For years, we have witnessed increased attacks on books centered around LGBTQIA, race, offensive language, and more. While public and school librarians have received much backlash from the complaints, librarians, politicians, and community advocates have partnered in solidarity to help remove access barriers. Join our panel to discuss the harm of banned books, learn how […]
U.S.-China relations are more strained today than they have been in half a century. Government and popular mistrust is high on both sides, exacerbating efforts to put the relationship back on track. As communication and exchanges grind to a halt, so do hopes of mutual understanding and constructive policy responses. Yet never has it been […]
Emily Drabinski, interim chief librarian at The Graduate Center, City University of New York and the 2023-2024 president of the American Library Association (ALA) will give a talk on the importance of libraries and librarians and how we can protect them in the face of ongoing censorship attempts.
Stefanie-Lahya Aukongo is a German-Namibian author, poet, and activist who grew up in foster care in East Germany. She became a German citizen in 1995. She will introduce the audience to her work and her experiences as a stateless refugee, being partially paralyzed, and coping with racially motivated abuse. Aukongo found strength in writing to […]
This event is part of the Furman Lectures Series in Linguistics (FLSL) In this talk, Dr. Casillas will present research on open science and transparency practices in the field of linguistics. He will show that, by and large, linguistics does not engage in open science and transparency practices, though there is reason to believe this is changing […]
Novey will read from her newest novel and discuss writing.
This year’s lecture will feature Duke University professor, Chris Bail Ph.D. He will share his research on the polarization of social media and we’ll have a meaningful discussion about how we might yet defeat political tribalism in the digital space.
A CLP on the documentary film, "The Journey of Tiak Hikiya Ohoyo" about a women's Choctaw stickball team. This is presented by Choctaw Nation filmmaker, Mark Williams.
This lecture surveys works of parafiction by contemporary artists who parody the authority of the academy, the museum, science and history. Many disciplines are represented through a variety of media (painting, sculpture, prints, ceramics, photography, and design) and has broad appeal for artists, academics, and the general public.
James Tauber, Principal Investigator of the Digital Tolkien project, will be giving a CLP on Monday, February 26 at 5 PM, titled “From the Hobbit to Homer and Back Again: an Unexpected Adventure in Digital Philology” (location Furman Hall 214).
Part of the Furman Lecture Series in Linguistics, join us for CLP featuring Dr. Mark Louden