Professor Pamela Karimi is a Professor of History of Art & Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She is an architect and historian of art and architecture who obtained her… read more about Art in "Woman, Life, Freedom" A Revolution Made by Images »
Baroque utopias are physical, textual, or visual spaces thataccumulate objects overtime,such as libraries,marketplaces, maps, chronicles, and planned settlements.These spaces expand continually in an… read more about BAROQUE UTOPIAS: COLONIALITY AND GLOBALIZATION IN THE EARLY SPANISH EMPIRE »
- a conversation with Roberto Romero - the first event in the Amazon Lab's seminar series on the Amazon, "Translation, Media, and Cosmopolitics."Wed., 9/27/23, 12pm-1:00pm ESTHybrid (In-person and… read more about Indigenous Cinema and Translation »
A workshop series for colleagues at Duke to present their work-in-progress on premodern topics to an engaged, cross-disciplinary audience from the Triangle and Triad areas. The meetings are an… read more about Medieval and Early Modern Works-in-Progress »
Join us for Professor Calvin Normore's lecture titled, "Persons, Selves, and Us: Who are we Anyway?"Professor Normore is the Brian P. Copenhaver Professor of Philosophy, UCLA, Emeritus William… read more about Persons, Selves, and Us: Who are we Anyway? »
Mesa en español is a Spanish language group that usually meets every Wednesday during the academic year. It is open to all Duke students and the broader community at all levels of proficiency. All… read more about Come and practice your Spanish! Hike/Conversación en español en »
What does the writing of world history look like when African and African American histories of global and local presence and engagement are placed at the center of the conversation? This workshop… read more about Intersections: Asian, African, and African American Histories »
Please join ENTANGLEMENT: STRANGE LIFE for "Against Home in the Settler Colony ," a lecture by Julietta Singh, Professor of English and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at University of… read more about Against Home in the Settler Colony »
Ishay Rosen-Zvi, discusses his recent book "Goy: Israel's Multiple Others and the Birth of the Gentile." Rosen-Zvi, Professor of Jewish Philosophy, teaches rabbinic literature in the department of… read more about Ishay Rosen-Zvi: "Goy: Israel's Multiple Others and the Birth of the Gentile" »
With Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman, and Edivan Guajajara. A Talk about their documentary "We are Guardians." Lunch will be served.RSVP for lunch at https://cutt.ly/weareguardiansThousands of people… read more about NCLAFF Conversation with the filmmakers: We are Guardians »
Dir. by Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman, and Edivan Guajajara. 2023. 85 minutes. In Portuguese, Tupi, and English, with English subtitles. There will be a reception with the directors and activist Puyr… read more about NCLAFF: We are Guardians »
The Duke Asian/Pacific Studies Institute and the Taiwan Studies Working Group present a special Autumn Moon event with Peking Opera diva Wei Hai Min.Wei will lecture on and demonstrate artistic… read more about Chinese opera in contemporary Taiwan: Wei Hai Min 魏海敏 and Her Personae »
Dir. by Natalia Almada, USA/Mexico, 2021, 81 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.Users begins with a mother's question-will my children love the perfect machines more than they love me… read more about NCLAFF: Users »
Dir. by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada. Dominican Republic. 2021. 89 min. Spanish with English subtitles.In equal parts a candid exposition of the cinematic industry and a joyful exploration of… read more about NCLAFF: Una película sobre parejas (A Film About Couples) »
Dir. by Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos. Mexico. 2022. 87 min. Spanish, English w/ Spanish & English subtitles.A fully animated documentary that narrates the stories of three young… read more about NCLAFF: Mi hogar no es aqui (Home is Somewhere Else) »
Dir. by Silvina Schnicer and Ulises Porras. Argentina. 2021. 89 min. Spanish with English subtitles.Featuring striking cinematography and outstanding performances, Carajita (which means annoying… read more about NCLAFF: Carajita »
Activist Affordances: Disability, Shrinkage and Improvisation For people living with disability, everyday tasks like lifting a glass or taking off clothes can be daunting. As such, their… read more about Activist Affordances: Disability, Shrinkage and Improvisation »
Dir. by Juan A. Zapata. Dominican Republic/Spain. 2021. 76 min. Spanish with English subtitles.A documentary about the working conditions of Haitian workers in one of the largest sugar cane… read more about NCLAFF: Mal de Caña (Sugar Cane Malice) »
Please join the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute for a public lecture by David Marriott as part of a 2-week residency at the FHI. This lecture is part I and will be followed by a reception.… read more about David Marriott, "The Crisis of Truth I and II" »
Please join the Manuscript Migration Lab for a presentation by Joseph Mulligan (Postdoctoral Associate in Duke's Romance Studies Department) about the archive of late colonial Upper Peru during 1780-… read more about Competing Theories of Sovereignty in the Colonial Latin American Archive »
Please join the Manuscript Migration Lab for a presentation byJoseph Mulligan (Postdoctoral Associate in Duke's RomanceStudies Department) about the archive of late colonial Upper Peruduring 1780-… read more about COMPETING THEORIES OF SOVEREIGNTY IN THE COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN ARCHIVE »
The widespread use of technology in various aspects of teaching and learning processes has become common and almost indispensable, increased by the digital tsunami brought about by the pandemic but… read more about Adapting ChatGPT to Your Expertise: Beyond the Consideration of Threats and Opportunities »
Dir. by Helmut Dosantos. 2022. 97 min. No dialogue. With visually stunning landscapes and immersive sound, this film is a poetic survey of the vast landscapes and rich diversity of several… read more about NCLAFF: Dioses de México (Gods of Mexico) »
Few Chinese intellectuals and political reformers turned to Confucianism and Communism for political inspiration at the end of the twentieth century. But the traditions have mounted remarkable… read more about On the Confucian Communist Comeback in Contemporary China »
In this presentation, Dr. Fleisher will focus on the lived experience of caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Through an iterative process grounded in community-based… read more about The Power of Human Connection: Caregiver Peer Mentoring in Chronic Illness »