Past Events

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poster featuring renaissance painting and photo of Claire Litt plus text in brown
Postdoctoral Fellow Presentation with Claire Litt, "The Princess and the Pawned Jewels: Financing War and the Marriage of Christine of Lorraine and Ferdinando I," 2/5
Join us on February 5 for a presentation by Claire Litt, entitled "The Princess and the Pawned Jewels: Financing War and the Marriage of Christine of Lorraine and Ferdinando I."
February 05 | 4:00 pm ET
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poster with book cover, and author face, and professor face in right corner
Faculty Book Talk: Settler Militarism, with Juliet Nebolon, Trinity College, 2/3
Join us on February 3 for a conversation with special guest Juliet Nebolon, Trinity College, regarding her newest book, Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i and the Making of US Empire.
February 03 | 1:30 pm ET
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flyer featuring city in Peru, photo of Kristin, and text on a blue background
Faculty Book Talk: Unruly Domestication with Kristin Skrabut, 1/29
Join us January 29 to hear Kristin Skrabut discuss her newest monograph, Unruly Domestication: Poverty, Family, and Statecraft in Urban Peru.
January 29 | 4:00 pm ET
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poster in navy blue and baby blue, with text and a grey pattern
A Conversation about the Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan for Research in the Humanities, 1/27
All Tufts faculty are invited to join us at 48 Professors Row (The Fung House) on Monday, January 27 at 4:30 p.m. for a discussion about the future of research in the humanities at Tufts.
January 27 | 4:30 pm ET
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flyer featuring The Fung House and text in white
Open House, 1/15
Join the Center for Humanities at Tufts for our first event of Spring 2025. Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students welcome.
January 15 | 4:00 pm ET
poster featuring three drag queens and the book cover for Decolonize Drag
poster featuring three drag queens and the book cover for Decolonize Drag
Faculty Book Talk & Performance for Decolonize Drag, 12/11
Join us on December 11 to learn about the new book by Kareeem Khubchandani, Decolonize Drag.
December 11 | 4:00 pm ET
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poster with blue text and photo of 48 Professors Row in Medford
An Open Conversation on Plurality, Neutrality, and Institutional Voice, 12/9
December 09 | 5:00 pm ET
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flyer with green text and portraits of black people from Tufts
Exhibit Reception for Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts Initiative, 12/4
Join us on December 4th at 4 p.m. for a special reception to unveil an exhibit on display at the Tufts Archives: the Slavery, Colonialism & their Legacies exhibit.
December 04 | 4:00 pm ET
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flyer featuring six faculty profile pictures and the tufts elephant statue
New Faculty Research Roundtable, 11/20
Join us November 20 to meet some of the new faculty in the humanities. Learn about their research interests and get a chance to learn about their work.
November 20 | 4:00 pm ET
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poster featuring greek myth of apollo and profile photos of greg and barbara
Sappho Overseas, with Barbara Graziosi, 11/15
Join us November 15 in Sophia Gordon Hall (Room 100) to hear Dr. Barbara Graziosi from Princeton give a talk on Sappho, and various interpretations of her work.
November 15 | 12:00 pm ET
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flyer with 3 females and a green panel with black text
Poetry Reading with Daisy Atterbury and Adrienne Raphael, 11/14
Join us on November 14 for a poetry reading with Daisy Atterbury and Adrienne Raphael, moderated by Professor Sarah Akant.
November 14 | 6:30 pm ET
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poster featuring statue of homer and profile photos of Greg and Barbara
Large Language Models and the Classics, with Barbara Graziosi, 11/14
Come visit CHAT on November 14 at 4 p.m. to meet Professor Barbara Graziosi from Princeton, and learn about how AI can be used in the reconstruction of ancient texts. We hope you can join us.
November 14 | 4:00 pm ET