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Presentations in the Cultures and Knowledge Workshop Series range across historical and disciplinary boundaries, and provide a major component of SIFK's inquiry into the process of knowledge formation and transmittal from antiquity to the present day. SIFK faculty, postdocs, fellows and guests present research-in-progress for real-time feedback from a broadly cross-disciplinary community of scholars. Presentations take the form of a 45-minute presentation followed by a lively 25 minute discussion, and are open to all members of the University of Chicago community.
Noon-1:20 PM via Zoom
Please see the events calendar https://sifk.uchicago.edu/events/category/15/Workshops/ to register.
Monday, November 1
Of Types and Trees: Evolutionary Thought, Ancient DNA and Research on the Human Past
Hannah Moots
Monday, November 15
The Dog Years: A History of Beagle Science
Brad Bolman
Monday, November 29
Fact Culture: Polling and the Politics of Objectivity
Tal Arbel
Announcements
SIFK Postdoc Eduardo Escobar wins Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Technology
January 17, 2019
The 2018 Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship is awarded to Dr. Eduardo Escobar (University of Chicago) for his project, “The Scribal Craft: Cuneiform Recipe Knowledge and the Language of Technology.In the Media
Podcast: Demetra Kasimis - The Perpetual Immigrant and the Limits of Athenian Democracy
January 16, 2019
SIFK Faculty Demetra Kasimis (Political Science) discusses her new book in podcast "The Political Theory Review."In the Media
Students tackle life’s hardest questions in new experimental courses
January 04, 2019
UChicago News interviews students and faculty involved in the multidisciplinary, theory-turned-practice capstone curriculum, XCAP, which made its debut this academic year.Features
‘You,’ ‘Us,’ and ‘Them’: Glass and Procedural Knowledge in Cuneiform Cultures
December 14, 2018
Eduardo Escobar's latest piece on glass and procedural knowledge in Cuneiform CulturesNews
Historian Ada Palmer traces censorship of radical ideas across centuries
December 14, 2018
Ada Palmer hosts a series of dialogues designed to tackle how censorship and technology have influenced the dissemination of information through time and across disciplines.News
Q&A: Scholar from Puerto Rico discusses research project with UChicago faculty
October 11, 2018
University of Puerto Rico Professor Evaluz Cotto-Quijano discusses her research, its impact on Puerto Rico, and what's next.News
Wu Hung will deliver the 2018 Nuveen Lecture at The Divinity School
October 10, 2018
Wu Hung will deliver a talk titled "Miraculous Icons and Dynastic Time: Narrating Buddhist Images in Medieval China."In the Media
Professor Wu Hung (East Asian Languages and Civilizations) in an interview with Tableau Magazine
October 03, 2018
Wu Hung discusses his interest in art history, his 2020 Smart Museum exhibit, and more.In the Media
How an Apple Watch can cause problems for the healthcare industry
September 17, 2018
Professor Adam Cifu and other healthcare experts sound off on how the electrocardiogram (ECG) app may deliver false positives to users that overburden the healthcare industry.News
Two Stevanovich Institute members named as researchers on Foundation of Polish Science TEAM grant
August 10, 2018
Visiting Professor Adam Kola & IFK faculty member Haun Saussy join "Core Concepts of Historical Thinking" project teamNews
Stevanovich Institute Director to deliver four lectures at Oberlin College & Conservatory
August 10, 2018
The Martin Lectures at Oberlin have been presented since 1929, and are among the most prestigious lecture series in Classics in the country.Announcements
Looking for a Good Book?
July 16, 2018
Who says that lying on the beach isn't exercise? Exercise your mind with the Formation of Knowledge Summer Reading List!In the Media
Lars Peter Hansen Joins Chinese Committee Focused on Societal Implications of Technology
June 28, 2018
Alibaba Group announced the establishment of Luohan Academy, an open research platform created to address challenges faced by societies arising from the rapid development of digital technologies.In the Media
What can comic books do for the medical profession?
June 19, 2018
UChicago physician Brian Callender explains "graphic medicine."News
National Gallery names art historian Wu Hung as 2019 Mellon Lecturer
June 11, 2018
Stevanovich Institute affililated faculty member Wu Hung will deliver the 68th annual A.W. Mellon Lectures on the Fine Arts at the National Gallery of Art.