2023 Past Events

Public Humanities Symposium

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The University of Maryland hosts a day-long symposium on the public humanities, including panels and keynotes. The event is hybrid in format and is open to all. There is no registration for in-person attendees, while virtual attendees should register here.

Featuring:

• Six project panels showcasing the work of the CLCS Awards in the Public Humanities cohort.

• Denise D. Meringolo, Lee Boot, Denise Griffin Johnson, and Maureen O’Neill, the authors of “Creating Knowledge with the Public: Disrupting the Expert/Audience Hierarchy,” published in a special issue of Dædalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, “The Humanities in American Life: Transforming the Relationship with the Public,” Volume 151, Number 3 (Summer 2022).

• Ricardo Ortiz, Professor of Latinx Literature and Culture and Director of the MA Program in Engaged and Public Humanities at Georgetown University.