Humanities NOW: How Can Universities Survive?

Elvehjem Building, Room L140, 800 University Ave.
@ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

A Panel Discussion on Higher Education in Times of Political Turmoil Universities are at the center of a political storm. From freezes on research funding to federal investigations and fines, academic institutions are navigating critical challenges and responding …

The Making of the Carceral State in Modern Iran

Golnar Nikpour (Associate Professor of History, Dartmouth College)
Room 313, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St
@ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This talk traces the making of the carceral state in Iran, the resulting incarceration of millions of people over several decades, responses by Iranians and non-Iranians alike to these new prisons, and the global links inherent to this expansive state project. 

Focus on the Humanities: Russ Shafer-Landau

Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave.
@ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Source of Morality Some say that morality is created by and for human beings—its origins and authority are relative to the culture we live in. Others are squeamish about moral relativism and instead try …

Public Works: How Ordinary People Can Change the World

Center for the Humanities, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Public Works: How Ordinary People Can Change the World Lessons from Creating the ACT UP Oral History Project, with Sarah Schulman NOTE: We are at capacity for this seminar. Please RSVP to be added to the …

Humanities Without Boundaries: Sarah Schulman

Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave.
@ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity: A Conversation with Sarah Schulman For those who seek to combat injustice, solidarity with the oppressed is one of the highest ideals, yet it does not come without complication. In The …

Performance of Quijóteres by Dragoncillo Puppet Troupe

Madison Central Library, Children's Area (Lower Level), 201 W. Mifflin Street
@ 10:00 am

This special event is co-sponsored by the Institute for Research in the Humanities, the Center for the Humanities, the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, and Interdisciplinary Theatre studies. It is made possible by generous funding …

Public Works: How to Engage Someone with Different Ideas

Center for the Humanities, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

With Christine Goding-Doty and Virginia Heffernan Following the Civics Lab dialogue with Christine Goding-Doty and Virginia Heffernan on Thursday, Oct. 23, we invite faculty, staff, and graduate students to attend a small-group discussion where we’ll …

How Awesome (or Not) is Social Media? A Civics Lab Conversation

Elvehjem Building, Room L150, 800 University Ave.
@ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

With Christine Goding-Doty and Virginia Heffernan Join us for an evening of lively discussion with two thinkers who have parallel perspectives on the social media forces that seem to control our lives today. The Civics …