The Duke Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Carolin Duttlinger, Professor of German Literature and Culture at University of Oxford, for a lecture entitled "The Individual and the… read more about The Individual and the Community: Paradoxes of Responsibility in Kafka's Prose Fiction »
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE UNC CHAPEL-HILL:The Duke Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to cosponsor the annual McLester Lecture at the Department of Religious Studies at UNC - Chapel Hill.… read more about Prayer, Ritual, and Silence: The Psalms as Worship in Biblical Scholarship and the Study of Religion »
tgiFHI is a weekly series that gives Duke faculty in the humanities, interpretive social sciences and arts the opportunity to present their current research to their departmental and… read more about tgiFHI | Sarah Pourciau, German Studies »
oin us for an engaging conversation with Moshtari Hilal, visual artist, writer, and author of Ugliness, and Dr. Paniz Musawi Natanzi of the University of Bern. Hilal's book, praised by The New York… read more about Reading and Conversation with Moshtari Hilal and Dr. Paniz Musawi Natanzi »
Join Deborah Jenson in a panel discussion with guest panelists Marlene Daut, Mary Caton Lingold,Evan Auguste, Julie Uchitel, and more to be announced soon! read more about Archives, Interdisciplinarity, and Mimesis in Romance Studies »
Humanists work with and generate various digital media, content and materials (sources) as part of their research. This workshop will introduce practices for humanities scholars to consider and apply… read more about CDVS Workshop: Data Management for Humanists »
This roundtable discussion examines the ongoing catastrophe in Sudan by posing urgent questions: What is happening on the ground? Who are the key armed groups and political leaders? What ambitions… read more about Bearing Witness: Genocide, Silence, and Responsibility in Sudan »
Please register to attend: https://trentcenter.duke.edu/boyarskyDr. Naomi Rosenberg, Assistant Dean for Narrative Medicine and Health Humanities at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple… read more about The Abnormal Becomes Normal: Facing Human Suffering in Clinical Medicine »
The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Andrea Gondos, Stuart B. and Barbara Padnos Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought at University of Michigan. Gondos' scholarship explores early… read more about NCJSS Welcomes Andrea Gondos »
The Rights and Humanities Annual Series is jointly sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) and the Duke Human Rights Center @ FHI. The series was launched in 2019 to address… read more about Belonging: Artist as Witness with Nora Krug »
In a classical moral theory like that of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), which centers on the moral status of discrete actions performed by individual persons, it can seem hard to find room for the… read more about Structural Racism: A Thomistic Approach »
Seteney Shami is founding Director-General of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) since 2012. She is an anthropologist from Jordan and obtained her BA from the American University of… read more about Area Studies and the Middle East for the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges »
This talk is based on Professor Yanshuo Zhang's new book, "Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China" (University of Michigan Press, January 2026). The Qiang, one of… read more about Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China »
--Thandi Cai, 2024, 47 min, USA, in English--Introduction and post-screening discussion moderated by Professor Eileen Chow.***Two storytellers, one community, and 150 years of untold history.***"… read more about Film Screening: “Bluff City Chinese” (Thandi Cai, 2024) »
The Feminist Theory Workshop (FTW), which is in its nineteenth year, offers a unique opportunity for internationally recognized faculty and young scholars to engage in sustained dialogue about… read more about The 19th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop »
In premodern philosophy, simple contemplative acts such as "thinking about horseness" are often the main focus when discussing the metaphysics of thinking. But what should we make of other… read more about Knowing is Growing: Aquinas on the Being and Life of Intellects »
During the Spring 2026 semester, the final week of March will culminate in a two-day conference exploring the history, diplomacy, and cultural significance of Moroccan-American relations.These events… read more about 240 Years of U.S.–Moroccan Friendship »
During the Spring 2026 semester, the final week of March will culminate in a two-day conference exploring the history, diplomacy, and cultural significance of Moroccan-American relations.These events… read more about 240 Years of U.S.–Moroccan Friendship »
Muslims in the African Diaspora: New Books in the Field brings together leading scholars and writers to explore groundbreaking work on Islam, race, and Black life throughout the African diaspora.… read more about Muslims in the African Diaspora: New Books in the Field »
NCJSS welcomes presentations from the 2025-26 Shatzmiller Fellowship cohort. The Shatzmiller Graduate Fellows honor Emeritus Smart Professor Joseph Shatzmiller, who taught at Duke University from… read more about NCJSS Welcomes the 2026 Shatzmiller Fellows »
Lecture on Pirandello by Professor Michael Subialka (University of California, Davis) read more about Lecture on Pirandello »
Join us at the Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2025-2026 Bass Connections project teams.This annual event features a poster session, interactive… read more about Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase »
This information session provides guidance for faculty who are interested in establishing new humanities research centers that focus on the ethical, legal, or societal impacts of AI.Duke faculty and… read more about NEH Humanities Research Center on AI Informational Session »
The Duke Center for Jewish Studies, in connection with Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, is proud to host the 2026 National Association of Professors of Hebrew Annual Conference. The… read more about 2026 National Association of the Professors of Hebrew Annual Conference »
More information coming in December 2025 read more about Digital Humanities Symposium »