Humanities Institute

"CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS FOR BEGINNERS" Why Manage the Arts Speaker Series Since its creation in the 18th century in England, circus has considerably evolved to become a very sophisticated art form. From classic to new and contemporary, circus arts have forged a rich history by embracing moments that other performing art forms have experienced, but also […]

The first talk of the Classics Graduate Student Speaker Series, given by Carolyn Higbie on her forthcoming book on ancient forgeries "The Fascination of Objects: Collectors, Scholars, and Forgers in Antiquity"

Haudenosaunee-Native American Studies Research Group Please join us on Wednesday Sept 16 from 6-8pm in 1004 Clemens for the UB Haudenosaunee-Native American Studies Research Group and the Native American Studies Students Graduate Association's first planning meeting of the fall 2015 semester. At this meeting we are also happy to be welcoming our new Native faculty member, Dr. Margaret Moss, […]

City and Society Research workshop We will be discussing an article: Davarian Baldwin, "The '800-Pound Gargoyle': The Long History of Higher Education and Urban Development on Chicago's South Side." Baldwin explores the concept of UniverCities, which seeks to "explain why higher education must be placed alongside the state and the financial industry as a key […]

"An Ecocritical Reading of Madness in Caribbean Fiction" Madness has historically functioned as a powerful trope of gender, race, or class oppression in fiction from colonized and postcolonial countries. Mardorossian examines how Caribbean writers have negotiated the danger that the trope of madness poses, namely that of leading to unidimensional characters. She argues that one […]

Buffalo Humanities Festival: http://buffalohumanities.org/ "Do Clothes Make the Man?" **Free and open to the public** UB History Prof. Patrick McDevitt explores the history of the man’s suit; arrive early for a pop-up exhibit of men’s fashion from the History Museum’s collection and a reception! Reception at 7pm, lecture from 7:30–9pm.

Buffalo Humanities Festival: http://buffalohumanities.org/ Join us for good food and conversation! This open book group will meet to discuss Jill Lepore’s The Secret History of Wonder Woman at the Sweetness 7 Cafe at 301 Parkside Ave. from 7:30pm–9:30pm. Buy local and get your copy of Lepore’s book in advance from Talking Leaves and get it signed at the […]