HGSA Board Nominations Now Open!
Nominate someone for a position on the HGSA board by clicking on the link below! The election will be held April 9. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffhmbil4mN8G2YlixrLDgeegq6jGPuriu2z96POhi7sF-41Q/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link>
Read MoreCongratulations to the HGSA/SSGSA Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to our recent grant recipients! Annie Lowe, Dept. of English Scott Pett, Dept. of English Nathanael Homewood, Dept. of Religion Nicholas Copeland, Dept. of Economics Qiuhai Yue, Dept. of Psychology Kathleen Ulrich, Dept. of Anthropology If you are interested in applying for a grant with HGSA/SSGSA, please fill out the application on our…
Read MoreJoin us Feb. 25 for a Screening of Black Panther & Discussion Panel to Follow!
Join us on Feb. 25 for a screening of Black Panther. After the film, a panel of scholars will discuss issues of identity and race. The event begins at 5pm, and the film will start promptly at 5:30. A discussion with panelists Dr. Nicole Waligora-Davis, Dr. David Ponton III, and doctoral student, Emerson Zora Hamsa…
Read MoreHumanities Speaker Series: Submit Soon!
The annual Humanities Speaker Series (HSS), will be held Feb. 8 and Feb.9, 2018. Though we are still finalizing the location and keynote, we invite you to begin thinking about submitting your proposal! The theme of the series aims to explore different perspectives on community, and we would love to hear how your work engages…
Read MoreJoin us for Humanities Study Sessions!
We will host Study Hours for humanities graduate students the first and second week of December. We hope that by providing a dedicated time and location for all the humanities students to work on their final papers, it will help students fight the sense of isolation when working on finals and build community across the…
Read MoreBrown Bag Nov. 8th!
The HGSA’s second Brown Bag, part of our work-in-progress series, for this year will be held Nov. 8th at 6pm on the second floor of HUMA, rm 227. Claire Spadafora, a PhD student in the Art History department, will be sharing her research on artist William Kent in Italy. Her project, on 18th-century architect and…
Read MoreTown Hall Meeting! Nov. 6
On Nov. 6 from 5pm-7pm, the HGSA will be hosting a Town Hall meeting in Sewall, room 305. During this time, we will discuss the new HGSA grants application for our graduate students and review departmental concerns that have come to our attention. We hope to see you there!
Read MoreReminder: Grad Student Work-in-Progress Tonight at 6pm!
This is just a reminder that the HGSA’s first Brown Bag, part of our graduate student works-in-progress series, will be held this evening, Sept. 27, at 6 pm on the 2nd floor of HUMA, rm 227. Samuel Stoeltje, a PhD student in the English department, will be our first presenter. Join us for food and drinks after…
Read MoreJoin us Sept. 27– 1st Brown Bag Event of the Year!
Reminder about the upcoming HGSA event: Please join us for our first Brown Bag of the year, part of our graduate student works-in-progress series! Samuel Stoeltje will be our presenter. For more information, visit http://hgsa.rice.edu/2017/09/20/hgsa-wip-sept-27/.
Read MoreThank you for a great Welcome Party!
Thank you to all who attended the Welcome Party on Wednesday evening! Please visit our gallery for more images from the event.
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