Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities
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October 02, 2019
Considering a career in nonprofits, public policy or advocacy? Not sure what steps to take? Come to the "Exploring Careers for the Common Good" panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 10, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206.
ϳԹ alumni will discuss their
public servic...
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September 30, 2019
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host The Secrets Between Us: A Conversation
with Thrity Umrigar Monday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Tinkham Veale
University Center, Ballroom A.
Thrity Umrigar, professor in the Department of English, will
talk about the inspiration for her new novel an...
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September 27, 2019
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a Faculty
Work-in-Progress lecture by Maggie Vinter, associate professor in the
Department of English, Thursday, Oct. 3, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Clark Hall,
Room 206.
In her talk, titled “Hamlet's Earworms,” Vinter will explore
earworms and other...
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September 26, 2019
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host "A
Conversation with Joy Harjo" Oct. 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center,
Ballroom B.
Harjo, a critically acclaimed Indigenous poet, will discuss
her work with poet Sarah Gridley, associate professor in the Department of
English...
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April 16, 2019
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities invites all students, faculty and staff to a Hands-On Advocacy event Friday, April 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Toby’s Plaza.
SignStage will give a performance to demonstrate the value
of cultural diver...
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April 16, 2019
The Cleveland Humanities Collaborative will host a themed seminar
titled “Reading Social Justice: The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards” June 10–14 at
ϳԹ. The seminar is sponsored jointly by the
Cleveland Humanities Collaborative, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Writers
House a...
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April 16, 2019
With the Crooked River
Contrasts exhibit as a backdrop, Paul Nelson, historian of the Western
Reserve Fire Museum, will give a lecture discussing the history of 15 major
fires along the Cuyahoga River and the battles to extinguish them.
Nelson’s lecture, titled “River Fire & Fire Boats: A
Look at ...
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March 18, 2019
Considering a career in nonprofits, public policy, or
advocacy? Come to a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 20, from 6 to 7:30
p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206, to learn from ϳԹ affiliates about their public
service career paths. Dinner will be provided.
Panelists include:
Nusaiba Chowdhury, outr...
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March 18, 2019
As part of the 2019 Cleveland Humanities Festival, the
Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, ϳԹ Department of Bioethics and the
Cleveland Museum of Art will host a talk titled “Drawn to Yellowstone: The Role
of Art in the Preservation of the American Landscape.” The event, featuring
Robert Petty, ...
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March 12, 2019
Years ago, Bill McKibben suggested climate change would be the
end of nature. More recently, Elizabeth Kolbert has argued the “Sixth
Extinction” means the end of nature as we know it. Yet other scholars have
argued that the term “nature” is not helpful—humans have always been modifying
the world in ...