Event Calendar

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The Center for the Humanities is proud to support a variety of events for the University of Miami and South Florida community. The Events Calendar below promotes our own signature events, such as the Stanford lecture series, Rosenstiel lecture series, Bleich lecture, and Book Talks.
The Center's "Humanities Events" newsletter features humanities happenings at the University of Miami and in the SoFlo area and is distributed bi-monthly during the academic year. 
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We look forward to seeing you at programs in the humanities!

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  • AUGUST 2025

  • SEPTEMBER 2025

    Thursday, September 18 @ 5:00 - 6:30pm

    Location: On Zoom

    "What Else Might Be Out There? Exploring Career Diversity with Recent UM Humanities PhDs”


    Monday, September 29 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Film Music: Cognition to Interpretation

    Juan Chattah, Professor of Music Theory

  • OCTOBER 2025

    Friday, October 3 @ 3:00pm

    Frost Institute for Chemistry & Molecular Science | First Floor, Room 115

    Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities

    "The Contrarian Entrepreneurial Guide to Humanities Leadership, Advocacy, and Branding"

    Alain-Philippe Durand, Dorrance Dean of the College of Humanities, University of Arizona


    By Invitation to Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students in the Humanities

    Thursday, October 9 @ 3:30pm

    Location: Richter Library, Third Floor Conference Room

     


    October 22 @ 12:00 - 1:30pm

    Location: Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B

    "So, What (Else) Should I be Doing? Professional Development during Grad School"


     

  • NOVEMBER 2025

    Tuesday, November 11 @ 2:00pm

    "Tapas from the Mediterranean: A Showcooking Event by David de Coca"

    Chef David de Coca, Spanish chef and the creative force behind Sa Llagosta, a renowned seafood restaurant in the port town of Fornells, Menorca (Spain)

    This public program is held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society at the University of Miami

    Location: Centennial Village Dining Hall / 1233 Theo Dickinson Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146


    Friday, November 14 @ 2:30pm

    Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities

    Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University

    Chef David de Coca, Spanish chef and the creative force behind Sa Llagosta, a renowned seafood restaurant in the port town of Fornells, Menorca (Spain)

    This public program is held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society at the University of Miami

    Location: Lakeside Pavilion, Gables Campus, University of Miami



    Friday, November 14 @ 3:30pm

    "Medieval Roundtable Discussion"

    This public program is held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society at the University of Miami

    Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University 



    Monday, November 17, 2025

    • 6:30pm pre-movie reception
    • 7:30pm movie starts

    Lady Blanka Rosenstiel Endowed Program in Polish Heritage

    Wałęsa: Man of Hope, our first featured event this academic year. The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Poland's Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution.

    Location: Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science (near Cosford Cinema)


    November 19 @ 12:00 - 1:30pm

    Location: Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B

    "Putting Myself Out There: Getting Ready to Apply for Academic Jobs"

  • DECEMBER 2025

    Monday, December 1, 2025 @ 6:00pm

    Lady Blanka Rosenstiel Endowed Program in Polish Heritage

    Lecture by Dr. Bogdan Klich: “Poland–U.S. Cooperation: Security, Defense, and the War in Ukraine”

    Organized in collaboration with The American Institute of Polish Culture and The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland

    Location: Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science (near Cosford Cinema)


    Monday, December 8 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    The Anti-Enlightenment in Popular Culture: Greed, Hate, Stars, and Star Trek

    George Gonzalez, Professor of Political Science

  • JANUARY 2026

    Monday, January 26 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in 16th-Century Mexico

    Martin Nesvig, Professor of History

  • FEBRUARY 2026

    Friday, February 6 @ 5:30pm

    Weeks Center/Clarke, Frost School of Music 

    Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities Series

    Organized in collaboration with the Robert Kelley Memorial Lecture Series, Frost School of Music

    "Bring the Body In Close: Musicality in Practice"

    Vijay Iyer, Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts Department of Music & Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University


    Monday, February 23 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Exile and Return in African and Caribbean Literature

    Patoimbasba Nikiema, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures

     


    Wednesday, February 25 @ 2:00 - 3:00pm

    Workshops for Spring 2026: "Archival Research and Oral Histories" @ Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library (Second Floor)

    Workshop 1: "Oral History Projects – A Guide to Getting Started”

    Amanda Moreno-Schroeder, Librarian Associate Professor, Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair and Director, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries

    Béatrice Colastin Skokan, Librarian Professor, Head of Manuscripts & Archives Management and Curator of Caribbean Collections, University of Miami Libraries

     


     

  • MARCH 2026

    Wednesday, March 18 @ 2:00 - 3:00pm

    Workshops for Spring 2026: "Archival Research and Oral Histories" @ Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library (Second Floor)

    Workshop 2: "Critical Approaches to Archival Research in the Humanities”

    Amanda Moreno-Schroeder, Librarian Associate Professor, Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair and Director, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries

    Béatrice Colastin Skokan, Librarian Professor, Head of Manuscripts & Archives Management and Curator of Caribbean Collections, University of Miami Libraries

     


    Monday, March 30 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books

    Science and Humanism: Knowledge, Values, and the Common Good

    Anjan Chakravartty, Professor of Philosophy


     

  • APRIL 2026

    Tuesday, April 7 @ 5:00pm

    Edith Bleich Lecture Series

    The Authoritarian Turn

    Gary Gerstle, Paul Mellon Professor of American History Emeritus, University of Cambridge 

     


      

    Monday, April 27, 2026 (Shalala Student Center, 3rd Floor)

    RCIF (Research, Creativity, and Innovation Forum)

    The annual Undergraduate Research, Creativity, and Innovation Forum (RCIF) allows students from all disciplines to present their work to a wide audience comprised of their peers, faculty, staff, and the larger UM community. RCIF celebrates the contributions students have made during their research and/or creative experiences through the dissemination of knowledge while providing a glimpse into the ongoing projects across all three campuses.


    Monday, April 27 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books

    After Caliban: Caribbean Art in a Global Imaginary

    Erica James, Associate Professor of Art History


     

  • MAY 2026

    May 5, 2026 @ 3:00 - 4:30pm

    Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony

    Newman Alumni Center, Coral Gables, Florida

     

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