Georgetown Humanities Initiative
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Supporting humanities at @georgetown. Nurturing academic excellence and public engagement. Highlighting humanities scholarship and teaching of enduring value.
Washington, D.C.
Joined November 2017
Check out this article by Kelyn Soong on our recent @HumanitiesGU & @GUDigitalEthics event on the ethics of AI, featuring @dekai123: https://t.co/xk8sMj3Xa5
#EthicalAI #DeKai #RaisingAI #HumanitiesForABetterWorld
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In an event co-hosted by the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and the Center for Digital Ethics, De Kai argues that humans must be mindful in our interactions with the artificial intelligences...
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Europe looks to the Global South, but how can an inclusive European cosmopolitanism embrace Latin American and Asian cultures? Join @ranjithoskote, @veronica_gago, @Safatle_oficial, Yásnaya Elena A. Gil, and Rafael Vilasanjuan to discuss. Learn more: https://t.co/OuM4tHctyS
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What might a flourishing political and cultural life beyond American notions of democracy and individualism look like? Join Mohsin Hamid, @NesrineMalik, Ben Ehrenreich, and Gemma Saura in discussion. Details: https://t.co/ozgElIPRze
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How has our tolerance for cruelty grown, and what might alternative values like love and compassion look like? Join @NesrineMalik, @veronica_gago, Edurne Portela, and @josebaelola in Barcelona to explore these questions. Details & RSVP: https://t.co/jCRInayr2E
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As representative politics decline and social media fragments the public sphere, how can writers & activists rebuild solidarity? Join @hishamjmatar, @ETemelkuran, @marinagarces and Pankaj Mishra as they discuss. Details & RSVP: https://t.co/Wz3tc5b2HE
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"Creative Crossovers: Translators as Fiction Writers," the kickoff event of our @HumanitiesGU 2025-26 translation seminar series, in the words of Jacqueline Gordon (CAS '29) for @GtownVoice: https://t.co/mJyVHCX6Gc
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On Sept. 18, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative hosted the “Creative Crossovers: Translators as Fiction Writers” event panel.
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Kelly Grady, associate director of interdisciplinary programs at the Joint Office of Graduate Studies, is a central figure behind the development of innovative grad offerings across @Georgetown. Get to know Grady in the latest Georgetown Faces feature: https://t.co/3lNifTmwN1
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Recent and upcoming events @HumanitiesGU featured in a @CASGeorgetown news story:
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The LCL is committed to bringing together students and scholars in dialogue about the role of language in shaping our understanding of the world.
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In a packed Gaston Hall, De Kai's thought-provoking talk reminded us that the future of AI must be as human as it is technical. Thank you @dekai123 for joining us at @HumanitiesGU & @GUDigitalEthics to discuss your book Raising AI https://t.co/hLn0KFxZ8q !
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A 2-day symposium exploring the specific knowledge that the humanities provide for an understanding of work. Organized by Profs. Sherry Linkon & Peter Pfeiffer; co-sponsored by @HumanitiesGU. October 30-31, Old North 205. Registration, schedule & program: https://t.co/srTEM3my6q
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After the successful "Human Fraternity in a Divided World" June conference in Rome, @ggdialogues will fly to Barcelona for "Human Frailty and Global Solidarity" (November 3-6). @HumanitiesGU will join! Livestream details here: https://t.co/KVDSLM6IzH
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This November, the Georgetown Global Dialogues will bring renowned writers and critics to Barcelona to explore how shared human frailty can renew global solidarity amid polarization and inequality. Details: https://t.co/FaLKi67ooD
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On October 22-24, 2025, for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina & the flooding of New Orleans, @Georgetown faculty will host the national symposium Katrina@20 on the impact of Katrina on memory, culture, the environment & social justice. @HumanitiesGU @theEarthCommons
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RAISING AI: A Conversation with Artificial Intelligence Pioneer De Kai @dekai123. Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 5-7 pm, Gaston Hall @Georgetown. Join @HumanitiesGU & @GUDigitalEthics for a stimulating event featuring one of the most important voices in the world today on the impact of AI.
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Tue. Oct 7, 5-6:30pm, Old North 205: "Hearing Turner’s Buddhism: American Religion through the Prism of Tina Turner" w/ Ralph H. Craig III, Numata Visiting Scholar, Princeton U. And roundtable on Tina Turner’s life, career, religion & music w/ Profs. Cho, Desinord, & Seamon.
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Don't miss "Entheogenic Worlds. Psychedelics, Healing, and Spirituality Across Cultures", a yearlong interdisciplinary seminar series organized by Profs. Annalisa Butticci & Jessica Roda, supported by @HumanitiesGU. First event on September 30, 5:30-7PM. https://t.co/dIiAWMIkaY
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After an exciting inaugural panel, our Translation Seminar series continues with two translation workshops taught by Lily Meyer: "How to Start a Translation" (October 14, 12-2PM); "Domesticating/Foreignizing" (November 4, 12-2PM): https://t.co/wc4RRHMkUj See you in Old North 205!
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@HumanitiesGU invites you to the opening reception of "Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience", an exhibition of photos and stories from Prof. Maurice Jackson's book on Black musician and athletes who overcame segregation in DC. Thursday, Sept. 25, 4PM, 1st floor Lauinger Library.
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"The Rise and Fall of the Book Market in Post-Soviet Russia" -- A book talk with Bradley A. Gorski, author of _Cultural Capitalism: Literature and the Market after Socialism_ (Cornell UP, 2025). Tuesday, September 23 2:00–3:30 PM Old North 205, Georgetown University
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The Georgetown Humanities Initiative looks forward to the kickoff event of its 2025-26 Translation Seminar Series. On September 18, "Creative Crossovers: Translators as Fiction Writers" will feature Jennifer Croft and Lily Meyer. Please join us in Old North 205, 5-6:30pm.
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_Gothic Italy: Crime, Science, and Literature After Unification_, the award-winning book by Dr. Stefano Serafini (Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow @HumanitiesGU), has been reviewed in _Il Sole 24 Ore_ by @JossaStefano.👏 @stefano_jdc
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