John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute affirms the importance of scholarship that is both situated specifically (focused on specific historical, geographical, cultural contexts) and that has a global reach. Our work — which takes place through Humanities Labs, speaker series, workshops and conferences, book manuscript workshops, working groups, and other collective forms, and through affiliate programs such as the Duke Human Rights Center and the Forum for Scholars and Publics — attends to cultural paradoxes and elements of change and continuity, recognizing the significant, dynamic impact of cultural production on the development of political spaces and academic disciplines.
| University: | Duke University |
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| Contact: |
114 South Buchanan Boulevard Smith Warehouse, Bays 4 & 5 / Campus Box 90403 Durham, NC 27708 United States Tel: Fax: fhi@duke.edu http://www.fhi.duke.edu/ |
| Director: | Prof. Dr. Ranjana Khanna |
| Founded in: | 1999 |
| Focus of research: | The vibrancy of the intellectual communities that we build at the FHI depends on the excellence of Duke’s humanities, arts, and interpretive social sciences faculty. Through major grant initiatives, multi-year thematic investigations such as The Entanglement Project, Faculty Book Manuscript Workshops and proposal consultations, and faculty and postgraduate-led working groups, we bring greater visibility to Duke faculty scholarship and promote deeper engagement with their work. |
