Founded in 1986, the Higgins School of Humanities works to enhance the intellectual and cultural life of Clark University by fostering connection between the humanities disciplines (English, Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts, Philosophy, and History), by supporting humanities faculty research, and by offering public events to the community.
For more information, please contact us at (508) 793-7479.
Sarah Buie Director
Lisa Gillingham Program Coordinator
 Download the Spring 2009
Events Calendar
includes: Letter from the Director, Sarah Buie; News & Notes from our Higgins Humanities faculty; and complete event listings for all Humanities-related programming. To receive this calendar via post, please contact Lisa Gillingham.
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Special Events
 
Friday and Saturday | February 27-28, 2009
Dana Commons, Clark University
This Spring we pay tribute to Professor Winston Napier (1953-2008) with a conference honoring his commitment to the study of African American intellectual culture, its influence on America at large, and its contribution to social and political action. Dr. Karla FC Holloway, James B. Duke Professor of English and Professor of Law at Duke University, will present the keynote address: ‘Home Invasions: A Narrative Ethic of Race and Privacy.’
Conference opens Friday, February 27 @ 4:30 and resumes on Saturday, February 28 from 9:30-6:00; includes reception on Friday and luncheon on Saturday.
Conference presenters include:
Anita Allen University of Pennsylvania
E. Victoria Arana Howard University
Allison Blakely Boston University
Jarrett Brown Bowdoin College
Barry Gaspar Duke University
Ayesha Hardison Ohio University
Mark Anthony Neal Duke University
Daniel Scott III Rhode Island College
Amritjit Singh Ohio University
James Smethurst UMass-Amherst
Kate Capshaw Smith University of Connecticut
PLEASE REGISTER by February 18
Download the conference registration form here, or
contact Shirley Riopel Nelson at 508.793.7142 or napierconference@clarku.edu; conference fee $25 ($5 for students).
Sponsored by the Higgins School of Humanities, the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, and the Department of English
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Initiatives
The Difficult Dialogues program at Clark is a campus-wide initiative aimed at developing skills and awareness of dialogue – encouraging engagement across differences in both our classrooms and community. Clark was one of 27 institutions selected by the Ford Foundation from 730 colleges and universities nation-wide to participate in this initiative – of which the Higgins school was an original co-sponsor, along with the department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE). The program continues this year with additional support from the Clark's Graduate School of Management (GSOM).
more information on Difficult Dialogues
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