When: Every Monday (except Holidays) during the semester Time: 4:15pm - 5:45pm Where: Room 14N-417 Come by for snacks, and tea with Literature Section friends, instructors, students, etc. What are you reading? What 21L classes are you taking or hoping to take? This event is specifically geared towards undergrads; but open to friends of the community that engage in the literary and humanities at MIT.
Join us for an evening with Julia Malye, author, translator, and rising literary voice, as she discusses her latest novel, Pelican Girls—a sweeping historical epic that brings to light a little-known chapter of French and American history. A work of sweeping historical fiction, the novel follows the perilous journey of young women sent from Paris to Louisiana in 1721, bound for arranged marriages in a colony desperate for settlers. But Pelican Girls is more than just a historical epic—it’s a deeply human story of survival, resilience, and sisterhood, set against the backdrop of colonial expansion, Indigenous resistance, and the brutal realities of the 18th-century Americas. Written simultaneously in French and English, Pelican Girls is also a fascinating exploration of language, identity, and the act of storytelling itself. During this conversation, Malye will discuss the research and creative process behind the novel, her experience writing in two languages, and how translation shapes literature. She will be joined by Shuchi Saraswat, writer, editor, and senior editor at AGNI, for a lively discussion about historical fiction, cross-cultural storytelling, and the art of bringing lost voices back to life. Our author talk will be followed by a Q&A session, with a book signing and a glass of wine. The event will […]
Stop by for snacks and tea with the SHASS community, students, and instructors! HumaniTea is a program partnering with other units in SHASS to gather, share some food and thought, and enrich our shared MIT experience in the process. Once a month, SHASS community members, instructors, and students from diverse fields of studies, backgrounds, and interests can stop in and enjoy a cup of tea or snack. Monday, February 24 Monday, March 17 Monday, April 7 Monday, May 5 @ 4:15 - 5:45PM Building 14E-304* *Directions: Third floor of Building 14 from the Lewis Music Library stairs, through the CMS/W doors. Alternatively, take the elevator to the 3rd floor and navigate to the opposite end of the hallway, through third floor and CMS/W doors! Sign up for HumaniTea info: bit.ly/mithumanitea
Stop by for snacks and tea with the SHASS community, students, and instructors! HumaniTea is a program partnering with other units in SHASS to gather, share some food and thought, and enrich our shared MIT experience in the process. Once a month, SHASS community members, instructors, and students from diverse fields of studies, backgrounds, and interests can stop in and enjoy a cup of tea or snack. Monday, February 24 Monday, March 17 Monday, April 7 Monday, May 5 @ 4:15 - 5:45PM Building 14E-304* *Directions: Third floor of Building 14 from the Lewis Music Library stairs, through the CMS/W doors. Alternatively, take the elevator to the 3rd floor and navigate to the opposite end of the hallway, through third floor and CMS/W doors! Sign up for HumaniTea info: bit.ly/mithumanitea
When: Every Monday (except Holidays) during the semester Time: 4:15pm - 5:45pm Where: Room 14N-417 Come by for snacks, and tea with Literature Section friends, instructors, students, etc. What are you reading? What 21L classes are you taking or hoping to take? This event is specifically geared towards undergrads; but open to friends of the community that engage in the literary and humanities at MIT.
Dear colleagues, students, and friends, Join us on our journey toward building a better world! The Global Humanities Initiative (GHI) was born in 2021 with the goal of creating an MIT-based worldwide community that works globally towards reinvigorating humanistic learning and education by radically expanding the geographical scope and temporal depth of humanistic disciplines, thereby reimagining their critical relevance to the grand challenges of today’s world. True to an enhanced version of MIT’s motto, “mens, manus et cor” (mind, hand & heart), GHI proposes a hands-on approach to addressing the pressing challenges of our time. Our motto is “Legacies for Our Future,” setting our compass on promoting human flourishing now, and creating good legacies for the future of humankind and our planet. We invite you to a special evening celebrating our humanity and community. The event will feature a distinguished surprise speaker, dynamic pitches from GHI members, a keynote address by Kim Jae-hui, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Boston, a special performance by Grammy Award-winning pioneering multi-style cellist Mike Block, a reinterpretation of Asian traditional dance by the student dance team MIT Flow, and a Korean folk painting (minhwa) experience with three artists during the reception. Join […]
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