Higgins Institute for Arts & Humanities

We sponsor public programming and campus initiatives, support curricular innovation and teaching excellence, and fund creative practice and research at Clark U.

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Make plans to join us on 2/19 as Prof. Elizabeth Blake discusses her recent book, "Edible Arrangements: Modernism's Queer Forms." Doors open at 1:15pm ET in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons. Lunch will be offered.

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Join us Today as Profesor Nathan Braccio (History) delivers the next installment of our "Roots of Everything" lecture series. Admission to the event is free and open to the public. The lecture will also be livestreamed, but registration is required: https://t.co/xiF8BrxLCR

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Today's wintry weather won't stop tonight's "Terror at the Opera." Join us and our partners at Women in Horror at @ClarkUniversity from 7-9pm in Jefferson 320 for a haunting performance by soprano Rachel Hippert and tenor Jose Heredia. Admission is free and open to the public.

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Regretfully, we have had to postpone this week's talk by @ClarkUniversity faculty member Elizabeth Blake. A new date will be announced very soon. We appreciate your understanding.

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Join The Higgins Institute and The Clark University English Department next Thursday (10/10) as we celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with a talk from Professor Elizabeth Blake about her new book Edible Arrangements!

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Come join the Higgins Institute this halloween, we are looking for readers for our night of spooky storytelling! We want original content and known works for 5–10-minute performances at Oh! Horror! the week of Halloween. Use the QR code or the link in our bio to submit your work

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New year, new name, new possibilities. We hope you'll join us often this fall as we celebrate everything essential to our mission. For information on upcoming events and other updates about our initiatives, visit:
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There are still spots available for our Digital Humanities workshop @ClarkUniversity on 5/3 from 9am-noon in the Center for Media Arts, Computing, & Design, Lab 404. Registration is open to faculty, staff & grad students. Register now! https://t.co/5m1eB2CBiy

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Check out the incredible line-up of events for tomorrow’s Undergraduate Shakespeare Conference @ClarkUniversity and don’t forget to register to attend! Come spend a day with the Bard!
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Join us on 5/3 for the next installation of our "Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities" workshop series. Registration is free & open to faculty, staff, and graduate students from @ClarkUniversity & other institutions. Space is limited - sign up now: https://t.co/5m1eB2CBiy

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This Saturday, @ClarkUniversity will host the 18th Undergraduate Shakespeare Conference featuring new work on the theme "Shakespeare and Play." Attendance is free and open to the public. To register or for more information, visit: https://t.co/g4NqdaouUH

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AFTER the eclipse, we hope you'll join us for today's lecture by Dr. Nozomi Nakaganeku Saito in the Higgins Lounge at 4:30pm ET. Look forward to seeing you there! Or, you can watch the livestream by registering here: https://t.co/WRAlmtfSJH

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We thought you might like to learn a little more about our upcoming guest, @nozomimeanshope, before her lecture "Between Ruin and Rebellion: Everyday Sovereignties in Okinawa’s Black District" on Monday, 4/8 at 4:30pm ET in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons @ClarkUniversity.

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Don't forget to join us tonight at 7pm in the Higgins Lounge for a fantastic performance by Eric Hofbauer and The Five Agents as part of the Geller Jazz Series. A talk-back on arts activism will follow immediately after the concert. Admission is free and open to the public.

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On 4/8, Dr. Nozomi Nakaganeku Saito will present the final lecture in our symposium on Movement. Her talk will explore how the stories of Okinawans' everyday lives after WWII offer an important perspective on how to persist in spite of militarization.
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We're excited to celebrate arts & humanities this week @ClarkUniversity. Admission to both events is free & open to the public but please arrive early as seating is limited. With thanks to @WorcesterArts, @TweetWorcester, and the Estate of Selma Geller for their generous support.

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We're excited to partner with @ClarkUniversity's Department of Visual & Performing Arts to present "Waking Up!," a climate action jazz suite by Eric Hofbauer and The Five Agents, and a talk-back on arts activism. Join us 4/3 at 7pm in the Higgins Lounge. https://t.co/AONpkDuZKg

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Don't forget to join us this afternoon at 4:30pm in the Higgins Lounge when we'll welcome Profs. Jennifer Davis (The University of Oklahoma) and Laurie Ross (Clark University) for this semester's Roots of Everything lecture. We hope to see you there!

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Join us on 4/2 at 7pm for the Worcester premiere of "If You Become My Friend," a documentary by Jennifer Potts that captures four stories of refugees who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took control in 2021 and eventually resettled in Worcester, MA.
https://t.co/aL2DXO6x9J

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Next week, our "Roots of Everything" lecture will examine how the practices that were developed to track & tax the inhabitants in France's American colonies contributed to durable categories of political inclusion & social discrimination.
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