Furman Humanities Center Events

The Wild Little Horse

Main Stage Theatre of The Playhouse

An original ballet based on Rita Gray’s beloved children’s story. Devised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company. Based on the beloved children's book, this original children’s ballet will elaborate on themes of community and empowerment presented in the story. The one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance along workshop, and performance. Children and families […]

Global Humanities Working Group – IEJ

Furman Humanities Center Seminar Room (FH 117)

An offshoot of the original Global Humanities Working Group, this research community explores ways that decentering Western perspectives in our curricula might inform the design of IEJ general education courses. This two-year working group brings together scholars whose research concentrates on IEJ related topics: including but not limited to racial justice; gender and sexuality; climate […]

FHC Space + Place Colloquium

Duke Library Porch

All are welcome: students, colleagues, and community members. The Space + Place Colloquium meets 8 times per semester for informal discussions of topics related to the study of space and place and the human experience. We also like maps a lot. Each conversation is different. All are welcome to jump in for any single meeting and are welcome […]

FHC Bodies Colloquium

Haynsworth Room in Duke Library 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, SC

Open to all faculty, staff, and students interested in conversing about the theme of Bodies. We meet every 2-3 weeks during the fall semester to discuss a new text that relates to the colloquium's theme. Meetings encourage lively discussion full of diverse and interdisciplinary thoughts and perspectives. Colloquia are organized as a series of drop-in sessions.

Global Humanities Working Group – Bodies

Modern Language Center

The Global Humanities Working Group (GHWG) participates in a special seminar on a new topic each year. Members of this interdisciplinary community gather for an hour each month to read and discuss notable scholarship on the annual them, often sourcing works from each participant’s respective areas of specialization. Seminar members are provided modest stipends or research funds for full participation […]

Write Now! Celebration

Zoom

Each semester the Furman Humanities Center teams up with the Faculty Development Center to jointly run Write Now! writing accountability groups for faculty. The FHC and FDC work with faculty to support sustainable and productive writing practices, including establishing clear, achievable, and meaningful writing goals and building supportive writing accountability communities. Faculty participants earn $500 stipends per semester for full […]

FHC Bodies Colloquium

Haynsworth Room in Duke Library 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, SC

Open to all faculty, staff, and students interested in conversing about the theme of Bodies. We meet every 2-3 weeks during the semester to discuss a new text that relates to the colloquium’s theme. Meetings encourage lively discussion full of diverse and interdisciplinary thoughts and perspectives. Colloquia are organized as a series of drop-in sessions.

Global Humanities Working Group – IEJ

Furman Humanities Center Seminar Room (FH 117)

An offshoot of the original Global Humanities Working Group, this research community explores ways that decentering Western perspectives in our curricula might inform the design of IEJ general education courses. This two-year working group brings together scholars whose research concentrates on IEJ related topics: including but not limited to racial justice; gender and sexuality; climate […]

IEJ Global Humanities Working Group

Furman Humanities Center Seminar Room (FH 117)

An offshoot of the original Global Humanities Working Group, this research community explores ways that decentering Western perspectives in our curricula might inform the design of IEJ general education courses. This two-year working group brings together scholars whose research concentrates on IEJ related topics: including but not limited to racial justice; gender and sexuality; climate […]

Global Humanities Working Group (GHWG) – Bodies

Furman Humanities Center Seminar Room (FH 117)

The Global Humanities Working Group (GHWG) participates in a special seminar on a new topic each year. Members of this interdisciplinary community gather for an hour each month to read and discuss notable scholarship on the annual them, often sourcing works from each participant’s respective areas of specialization. Seminar members are provided modest stipends or research funds for full participation […]