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Are you ready to take your education to the next level? Come and see what the Humanities Center can do for you! From student & faculty research collaboration to campus activities that stimulate the intellect and fill the belly. We have something for everyone. Come visit us anytime from 4:00 – 5:00 pm on …
George Handley expressed a desire to convene a conversation, and perhaps launch a research group, around the subject of humanities and belief (or the postsecular, or religious studies — an unnamed but intuitively recognizable field of broad interest in the college). George has set aside a time to hold an exploratory meeting about this prospective …
Gaurav Desai, Professor of English at Tulane University, will lead a grant-writing workshop Friday September 11, 1:30-3:30, in JFSB 4010. Desai is the recipient of several distinguished fellowships and has served as a reader for many national organizations, including NEH and ACLS. He has graciously agreed not only to address general principles, but also to …
Sponsored by the Office of Civic Engagement, Bishnu Adhikari will speak September 8th at 4:00 pm in 250 SWKT. His presentation is titled: The Life of a Humanitarian. Bishnu grew up in a small mountain village high in the Himalayas. Despite arduous work in the fields and hours of commute to school, Bishnu excelled in …
Tuesday: Reading the Bible Better than the Best Book You Have Ever Read Presenter: Steven C. Walker, Professor of English Emeritus, BYU The Bible may be the best book we’ve never really read. We read it as a Sunday School manual, but reading scripture that same old conventional way makes the good news of the Gospel …
Tuesday: Are you Fluent in a Second Language? Presenter: Ray Clifford, Director, Center for Language Studies; Associate Dean, College of Humanities, BYU One of the vaguest terms related to language learning is “fluent”! Perhaps others have complemented you or someone you know by saying, “You are really fluent!” But, have you ever wondered: How well do …
We are holding an informal conversation with John Rosenberg and Greg Clark about their time and experience in the dean’s office. The conversation will be informal, but we will doubtlessly touch on some of the significant changes they’ve seen, some of the challenges they foresee for the future, and whatever else may be on their …
Our presenters will be members of the Derrida and the Question of Religion research group (Matt Ancell, Nate Kramer, Erik Larson, Greg Stallings, and Stan Benfell), and they’ll hold a discussion on the state of the field in Derrida studies and on the provocative subject of their own focus as a group.
Jill Rudy (English), Jarom McDonald (Office of Digital Humanities), and their MEG students have organized a terrific two-day symposium centered on their FTTV (Fairy Tales on Television) project. The symposium will be held this Thursday and Friday, primarily in JFSB 1161 – the Digital Humanities Seminar Room. All are invited, even if only for a …
Jill Rudy (English), Jarom McDonald (Office of Digital Humanities), and their MEG students have organized a terrific two-day symposium centered on their FTTV (Fairy Tales on Television) project. The symposium will be held this Thursday and Friday, primarily in JFSB 1161 – the Digital Humanities Seminar Room. All are invited, even if only for a …