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A focal point for the humanities at Emory University. linktr.ee/foxcenteremory
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The Ellmann Lectures return March 1–3, 2026 with bestselling author Min Jin Lee! 📚 Lee will explore “Can Wisdom Be Taught?” over two lectures and a Creativity Conversation with author and
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Creative Writing Prof. Tayari Jones. Get your free tickets:
bit.ly/mjl-ellmann
5 months ago
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Happy
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to
@drkyliesmith.bsky.social
! 🌟 Her new book “Jim Crow in the Asylum” (
@uncpress.bsky.social
) is out now and available
#open
access, thanks to our digital publishing initiative's collaboration with
@ecds-emory.bsky.social
. Learn more:
bit.ly/4qWLTLY
Start reading now:
bit.ly/4qohBBM
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Interdisciplinary Collaborations Reflected in Professor Kylie Smith’s New Book
Professor Kylie Smith’s new book, Jim Crow in the Asylum, is set to be published by UNC Press January 13th, in both print and open access digital editions.
https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds/interdisciplinary-collaborations-reflected-in-professor-kylie-smiths-new-book/
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Kylie M. Smith
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Today is publication day! The Open Access version is now online so you can read for free on
@manifoldscholar.bsky.social
With huge thanks to
@uncpress.bsky.social
@ecds-emory.bsky.social
and
@foxcenteremory.bsky.social
Go to
jimcrowintheasylum.com
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Jim Crow in the Asylum | Emory Center for Digital Scholarship - Manifold Scholarship
<h3>Untangling the relationship between race and psychiatry in the American South</h3> There is a complicated history of racism and psychiatric healthcare in the Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama...
https://jimcrowintheasylum.com
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Join us next semester for our "Accountability" Keyword seminar! Led by
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Prof. Hubert Tworzecki, participants will explore the balance between justice and democratic stability ⚖️ Open to Emory faculty, postdocs & grad students. Register now:
forms.office.com/r/bhgXLWqYsi
2 months ago
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Our next Fellow Spotlight is
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Sociology and Economics double-major & Undergraduate Fellow Thiên Thanh Nguyễn! 🌟 Learn more about his thesis project and how it intersects with our 2025-26 "Life/Story" research theme:
fchi.emory.edu/news-events/...
3 months ago
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Our spotlight series continues with
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English & Creative Writing major and Undergraduate Honors Fellow Abigail Brown ✨ Read more about her fellowship experience so far:
fchi.emory.edu/news-events/...
3 months ago
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Today, we're spotlighting
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Quantitive Sciences major and Undergraduate Honors Fellow Anita Osuri! 🌟 Read more about her thesis project on the lived experiences of those with rare diseases:
fchi.emory.edu/news-events/...
3 months ago
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November is
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
! 🌟 The Fox Center would like to formally recognize that Emory sits on land formerly occupied by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Learn more about the historical background of the Muscogee Territory in Georgia:
bit.ly/4pgOq2L
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Historical Background | Emory University | Atlanta GA
https://bit.ly/4pgOq2L
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Join us on 11/20 for a celebration of
@emorycollege.bsky.social
historian Clifton Crais and his latest book, “The Killing Age” (
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
) 📚 🌟 RSVP now:
forms.office.com/r/T7QRfUMKQ5
4 months ago
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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
4 months ago
👏New Blog: ECDS Celebrates Open Access Week! At the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS), we’re celebrating Emory’s long-standing commitment to open, scholar-led publishing. 🔗 Read the full story on our blog:
scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds/ecds-celebrates-open-access-week
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ECDS celebrates Open Access Week
Explore how the 2026 theme “Who Owns Our Knowledge” is reflected in our projects
https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds/ecds-celebrates-open-access-week
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Over a decade ago,
@emorycollege.bsky.social
scholars reimagined how humanities research could reach the world. Their vision became the @mellon.org-supported Digital Publishing in the Humanities initiative 💫 📖 This
#OpenAccessWeek
, explore our open access publications:
bit.ly/4qieyLB
4 months ago
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Kylie M. Smith
4 months ago
It’s
#openaccess
week and I’m very proud that my new book will be published OA on
@manifoldscholar.bsky.social
thanks to a Mellon grant and the wonderful people at
@foxcenteremory.bsky.social
and
@ecds-emory.bsky.social
You can preview here:
jimcrowintheasylum.com
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Jim Crow in the Asylum | Emory Center for Digital Scholarship - Manifold Scholarship
The Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and 60's sought to end racial segregation in all U.S. public institutions, including hospitals. Psychiatric hospitals became political battlegrounds over segreg...
https://jimcrowintheasylum.com
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Bom Retiro, São Paulo: where immigration, public health, and the built environment collide 🇧🇷
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Prof. Jeff Lesser’s "Living and Dying in São Paulo" (
@dukepress.bsky.social
) is sharp, human, and
#OpenAccess
. Read in English:
bit.ly/4hby34t
Read in Portuguese:
bit.ly/43hyjcr
4 months ago
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The Ellmann Lectures return March 1–3, 2026 with bestselling author Min Jin Lee! 📚 Lee will explore “Can Wisdom Be Taught?” over two lectures and a Creativity Conversation with author and
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Creative Writing Prof. Tayari Jones. Get your free tickets:
bit.ly/mjl-ellmann
5 months ago
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How can we incorporate other senses like touch to increase accessibility in the digital humanities? 💻 Join us on 10/23 for the 2025 Digital Equities Lecture, delivered by Prof. Sari Altschuler (
@northeasternu.bsky.social
)! Learn more & RSVP:
forms.office.com/r/u4DkFaRYhq
5 months ago
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This Saturday 10/4, come find us in the Emory tent at the Decatur Book Festival 📚 🌟 We’ll be sharing more about orr events, programs, and opportunities to engage with the humanities at
@emorycollege.bsky.social
! Learn more:
www.decaturbookfestival.com
5 months ago
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Where you live shapes your health— but how does it affect your access to care? 🏥🩺 Join us on 10/29 for "Health Cultures in Local Context" feat.
@emorycollege.bsky.social
y.social
Profs. Rachel Hall-Clifford Jeffrey Lesser w/ GSU Law Prof. Leslie Wolf. RSVP to attend:
forms.office.com/r/p73rDruhQU
5 months ago
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Join us next month for our book launch celebration of
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Prof. Gyanendra Pandey’s new book “Men at Home: Imagining Liberation in Colonial and Postcolonial India” (
@dukepress.bsky.social
) 🪷 RSVP to attend:
forms.office.com/r/RAG18bhx45
5 months ago
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What can art and language tell us about the meeting of cultures in ancient Central Asia? Join us on 10/9 for a guest lecture with Jonathan Gil Harris, Professor of English at Ashoka University to learn more about "The Jewish Silk Roads" 🪡 RSVP to attend:
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5 months ago
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Applications for the Fox Center’s 2026-2027 Fellowships are now open! Our research theme for the upcoming academic year is “Habitat.” 🏡 What does it mean to dwell, and what might it mean to dwell well? Learn more and apply before Dec. 8th:
fchi.emory.edu/programs/the...
5 months ago
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Thanks to all who joined us for an unforgettable evening with Paterson Joseph! 🌟 With story and laughter, Joseph introduced us to 18th-century Black British trailblazer Charles Ignatius Sancho and reminded us why life stories matter. Missed it? Watch the recording now:
youtu.be/ScSJSj4sFxY
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This week the Fox Center welcomes British actor-playwright-novelist Paterson Joseph for a special Keynote performance at the Schwartz! 🎭 Read more in the Emory Report:
news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
And claim your free tickets here:
tickets.arts.emory.edu/patersonjoseph
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Paterson Joseph portrays ‘extraordinary life’ of a Black, British trailblazer | Emory University | Atlanta GA
Celebrated actor and writer Paterson Joseph performs “An Evening with Sancho … and Me?” at Emory on Thursday, Sept. 18. The free, ticketed performance is based on his historical novel “The Secret Diar...
https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/09/er_paterson_joseph_sancho_event_11-09-2025/story.html
5 months ago
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Today we celebrate the International Day of Democracy by looking back at the Fox Center’s 2024-25 Research Theme: "Democracy: Past, Present, Future" 🗳️ Revisit our key events held last year on our new Events Recap section on our website:
fchi.emory.edu/news-events/...
5 months ago
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Our first faculty book launch of the year is just around the corner! Join us for a discussion of
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Philsophy Prof. Lynne Huffer's new multi-media monograph "These Survivals: An Autobiography of Extinction" (
@dukepress.bsky.social
) 📚 RSVP here:
forms.office.com/r/u9LDySx3FC
6 months ago
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Last week, our Life/Story fellows convened together for the first time at the Center for our annual Fellows Meet & Greet 🌟 If you're curious about our Fellows and their research this year, learn more on our site:
fchi.emory.edu/fellowships/...
6 months ago
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In just a few weeks, we'll be welcoming British actor-writer Paterson Joseph for an exciting Keynote event on 9/18! 🌟 Join us for this boldly humorous exploration of history and identity and claim your free tickets now:
bit.ly/47dl3bt
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"<em>An Evening with Sancho...And Me?</em>"
Thursday, Sep 18, 2025
https://bit.ly/47dl3bt
6 months ago
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Today, we’re spotlighting the Fox Center’s Humanities Pathways ‘25 -26’ Fellow Brooke Luokkala! Brooke is a PhD candidate in Emory’s Department of Art History. In this spotlight, Brooke discusses her dissertation research and why she chose the Pathways Fellowship.
fchi.emory.edu/news-events/...
6 months ago
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The new academic year is just around the corner and our Life/Story Fellows have begun arriving at the Center 🎊 Learn more about our new fellows:
fchi.emory.edu/fellowships/...
6 months ago
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Join us on 9/18 as we kick off our "Life/Story" year with a Keynote by British actor-writer Paterson Joseph! 🎭 This dynamic event will give voice to the inner life of Black British icon Charles Ignatius Sancho and reflect on how we render life as art. Claim your free tickets now:
bit.ly/47dl3bt
7 months ago
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Happy
#YouthDay
! 🌎 We're celebrating the Spanish edition of
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Prof. Rachel Hall-Clifford's “Underbelly” (via DPH &
@ecds-emory.bsky.social
) that helps policymakers advance youth health in Guatemala. Learn more at "Health Cultures in Local Context” (10/29):
bit.ly/3UXTwUc
6 months ago
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Curious about how Americans' perception of voting has changed over time? 🗳️ Join us next month for our first Keyword seminar of the academic year, moderated by
@emorycollege.bsky.social
History Prof. Jason Morgan Ward. Sign up today, space is limited!
forms.office.com/r/C6i8U4rDvc
7 months ago
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Join us on 9/18 as we kick off our "Life/Story" year with a Keynote by British actor-writer Paterson Joseph! 🎭 This dynamic event will give voice to the inner life of Black British icon Charles Ignatius Sancho and reflect on how we render life as art. Claim your free tickets now:
bit.ly/47dl3bt
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📣 MEET THE 2025–26 LIFE/STORY FELLOWS 📣 The Fox Center is delighted to announce our 2025-26 Fellows, who will be joining us during our Life/Story theme year! 🌟 Learn more about our incoming fellows & their projects:
bit.ly/3IhaoSM
8 months ago
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Happy Pride Month! The Fox Center is proud to support research that advances the study of LGBTQ+ history and culture. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌟 Discover our monthly book selection - “Safe Space” (
@dukepress.bsky.social
) by former fellow Prof. Christina B. Hanhardt:
www.dukeupress.edu/safe-space
9 months ago
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Our summer Keyword Seminar starts this week! Register at
bit.ly/fchi-candler
(and use code FCHI-2025 to waive all fees) ✨
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9 months ago
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Thank you to everyone who joined us and the
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Classics Dept. in celebrating the launch of Prof. Celia Campbell’s new book “Rival Praises" (
@uwiscpress.bsky.social
) with respondent History Prof. Jinyu Liu! 🎉 Stay tuned for our book launches this fall!
9 months ago
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If you'll be an
@emorycollege.bsky.social
senior in the fall, there's just a few more days left to apply for our undergraduate honors fellowship! 🌟 Learn more & apply before this Sunday 5/18:
bit.ly/432VHLG
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9 months ago
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Congratulations to our graduating
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Undergraduate Honors Fellows! 🎉🎓️ The Fox Center is so proud of everything they’ve accomplished and we can't wait to see what they achieve next!
10 months ago
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Join us this summer for a Keyword Seminar from Susan Hylen (
@candlertheology.bsky.social
), presented in partnership with the Candler Foundry ! 🎟️ via
bit.ly/fchi-candler
(Use code FCHI-2025 to waive the registration fee)
10 months ago
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Calling all
@emorycollege.bsky.social
undergrads! 📣 The application deadline for our 2025-26 Undergraduate Honors Fellowship has been extended to Sunday, May 18th! Learn more & apply:
bit.ly/432VHLG
10 months ago
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This spring, the Fox supported a new interdisciplinary research hub: Asian American Studies in an Age of Authoritarianism, led by
@emorycollege.bsky.social
History Prof. Chris Suh 💫 Learn more about the hub and how interested faculty can start a proposal:
bit.ly/3ENvwi2
10 months ago
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Thank you to those who attended the final event of our Democracy year! 🌟 🌟 If you missed Wojciech Sadurski's riveting lecture on "How (Authoritarian) Populism Works" and his conversation with
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Prof. Hubert Tworzecki, you can watch it now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MQ...
10 months ago
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Check out these new
#OpenAccess
books by
@emorycollege.bsky.social
authors 🌸
bit.ly/4ijKCd8
"Yearning for Immortality" -
@runenyord.bsky.social
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
"Unsettling Acts" - Jieun Lee
@ohiostatepress.bsky.social
"Living and Dying in São Paolo" - Jeff Lesser
@dukepress.bsky.social
10 months ago
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Our "Curating Dreams" lecture series presented in partnership with Atlanta History Center starts tomorrow! 🎨 Register to attend now:
bit.ly/dph-ahc
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11 months ago
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Happening today at 4pm! RSVP now to join us in celebrating "Yearning for Immortality" by
@runenyord.bsky.social
:
forms.office.com/r/D6eAJ7vtAm
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11 months ago
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Today at 4pm! Learn more about our final "Democracy" event and RSVP to join us:
bit.ly/fox-sadurski
💫
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11 months ago
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Thank you to everyone who attended our “Madness” Keyword lecture from Prof. Kylie Smith! If you missed this insightful and powerful talk, you can watch it now:
youtube.com/watch?v=8IX0...
11 months ago
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You're invited! 🎉 Join us next week to celebrate the launch of
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Prof. Rune Nyord's "Yearning for Immortality." He will be joined in conversation by Prof. Roxani Margariti and
@carlosmuseum.bsky.social
Curator Ruth Allen. RSVP now:
forms.office.com/r/D6eAJ7vtAm
11 months ago
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Save the date! On April 2nd, the Fox will host our final "Democracy" event — a vital lecture from Prof. Wojciech Sadurski (
@sydneyuni.bsky.social
) on “How (Authoritarian) Populism Works” and what can be done to fight back. 🗳️ Reserve your free tickets now 👉
bit.ly/fchi-sadurski
12 months ago
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Join us for a lecture series from Cocoa Williams (Spelman College) presented in partnership with Atlanta History Center! 🎨 On 4/8, 4/15, and 4/22, Dr. Williams will discuss activist William J. Wilson and the literary device "ekphrasis" as a tool of the Black imagination. RSVP 👉
bit.ly/dph-ahc
12 months ago
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Happy Women's History Month! 🌸 The Fox Center is proud to support humanistic research that contributes to feminist re-thinkings of the past, present, and future across disciplines. This month, we're reading a selection of books by our past fellows 📚 Check them out here:
linktr.ee/foxcenteremory
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