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.
All events are free of charge and open to the public.
Associate Professor of English, UC Irvine
“Tipwork, Gigwork, Automation”
5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
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
Professor and Researcher in the Department of Cultural Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
“From Gore Capitalism to Snuff Politics: The Body as Mass Media”
5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
“Being in Life Without Wanting the World; Suicideation, Dissociation, Survival”
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
“From Gore Capitalism to Snuff Politics: The Body as Mass Media”
Presented Thursday, March 5, 2020, 5:30-7:00pm, Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Sayak Valencia is Professor and Researcher in the Department of Cultural Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.
“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
“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