Humanities on the Edge Presents: Thomas Nail
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Humanities on the Edge is a speaker series co-founded by Dr. Marco Abel and Dr. Roland Végső. Currently, Dr. Abel co-ordinates the series together with Dr. Jeannette Jones (Department of History and Institute for Ethnic Studies), Dr. Luis Othoniel Rosa (Modern Languages & Literatures and Institute for Ethnic Studies), "Dr. Liahnna Stanley (Department of Communication Studies and Institute for Ethnic Studies), Dr. Katie Anania (School of Art, Art History and Design), and Erin Hanas (Curator of Academic Programs at the Sheldon Museum of Art). Founded in 2010, the series is now in its 15th year, and its mission remains the same: to promote cross-disciplinary conversation and theoretical research in the Humanities.
We have reached a historical turning point, and [...] we must assume full responsibility for the direction of our futures.
2024-25 Season
All events 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. Free of charge and open to the public.
September 11
Anna Kornbluh
Professor of English, University of Illinois, Chicago
"Climate Counteraesthetics in the Age of Immediacy"
Faculty page
October 16
Andrew Culp
Professor of Media History & Theory, California Institute for the Arts
"Toward an an-arkhé-ology of the State"
Faculty page
March 12, 2025
Nicole Archer
Assistant Professor, Art and Design, Montclair State University
"American Made: Textiles and the Politics of State Violence"
Faculty page
April 9
Ignacio Sánchez Prado
Professor of Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Film and Media Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
"The Present in No Horizon. Towards a Humanities of the Past and the Future"
Faculty page
