September 4, 2007
New projects spotlight humanities
The Humanities Project begins its second year this
fall with nine new projects that bring a fresh lineup of speakers, films,
symposia, courses, conferences, panels, and exhibitions. (See list below.)
Developed to highlight humanities research by
Rochester faculty, the Humanities Project is an interdepartmental
collaboration. College humanities and humanistic social sciences department
chairs select projects in the spring from submitted proposals, and each
project is affiliated with one or more undergraduate courses. Events
run throughout the academic year and are open to students, faculty, and
staff, as well as the Rochester community.
One of the first two events scheduled for this
year’s series is a talk by Columbia University philosopher David
Albert. He’ll discuss “Philosophy and Quantum Mechanics”
as part of the History and Philosophy of Physics project at 3:30 p.m. on
Friday, September 14, in Lattimore 201 on the River Campus.
The second scheduled event is a screening of the film De ida y vuelta (2000) by
director Salvador Aguine at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18. The
screening, which will take place in Meliora 203 on the River Campus, is part of the Reimagining the Americas
project.
To learn about other upcoming events and for more
information, visit the Humanities Project Web site at
www.rochester.edu/College/humanities.
Kathleen McGarvey is a writer in the University
Communications Office.
Humanities Project 2007-08
Grounds for Sculpture—provides seed funding and a process for acquiring outdoor work of
art for the River Campus
History and Philosophy of Physics—quantum mechanics for an interdisciplinary audience
The Medieval West: Contemporary Views—symposia and conference to examine current scholarship on
the Middle Ages
Open Letter—events
sponsored by the newly formed publishing house at the University
The Organ in Society: Culture and Technology—a series of events, in conjunction with the Eastman
Rochester Organ Initiative, bridging the study of music, historical
culture, and the physics and engineering of pipe-organ construction
Political and Media Constructions: Anticipating the
2008 Election—issues underlying the
upcoming presidential election
Reimagining the Americas: Culture, Identities,
Formation, and Transformations—a speaker
series, a film series, and other events concerning the Americas
Religious Cultures of the African Diaspora: New
Trajectories—a series of lectures and
symposia on religion in the diaspora
Theories and Things: Reevaluating Material Culture—a series of speakers on material culture studies and a
companion traveling exhibition, Wild by
Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts, at the Memorial Art Gallery
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