Laura McGrane, Associate Professor of English and the Koshland Director of the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities at Haverford College recently visited Carleton. She presented two public talks.

Her first talk, 'a pumkin and a pine-apple': The Transatlantic Incarnate in William Dunlap's Comedy," was hosted by the Carleton English Department, and took place on Wednesday, April 24th in Leighton 304.

Her second talk, "The User Paradox in the Classroom," was hosted by the Humanities Center on Thursday, April 25th, in the Gould Library Athenaeum. Professor McGrane, a leader in the Tri-College Digital Humanities collaborative initiative, explored changes to ways of reading and absorbing text (among other things) in the digital age in her talk.

James C. Scott, the Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology at Yale and Director of the Program in Agrarian Studies, led a special Humanities Center Faculty Seminar on Tuesday, April 16th at 4:30 pm in Leighton 304. 

He also presented a public talk, Two Cheers for Anarchism, in Sayles-Hill 251, on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. See also: Political Science. Professor Scott's visit was arranged by Tun Myint and Tricia Peterson of the Political Science Department and is co-sponsored by Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Political Science Department, Sociology Department, the History Lefler Fund, and the Humanities Center.

Our new video about the Boston Massacre research project is now highlighted on the newly launched Carleton Academics site (scroll down to the Academic News section) - or you can go directly to the story/video page!

Date: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Time: 5:00 pm

Duration: 1 hour

Location: Library Athenaeum

Sponsored by: Humanities Center

Contact: Nikki Lamberty, x4217

Thursday, January 17, 2013, 4:00-5:00 p.m., CMC 206 - Computer Science-Digital Humanities "Speed Dating" event: Computer Science faculty and majors will be available to consult on Digital Humanities Projects. Even if you just have a vague idea regarding a curricular or research based project in the humanities, arts and social sciences that would benefit from an early conversation or consultation with a CS expert, this is your chance to make that connection! Please e-mail David Liben-Nowell to let him know you plan to attend.

The Humanities Center is pleased to announce the selection of the interdisciplinary Digital Humanities Associates: Kaylin Land (possible Russian and History double major, '15), Sam Watson (will declare Computer Science major with Cognitive Science and Neuroscience concentrations) and Hannah Telegen (History major, '14).

Applications are now being taken for Faculty Research Seminar Faculty Fellows for the 2013-2014 academic year. Visit the Faculty Research Seminars page for more information on the application process and selection criteria.

A two-day workshop for faculty and staff engaged in developing digital humanities projects at Carleton, Macalester, and St. Olaf colleges. This event began with a dinner and a keynote address on Friday, September 21st, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and workshops continued all day Saturday, September 22nd, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.