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Worlds of 1776: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America
Sponsor(s):
History, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Libraries
Thursday, October 15, 2026
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Karin Wulf
On Teaching Thi Bui's Memoir The Best We Could Do
Sponsor(s):
Forum for Scholars and Publics, Asian American and Diaspora Studies, English, and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Marguerite Nguyen and Susan Thananopavarn
Mortality and Measurement: Race-Medicine, Statistics, and Empire
Thursday, October 22, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Suman Seth
Book Talk with Dr. Felicia Arriaga, '12, '15, '18
Sponsor(s):
Libraries, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), History, Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, Romance Studies, and Sociology
Thursday, October 22, 2026
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Mongane Wally Serote, Poet Laureate of South Africa
Sponsor(s):
Concilium on Southern Africa, African and African American Studies (AAAS), English, and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Thursday, October 22, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Words and Motion: Poetry in Translation
Sponsor(s):
English
Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Claire Cullen, Tsitsi Jai, Crystal Simone Smith, and Joann Woo
NCLAFF. A POET
Sponsor(s):
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Center for Multicultural Affairs, Cinematic Arts, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Duke Language Central, Language, Arts and Media Program, and Romance Studies
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Worlds of 1776: "Globalizing 'Liberty is Sweet'"
Sponsor(s):
History, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Libraries
Thursday, October 29, 2026
1:30 pm - 2:55 pm
Woody Holton
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AWW: Woody Holton | America at the Margins
Sponsor(s):
History, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Libraries
Friday, October 30, 2026
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Woody Holton
Celebration of Minnie Bruce Pratt
Sponsor(s):
Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and Libraries
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Orhan Pamuk Keynote: The Color of Words
Sponsor(s):
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Duke Arts, and Duke University Middle East Studies Center
Thursday, November 12, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Orhan Pamuk (Nobel Laureate)
Color of Words Conference
Sponsor(s):
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Duke Arts, and Duke University Middle East Studies Center
Friday, November 13, 2026
All Day
Plenary Talks by Homi Bhabha and David Damrosch
GROUNDING AMERICA: COTTON guest talk
Sponsor(s):
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), African and African American Studies (AAAS), Duke Arts, Duke Campus Farm, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Libraries, Nicholas School of the Environment, Romance Studies, and Trinity College
Monday, November 30, 2026
5:00 am - 7:00 am
