Once a month, the Humanities Center invites faculty members to gather for lunch and discussion of an important issue for our community.
Each lunch is hosted by a faculty leader who will pre-circulate a short reading. This could be an article from the popular press or an original "one-pager" summarizing a pressing question or issue of broad interest to humanities faculty. Possible topics could include emerging fields of study, curricular issues, teaching challenges, or broad questions about university policy. They might also focus on issues important for faculty at particular career stages (for example, the tenure dossier, how to balance research and teaching, promotion to full professor). Sessions on "Humanities Futures" are of particular interest.
The center will make readings available a week in advance on this page. Participants are encouraged to read in advance but also welcome to come enjoy lunch and catch up on the fly.
Faculty interested in hosting a session are welcome to contact the director of the center, Tim Melley.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 12:45 pm to 2 pm, ASC 1082, "Creating Programs that Appeal to Students and Satisfy Faculty," with Joy Connolly, President of the ACLS, and Tim Melley, Director of the Humanities Center.
Thursday, September 26 at 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC1082, "What Does Disability Studies Look Like?" with Michael Bérubé, Sparks Professor of English, Penn State and Pepper Stetler, Professor of Art and Architecture History, Miami University.
Monday, October 14, 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC 1082, "Asking the Right Questions in Humanities Classes," with Meghan Sullivan, Wilsey Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame, and Nathan French, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University.
Wednesday, October 30, at 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC 1082, "A Typology of the Publicaly Engaged Humanities"" with Barry Lam, Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, and Gaile Pohlhaus, Professor of Philosophy, Miami University.
Wednesday, November 20, 12 pm. to 1 pm, ASC 1082, "Teaching Controversial Issues in a Populist and Post-Truth Context”", with Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education, University of Cincinnati, and Professor Andrew Casper, Professor of Art History, Miami University.
