GLS eNews April 12, 2022
GLS Biweekly Update April 12, 2022
Weather permitting, we will hold our Porch Sitting Thursday, April 21st
at the GLS House at 4:30 pm! Light refreshments are provided.
*NEW* Chinese Art in Place
Stanley Abe
Summer Term 1 Extended, May 12 - August 7
Wed, 6:00 - 9:15 pm
Don't miss this opportunity to study with Dr. Stan Abe in the historic Smith Warehouse and to visit, in person, the Freer Gallery of Art, part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC - subsidized by GLS! Find out more and watch the course video on our website.
GLS Director Anne Mitchell Whisnant will teach Exploring Race & History in Durham, North Carolina & The South as part of the Duke Graduate Summer Academy 2022.
Duke Graduate Summer Academy courses cover topics not typically included in a graduate curriculum or provide an intensive introduction for graduate students who might not have the time to pursue a full course in a subject. For more information and to register, click on the links above.
GLS Fall Courses
*NEW* Race, Adoption & Foster Care
Rachael Murphey
Fall 2022 -LS 780-01
Mondays, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Chris Sims
Fall 2022 - LS 760-01
Thursdays, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Reckoning with Inequality via Critical Family History
Susan Thorne
Fall 2022 - LS 770-01
Wednesdays, 2:00- 5:00 PM
Click the links above to explore Fall GLS courses.
GLS News
Toya Wallace's artwork will be on display in the SOTA Exhibition at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC April 9 to September 18.
If you have news you'd like to share, please email malina.chavez@duke.edu
Amanda Starling Gould at 2022 Digital Humanities Institute
April 21-22
GLS faculty Amanda Starling Gould will be the Plenary Speaker at the 2022 DH Institute: Digital Humanities and the Environment.
Dr. Gould's talk is entitled Environments of DH: How Our Work is in and of the World.
Registration is free and open to all. To find out more and to register follow the DH Institute.
Opportunities
Grad Assistants Needed for CHCI Conference
Apply by April 30
The FHI will be hosting the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) from May 19 to 22 and is looking for a team of graduate assistants. The CHCI conference theme is Face to Face: Forms of the Humanities. Deadline to apply is April 30..
AGLSP Call for Presentations and Story Slam
Deadline May 1
The AGLSP is looking for presenters and storytellers for this year's conference theme, BiblioTECHa: Reading the Past, Performing the Present, Writing the Future. The deadline for the Call for Presentations and the Story Slam is May 1.
Call for Applications: Deadline May 3
Films in Venice and Filming Venice, Venice International University.
Duke Center for International & Global Studies offers study abroad opportunities for students as part of its consortium with VIU. Funding may be available. Find out more on the DUCIGS website.
Graduation Celebrations
GLS is proud to celebrate this year's graduating class. We have created this website in order to keep you updated on commencement events and to celebrate our Exemplary Master's Projects. If you have questions, please email malina.chavez@duke.edu
Wednesday, April 13 - Graduate classes end
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 24 - Graduate reading period
Saturday, April 30 - Last day of the semester
Thursday, May 5 - GLS Exemplary Master's Project Awards
Saturday, May 7 - GLS Graduation and Hooding Ceremony
Check out the links below for events happening across Duke.
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies (AAHVS)
Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
Department of Gender, Sexuality & Feminists Studies
Department of International Comparative Studies (ICS)
- The Graduate Writing Lab offers regular accountability and catered feedback. Tuesday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Bostock 121) and Wednesday, 3:00 to 6:00 pm (Bivins 207)
- The GPSC Duke Community Pantry is open to graduate students Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00 pm at the GPSC House.
- The Duke Student Assistance Fund was established to better support master's students who may be experiencing difficulty providing for their basic needs during this extraordinary time.
- Blue Devils Care is a new mental telehealth service that can provide support wherever you may be located currently. You can access the service by using the key DUKE2020.
- The Duke Career Hub offers career support, content, and resources.
- The International House (iHouse) is a home away from home for international students.
- New resource for reporting Harassment, Discrimination, and other concerns: An Interactive Guide for Graduate School Students
- COVID-19 updates for students are available on Duke's Coronavirus Response website.
- Graduate School-specific COVID-19 updates are posted here.
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