DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE, 2009-10

Each year, the Franklin Humanities Institute brings between four to six distinguished visiting scholars to Duke campus, for residencies of two to four weeks. Each scholar in residence participates in a range of events, including public lectures, weekly seminars, workshops and conversations designed for graduate and undergraduate students, and other programs. In addition, each resident maintains an office at the FHI and will be available for meetings with Duke faculty members and students. Please check back soon for more information on our 2009-10 residencies.

2009-10 Residencies

October 27 - 28, 2009

HOMI BHABHA
Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities,
Harvard University
Director, the Humanities Center at Harvard

Prof. Bhabha will offer a mini-seminar during his visit - please check back soon for more information about how to register.

This is the second half of a two-part residency co-sponsored by the Department of English. During the first leg of his visit in March 2009, Prof. Bhabha delivered the FHI’s Annual Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities and participated in the Sovereignty and Security symposium with Etienne Balibar and Wendy Brown.

November 4 - November 8, 2009

IAIN McCALMAN
Professorial Research Fellow & ARC Federation Fellow
University of Sydney

More information coming soon.

March 1 - March 5, 2010

BRUNO LATOUR
Professor & Vice President of Research, Centre de sociologie des organisations, Sciences Po Paris

Bruno Latour’s residency is jointly hosted by the FHI and the Carolina Lectures in Critical Thought (CLCT) at UNC Chapel Hill. As a lead-up to the residency, the FHI and CLCT are organizing simultaneous reading groups on our respective campuses, beginning Friday, September 18, 2009 and running throughout the academic year. The groups are open to faculty and graduate students. Please click here for more information.

March 22 - April 3, 2010

CATHERINE GALLAGHER
Eggers Professor of English Literature, University of California, Berkeley

More information coming soon.

March 22 - April 3, 2010

MARTIN JAY
Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley

More information coming soon.

Spring Dates TBD

HORTENSE SPILLERS
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, Vanderbilt University

More information coming soon.