All events are free and open to the public. For more information about upcoming events, please visit our website at www.wellesley.edu/newhouse

THE SUSAN AND DONALD NEWHOUSE CENTER

FOR THE HUMANITIES

Founded in 2003 by a generous gift from Susan Marley Newhouse ’55 and Donald Newhouse, the Newhouse Center for the Humanities generates and supports innovative, world-class programming in the humanities and arts. The mission of the Newhouse Center is to create a dynamic and cosmopolitan intellectual community that extends from Wellesley College to the wider Boston-area community and beyond.

FALL 2015 PROGRAMDISTINGUISHED THINKERS SERIES

An eclectic writer and noted public intellectual, Salman Rushdie has won many of the world’s top literary prizes. He read from his newest novel published in September 2015, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights.

Salman RushdieThursday / November 12 / 6:30 PMDiana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium

The recipient of numerous literary awards and former Professor at Harvard University and Delhi University, Amitav Ghosh read from his most recent book published in May 2015, Flood of Fire.

Amitav GhoshThursday / September 22 / 4:30 PMNewhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall

NEWHOUSE FELLOW ATELIERSTim Rohan Inside Manhattan: Residential Architecture 1965-85, Retreat or Engagement?Wednesday / October 21 / 12:30 PM

Gazmend Kapllani Tales of Magical Balkanism: Crosslines between Facts and FictionWednesday / November 11 / 4:30 PM

Margaret Burnham Peut-on réparer L’Histoire? The Hard Case of Rape Executions in the American SouthMonday / November 16 / 4:30 PM

Catia Confortini Bio-Pink: Breast Cancer Advocacy and Activism in Nigeria- Clientship or Citizenship?Tuesday / December 2 / 4:30 PM

All lectures are held in the Newhouse Center for the Humanities, on the second floor of Green Hall at Wellesley College.

LECTURES, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS

Mark Blyth, Professor of International Political Economy at Brown University and author of the award-winning book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, talked about how policies of austerity in the Eurozone are the wrong solutions to economic problems of debt-ridden countries, like Greece.

Whatever Happened to Europe? From Social Democratic Heartland to Heartless Creditors ParadiseMonday / September 28 / 7:00 PM

Vincent Brown, Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Harvard University, spoke about his project, Slave Revolt in Jamaica, 1760-1761. This multilayered interactive map narrates the spatial history of the greatest slave insurrection in the 18th century British Empire and demonstrates the integration of technology and humanities.

Designing Histories of Slavery in the Age of the DatabaseTuesday / October 6 / 5:00 PM

NEWHOUSE SALONOrlando ConsortMonday / October 19 / 4:30 PM

The Orlando Consort is one of Britain’s most important chamber music ensembles, performing repertoire from the years 1050 to 1550. Their work combines captivating entertainment with fresh scholarly insight. This Newhouse Salon performance and discussion offered the ensemble an opportunity to discuss the genesis of their musical accompaniment for the film La Passion de Jeanne D’Arc and its place in the world of early music.

Writing About Travel Writing: The French and the Ottomans in the 17th CenturyThursday / October 29 / 4:30 PM

Michéle Longino, Professor of Romance Studies at Duke University, presented a round table discussion based on her book, French Travel Writing and the Ottoman Empire: Marseilles to Constantinople, 1650-1700, which features travel journals written by six French voyagers who followed roughly the same itinerary from Marseilles to Constantinople.

Deep History of the North-South Dialogue: Neglected Southern Pioneers of International Development Wednesday / November 4 / 7:00 PM

Eric Helleiner, Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Waterloo, lectured on his recent book, The Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Wood, which demonstrates how the famous 1944 meeting forshadowed contemporary debates on reconciling the current liberal global economic order with emerging powers, such as India, China, and Brazil.

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The Significance of NegritudeTuesday, February 9, 7:00 PMNewhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall

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The Phallus and Its Temporalities: Sexuality, Disability, and AgingWednesday, March 2, 12:30 PMNewhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall

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Literary Routes: Migration and the Creative EconomyThursday, February 25, 7:00 PMNewhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall

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Film FestivalFriday, March 4, 4:30-6:30 PM & Sunday, March 6, 10:00 AM-8:00 PM Collins Cinema

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Conversation with Teju ColeWednesday, April 6, 7:00 PMNewhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall

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Panel: Shakespeare on Stage at the GlobeSaturday, April 23, 4:30 PM Collins Cinema

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A Midsummer Night’s DreamSaturday, April 23: To Be ConfirmedAlumnae Hall Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium

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Traveling Shakespeare: Plays in MotionWednesday, April 27, 7:00 PMCollins Cinema

THE SUSAN AND DONALDNEWHOUSE CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES

SPRING 2016 SCHEDULE

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wellesley.edu/newhouse

UPCOMING EVENTS

THE SUSAN AND DONALD NEWHOUSE CENTER

FOR THE HUMANITIES

All events are free and open to the public.

DAMBISA MOYOFALL 2016

DEREK ATTRIDGEFALL 2016

BRUCE ROBBINSFALL 2016

MAHMOOD MAMDANI FALL 2017