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Humanities Institute Fall 2024 Newsletter
An Evening with Ocean Vuong
MacArthur grant winning novelist, Ocean Vuong, is the author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and Time is a Mother. He will visit USF for a conversation and Q&A about his writing process, influences, and themes behind his groundbreaking debut novel and poetry.
Thursday, November 14 | 7:00 PM
C.W. Bill Young Hall (CWY 206)12303 USF Genshaft Dr. Tampa, FL 33620
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Ocean Vuong is an award-winning poet and the author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a work hailed as an “expansive and introspective, fragmented and dreamlike…coming of age tale” by the Los Angeles Times. Adored by the literary community and college campuses alike, Vuong’s talks are thoughtful and engaging discussions on his equally brilliant works.
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Vuong was raised in Hartford, CT and now lives in Northampton, MA, where he serves as an Assistant Professor in the MFA Program for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
This event is free and open to the public. For questions or accommodations, contact Jade V.
Submit your questions for the Q&A in advance by emailing ekicak@usf.edu with the subject line "Ocean Vuong Question."
There will NOT be a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event. There will be free desserts and beverages after the event in the CWY 2nd floor rotunda space.
For more information on the speaker, please visit www.prhspeakers.com
Blind Date with a Book
Find your match at this free book giveaway. 1 book per person while supplies last.
Wednesday, December 4 | 1:00 PM
Outside Cooper Hall (CPR)
U.S. - Ireland Diplomatic Relations Centenary
Join us as the Irish consul general Sarah Kavanagh will speak to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Ireland.
Friday, December 6 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Patel Center for Global Solutions (CGS) - Auditorium11710 USF Genshaft Drive, Tampa, FL, 33620
Spring 2025
6th Annual Undergraduate Humanities Conference
Open to all USF undergraduate students, this free conference is a platform to present midterm or final research projects. Students can present a paper for panel discussion, a creative project, or participate in the poster session.
January 23-24, 2025 | All Day
Marshall Student Center 3rd FloorEvent details
Application open October 1. This is when students are asked to submit a brief abstract of their project. All application questions can be found in the FAQ section of the conference webpage.
Early-bird Applications Due: November 8, 2024
Standard Application Deadline:
December 6, 2024
A Poetry Reading with Alison C. Rollins
Hosted by the Humanities Institute and the Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library, Alison Rollins will join USF students for a workshop and give a public reading. Refreshments and book signing to follow the event.
New Date: February 3, 2025 | 6:00 PM
New Location: Marshall Student Center MSC 3709
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Alison C. Rollins will read and perform from her groundbreaking collection Black Bell (Copper Canyon Press, 2024). Inspired by the nineteenth-century image of an enslaved woman wearing iron horns and bells, these poems explore the intersections between individual experience and collective memory. Rollins was named a 2023-2024 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow in 2019. She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and book signing to follow the event.
A Poetry Reading with Paul Hlava Ceballos
Join the USF Humanities Institute and the Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library for a poetry reading with Paul Hlava Ceballos. This is part of the Garry Fleming Poetry Series. Refreshments and book signing to follow the event.
Tuesday, February 18 | 6:00 PM
Graduate Humanities Symposium
Open to all USF graduate students conducting research in the humanities (regardless of major), the Graduate Humanities Symposium provides great experience for your C.V. or professional resume, as well as opportunities to network with other graduate students.
Friday, February 21, 2025
Marshall Student Center 3705
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This one-day graduate research symposium will take place in the Marshall Student Center on the USF Tampa campus. Free breakfast and lunch is provided for presenters as well as a swag bag.
Faculty interested in serving as a panel moderator can contact Liz Kicak. The symposium is also free to attend for audience members. Come support our graduate students!
Conference on Democratic Violence in Latin America
A three-day conference hosted at the University of South Florida Marshall Student Center. This conference brings together scholars from a number of fields, languages, and approaches. There will be plenary speakers and professionalization workshops.
March 12-14, 2025
Marshall Student Center
A Poetry Reading with Dana Levin
Join the USF Humanities Institute and the Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library for a poetry reading with Dana Levin. This is part of the Garry Fleming Poetry Series. Refreshments and book signing to follow the event.
Thursday, April 3 | 6:00 PM
C.W. Bill Young Hall (CWY 206)
12303 USF Genshaft Dr. Tampa, FL 33620
Photo credit: Anne Staveley