The John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities seeks to enhance the intellectual and cultural life at Haverford by fostering challenging exchange among faculty, students, and diverse communities of writers, artists, performers, thinkers, activists, and innovators. The Center sponsors programs that promote relationships between classic humanistic study and contemporary intellectual, artistic, and ethical currents in the wider public world.
Current Features
People's Biennial
January 27—March 2, 2012, Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery: An exhibition that examines the work of artists who operate outside the "sanctioned" mainstream art world, recognizing a wide array of artistic expression present in many communities across the United States. Curated by Harrell Fletcher and Jens Hoffmann, organized by Independent Curators International (ICI).
People's Biennial: Screening & Conversation with Artist Howard Kleger & Brandon Joyce
Monday, February 13, 4:30 PM, Stokes 102: Screening of clips from People's Biennial artist Howard Kleger's Film "Howard2go" and conversation with Brandon Joyce
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FORBIDDEN NO MORE... The New China in Ethnographic Film
Film Festival and Conference, February 24 - 25, 2012: Across two days, FORBIDDEN NO MORE presents a series of films and conversations exploring the changing social landscape of China. Organized by Maris Gillette, Professor of Anthropology.
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Library Exhibit Internship: Philippines Photography
The Haverford College Library and the Huford Center for the Arts and Humanities offer an internship for the Summer of 2012 focused on research featuring a set of turn-of-the-century ethnographic photographs from the Philippines.
People's Biennial - Artists Conversation
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30 p.m., Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery: People’s Biennial Project Liaison, David Richardson and Campus Exhibitions Coordinator, Matthew Callinan will lead a conversation with Haverford area People’s Biennial Artists.
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Screening of El Sol Sale Para Todos/The Sun Comes Out for Everyone, a film by Artist Laura Deutch
Thursday, February 9th, 7:00 p.m., Sharpless Auditorium: Strange Truth Documentary Series presents: El Sol Sale, stories from the subjects’ memories, reflections and perspectives about the complexity of searching for a better life in a country that is not one’s own.
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Literature and Cognition Linguistics Symposium
Friday, February 24, 2012, Stokes 102: Focuses on the interface between literature and cognition, bringing together five scholars with diverse backgrounds to address (1) How can cognitive science lead to a better appreciation of literature? and (2) How can literature be useful in understanding how the human mind works?
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THE ARTIST(S) FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HAVERFORD JOURNAL
Inheriting the kingdom of the Haverford Journal, Body Text will publish the sharpest undergraduate scholarship by Haverford students in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Margin is Haverford's themed publication. Deadline for submission: February 29th 2012.
New for Summer 2012: Summer Student Research Fellowships
The HCAH establishes a pair of Research Fellowships for the summer of 2012. These grants are designed to support thesis-related or otherwise substantive research projects, enabling students to spend the summer visiting archives, learning a language necessary to project research, or dedicating their time to a focused program of engaged reading. Applications due on Friday, March 23, 2012.
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Poetry Reading Group
Thursdays, Woodside Cottage 9-10 PM The Poetry Reading Group discusses poetry the way we all found it first: outside of the classroom. Bring a few copies of a poem that you like/don't like/want to talk about by a poet other than yourself. We promise hummus. Contact: agangi@haverford.edu
Learn more >The Center supports scholarship, teaching, arts, and public forums. We strive to offer a broad range of innovative programming for both faculty and students that is well-integrated with the curriculum. The general public is invited and welcome to attend the public forums and arts events as our guests.
Inside the HCAH
Events
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
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4:30PMPeople's Biennial - Artists ConversationPeople's Biennial - Artists Conversation http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/187711 WCC Art Gallery 2012-02-09T16:30:00 2012-02-09T18:00:00
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7:00PMPeople's Biennial Event & Strange Truth Screening: Laura Deutch, Philadelphia FilmmakerPeople's Biennial Event & Strange Truth Screening: Laura Deutch, Philadelphia Filmmaker http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/187732 KINSC Sharpless Auditorium 2012-02-09T19:00:00 2012-02-09T21:30:00
Monday, February 13th, 2012
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4:30PMPeople's Biennial: Screening & Conversation with Artist Howard Kleger & Brandon JoycePeople's Biennial: Screening & Conversation with Artist Howard Kleger & Brandon Joyce http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/193541 Stokes 102 - Humanities Center 2012-02-13T16:30:00 2012-02-13T18:00:00
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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7:00PMThe Lacy ProjectThe Lacy Project http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/194721 DC Black Box Theater 2012-02-22T19:00:00 2012-02-22T22:00:00
Friday, February 24th, 2012
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8:30AMLinguistics Symposium: "Literature and Cognition"Linguistics Symposium: "Literature and Cognition" http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/188842 Stokes 102 - Humanities Center 2012-02-24T08:30:00 2012-02-24T18:30:00
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4:00PMFORBIDDEN NO MORE: The New China in Ethnographic FilmFORBIDDEN NO MORE: The New China in Ethnographic Film http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/187532 Chase Auditorium 2012-02-24T16:00:00 2012-02-24T22:00:00
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4:30PMPeople's Conference with Harrell Fletcher & Jens HoffmannPeople's Conference with Harrell Fletcher & Jens Hoffmann http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/192452 KINSC Sharpless Auditorium 2012-02-24T16:30:00 2012-02-24T18:30:00
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
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1:00PMFORBIDDEN NO MORE: The New China in Ethnographic FilmFORBIDDEN NO MORE: The New China in Ethnographic Film http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/187542 Chase Auditorium 2012-02-25T13:00:00 2012-02-25T22:00:00
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
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7:00PMSTRANGE TRUTH: Screening of FIG TREES (2009) and Conversation with Director John GreysonSTRANGE TRUTH: Screening of FIG TREES (2009) and Conversation with Director John Greyson http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/185131 KINSC Sharpless Auditorium 2012-03-14T19:00:00 2012-03-14T22:00:00
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
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7:00PMBitter Pills: A Conversation about Film, History, Politics, and AIDS with John Greyson, Neville Hoad, and Jesse Weaver ShipleyBitter Pills: A Conversation about Film, History, Politics, and AIDS with John Greyson, Neville Hoad, and Jesse Weaver Shipley http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/189992 Stokes CPGC Cafe 2012-03-15T19:00:00 2012-03-15T20:30:00