Jim Clifton will give the keynote address at “Spain and the Hispanic World: A MOA Symposium” this week on Friday, April 12th at 10:00 AM in the BYU Museum of Art auditorium, is entitled, “The Four Last Things,” and he will be discussing one of the rarest and most fascinating groups of objects in the …
Colloquium: Anna-Lisa Halling
Associate Professor Anna-Lisa Halling, Spanish & Portuguese, will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, April 4th at 3:00 PM in 4010 JFSB. We hope you’ll join us. Refreshments will be served. Title: “Your sisters’ necessary recreation”: Theatrical Performance in Early Modern Iberian Convents During the early modern period, theater was a remarkable …
Polish Folk Art Open House
Come visit the Humanities Center on Friday, March 29th from 5:30 – 6:30 pm to see our exhibit of Polish folk art. The open house will be held in 4101 JFSB. Walter Whipple, former BYU professor and mission President in Poland will join us to tell us about this collection. Refreshments will be served. The …
Public Interview: Translation, Creativity, & Resilience
The Humanities Center will host a public interview with colleagues Emron Esplin, Daryl Hague, and Doug Weatherford on Thursday, March 28th at 3:00 PM in 4010 JFSB. We hope you’ll join us. Refreshments will be served. Translation, Creativity, and Resilience: a Public Interview with Emron Esplin, Daryl Hague, & Doug Weatherford The College of Humanities …
Nations, Kindreds, Tongues, & People
Mission call, study abroad, or just interested in learning about languages and cultures? This event is for you! Come learn strategies for learning a new language and adapting to a new culture with Rex Nielson, Director of the BYU Humanities Center and Professor of Spanish & Portuguese. He will provide language learning tips and best …
Colloquium: Eva Witesman
Eva Witesman will present at the Humanities Center Colloquium on Thursday, March 21st at 3:00 PM in 4010 JFSB. Eva is a professor in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University, where she teaches in the Master of Public Administration and Master of Business Administration programs and serves as Academic Director of the Ballard Center for Social Impact. …
Colloquium: Jamie Horrocks
Associate Professor Jamie Horrocks, English, will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, March 14th at 3:00 PM in 4010 JFSB. We hope you will join us. Refreshments will be served. Title: “Manufacturing the Victorian Page: Graphic Design Before Graphic Design” What can you make a letterpress do? Given the mechanical and technological …
Innovative Pedagogy with Heather Belnap, Natalie Nielson, & Kerry Soper
The Humanities Center will host a roundtable discussion on innovative pedagogy with Heather Belnap, Natalie Nielson, & Kerry Soper on Thursday, March 7th at 3:00 PM in 4010 JFSB. More details forthcoming. Title: “Creative, Experiential Learning Methods at Ground Level” Over the past two years, the Department of Comparative Arts and Letters has held a …
PA Christensen Lecture: Marc Yamada
Professor Marc Yamada will give the College’s PA Christensen Lecture on Thursday, February 22nd at 3:00 PM in the EIZ Theater. We hope you’ll join us. Title: “Life in More Abundance: Cinematic Images of Community in Organizational Life” The films of director Kore-eda Hirokazu, like Shoplifters (2019), reveal how life emerges within everyday organizations like …
Faith & Imagination Lecture: Stephanie Paulsell
The Humanities Center and Faith & Imagination Institute are pleased to welcome Stephanie Paulsell, Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies, from Harvard Divinity School as this semester’s Faith and Imagination Lecturer. She will join us for a lunch discussion about her recent book Religion Around Virginia Woolf at 11:00 AM on …