It is hard to define what the border sounds like. It is a complicated sonic imaginary: is it noisy? Are those sirens? Can you hear the conjunto playing next door? These questions, unequivocally, lead to deeper ones: Why are certain musical genres deemed as “noise” while others are not? What does it mean to be […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
The Southern Aesthetics Workshop will be held October 13-14, 2023, at Furman University. Co-hosts are Sarah Worth and Darren Hick. The program co-chairs are Jay Miller and Elizabeth Scarbrough. Schedule (10/6/2023) REGISTRATION: Regular: $50 Students/Unemployed: $10 Keynote speaker: Laura Leigh Morris, Associate Professor of English at Furman University and author of Jaws of LIfe Program committee: John Dyck, John Gibson, Keren Gorodeisky, Darren Hudson Hick, Madeline Martin-Seaver, Jonathan Neufeld, Sarah Worth […]