs focused on critical issues in the humanities and social sciences. Programs include: Faculty Bookwatch, which celebrates and promotes scholarly conversations on notable publications by Duke humanities faculty; the Scholarly Publishing Series presented by the FHI and the Duke University Press; and one-time events organized around specific themes, such as the upcoming conference Empire without End, on ancient and modern imperialisms. Click on the program title for more information and listings of upcoming programs.
This long-running series of lunchtime conversations is co-presented with the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies and organizational partners from the Duke community. Click on the program title for more information and listings of upcoming programs.
