Lehigh Logo
The

Humanities Center

Past Events

Mar

5

Feb

26

Lecture

Death by Design with Dr. Sanyu A. Mojola

Location:
BI 108
-
Join Dr. Sanyu A. Mojola, Maurice P. During Professor of Demographic Studies and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, for a public talk titled "Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol," based on her book…

Nov

3

Workshop

A History of India's Green Revolution with Dr. Prakash Kumar

Location:
Humanities Center, 224 West Packer Avenue
-
Prakash Kumar is Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Kumar specializes in the fields of South Asian history and history of science, technology, and public health. His scholarship interrogates the nature of development and…

Oct

23

Workshop

Manuscript Workshop with LaToya Council

Location:
Williams Hall 351
-
LaToya Council will host a manuscript workshop for her book project, "Empathetic Care: Marriage, Family, and Gender in the Black Middle-Class." The workshop will feature the following external reviewers:Dr. Kris Marsh, University of Maryland College ParkDr. LaShawnDa Pittman,…

Sep

26

Workshop

Writing Beyond the Academy: Securing an Agent and a Commercial Book Deal

Location:
Chandler Ulmann 212
-
Are you interested in publishing a trade book? Not all academics have a desire to do this kind of work. However, for those who do want to engage with the “public sphere”, there is often confusion about where to begin, and a lack of resources to help with the process. Join John…

Sep

18

May

5

Class

Archaeology Exhibition!

Location:
Humanities Center, 224 West Packer Avenue
-
Students in Dr. Allison Mickel's class will curate an archaeology exhibition of their findings from the dig in the HC backyard and host a reception at the Humanities Center. See how they unearthed past lives in the backyard of the South Bethlehem building that now houses the…

Apr

26

Conference

Humanities AI Workshop and Conference

Location:
Lewis Lab 270
-
Using LLMs in the machine translation of pre-modern Buddhist texts. AI-generated poetry. Deepfake maps.  Leading scholars from around the country working on the intersections of the humanities and technology will convene at Lehigh next April. We aim to identify shared…

Apr

25

Conference

Humanities AI Workshop and Conference

Location:
Lewis Lab 270
-
Using LLMs in the machine translation of pre-modern Buddhist texts. AI-generated poetry. Deepfake maps.  Leading scholars from around the country working on the intersections of the humanities and technology will convene at Lehigh next April. We aim to identify shared…

Apr

24

Apr

17

Lecture

Confronting Race, Gender & Ability Bias in Tech with Meredith Broussard

Location:
Neville 001
-
What if racism, sexism, and ableism aren't just glitches in mostly functional machinery—what if they're coded into our technological systems? In this talk, data scientist and journalist Meredith Broussard explores why neutrality in tech is a myth and how algorithms can be held…

Feb

13