New at the HRC
The HRC is currently accepting applications for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships as well as the Medical Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships.
December 10, 7 pm
Edward A. Snow, professor of English, will read from his newly released bilingual edition of The Poetry of Rilke at the Menil Collection, in association with the exhibition Cy Twombly: Treatise On the Veil.
December 11-13
Humanism & Revolution: Eighteenth-Century Europe and its Transatlantic Legacy
This conference examines the lasting impact of the European Enlightenment on the concept of revolution, which has taken a central place in political and philosophical thought.
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Calls & Deadlines
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
November 30, 2009 »
Medical Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships December 15, 2009
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Humanities Alumni Profile
Robert S. Martin1971 BA in History
Professor Emeritus at the School of Library Information Studies at Texas Woman's University, former Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal »
Media
March 13, 2009
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The Hut of Poetry:
Dan Beachy-Quick for the Poetry and Poetics Workshop.
October 30, 2008
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Two Bits : The Cultural Significance of Free Software:
Christopher M. Kelty, for the series "Technology, Cognition & Culture."
February 28, 2008
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Houston & Katrina:
Stephen L. Klineberg, Professor of Sociology at Rice University, and Carl R. Lindahl, Professor of English at the University of Houston
February 27, 2008
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Houston & Katrina(2):
Bill White, Mayor of the City of Houston, and Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History and Fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
February 25, 2008
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Glenda Harris and Forum:
Glenda Jones Harris, Katrina Coordinator for the Children's Defense Fund, leads this forum
November 29, 2007
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Immigration, Security and Human Rights:
Jorge A. Bustamante, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
