Campus Humanities Calendar

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The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Shirl Yang (Washington University, Department of English) will deliver a lecture titled “A Labor Theory of Suspense.”

As part of our annual Ukrainian Studies Conference, we are hosting two special events that are free and open to the public: Film screening of "The Price of Conflict," October 5, 7:15p.m. at Spurlock Museum, with opening remarks by Film Producer Polina Herman; Piano Recital, featuring acclaimed Ukrainian pianist Pavlo Gintov, October 6, 7:30 p.m. at...

Speak Café stands for Song, Poetry, Expression, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

Join us for an evening of conversation about inequities in health care, incarceration, and addiction recovery—all through a local lens. Hear from our panelists about their organizations, the challenges they face, and how they're working to positively impact community health and individual well-being.

Join us for an informative Fellowship Information Session on the American Association of University Women's fellowship, led by Dana Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Director of External Fellowships at the Graduate College. Lunch is provided with registration.

Edition Redux is the most recent of Ken Vandermark's ensembles, an addition to an ongoing series of bands that have been internationally and critically acclaimed, which include The Vandermark 5, FME, The Resonance Ensemble, The Territory Band, Made To Break, and Marker...

The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Shelley Weinberg (UIUC, Department of Philosophy) will deliver a lecture titled “Descartes and Locke on the Certainty of Knowledge.”

October Dance 2023 features the historic work, Steps in the Street (from Chronicles) by Modern Dance pioneer Martha Graham. Also on the program, premieres by Dance at Illinois faculty, Cynthia Oliver, Alexandra Barbier, Anna Sapozhnikov and undergraduate BA major, Nawal Assougdam.

Deadline to apply for the HRI Director's Fellows program. Applications due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 13.

The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Tamara Chaplin (UIUC, Department of History) will deliver a lecture titled “Queering French History.”

The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Ned O’Gorman (UIUC, Department of Communications) will deliver a lecture titled “Arendt and the Question of Technology.”

The Mellon Foundation & the American Council of Learned Societies support PhD students in the humanities and interpretative social sciences who show promise of leading their fields in new directions. Fellowships offer a $40K stipend, plus $10K for research, professional development, travel, and mentoring.

A thesis larger than a library, a quarter folded in fourths, ice cream melted on novels, miniature paper models, popped balloons, and moldy books of cheese. Ben Denzer shares the playful process of his practice. Ben Denzer is an artist, designer, and publisher. He studied Architecture and Visual Arts at Princeton and has an MFA in Graphic Design from RISD.

The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Penelope Deutscher (Northwestern, Department of Philosophy) will deliver a lecture titled “Revocability, Exception, Disqualifying Qualification: Grammars of Power After Foucault and Roe.”