JUMP TO: Thursday, May 19 | Friday, May 20 | Saturday, May 21 | Sunday, May 22

Thursday, May 19

The first part of Thursday afternoon will take place at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and then we will transition to the Nasher Museum of Art for an optional guided tour, and the opening of the conference. Registration will open at 12:00pm at the optional CHCI Network gatherings taking place at FHI, and will also be available starting at 3:00pm at the Nasher Museum prior to the opening event.

Transportation: Please arrange your own transportation to the Network meetings and registration.

• 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Registration Opens, John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Bay 4, Smith Warehouse, Duke University (114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Durham)

• 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Network Social Gatherings, John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Smith Warehouse, Duke University (114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Durham)

  • Medical & Health Network Gathering, B189, Bay 5
  • Public Humanities Network Gathering, C105, Bay 4 (in-person only)
  • Humanities Administration Network Gathering, C104, Bay 4 (in-person only)

In addition to these social gatherings, the Public Humanities and Humanities Administration Networks are offering pre-conference events and activities. See the Network Meetings page for more details and information about these virtual opportunities to connect prior to the Annual Meeting.

• 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Transportation: To travel from FHI to Nasher Museum of Art, meet FHI staff at the registration table at 3:00pm and they will lead you to the Duke campus bus stop for short five-minute ride. Alternatively, this walk will take 20-minutes.

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Virtual Social Hour open to all attendees

• 4:00pm | Guided tour of the Nasher Museum of Art (optional, pre-registration required), Duke University (2001 Campus Dr., Durham)

Check-in for the tour begins at 3:30, the tour will run from 4:00 to 5:00pm. Note that the Museum galleries and cafe will remain open until 9pm.

• 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Conference opens: Poetry Reading by Nathaniel Mackey (Duke University) with the Our True Day Begun Soon Come Qu'ahttet, Nasher Museum of Art

  • Welcome: Sally Kornbluth, Provost, Duke University
  • Conference and Performance Introduction: Ranjana Khanna, Duke University

• 7:00pm | Welcome Reception, Nasher Museum of Art

• 8:30pm | Bus pick-up from Nasher to hotels

Friday, May 20

The first part of Friday morning's activities will take place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the rest of the day will occur at the main Duke conference site, Penn Pavilion. The evening dinner and reception will take place at the nearby Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Conference Registration will be available at Penn Pavilion beginning at 10:30am.

• 8:00am | Buses depart from hotels for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 8:45am - 9:15am | Light breakfast, Institute for Arts and Humanities (IAH), Hyde Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill (176 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill)

• 9:15am - 10:30am | Panel: South-South Interfaces of Intellectual Traditions and Everyday Activism, IAH, UNC-Chapel Hill

  • Chair: Patricia Parker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Thozama April, University of Fort Hare
  • Chérie Ndaliko, UNC-Chapel Hill

• 10:40am - 11:20am | Virtual Social Hour open to all attendees

• 10:45am | Transportation: Buses depart from UNC to Penn Pavilion, Duke University (107 Union Dr., Durham)

• 11:30am - 1:00pm | Keynote Lecture: "The Nose of Pinocchio," Massimo Leone (University of Turin), Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

  • Introduction: Peggy McCracken, University of Michigan
  • Unfortunately, Brent Hayes Edwards will not be able to attend our Annual Meeting to deliver his keynote address, "The Mask of the Translator." We wish him the very best, and we warmly welcome Massimo Leone who will present his keynote address virtually from Italy.

• 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Lunch, Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

• 2:15pm - 3:15pm | New Directors Meeting, Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

  • Chairs: Paul Fleming, Cornell University & Teresa Mangum, University of Iowa
  • All Directors, seasoned and new, and Administrators welcome!

• 3:15pm - 3:30pm | Coffee

• 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Srinivas Aravamudan Memorial Lecture: "Persona non grata," Akira Lippit (University of Southern California), Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

  • Memorial Lecture introduction: Kathleen Woodward, University of Washington
  • Speaker introduction: Richard Neer, University of Chicago

• 5:00pm | Transportation: Conference staff will be available to guide attendees who wish to walk or take the campus bus from Penn to the Members Dinner at the Duke Gardens.

• 6:00pm | Reception & Members Dinner, Sarah P. Duke Gardens (426 Anderson St, Durham). Reception at 6:00pm, Dinner begins at 6:30pm. Spaces limited, registration required.

Saturday, May 21

The first part of Saturday morning's activities will take place at the National Humanities Center (NHC), and the rest of the day will occur at the main Duke conference site, Penn Pavilion.

• 8:00am | Transportation: Buses depart from hotels for National Humanities Center (NHC)
• 8:30am - 9:00am | Light Breakfast, NHC (7 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park)

• 9:00am - 10:15am | Panel: Innovations in Public Engagement and Humanities Advocacy, NHC (7 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park)

  • Chair: Robert Newman, National Humanities Center
  • Nicholas Allen, University of Georgia
  • Jo Fox, University of London
  • Jennifer Ho, University of Colorado-Boulder

• 10:25am - 11:05am | Virtual Social Hour open to all attendees

• 10:30am | Transportation: Buses depart from UNC to Penn Pavilion, Duke (107 Union Dr., Durham)

• 11:15am - 12:30pm | Panel: Thematic Explorations: Translations, Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

  • Chair: Carlos Rojas, Duke University
  • Rosinka Chaudhuri, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
  • Andrés Claro, University of Chile
  • Peter McDonald, University of Oxford
  • Pablo Oyarzún, University of Chile

• 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Lunch, Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

• 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Membership Meeting, Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

• 2:30pm - 3:30pm | CHCI Inclusive Collaboration Initiatives, Penn Pavilion (107 Union Dr., Durham)

  • Chair: Javier Duran, University of Arizona (in-person)
  • Erika George, University of Utah (in-person)
  • Aaron Fai, University of California, Berkeley (in-person)
  • Joyce C.H. Liu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (virtual)
  • Prathama Banerjee, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (virtual)

• 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Coffee

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Closing Lecture: Sara Guyer, CHCI President, University of California, Berkeley

  • Introduction: Amanda Anderson, Brown University

Sunday, May 22

Site Visits (pre-registration required). See this page for more information.

• 9:00am - 11:30am | Local History, Community Engagement, and Racial Justice, meeting place TBA

• 9:00am - 11:30am | Environmental Humanities and University Land, meeting place TBA