MRW inaugural spring reading session Peter Szendy, from All Ears (2017) Monday 11 February, 12:00--1:30 Clemens 904: lunch will be provided. Download: szendy discipline and listen
The resources of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. are unparalleled not only in many of the fields of early modern study, but also in the field of performance studies. In this work-in-progress/workshop session, UB Associate Professor Barbara Bono of the Departments of English and of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, and UB Associate […]
The Sun Island is an essay film about coincidences, shattered lives and posthumous fame. A found footage family film about love and passion, friendship and heartbreak set in Frankfurt and Berlin between the wars (1927-1935), during WWII and into the present. It includes the history of the Frankfurt Großmarkhalle (Central Market)– a landmark building of […]
Announcing a Lecture by Professor Emerita Barbara Heifferon (English, Louisiana State University) “Ministers vs. Doctors: Rhetoric of the First American Smallpox Inoculation” My research is a rhetorical analysis of the controversy that followed these first inoculations in 1721-22 in which I examine the arguments for and against the practice. Previous research found one or two […]
Please join us for a public presentation and discussion on Improving Indigenous Student Inclusion in Higher Education. Internationally recognized Indigenous experts, Dr. Shelly Lowe and Dr. Stephanie Waterman will share their research and insights on ways we can advance much needed improvements in supporting Indigenous Inclusion at UB. When: Friday, February 22, 10am-11:30am Where: 10 […]
The UB Humanities Institute invites you to join for Humanities Night at Torn Space Theater with a special pre-show interview/discussion with Dan Shanahan by UB Assistant Professor Ariel Nereson (Theatre & Dance). The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Written by John Cassavetes | Directed by Dan Shanahan Original Stage Adaptation by Torn […]
Our next will be another reading and discussion session, we look forward to and prepare for the upcoming visit of Tom McEnaney (Comparative Literature, Berkeley), this semester’s invited speaker, who will be here on Tuesday 5 March. More details to follow, but please mark down the date. For this next session, we will be reading […]
Save the date! The Digital Dialogues series highlights ongoing digital scholarship across campus by faculty, staff, and students, bridging the disciplines to spark conversations on creating and using digital tools in higher education, both in and outside of the classroom. The series is hosted by the UB Libraries and organized by Heidi Dodson and Rachel […]
Adam Rome, Professor of History and HI Faculty Fellow Can capitalism become green without fundamental changes in the rules of the marketplace? The last 30 years has been a revealing test of the limits of corporate sustainability initiatives. In the United States, no major environmental legislation has passed since 1990, yet many businesses have worked […]
Tom McEnaney (Comparative Literature, UC-Berkeley) “Lordy I Hope There are Tapes: Sound and Literature from the Cuban Revolution to Pop Art” Tom McEnaney works on the history of media and technology, Argentine, Cuban, and U.S. literature, sound studies, linguistic anthropology, computational (digital) humanities and new media studies. He has contributed articles to Cultural Critique, La Habana Elegante, Representations, Revista […]
