Events

MAJOR LECTURES Presenting distinguished visitors to enhance the humanities at Michigan.

“‘In the Future, Robots will Speak Chickasaw’: Indigenous Language Futurism and the Temporalities of Language Reclamation,” Marc and Constance Jacobson Lecture by Jenny L. Davis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

“Freshwater Stories: Optics, Governance, and Adaptation around the Great Lakes,” Jill S. Harris Memorial Lecture by Rachel Havrelock, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, founder and director of the UIC Freshwater Lab HIGH STAKES CULTURE A series that brings humanities perspectives to bear on current debates presented in collaboration with the U-M Humanities Collaboratory.

“The Power of the Pronoun.” U-M faculty Angela Dillard, Scott Larson and Robin Queen

“Cultural Contagions: Xenophobia, Scapegoating, and Coronavirus.” U-M faculty Angela Dillard, Alexandra Stern, Kin-Yee Ian Shin, Yi-Li Wu (cancelled due to COVID-19)