Humanities Speaker Series
All events in this series, whether in-person, hybrid, or entirely virtual, will be live-streamed via The Hall Center's Crowdcast Page. Details regarding venue, registration, or ticketing for live events will be made available two weeks prior to each event. Please follow the Hall Center on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or check our calendar on the Hall Center website for further details.
Upcoming Events
Alice Walker
THU MAY 5, 2022, 7:30 PM
"Gathering Blossoms Under Fire", this will be a virtual event, live-streamed via Crowdcast.
"Gathering Blossoms Under Fire", this will be a virtual event, live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Previous Events
Natalie Diaz
WED APR 20, 2022, 7:30 PM
"Postcolonial Love Poem", this will be an online event, presented via Crowdcast.
"Postcolonial Love Poem", this will be an online event, presented via Crowdcast.
Terry Tempest Williams
WED APR 13, 2022, 7:30 PM
"The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks", this will be a virtual event, live-streamed via Crowdcast.
"The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks", this will be a virtual event, live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Smokii Sumac
TUE MAR 22, 2022, 7:30 PM
"you are enough: love poems for he end of the world", this will be a hybrid event, in-person at the Hall Center and online via Crowdcast.
"you are enough: love poems for he end of the world", this will be a hybrid event, in-person at the Hall Center and online via Crowdcast.
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
TUE MAR 22, 2022, 7:30 PM
"Dub: Finding Ceremony", this will be an online event, presented via Crowdcast.
"Dub: Finding Ceremony", this will be an online event, presented via Crowdcast.
Joy Harjo
WED FEB 23, 2022, 7:00 PM
"An Evening with Joy Harjo", this was a virtual event, presented via Crowdcast.
"An Evening with Joy Harjo", this was a virtual event, presented via Crowdcast.
Simone Marchesi
TUE DEC 7, 2021, 7:30 PM
Hall Center Conference Hall
Presented in partnership with the Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies. This was a hybrid event, in-person at the Hall Center and live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Hall Center Conference Hall
Presented in partnership with the Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies. This was a hybrid event, in-person at the Hall Center and live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Clint Smith
MON DEC 6, 2021, 7:00 PM
Liberty Hall
In partnership with the Lawrence Arts Center. This was a hybrid event, in-person at Liberty Hall and live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Liberty Hall
In partnership with the Lawrence Arts Center. This was a hybrid event, in-person at Liberty Hall and live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Robin Wall Kimmerer
WED NOV 10, 2021, 7:30 PM
Virtual Event
"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants", in partnership with the KU Common Book Program, this event was live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Virtual Event
"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants", in partnership with the KU Common Book Program, this event was live-streamed via Crowdcast.
Emilio Solla
THU OCT 28, 2021, 7:00 PM
"Music of Argentina: History of Tango and Art", in partnership with School of Music and Lied Center, this was a hybrid event.
"Music of Argentina: History of Tango and Art", in partnership with School of Music and Lied Center, this was a hybrid event.
Bathsheba Demuth
WED OCT 27, 7:30 PM
Online Event
"Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait", this was a virtual event.
Online Event
"Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait", this was a virtual event.
Amitav Ghosh
TUE SEP 21, 7:30 PM
Woodruff Auditorium
"The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis"
This was a hybrid event.
Woodruff Auditorium
"The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis"
This was a hybrid event.
