Claire Colebrook
“What would you do (and who would you kill) in order to save the world?: Post-Apocalyptic Cinema and Extinction”
October 31, 2019
5:30 pm
Sheldon Museum of Art
Humanities on the Edge is a speaker series co-founded by Dr. Marco Abel and Dr. Roland Végső, who now co-ordinate the series together with Dr. Jeannette Jones (Department of History and Institute for Ethnic Studies), Ángel Maldonado, (Assistant Professor of Communication Studies) and Carrie L. Morgan (Curator of Academic Programs at the Sheldon). Founded in 2010, the series is now in its seventh year, and its mission remains the same: to promote cross-disciplinary conversation and theoretical research in the Humanities.
2019-2020 Season
All events are free of charge and open to the public.
Thursday, September 5 - Annie McClanahan
Associate Professor of English, UC Irvine
“Tipwork, Gigwork, Automation”
5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Thursday, October 31 - Claire Colebrook
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, Philosophy, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Penn State University
“What would you do (and who would you kill) in order to save the world?: Post-Apocalyptic Cinema and Extinction.”
5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Thursday, March 5 - Sayak Valencia
Professor and Researcher in the Department of Cultural Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Thursday, April 9 - Lauren Berlant
George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
We have reached a historical turning point, and [...] we must assume full responsibility for the direction of our futures.Manifesto for Humanities on the Edge
Lecture Videos
Charlotte Biltekoff
“Real Food/Real Facts: Truth, Politics and Power in the U.S. Food and Information Landscape"
Thursday, April 18, 2019
5:30 p.m., Sheldon Museum of Ar
Lee McIntyre
“Post-Truth in the Internet Age”
Thursday, October 25, 2018
5:30 p.m., Sheldon Museum of Art