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Sarah Bachelard is an Anglican priest and theologian based in Canberra, Australia. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, with special interests in philosophy, ethics and spirituality. She is the founder and leader of Benedictus Contemplative Church, an ecumenical worshipping community with a practice of silent meditation at its heart, and …
Willis Fails, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese will present the College’s annual teaching lecture on Thursday, March 16. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB.
Kristin Matthews, Professor of English will present at the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, March 9. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: “There is power in the word”: YA Literature and the Contemporary Freedom Struggle[1][1] Reading has always been an integral part of the Black freedom struggle …
Francesca Lawson, Professor of Comparative Arts and Letters will present at the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, March 2. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: Why Can’t Siri Sing? Discovering Narratives that Constrain Female Singing Voices in AI Despite the remarkable technological accomplishments in the areas of …
The PA Christensen Lecture will be presented by Marc Olivier
Steve Richardson, Associate Professor of Computer Science will present for the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, February 16. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: Machine Translation: Hype vs. Reality The advancement and use of Machine Translation (MT) for both spoken and written translations has exploded in the …
Kevin Blankinship, Assistant Professor of Asian and Near Eastern Languages will present at the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, February 9. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: Brokers of the Trust Economy, or Why and How Professors Should Write for the Popular Press Shaming. Deplatforming. Canceling. Doxxing. …
Student Session – “Applying to Grad School in the Humanities” – 9:30 AM – 4010 JFSB Faculty Workshop on Getting Published – 11 AM – 4010 JFSB Administration Session – 12 PM – 4010 JFSB General Lecture – “Humanities at Work” – 3 PM – B092 JFSB Paula M. Krebs became executive director of …
Laura Catharine Smith, Associate Professor of German and Russian will present at the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, January 26. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: Promoting Information Literacy and Critical Thinking in the Modern Humanities Classroom According to the Skills for a 21st Century, students need …
Ryan Christensen, Associate Professor of Philosophy, will present at the Humanities Center’s weekly colloquium on Thursday, January 19. The presentation will be held at 3:00 PM in room 4010 JFSB. Title: “Loneliness and Love” It has long been noted that there is some duality to human experience. I (and this I stands for each of …