![Owen River Valley image Owen River Valley image](/images/2024/20240226/e328f5b00caccc3792c032e8f27021d2-CT-thumbnail_Genevieve 1_20240117044736PM.jpg)
The Unburied: Material Histories of Film in the Owens Valley
Monday, February 26, 2024
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Genevieve Yue
![photo of woman standing in front of mural of Hayti Heritage Center, image of Hayti Heritage Film Festival theme entitled Homecoming, photo of exterior of Hayti Heritage Center with light shining through architectural opening photo of woman standing in front of mural of Hayti Heritage Center, image of Hayti Heritage Film Festival theme entitled Homecoming, photo of exterior of Hayti Heritage Center with light shining through architectural opening](/images/2024/20240226/27006392a628d1375267ff90a24164e0-CT-HIC3_eventcal copy_20240202023838PM.png)
Making a Home for Black Southern Film
Monday, February 26, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Tyra Dixon and Joseph Winters
![Climate Change, Decolonization & Global Blackness text logo Climate Change, Decolonization & Global Blackness text logo](/images/2024/20240229/ac8706ff7ce16f51c2dec236754bf4e0-CT-CCDGB-Entanglement-SQ IN_20240206031854PM.png)
CCDGB | Fly Me to the Moon: Film screening with Director Esther Figueroa
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Thursday, February 29, 2024
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Esther Figueroa
![headshot of Alexa Hagerty headshot of Alexa Hagerty](/images/2024/20240229/b766559748872b856b2b295a8862a5c5-CT-hagerty_20240118060657PM.jpeg)
Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America
Sponsor(s):
Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Thursday, February 29, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dr. Alexa Hagerty
![Speaker headshots Speaker headshots](/images/2024/20240305/b1c58a0696c8a39e1083fb3d0f5b1220-CT-Entanglement-SL-EcoPoetry-calendar_20240223043434PM.jpeg)
North Carolina Ecofeminism: A Poetry Reading by Sumita Chakraborty and Destiny Hemphill
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sumita Chakraborty, Destiny Hemphill
![Photo of Kate Dickson superimposed over a photo of books. Photo of Kate Dickson superimposed over a photo of books.](/images/2024/20240306/500413dddf7424b160bab0ff334bdd53-CT-Untitled (2)_20240220083645PM.png)
![Event flyer. White text on black background with photo of Lynnée Denise and the cover of her book, "Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters." Event flyer. White text on black background with photo of Lynnée Denise and the cover of her book, "Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters."](/images/2024/20240310/1318db8cb7ed735e899a21d2f2f027b5-CT-DJ-Lynnee-Duke-Calendar_20240328094314PM.png)
Small Talk at FHI with DJ Scholar Lynnée Denise
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), African and African American Studies (AAAS), and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Sunday, March 10, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Lynnée Denise
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Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series presents: I Didn't See You There
Sponsor(s):
Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI) and Duke Disability Alliance (DDA)
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bryan Rusch, Tatum Tricarico
![photos of Gita Manaktala, Ken Wissoker, and Christine Folch photos of Gita Manaktala, Ken Wissoker, and Christine Folch](/images/2024/20240328/2158d7e2be9e3ec788a589bc8d33a65a-CT-dissertation to book_20240318073509PM.jpeg)
Dissertation to Book: A Conversation with Two Editors
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Faculty Write, Graduate School, Office of Postdoctoral Services, Publishing Humanities Initiative, and Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Thursday, March 28, 2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Gita Manaktala, Ken Wissoker, and Christine Folch
![Hatuka Hatuka](/images/2024/20240402/8167c160ed359bf8c48ee7b64bd05ab8-CT-Hatuka_20240319025937PM.jpg)
Poetry Reading with Shlomi Hatuka and Merhav Yeshoron
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), and Jewish Life at Duke
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
![gray scale image for decorative purposes only gray scale image for decorative purposes only](/images/2024/20240405/2a3c922a88692b48fb1682e27b172bea-CT-RecollectionsDukeEventImage_20240328041034PM.jpg)
Recollections Workshop: Practice, Critique, and Coalition through the Memorial Museum
Friday, April 05, 2024
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
![Drawing from HKF archive Drawing from HKF archive](/images/2024/20240409/af2df32e2f8424e4caec9ab6a224d295-CT-Carl Marshall Huntsville TX (1)_20240312035649PM.jpg)
“The Fires We’ve Never Lost:” Finding Art, Poetry, and Performance in 50 Years of Prison Letters
Sponsor(s):
Humanities Unbounded
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Erin Parish
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Sex, Race, & "Sweet Petunias": Unveiling Herstory in the Music Industry
Sponsor(s):
Forum for Scholars and Publics, Bass Connections, Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke Arts, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Rissi Palmer
![Event flyer. White text on black background with photo of Lynnée Denise and the cover of her book, "Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters." Event flyer. White text on black background with photo of Lynnée Denise and the cover of her book, "Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters."](/images/2024/20240410/af5f32d19e7c38811a37ad42abde0156-CT-DJ-Lynnee-Duke-Calendar_20240328094929PM.png)
Small Talk at FHI with DJ Scholar Lynnée Denise
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), African and African American Studies (AAAS), and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Lynnée Denise
![headshot of man looking into camera beside cover image of book featuring a river, the front end of a canoe, trees, and sky with book title On the Swamp Fighting for Indigenous environmental justice and author name ryan e emmanuel headshot of man looking into camera beside cover image of book featuring a river, the front end of a canoe, trees, and sky with book title On the Swamp Fighting for Indigenous environmental justice and author name ryan e emmanuel](/images/2024/20240411/1df7b7923652b5fa7701b26bccf412b6-CT-EmanuelBookLaunchDukecal_20240328015245PM.jpg)
Book Launch for On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice
Sponsor(s):
Forum for Scholars and Publics, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, April 11, 2024
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ryan Emanuel
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![a young black man's face in multicolored light a young black man's face in multicolored light](/images/2024/20240415/e7880f6a3c55fd431c05af333cba3c2b-CT-underground_20240118055628PM.jpeg)
Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series presents: The Legend of the Underground
Sponsor(s):
Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Monday, April 15, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Micheal Ighodaro and Chris Beyrer
![Photo of Kate Dickson against an image of books. Photo of Kate Dickson against an image of books.](/images/2024/20240416/18b0c68ab7334f089c8eb109d69b0946-CT-Untitled (2)_20240410021253PM.png)
Copyright and AI
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Computational Media, Arts & Cultures, Graduate School, and Publishing Humanities Initiative
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Kate Dickson
![book cover image with empire of graveyards written on front jacket book cover image with empire of graveyards written on front jacket](/images/2024/20240416/2be479be3fcee2c51f0b154f42fe296a-CT-1empire graveyards image copy_20240227020453PM.png)
Book Launch: "Graveyard Empire: Four Decades of Wars and Intervention in Afghanistan"
Sponsor(s):
Duke University Middle East Studies Center, Asian American and Diaspora Studies, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), History, and International Comparative Studies (ICS)
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Emran Feroz
![Title, date, time, location, speakers of the event, cosponsors logos, images of the speakers Title, date, time, location, speakers of the event, cosponsors logos, images of the speakers](/images/2024/20240417/891eeebc2c61698981fd1415b4f6c1ec-CT-Towards a Critique of Democracy in West Africa v9_20240401052605PM.png)
Towards a Critique of Democracy in West Africa
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Achille Mbembe, WITS
![white text against gray background with photo of Sarah Nuttall. white text against gray background with photo of Sarah Nuttall.](/images/2024/20240418/b19411c2c803c239959489c572342e5d-CT-Sarah Nuttall (2)_20240410051811PM.png)
FHI - Sarah Nuttall, "Pluviality and Pluvial Time: Hydrocolonialism, Untethered Temporalities and African Elemental Forms"
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Thursday, April 18, 2024
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
![black text against orange background with photo of Gregson Davis. black text against orange background with photo of Gregson Davis.](/images/2024/20240426/5c1a281c53c29261aeff0948f53d674e-CT-FHI25-davis-calendar-240415_20240415083854PM.jpg)
FHI at 25 - Gregson Davis, "Towards the flourishing of 'Transcultural Humanities'"
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Friday, April 26, 2024
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Gregson Davis
![Book inscription: "Stuart Hall, Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham" Book inscription: "Stuart Hall, Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham"](/images/2024/20240506/24b1c9ec0687610c7d9f7ca9072f5a2a-CT-SHAP-DukeCal_20240501052220PM.png)
Stuart Hall Archives Project
Sponsor(s):
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Monday, May 06, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rebecca Roach
![headshot of Kyle Spencer headshot of Kyle Spencer](/images/2024/20240911/69914d671da9eac7a81f7420da12acfa-CT-KyleSpencerphoto-BeowulfSheehan_20240722025535PM.jpeg)
Enemies of Your Vote: Understanding Voter Suppression, the College Campus and You.
Sponsor(s):
Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI) and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Kyle Spencer
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"Our Movement Starts Here" Film Screening
Thursday, September 12, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
John Rash and Melanie Ho
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"No Other Land" Film Screening
Sponsor(s):
Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI) and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Monday, September 30, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TBD
![poster from the film "Bad Faith," with a red cross superimposed over a sillhouette of the U.S. Capitol building poster from the film "Bad Faith," with a red cross superimposed over a sillhouette of the U.S. Capitol building](/images/2024/20241023/da4a135beedab99edf327819d1c9ecfe-CT-Bad-faith-graphic-poster-web_20240424035357PM.jpg)
"Bad Faith" Film Screening
Sponsor(s):
Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI) and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TBD