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Humanities Events

March 20, 2024

Rethinking Sustainable Futures: Indigenous Conceptions of Well-Being, Development, and Justice

March 20, 2024 at 4:00pm5:30pm EDT

Bird Library, 114

2024 JK Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, Krushil Watene, discusses Indigenous views on sustainability --in concept, design, and implementation-- at local and global levels.

March 21, 2024

Indigenous Philosophy: Local Insights for Global Challenges

March 21, 2024 at 4:00pm5:30pm EDT

Schine Student Center, 304 A-B-C

Faculty working in the fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Philosophy join Watson Professor, Krushil Watene, to discuss well-being from a range of philosophical perspectives.

March 22, 2024

Indigenous Philosophy and Environmental Justice: Concepts, Methods, Applications

March 22, 2024 at 10:00am2:00pm EDT

Bird Library, 114

Krushil Watene (University of Auckland, New Zealand) In this three-part interdisciplinary graduate student workshop on Indigenous philosophy, Watene and participants first discuss key concepts in…

Elizabeth Otto on “Bauhaus Under Nazism: Designers and the Holocaust”

March 22, 2024 at 11:00am12:30pm EDT

Hall of Languages, 500

At this public lecture, Elizabeth Otto will present her current research and book project on “Bauhaus Under Nazism: Designers and the Holocaust,” which will also open in summer 2024 as an…

Dr. Arthur Carlyle

Philosophy Honor Society Speaker Event

March 22, 2024 at 3:30pm5:00pm EDT

Hall of Languages, 207

The members of Phi Sigma Tau, the undergraduate philosophy honors society, are pleased to welcome Prof. Carlyle (Hamilton College and Hartwick College) for a talk on “Identity, Ethics, and the…

March 25, 2024

Indigenous Philosophy and Intergenerational Justice

March 25, 2024 at 12:00pm1:30pm EDT

Bird Library, 114

2024 JK Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, Krushil Watene, describes key Māori concepts vital to realizing intergenerational justice while navigating its challenges.

March 26, 2024

The Landscape of Women’s Bodily Autonomy: Collaboration Toward Greater Access to Reproductive Freedom and Care in the US

March 26, 2024 at 1:00pm5:00pm EDT

Schine Student Center, 304 A-B-C

A multi-disciplinary panel discusses current challenges and creative techniques for navigating the post-Roe landscape.

March 29, 2024

Dialogue on Indigenous Philosophies of Sustainability and Climate

March 29, 2024 at 3:00pm6:00pm EDT

Hendricks Chapel

Panelists discuss the role of Indigenous philosophies, leadership, and diplomacy in global justice and policy development agendas to close Krushil Watene's mini-residency as 2024 JK Watson Professor.

March 30, 2024

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CNY Humanities Modern Philosophy Workshop

March 30, 2024 at 9:00amMarch 31, 2024 at 2:30pm EDT

Tolley Building, 304

The Syracuse University Department of Philosophy and CNY Humanities Corridor are proud to present a special two-day workshop featuring six presentations on topics related to modern philosophy. All…

April 4, 2024

Character Space

April 4, 2024 at 5:00pm7:00pm EDT

Light Work, Watson Theater

Sophia Chai talks about her exhibition at Light Work, "Character Space," featuring a collection of photographs centered on the Korean alphabet and ideas of language, optics, and photography.

April 5, 2024

Dr. Kristie Dotson

Anbar Lecture: Kristie Dotson

April 5, 2024 at 3:00pm5:00pm EDT

Hall of Languages, 207

Kristie Dotson (University of Michigan) The SU Philosophy Department is pleased to welcome Professor Kristie Dotson for the 2024 Anbar Lecture. Professor Dotson will deliver a lecture entitled:…

April 11, 2024

Anna Arabindon Kesson

Plantation Imaginaries: Art and Medicine in the Colonial World

April 11, 2024 at 5:30pm7:15pm EDT

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114

Anna Arabindon Kesson discusses the representation of plantations in nineteenth-century British colonial art and their importance as sites where medical and artistic knowledge could be produced.

May 2, 2024

9th Annual Books in the Humanities Celebration

May 2, 2024 at 4:00pm5:30pm EDT

Eggers Hall, Strasser Legacy Room 220

The Humanities Center presents its 9th annual showcase of humanities-related books written or edited by Syracuse University faculty, staff, and students, in © 2023.