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University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 10m

Join us next Wednesday (10/22) at the Benton Museum of Art for Common Ground, a community building and networking event, part of our Environmental Humanities Initiative. Contribute to an interactive community tree art project and connect with others who care for the environment.

Environmental Humanities: Common Ground | Humanities Institute

Connect with others who care about the environment, contribute to an interactive community tree art project, and pick up practical sustainability tips. Octo ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 22h

Join us next Tuesday (10/21) at 2pm for The Strategic Pitch Workshop, the latest in the Incubator for Collaborative Grants Series with Greenhouse Studios at Internal Insights & Innovation (GS@i3). Workshop attendees will learn to turn a project idea into a brief written pitch.

The Strategic Pitch Workshop | Humanities Institute

The Strategic Pitch Workshop is designed to guide attendees through the process of distilling a project idea into a compelling summary. October 21, 2:00pm.

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 4d

Check it out! Next Saturday (10/18) we are co-sponsoring this conference on Dr. John Bell's contributions to the art of puppetry. International artists and scholars will gather to discuss Bell's decades of contributions to performance, curatorship, and scholarship. buff.ly/WyJjEOQ

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 4d

Join us next Friday (10/17) at 3:45pm for the Humanities Student Support Open House, an initiative of our Undergraduate Advisory Council. You will be able to get advice from peers about undergraduate life as a humanities scholar while also enjoying free pizza and snacks.

Humanities Student Support Open House | Humanities Institute

Questions about course registration? about your major? your minor? about being a humanities, arts, or social science student at UConn? Get your questions an ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 5d

Check it out! Next Friday (10/17) The Benton Museum of Art is hosting a two-part interactive workshop examining clouds in photography and how they influence the ways we interpret landscapes.

Art Encounters: Cloud Sketching

Cloud Sketching is an interactive two-part workshop exploring how we understand clouds and let them influence our interpretation of the landscape.

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 6d

Today!! Join us for our symposium: “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” This symposium of scholars in Connecticut and Morocco will define terms associated with artificial intelligence and address the challenges posed by AI on the future of the humanities. buff.ly/69yt5aw.

What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? | Humanities Institute

An interdisciplinary, international symposium on AI research, the human, language, and more, presented by UCHI and the International University of Rabat. Oc ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 7d

Tomorrow! Join us for our symposium: “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” This symposium of scholars in Connecticut and Morocco will define terms associated with artificial intelligence and address the challenges posed by AI on the future of the humanities. buff.ly/69yt5aw.

What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? | Humanities Institute

An interdisciplinary, international symposium on AI research, the human, language, and more, presented by UCHI and the International University of Rabat. Oc ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 7d

Today's listen: current faculty fellow Christopher Vials joins The Signal podcast (@buckscountybeacon.com) with Bill V. Mullen to discuss their book The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader and the history of fascism and anti-fascism in the United States.

INTERVIEW: The History of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in America, with Bill Mullen and Christopher Vials - Bucks County Beacon

The authors of "The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader" join The Signal to talk about their book, the rich history of anti-fascism organizing in the U.S., and the Trump Administration's "aspirational fascism."

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · 8d

Our second Wednesday Workshop of the semester, "Rediscovering James W.C. Pennington, Black Reformed Minister and Activist" with Jan Stievermann, is this Wednesday!

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 7d

Today's read: former fellow Dimitris Xygalatas (@xygalatas.bsky.social) with a heartfelt tribute to the late primatologist Jane Goodall. He reminds us of her important work on chimpanzees and how this work gave us a greater understanding of humanity.

Jane Goodall Changed How We See Ourselves

She spent her life among chimpanzees, but in the process, Jane Goodall transformed our understanding of what it means to be human.

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 8d

In this clip from our episode on AI and Learning for the “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” podcast scholars provide a definition of learning that applies to both biological and artificial learners. To listen to the full episode, click here: buff.ly/pPN7rwC

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 12d

Next Thursday 10/9 join us for our symposium: “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” This symposium of scholars in Connecticut and Morocco will define terms associated with artificial intelligence and address the challenges posed by AI on the future of the humanities. buff.ly/69yt5aw.

What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? | Humanities Institute

An interdisciplinary, international symposium on AI research, the human, language, and more, presented by UCHI and the International University of Rabat. Oc ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 12d

Today’s listen: our third “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” podcast episode on AI and Learning. In this episode scholars from Connecticut and Morocco ruminate on the humanistic nature of learning and AI's potential to “learn” through repetition and exposure to data.

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University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 14d

Today's read: former fellow Keith Brown on the student-led protests against the authoritarian leadership of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić clings to power – but protests highlight the danger of stubborn leadership

For almost a year, Serb demonstrators have called for the ouster of the increasingly authoritarian president.

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Sara Silverstein @sarasilverstein.bsky.social · 15d

I'm delighted to host @craigspencer.bsky.social at the University of Connecticut next week for a conversation about "Eugenics, Statistics, and AI: From Past to Present."
October 7th, 12:30pm. Join us if you're in northeastern CT!
events.uconn.edu/human-rights...

Eugenics, Statistics, and AI: From Past to Present

Dr. Craig Spencer (Brown University SPH) looks back at the history of eugenics in medicine to explore how lessons from the past can teach us about ...

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University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 15d

In this clip of the episode on AI and Education for the "What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?" podcast scholars discuss the cognitive impacts of AI especially how students are delegating thinking and reading to AI. To listen to the full episode, click here: buff.ly/txS1Szv

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 18d

Today's read: in this interview with former fellow Dimitris Xygalatas (@xygalatas.bsky.social), he discusses his work on rituals showing their meaningfulness and importance to human life.

‘A ritual without the body is like music without sound’ — An Interview with Dimitris Xygalatas - Hungarian Conservative

At Brain Bar 2025, anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas spoke with Hungarian Conservative about why rituals—from birthdays to firewalking—are far from meaningless. In an increasingly digital world, he…

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 19d

Today’s listen: our second “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” podcast episode on AI and Education. In this episode scholars from Connecticut and Morocco discuss how AI will reshape the future of education across the disciplines.

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University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 19d

Join us Thursday 10/9 for our symposium: “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” This symposium featuring scholars in Connecticut and Morocco will define terms associated with artificial intelligence and address the challenges posed by AI on the future of the humanities. buff.ly/69yt5aw.

What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? | Humanities Institute

An interdisciplinary, international symposium on AI research, the human, language, and more, presented by UCHI and the International University of Rabat. Oc ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 21d

Today's read: Did you miss Ashmita Mukherjee's fellow talk last week on forms of resistance through literary amusement in Post/Colonial India? Catch what you missed in The Daily Campus:

UCHI Fellow’s Talk: How to be funny and incite anti-colonial sentiment at the same time

Mukherjee is a doctoral researcher in Comparative Literature at UConn. She also hosts the ‘Anti-Library’ podcast with her partner on YouTube. The podcast is about texts that aren’t well-known — it’…

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 22d

In this clip of the episode on AI and Justice for the "What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?" podcast scholars discuss how philosophers have changed their approach to defining and understanding justice. To listen to the full episode, click here: buff.ly/M9bPNdD

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 26d

Today’s listen: our first “What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI?” podcast episode, as part of our Human-Centered AI Initiative. In this episode scholars from Connecticut and Morocco define the term “justice” and how AI can be deployed to create a just and equitable world. buff.ly/M9bPNdD

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University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 27d

Today!! Join us at 3:30pm for Ashmita Mukherjee's fellow talk, "Amusement and Affect in Post/Colonial India." Details below: buff.ly/n0Khmf0

Fellow’s Talk: Ashmita Mukherjee on Amusement in Post/Colonial India | Humanities Institute

Draper Dissertation Fellow Ashmita Mukherjee argues for a new approach to understanding anti-colonial resistance in South Asia in the late nineteenth and ea ...

University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 28d

Tomorrow! Join us at 3:30pm for Ashmita Mukherjee's fellow talk, "Amusement and Affect in Post/Colonial India." Details below:

Fellow’s Talk: Ashmita Mukherjee on Amusement in Post/Colonial India | Humanities Institute

Draper Dissertation Fellow Ashmita Mukherjee argues for a new approach to understanding anti-colonial resistance in South Asia in the late nineteenth and ea ...

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 29d

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships support early-stage dissertation projects poised to take humanistic research in bold new directions. $52K awards fund year of research & mentorship. Apply by Oct. 29: www.acls.org/DIF

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships. Supporting doctoral students as they pursue bold and innovative research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. $52,000 award including funds for project-related research, training, development, travel, and external mentorship. Deadline October 29, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT.