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New Books in Dialogue: Early Modern Queer Studies – Christine Varnado + Joseph Gamble on The Shapes of Fancy: Reading for Queer Desire in Early Modern Literature

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The Early Modern Research Workshop is inaugurating a “New Books in Dialogue” series, which brings together UB faculty and colleagues at other institutions who have newly published or soon-to-be-published books to discuss their works. Please join us (on Zoom) on Friday, April 16 at 12:00pm for a conversation with Joseph Gamble (University of Toledo) and […]

Digital Scholarship Studio and Network Symposium: Automation, Algorithms, and Bias, from Settler Colonialism through the Future of Auditing

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April 16, 2021, 12:30-4:00PM Register for this presentation Speakers: Sarah Montoya,  “Settler Colonial Bias in GIS” Cathy O’Neil,  “What is the future of algorithmic auditing? Two different scenarios” Ewa Plonowska Ziarek,  “Automation of Judgments and the Ends of Thinking” Moderator:   Evviva Weinraub Lajoie For speaker descriptions, please see the Symposium web page.

Environmental Humanities Research Workshop: Lecture – Teresa Shewry, “Before the Sun Rises: Estrangement, Time Lapse and Poetry of Dark Sky Reserves.”

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LECTURE — Teresa Shewry (UC Santa Barbara, English), “"Before the Sun Rises: Estrangement, Time Lapse and Poetry of Dark Sky Reserves.” Teresa Shewry is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received a PhD in Literature from Duke University and a BA in English and Japanese from Victoria University, New Zealand. Her research […]

PLASMA: Sindhu Thirumalaisamy

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The Department of Media Study's PLASMA (Performances, Lectures, Screenings of Media Artists)​ will feature a lecture by Sindhu Thirumalaisamy. The Zoom Meeting ID for the lecture series is 959 5554 2975. Email paigesar@buffalo with PLASMA2021 in the subject line for password.​ Sindhu Thirumalaisamy's work across moving images, sound, and text, is rooted in a critical […]

Performance Research Workshop: Rest and Refuge with Rosy Simas

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Photo credit: Imranda Ward Based on Rosy’s creative practice, this workshop is intended to create space for refuge and rest – for the body, the heart, the mind, and spirit. We will move, breathe, hear, see, and practice deep listening to ourselves and our environment. Register here: https://buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sceihpz0tE9KflbPzVHD_jNrqMCLb6Chq After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]

Performance Research Workshop: Brian Valente-Quinn, “Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa”

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“Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa” Brian Valente-Quinn Assistant Professor of French University of Colorado Boulder Sponsored by the Melodia E. Jones Chair of French, the Humanities Institute Performance Research Workshop, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, and the College of Arts and Sciences Full details can be found at the RLL BHM/BLM webpage. Register at […]

Race, Blackness, and Romanticism: Dialogues | Marcos Gonsalez and Travis Chi Wing Lau

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Convened by Dr. Patricia A. Matthew, dialogues are scheduled for March 10th, March 24th, April 14th, and April 21st. Travis Chi Wing Lau and Marcos Gonsalez will be in conversation on April 21st and will talk about how their research informs their public writing (Marcos’ first book was included in a recent review essay in […]

Digital Humanities Research Workshop/DSSN: Claudio Saunt, University of Georgia “Digital Public History”

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Claudio Saunt is the Richard B. Russell Professor in American History, Associate Director of the Institute of Native American Studies and Co-Director of the Center for Virtual History at the University of Georgia. He will discuss his work in digital public history, specifically in mapping, which has included the Invasion of America and Pox Americana projects.​ Co-Sponsored by […]

Translation Zone Research Workshop: Translating Rumi – an interactive workshop with Shima Bagheri

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The Translation Zone Research Workshop is hosting an interactive session where we will be working together to translate a ghazal by the 13th-century Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi. This event will be led by Shima Bagheri of Allameh Tabatabai University in Iran. Instruction on how to participate in this interactive workshop are available here: http://bit.ly/rumiworkshop2021 Shima […]

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[Virtual] Scholars@Hallwalls: Eero Laine, “Entertaining Labor: The Sweaty Theatricality of Mascots and Costumed Characters”

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REGISTER NOW Join us for a virtual edition of our Faculty Fellows talks, our last session for 2020-21! This lecture series brings current UB humanities research out into the community. Eero will present his talk live on Zoom with a Q+A session following. Mascots and costumed characters often function as figures for communities to playfully […]

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