The stories of fictional freedom seekers ring out on the new “Voices on the Underground Railroad” website, a collaborative effort between Cornell students and community members.
The talk “Reframing Boobie Miles: Racial Iconicity and the Transmedia Black Athlete,” by Dr. Samantha N. Sheppard, will explore the meaning of the black athlete, using Boobie Miles, as portrayed in the multimedia franchise “Friday Night Lights,” as her case study.
Kim Gallon, associate professor of history at Purdue University, will demonstrate how computational humanities offers an opportunity to redefine “crisis” through the Black American experience and turn it into a defining moment for the recovery and reimagination of Black humanity.
Ziad Fahmy won a 2021 book prize from the Urban History Association (UHA) for “Street Sounds: Listening to Everyday Life in Modern Egypt." Fahmy’s book was recognized for Best Book in Non-North American Urban History.
Beginning Feb. 24, the Spring 2022 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series will feature a wide range of artistic styles and voices from around the world.
On December 7, Emilia Illana Mahiques and Macarena Tejada López, lecturers in Romance Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, showcased a student art exhibit assignment on social justice concepts with support from the Center for Teaching Innovation and Language Resource Center.
By graduation, humanities Ph.D. students often see only a path to a faculty or research career. The Graduate School offers programs to illuminate careers in industry, government, non-profits and more.
