Humanities News :: Carleton College

2013-2014

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Call for Applications, Faculty Fellows, 2013-2014
The Humanities Center at Carleton
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Competition Winner to be announced soon!

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:07:28 -0500

WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! Thank you all for your submissions to the contest!
The Humanities Center at Carleton is delighted to have a new space! After years of being a “Virtual Center”, we are now a Center with a physical center: the Humanities Center office in Weitz 223! Our new space is wonderful in every way... except one: there are some very bare wall expanses in Weitz 223! SO – we are issuing a challenge to the Carleton Student Body ($ prize will be awarded to winner): Can you create a work of art that represents your vision of the humanities?

Internationally Renowned Flamenco Dancer and Choreographer to Perform at Carleton

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:05:40 -0500

Susana di Palma, internationally acclaimed flamenco dancer and choreographer, will perform at Carleton College on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. in the Severance Great Hall. Earlier that day, di Palma will also lead a flamenco workshop in the College’s Cowling Dance Studio at 5 p.m. Unparalleled as a dancer and choreographer, her performances have been described as “ferocious, enigmatic, and poignant” (The Seattle Times). Di Palma has captured the attention of audiences and critics around the world, combining traditional Spanish flamenco with innovative choreography and theatrics to create performances “with a sense of humor and a clear idea of theater” (The Villager, New York). In addition to being an accomplished flamenco soloist, di Palma’s theatrical contributions to the dance form have earned her recognition for producing socially relevant works that reflect upon contemporary issues. The performance and the workshop are both free and open to the public.

Relief Activists and Students to Speak About Ongoing Recovery Efforts in Haiti

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:38:52 -0500

In the wake of one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in history, Haitians are still suffering social, economic, and structural damage from the magnitude 7.0 M earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010. Rea Dol, Founder and Director of the SOPUDEP School near Port-au-Prince, will speak about the current efforts to restore Haitian life to normalcy at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, in Boliou Hall Auditorium on the Carleton College campus. Haiti-born Hamline University professor Max Adrien will also speak about Haitian culture today, and the disaster’s devastating effects. Additionally, student leaders of Carleton’s Haiti Relief effort will propose ways that people can contribute and aid the nation’s ongoing struggle. This event is free and open to the public.

“Whodunnit? Shakespearean Murders and Detective Criticism” Presented by Acclaimed Author and Psychoanalyst

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:06:02 -0500

Pierre Bayard, acclaimed author and psychoanalyst, will present “Whodunnit? Shakespearean Murders and Detective Criticism” on Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m., in the Boliou Hall Auditorium at Carleton College. Bayard’s lecture will be a provocative inquiry into some of the problematic murders in Shakespeare’s works, addressing them in a way that is accessible to anyone who has read (or seen) “Hamlet,” “MacBeth” or “Othello.” Bayard offers a unique view, using a blend of psychoanalytic and literary theory. Bayard’s appearance, followed by a booksigning and reception with light refreshments, is free and open to the public.

Renowned Postcolonial Scholar Homi Bhabha to Present Lecture at Carleton

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:20:51 -0500

Homi Bhabha, the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, Director of Harvard’s Humanities Center, and Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at University College, London, will deliver a public lecture entitled “Humanities and the Anxiety of Violence” on Thursday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in Boliou Hall, room 104 on the Carleton campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Acclaimed Malian Performers to Rock Carleton College

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:06:57 -0500

Award-winning Malian musician Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba, will perform in Carleton College's Severance Great Hall on Tuesday, April 13 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. This not-to-be-missed performance is free and open to the public.

Carleton Wins $350,000 Challenge Grant from NEH for Postdoctoral Fellows

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:38 -0600

Carleton has received a grant of $350,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of an endowed Postdoctoral Fellows Program in the Humanities. The NEH Challenge Grant, which will be matched on a four-to-one basis by the College, will create a permanent endowment of $1.75 million that will ensure the ongoing implementation of the Fellows Program. In total, 20 challenge grants were awarded, but only two were won by undergraduate, four-year liberal arts colleges: Carleton and Eckerd College (Fla.). Nine of the twenty grants went to higher education institutions, or programs affiliated with higher education institutions.

Award-winning Author and Cultural Critic to Appear at Carleton

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:42:49 -0500

Acclaimed writer and wide-ranging cultural critic Lawrence Weschler will appear Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boliou Hall Auditorium on the Carleton College campus. Entitled “Two Giants of Contemporary Art with Conflicting Ideas about How to Best Illuminate Human Perception,” Weschler’s presentation will focus on Robert Irwin and David Hockney—two artists with long histories of experimentation in human perception. Following Weschler’s lecture, he will sign copies of his books, which will be available for purchase at the event. Weschler’s appearance is free and open to the public.

Carleton Humanities Center Sponsors Screening of Sufi Mystical Poem Interpretation

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:46:19 -0500

Carleton will screen a modern dance interpretation of Beauty and Love, a Sufi mystical poem on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in Carleton's Gould Library Athenaeum. The video screening will be followed by a discussion led by Carleton graduate and University of Washington professor and Ottoman scholar Walter Andrews '61. A Mediterranean reception will immediately follow the discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

Carleton College Lefler Lecture to Highlight the Oral History of Native Americans in New England

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:36:07 -0600

Jean O’Brien-Kehoe, associate professor of history and American studies at the University of Minnesota, will present the 2009 Carleton College Herbert P. Lefler Lecture, sponsored by the Department of History. Entitled “There Once Was an Indian Village Here: New England Local Histories as Replacement Narratives,” the presentation will take place Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. in Leighton Hall, room 305, and is free and open to the public.

Carleton Lecture to Examine Vintage WWI Propaganda Posters

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:31:32 -0600

Laura Behling, professor of American Literature and culture at Gustavus Adolphus College, will speak on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 pm in the Gould Library Athenaeum. Her presentation, entitled “Come On! Participatory Patriotism in American World War I Posters,” highlights the changing attitudes of the American public during a war whose horror prompted a radical reexamination of political, social, and economic values. This event is free and open to the public.