Archive: Past events

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Using the Power of Narratives to Address Bias in Healthcare

The MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety hosted "Using the Power of Narratives to Address Bias in Healthcare". The event featured a panel of MedStar Health physicians,…

May 12, 2021

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Small Silences, Confused Chronicities: The Politics of Terminal Illness in Anne Boyer, Audre Lorde and Hervé Guibert

Ayten Tartici (American Council of Learned Societies “Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow”, Georgetown Humanities Initiative) presented her most recent research at the…

May 10, 2021

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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Nicoletta Pireddu

Georgetown President John J. DeGioia engaged in conversation with Nicoletta Pireddu. They discussed the value of the humanities, the interdisciplinary, cross-campus…

May 10, 2021

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The Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program – Adapting to a Virtual World: Challenges, Changes, and Surprising Success Stories in a Global Pandemic

Julia Langley spoke at the Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab (CORAL) lecture series: Enhancing Wellness for Healthcare Professionals through Engagement with the Arts, talking about…

April 16, 2021

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Toni-Lee Sangastiano Was Featured in Coney Island USA’s Ask the Experts

Toni-Lee Sangastiano was featured in Coney Island USA's Ask the Experts lecture series, on a session held via Zoom on April 14,.…

April 14, 2021

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Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization & Prison Abolition with Dr. Liat Ben-Moshe

Discussion with Dr. Liat Ben-Moshe, of her recently published book, Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison.…

April 12, 2021

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Theodora Danylevich Presented her Contribution to A Cultural History of Disability at the Composing Disability Conference

On April 9, 2021, Theodora Danylevich presented her work on “Chronic Pain and Illness: States of Privilege and Bodies of Abuse” at the Composing Disability conference, hosted…

April 9, 2021

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Professor Timothy Newfield Speaks at the 53rd Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies Spring Symposium

Timothy Newfield presented his work on "Local Dimming or Global Blackout? Mysterious Clouding and Climate Change in the Sixth Century: Science, Sources, and Reconstructions" at…

March 28, 2021

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Laura Hartmann-Villalta Talked about Incorporating Jesuit Values in her Composition Class and Modernism in the Spanish Civil War at the Northeast Modern Language Association 52nd Annual Convention

Laura Hartmann-Villalta presented her papers on "Incorporating Jesuit Values into the First-year Composition Classroom" and "The (Leftist) Worldly Modernism of the Spanish Civil…

March 14, 2021

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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Aminatta Forna

Conversation between Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and Aminatta.…

February 26, 2021