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UofSC Humanities Collaborative
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Advancing interdisciplinary humanistic inquiry by initiating collaboration and supporting ongoing programs among faculty, students, and members of the public.
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We are proud of the recent publications by University of South Carolina faculty, Natalie Wenzell Letsa, Anna Swartwood House, and Andrew J. Kunka.

For more events featuring incredible scholars, visit our site: sc.edu/study/colleg...

#research #uofsc #allgoodbooks #scholarship #academia #HumCol
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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We are proud to support the Possessed. podcast.

Possessed. is dedicated to the historical and philosophical ideas that haunt us and is hosted by USC faculty, Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner, and Mary Nickel.

Tune in for Season 1: tinyurl.com/f89mn75p

#humanities #podcast #academic #history #philosophy
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The Humanities Collaborative is proud to announce our new director, Qiana Whitted. Whitted's Eisner Award winning research specializes in 20th century African-American Literature and Culture, American Comics and Graphic Novels, and Southern Literature.

See more: sc.edu/study/colleg...
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May 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Closing out the Spring 2025 semester with the Book Launch of work by distinguished USC faculty, Seulghee Lee, Leah McClimans, and Jabari Evans.

Leah McClimans' Book: shorturl.at/msyur
Seulghee Lee's Book: shorturl.at/jUjr0
Jabari Evans' Book: shorturl.at/lrYPd

News and Events: shorturl.at/34EO0
Photo of Seulghee Lee reading at a book launch. Photo of Leah McClimans speaking at a book launch. Photo of Leah McClimans speaking at book launch while Seulghee Lee listens. Photo of Jabari Evans speaking at book launch while Maureen Ryan listens
April 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Derrick Spires as part of the Mellon Grant. Spires discussed how early African American intellectuals used newspapers and the Colored Conventions Movement to develop sophisticated analyses of democracy and citizenship in the USA.
Spires' book: bit.ly/4iS3PUa
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April 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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We are proud to celebrate the Faculty Spotlight of Tanya Wideman-Davis & Thaddeus Davis. Their company Wideman Davis Dance specializes in dance performances that tell the layered stories of Black spaces and history.
#UofSC #Dance

Wideman Davis Dance: bit.ly/3R9nkeS
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April 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Congrats to Rita Felski for a great talk! Felski’s talk explores the idea of resonance. How does resonance provide a fresh slant on the “love of literature,” while also clarifying how critical theory can animate, and captivate?
#UofSC

Felski's book: bit.ly/4237TuV
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April 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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If you weren't there for Reem Hilu's talk, you missed out! A feminist perspective on the early history of personal computing, revealing how computers were integrated into the most intimate aspects of family life during the 1980s.
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Hilu's book: bit.ly/3XR1Ozf
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April 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM