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Brigham Young’s injunction to Karl Maeser in 1875 that “You should not even teach the alphabet or the multiplication tables without the Spirit of God” suggests a linkage between all fields of inquiry and religious belief. Subjects directly tied to the Judeo-Christian religious tradition naturally become springboards for gospel-related discussions in the classroom. But what …
The Romantic and Victorian research group welcomes Meredith McGill from Rutgers University at Thursday, December 5th at 4:00 PM in 4188 JFSB. She will be workshopping the introduction of her (untitled) manuscript-in-progress with the RVSG. Anyone who’s interested in attending can email Mary Eyring for the draft. On Friday at 12:00 in 238 HRCB, she’ll …
Roger Macfarlane, Laura Catherine Smith, and Jay Goodliffe will share their experiences facing the complexities of negotiating BYU’s Honor Code policy regarding LGBTQ+ issues with professional societies and colleagues who hew to a different standard. We will discuss, collectively, ways to best address the challenges we presently face and are likely to continue to face …
Katie Paxman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, November 21st. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: “Religion Founded in Skepticism: Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion” This project takes seriously Hume’s application of a methodological skepticism to the project of arriving …
Janet Ward, Vice President and President-Elect of the German Studies Association, Professor of History and the inaugural Faculty Director of the Humanities Forum at the University of Oklahoma, will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly event on Friday, November 15th. The presentation will be held in room 4188 JFSB at 12:00 PM. Title: “Mother of …
Todd May, Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of Philosophy at Clemson University will give the Humanities Center’s Annual Lecture on Friday, November 8th. Title: “Moral Vulnerability in a Time of Political Crisis” Our current era is one of extraordinary political polarization, even political crisis. This crisis not only affects everyone, but also requires more of …
The Humanities Center will hold its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (formerly known as ORCA) on Friday, November 1st at 3:00 PM in 4010 JFSB. Megan Orr — “A Room of Their Own: The Paradoxical Role of the Gynaikonitis in Women’s Oppression and Independence in Antiquity” Seth McCombie — “Discovering the de-facto in Colloquial Egyptian Orthography” …
Don Chapman, Associate Chair & Associate Professor of Linguistics, will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, October 17th. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: “Say X and not Y: Claims and Arguments in Prescriptivist Discourse” The divide between language prescriptivism and descriptivism is well-known, but …
This week, we draw upon the perspectives of emeritus colleagues who pursued meaningful careers at BYU and other institutions. What do these colleagues consider, in hindsight, to be some of their most meaningful accomplishments? (Were these accomplishments professional or personal?) What do they wish they had spent more – or less – time doing? Why …
Mary Eyring, Assistant Professor of English, will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, October 3rd. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: “On Fire: Colonial Ecology and Atlantic Sympathy” Canonical texts of the early American settlement period often include–and frequently even open with–the image of a …