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Humanities Events

March 31, 2025

Putin’s Holy War: Sacred Memory and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

March 31, 2025 at 4:00pm5:00pm EDT

Eggers Hall, 341

In this talk, Dr. Sean Griffin presents a chapter from his latest book, Putin’s Holy War: Sacred Memory and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, forthcoming from Cornell University Press. In this book,…

April 2, 2025

An African American maid and a group of African American porters stand beside a rail car, where they work

Traveling Jane Crow: African American Women and Railroad History

April 2, 2025 at 5:30pm7:00pm EDT

Sims Hall, 331

The Department of African American Studies presents the 42nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture. Miriam Thaggert, Professor and Associate Chair of English at SUNY Buffalo,…

April 3, 2025

The Beloved Community: A Reading by New York State Poet Laureate Patricia Spears Jones

April 3, 2025 at 7:00pm8:30pm EDT

340 Montgomery Street, Syracuse

Spears Jones is a past NEA and NYFA poetry fellow, and the author of five collections, including The Beloved Community (2023) and A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems (2015), and co-editor of…

April 4, 2025

Poetry and Community: A Discussion with Patricia Spears Jones

April 4, 2025 at 9:00am11:00am EDT

Tolley Building, 304

Join New York State Poet Laureate Patricia Spears Jones and the YMCA Writers Voice for a craft-focused discussion, open to poets, students of poetry, and the campus community. Space is limited! To…

Rebecca E. Harrison

Philosophy MAP Lecture: Rebecca Harrison

April 4, 2025 at 3:00pm5:00pm EDT

Hall of Languages, 207

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome Rebecca E. Harrison (Binghamton University). Harrison will deliver a talk to the Syracuse Chapter of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) entitled,…

April 5, 2025

Building a Global Organ Community Through Film

April 5, 2025 at 7:00pm9:00pm EDT

Hendricks Chapel

Film director Will Fraser shares excerpts from two decades of work documenting cultural heritage related to the pipe organ and discusses the future of the instrument with a panel of distinguished…

April 9, 2025

Advice from an ex-editor: Some things to think about when you’re submitting an article manuscript

April 9, 2025 at 3:30pm5:00pm EDT

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)

Lecture featuring Joshua Piker, William & Mary. Dr. Piker was Editor of the William and Mary Quarterly from 2014 to 2024. His talk will be oriented toward graduate students and early career…

April 11, 2025

26th Annual French Colloquium

April 11, 2025 at 9:00am3:00pm EDT

Bird Library, 114

The French department of Syracuse University and its Graduate Students are pleased to announce the upcoming colloquium titled “Theater and Cinema: Staging Challenges in the Francophone World”, to…

Headshot of Derrick Darby

Anbar Lecture: “Bayard Rustin and the Responsibilities of Political Organizing”

April 11, 2025 at 3:00pm5:00pm EDT

Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), Gifford Auditorium

Derrick Darby is Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. His recent books are Boxed In: Making…

April 17, 2025

Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR): Syracuse Community Center Collaborative

April 17, 2025 at 8:00am9:00am EDT

Virtual (See event details)

This session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature a Syracuse Community Center Collaborative with representatives from Westcott Community Center, Northeast Community Center, Syracuse Community…