Humanities Institute

Michael Davidson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. His books include The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century (Cambridge UP, 1989), Ghostlier Demarcations: Modern Poetry and the Material Word (U of California P, 1997), Guys Like Us: Citing Masculinity in Cold War Poetics (U of Chicago, 2003), Concerto […]

Human beings originated in Africa about 100,000 years ago and have developed societies during the last 100 years that have contributed to climate change, which risks making the globe uninhabitable for our species and many others. This symposium will examine manifestations of global warming in Africa, its differential impacts on African populations, and the successes […]

Michael Davidson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. His books include The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at Mid-Century (Cambridge UP, 1989), Ghostlier Demarcations: Modern Poetry and the Material Word (U of California P, 1997), Guys Like Us: Citing Masculinity in Cold War Poetics (U of Chicago, 2003), Concerto […]

Cornelia Parker's "Transitional Object (Psychobarn)” was installed on the Met’s rooftop in 2016. The work alludes to Hitchcock’s Psycho and to Edward Hopper’s paintings, as well as to the concept of transitional object from psychoanalyst D. Winnicot. Margaret Iversen is Emeritus Professor at the School of Philosophy and Art History at University of Essex, UK. […]

Moyra Davey's "Fifty Minutes." Canadian, New York-based Moyra Davey’s video regarding her own psychoanalytic treatment, 9/11, and everyday life. Margaret Iversen is Emeritus Professor at the School of Philosophy and Art History at University of Essex, UK. She is one of the leading international authorities in the field of art theory and contemporary art. Her […]