Cogut Institute for the Humanities

@jonathanhsy.bsky.social (English | @gwaaup.bsky.social) explores how deaf nun Teresa de Cartagena thought of deafness in the 15th century in “Crip Futures” at the conference “New Pathways in Premodern #Disability Studies” 12/3, 2–6 pm on campus. buff.ly/2Tqi8eP

Beyond coursework, how can undergraduates at Brown advance their research training in the humanities & position themselves for grad work & humanities careers? Faculty & honors students discuss humanities research opportunities Nov. 19, 5:30–7 pm on campus. buff.ly/zqZLeqY@brow...

The #DisabilityStudies Working Group at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities presents “New Pathways in Premodern #Disability Studies: Crip Time, Race, and Community,” a conference and roundtable on #Medieval and #EarlyModern disability, 12/3, 2–6 pm on campus. buff.ly/2Tqi8eP

What do religious authorities have to say about AI? How do religious communities engage with AI tech & infrastructure? What aspects of religious belief & practice are reflected in AI? Panelists explore in “#AI and #Religion" 11/13, 4–5:30 pm on campus. buff.ly/u55CENr

Beyond coursework, how can undergraduates at Brown advance their research training in the humanities & position themselves for grad work & humanities careers? Faculty & honors students discuss humanities research opportunities Nov. 19, 5:30–7 pm on campus. buff.ly/zqZLeqY@brow...

Film-Thinking presents a screening of “Evil Does Not Exist,” a 2023 film directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, November 10, 5:30–9 pm, in the Granoff Center. A conversation will follow the screening. buff.ly/06UfEJT #Film #FilmStudies

What do religious authorities have to say about AI? How do religious communities engage with AI tech & infrastructure? What aspects of religious belief & practice are reflected in AI? Panelists explore in “#AI and #Religion" 11/13, 4–5:30 pm on campus. buff.ly/u55CENr

Call for submissions! The Brown Journal of Medical Humanities is seeking academic papers, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art & multimedia for its spring 2026 issue. Submissions sent by November 23, 2025 will be guaranteed consideration. buff.ly/svdaj68

Archaeologist and art historian Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA) explores Chinese material heritage in the talk “Actively Living in the Past: Traces of the Behavior of Chinese Antiquarians” Thursday, Nov. 6, 4–5:30 pm, on campus. buff.ly/OZtX0pD

Join us for a reading by poet CAConrad, Nov. 5, 5:30 pm, on campus. The event is a part of the Ecopoetics Series, which is presented by the Center for Environmental Humanities (CEHAB) in collaboration with Literary Arts and curated by Eleni Sikelianos. buff.ly/rYWwI9b

Film-Thinking presents a screening of “Evil Does Not Exist,” a 2023 film directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, November 10, 5:30–9 pm, in the Granoff Center. A conversation will follow the screening. buff.ly/06UfEJT #Film #FilmStudies

Beyond coursework, how can undergraduates at Brown advance their research training in the humanities & position themselves for grad work & humanities careers? Faculty & honors students discuss humanities research opportunities Nov. 19, 5:30–7 pm on campus. buff.ly/zqZLeqY@brow...

Archaeologist and art historian Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA) explores Chinese material heritage in the talk “Actively Living in the Past: Traces of the Behavior of Chinese Antiquarians” Thursday, Nov. 6, 4–5:30 pm, on campus. buff.ly/OZtX0pD

What do religious authorities have to say about AI? How do religious communities engage with AI tech & infrastructure? What aspects of religious belief & practice are reflected in AI? Panelists explore in “#AI and #Religion" 11/13, 4–5:30 pm on campus. buff.ly/u55CENr

Join us for a reading by poet CAConrad, Nov. 5, 5:30 pm, on campus. The event is a part of the Ecopoetics Series, which is presented by the Center for Environmental Humanities (CEHAB) in collaboration with Literary Arts and curated by Eleni Sikelianos. buff.ly/rYWwI9b

Film-Thinking presents a screening of “Evil Does Not Exist,” a 2023 film directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, November 10, 5:30–9 pm, in the Granoff Center. A conversation will follow the screening. buff.ly/06UfEJT #Film #FilmStudies

Join us for a reading by poet CAConrad, Nov. 5, 5:30 pm, on campus. The event is a part of the Ecopoetics Series, which is presented by the Center for Environmental Humanities (CEHAB) in collaboration with Literary Arts and curated by Eleni Sikelianos. buff.ly/rYWwI9b

Archaeologist and art historian Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA) explores Chinese material heritage in the talk “Actively Living in the Past: Traces of the Behavior of Chinese Antiquarians” Thursday, Nov. 6, 4–5:30 pm, on campus. buff.ly/OZtX0pD

Scholar/filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu (UCLA) presents “The Abject of Asian American Studies,” 10/20, 5:30 pm, reflecting on the urgency of scholarship around Asian American representations. Moderated by Shelley Lee (Brown) & Gina Pérez (Oberlin College). buff.ly/CiBTjxw

Call for submissions! The Brown Journal of Medical Humanities is seeking academic papers, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art & multimedia for its spring 2026 issue. Submissions sent by November 23, 2025 will be guaranteed consideration. buff.ly/svdaj68

Cultural historian Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social (Columbia University) explores Ottoman Greek oral histories in the talk “Oral History, Collective Memory, Photography, and Living People as Windows into the Past” Thursday, Oct. 16, 4–5:30 pm, on campus. buff.ly/OqYYumt

Join us for a reading by poet Ed Roberson, Oct. 15, 5:30 pm, on campus. The event is a part of the Eco-Poetics Series, which is presented by the Center for Environmental Humanities (CEHAB) in collaboration with Literary Arts and curated by Eleni Sikelianos. buff.ly/BR8jzGP

Scholar/filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu (UCLA) presents “The Abject of Asian American Studies,” 10/20, 5:30 pm, reflecting on the urgency of scholarship around Asian American representations. Moderated by Shelley Lee (Brown) & Gina Pérez (Oberlin College). buff.ly/CiBTjxw

Legal historian @samuelmoyn.bsky.social (Yale University) and political economist @mkblyth.bsky.social (Brown University) debate “Is the Present Historical Moment Unprecedented?” Oct. 10, 2–5 pm, on campus. Moderated by Timothy Bewes (Brown University). buff.ly/nZxTyMd

Cultural historian Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social (Columbia University) explores Ottoman Greek oral histories in the talk “Oral History, Collective Memory, Photography, and Living People as Windows into the Past” Thursday, Oct. 16, 4–5:30 pm, on campus. buff.ly/OqYYumt

Join us for a reading by poet Ed Roberson, Oct. 15, 5:30 pm, on campus. The event is a part of the Eco-Poetics Series, which is presented by the Center for Environmental Humanities (CEHAB) in collaboration with Literary Arts & curated by Eleni Sikelianos. buff.ly/BR8jzGP

Scholar/filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu (UCLA) presents “The Abject of Asian American Studies,” 10/20, 5:30 pm, reflecting on the urgency of scholarship around Asian American representations. Moderated by Shelley Lee (Brown) & Gina Pérez (Oberlin College). buff.ly/CiBTjxw

Call for submissions! The Brown Journal of Medical Humanities is seeking academic papers, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art & multimedia for its spring 2026 issue. Submissions sent by November 23, 2025 will be guaranteed consideration. buff.ly/svdaj68

Legal historian @samuelmoyn.bsky.social (Yale University) and political economist @mkblyth.bsky.social (Brown University) debate “Is the Present Historical Moment Unprecedented?” Oct. 10, 2–5 pm, on campus. Moderated by Timothy Bewes (Brown University). buff.ly/nZxTyMd

Interested in humanities research? Register for our info session Oct. 1 at noon. Rising senior honors students can apply for undergrad fellowships. Pizza will be served. @brownuresearch.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/PRFq7Nl