CHI

Fostering humanities inquiry and provoking conversations on subjects both local and global at @AmherstCollege.

[CHI @ACinquiry]

On May 3 at 4:30pm - Celebrate the end of the academic year with your colleagues in the CHI! We will be wishing our CHI fellows farewell as we conclude our Black Here and Now theme, and honoring our director, Darryl Harper, as he passes the CHI torch.

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Black: Here and Now: CHI Fellows Symposium took place at @AmherstCollege on April 6-7, 2023. Dr. Saidiya Hartman gave the keynote address of the symposium on April 6. On April 7, @ACinquiry hosted three panels of academic discussions.
https://t.co/nr7O3GgP6F

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4/26 CHI Salon features Sara Karpukhin (@UWMadison), José Vergara (@BrynMawrCollege), and Chris Grobe (@AmherstCollege) discussing how elusive, troubling literary texts help them address questions of power, authority, and identity in the classroom. Co-sponsored by @AmCollPress.

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CHI Word of the Week

efflorescence, n.

1) the state or a period of flowering;

2) an example or result of growth and development;

3) in chemistry - the act or process of efflorescing; the resulting powdery substance;

4) in pathology - a rash or eruption of the skin

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4/19 CHI Salon features Courtney Elkin Mohler (@BostonCollege) and @AmherstCollege's Naveen Choudhury and Chris Grobe who will discuss what artists have achieved under the banner of “decolonizing” theater and what still remains difficult to achieve under this banner.

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4/12 CHI Salon brings together students to share lessons and ideas for action from the spring 2023 Being Human in STEM (HSTEM) class at @AmherstCollege. The Being Human in STEM initiative arose in response to the 2015 Amherst Uprising to advance equity and inclusion at Amherst.

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CHI Word of the Week

parley, v.

- to hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms

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The annual CHI faculty & staff wine-tasting on April 5, curated by Rick Lopez and Chris van den Berg. No wine experience required--just a desire to enjoy some special wines in the company of fellow faculty and staff members (and learn about the fascinating world of wine).

[Amherst College @AmherstCollege]

Saidiya Hartman, scholar of African American literature and cultural history, joins us on campus this week, Apr. 4-7, as a Presidential Scholar.

She chatted about her work with President Elliott (@mellio2) ahead of her visit. https://t.co/lh6d2jpw8b

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CHI Word of the Week
epitome, n.

1) a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class;

2) a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract

[CHI @ACinquiry]

The Center for Humanistic Inquiry invites scholars from across the disciplines for full-time, residential appointments as CHI Fellows.

CHI is now accepting applications for new Center for Humanistic Inquiry Fellows/Visiting Lecturers for 2023-2025. https://t.co/FU0kaxxSKh

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Join us for the Black: Here and Now - CHI Fellows Symposium on April 6-7, 2023 at @AmherstCollege College. Further information: https://t.co/nr7O3GgP6F

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During 3/29 CHI Salon @Florence_dore (UNC Chapel Hill) tracks the life of "The Daemon Lover" to reveal connection between oppositional cultural forms. What is considered high literature turns out to be enmeshed with vernacular music, a popular form widely available to all.

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CHI Word of the Week

magnanimous, adj.

- generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

[The Common @commonmag]

Last chance to register for our Festival of Debut Authors, happening tomorrow at 7 pm EST! Come to the free event to discover fresh voices and support the magazine’s Young Writers Program!

https://t.co/orWaLJNmTk

[CHI @ACinquiry]

At the 3/22 CHI Salon, Laura Sizer will explore some of the ways that generative language models like ChatGPT do and do not behave like human minds and what capacities they would need to get closer to being truly minded. Free and open to the public.

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@Florence_dore will be visiting @AmherstCollege on March 28-29 and will speak at the CHI Salon on March 29. She will also give a live show at @TheDrakeAmherst on March 28 at 8pm.
https://t.co/Lw88dTcH5j

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@Florence_dore will be visiting @AmherstCollege on March 28-29 and will speak at the CHI Salon on March 29 at 4:30pm. She will also give a live show at @TheDrakeAmherst on March 28 at 8pm.
https://t.co/Lw88dTcH5j

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LACOL Summer Courses 2023
1) Digital Humanities and 2) Applied Machine Learning
Liberal Arts Collaborative for Digital Innovation invites @AmherstCollege students to participate courses. Both courses are fully online and run from June 7 until August 4.
https://t.co/QRGuwPPr1w

[National Humanities Center @NatlHumanities]

We’re looking for educators to join our 2023–24 Teacher Advisory Council (TAC). Members are compensated, play an active role in developing @NHCEducation projects, and have opportunities for professional growth. #teacherpd https://t.co/FhWUxAS0da