Supporting humanities at @georgetown. Nurturing academic excellence and public engagement. Highlighting humanities scholarship and teaching of enduring value.
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Short Student Essay Writing Contest sponsored by the Czech Embassy with co-sponsorship from @GeorgetownDPA, open only to UG Georgetown Students (with a Prize of $500), inspired by Playwright, Moral Philosopher, Dissident, Statesman V. Havel's 90th birthday. Deadline October 31.
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TODAY at 5:00 p.m. in Riggs Library, Healy Hall (Georgetown University Hilltop Campus): “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas” with Nicoletta Pireddu (@HumanitiesGU), Laura DeNardis (@GUDigitalEthics), Andrew Prevot (Department of Theology and Religious Studies), Adam Rothman (Georgetown’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies), and Vanessa Corcoran (moderator).
RSVP at bit.ly/MagnificaHumanitasGU #PopeLeo
ALT Promotional graphic for an in-person and online event with the Catholic Studies Program: “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas,” Thursday, October 22nd, 5:00 pm EDT, Riggs Library (in Healy Hall). Shows an image of Pope Leo signing Magnifica Humanitas, and logistics about the event co-sponsored by the Catholic Studies Program, The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, The Initiative for Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, and the Georgetown Humanities.
Tue. Nov. 3, 5-6:30PM, Old North 205: “The Power of Intercultural Dialogue: Octavio Paz between Mexico and India”w/ writer & filmmaker Indranil Chakravarty. A discussion on Octavio Paz’s years in India as Mexico's ambassador, moderated by Profs. Nicolás Campisi & Supriya Goswami.
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The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life is co-sponsoring an upcoming Catholic Studies roundtable on Magnifica Humanitas! Join Nicoletta Pireddu (@HumanitiesGU), Laura DeNardis (@GUDigitalEthics), Andrew Prevot (Department of Theology and Religious Studies), Adam Rothman (Georgetown’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies), and Vanessa Corcoran (moderator) on October 22nd at 5:00 p.m. in Old North 205, Georgetown University Hilltop Campus. RSVP at bit.ly/MagnificaHumanitasGU #PopeLeo
ALT Promotional graphic for an in-person and online event with the Catholic Studies Program: “Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas,” Thursday, October 22nd, 5:00 pm EDT, Old North 205. Shows an image of Pope Leo signing Magnifica Humanitas, and logistics about the event co-sponsored by the Catholic Studies Program, The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, The Initiative for Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, and the Georgetown Humanities.
October 22, 5-6:15pm, Old North 205: Keeping the Humanities Magnificent in the Age of AI: A Faculty Roundtable on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas. Moderated by Dr.Vanessa Corcoran @VRCinDC w/ Laura DeNardis, Nicoletta Pireddu, Andrew Prevot,Adam Rothman
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The final convening of @ggdialogues will be in Yogyakarta (October 15-17) on "The Global South and a World Transformed," w/ international writers & scholars. You can find the program and subscribe for email updates on the livestream here: globaldialogues.georgetown.e…
Join us on Oct. 14 at 4PM in Old North 205 for an inspiring storytelling encounter with James A. Owen, acclaimed author-illustrator of Starchild and The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica! events.georgetown.edu/humani…
Come celebrate with us the 25th anniversary of Gegenwartsliteratur: A German Studies Yearbook, Oct 5 & 6, Old North 205. The symposium "New Directions in the Study of Contemporary German Language Literature" will feature scholars from the US and Germany: events.georgetown.edu/humani…
What is the value of a liberal education? Join us on September 17, 4-5:30PM, Old North 205 for Prof. Roosevelt Montás’ talk "Rescuing Socrates", an account of how a liberal education transformed his life and of the enduring relevance of Great Books today.
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Packing for summer? Don’t forget the only toolkit that travels anywhere: the humanities 😎!
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The videos from the March 2026 Georgetown Global Dialogues in Barcelona are now available here:
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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.
"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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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
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On March 28-30, the Georgetown Global Dialogues and @HumanitiesGU will return to Barcelona in partnership with the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona to explore how we can shape a more hopeful future. Details and livestream at globaldialogues.georgetown.e…
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
Save the date! March 11, 5-6PM, Old North 205: "War Neurosis, Trauma, and Violence in Interwar European Literature" by Dr. Stefano Serafini (Marie Sklodowska Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellow @HumanitiesGU), co-sponsored by @GuItalian & Dept. of German.
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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)
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/africa…
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.
