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Georgetown Humanities Initiative

@HumanitiesGU

Supporting humanities at @georgetown. Nurturing academic excellence and public engagement. Highlighting humanities scholarship and teaching of enduring value.

Washington, D.C. Katılım Kasım 2017
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Please join us on Thursday, April 16, 5-6:30PM in Old North 205, for the final event in our yearlong translation series! "Translating the Self: Perspective, Positionality, Alterity" will feature acclaimed translators and creative writers Bruna Dantas Lobato and Kurt Beals.
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"Charles Baudelaire, Constantin Guys & the Politics of Visual Translation," w/ Prof. Mary Roberts. Tue, Apr 14, 5-6:30PM, Old North 205. An exploration of French painter C.Guys’ drawings of the Crimean war & Istanbul & their transformation into prints for Illustrated London News.
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Lannan Center
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Save the date! The 2026 Lannan Literary Festival will be held March 24, 26, and 31, featuring authors: Julia Alvarez, Travis Lau, and Salman Rushdie. See registration information at events.georgetown.edu/lannan/all
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Our translation studies series continues on March 23 (5-6:30PM Old North 205) with the panel "Translating Literary Giants: Bringing the Past into New Languages," featuring acclaimed translators Virginia Jewiss and Ralph Hubbell. Moderators: Profs. Sylvia Önder & Nicoletta Pireddu
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Please join us this coming Monday, Feb. 23, for a fascinating lecture by Daniel Mendelsohn, acclaimed translator of Homer's Odyssey: "What's the Greek Word for 'Picnic'? A Guided Tour of the Translator's Task." 5-6:30PM, ICC Auditorium (Edward Bunn S.J. Intercultural Center)
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Feb 12, 2026, 6-7:30PM, Copley Lounge: Georgetown African Studies Prgm in conversation w/ Somali-American chef & author Hawa Hassan, whose new cookbook weaves her personal experience as a refugee w/ stories & recipes from displaced people across the world: events.georgetown.edu/africanstudies…
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We are thrilled to host Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, graphic novelist, musician, and filmmaker Michael Sloan for a conversation on his interdisciplinary art. Co-organized by @HumanitiesGU and @gtownlibrary. Wednesday, February 11, 4:30-6 PM, Murray Room.
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Spring into translation w/ @HumanitiesGU! Check out our Spring 2026 lineup of workshops and panels exploring the art & craft of translation. Coming up on Wed. Jan. 14: "Translating Voice" w/ Lily Meyer (Old North 205, 12:30-2:30 pm)
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Georgetown Global Dialogues
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What might a flourishing political and cultural life beyond American notions of democracy and individualism look like? Join Mohsin Hamid, @NesrineMalik, Ben Ehrenreich, and Gemma Saura in discussion. Details: buff.ly/9F0qovf
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