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This talk examines how countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States developed distinct industrial relations systems\u2014voluntarist, statist, and legalist\u2014despite shared origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noriko Manabe<\/strong> (Music Studies)<br><em>How Sound Shapes Demonstrations, and How Demonstrations Shape Sound<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, October 18 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on fieldwork and theoretical analysis, this lecture explores how protest soundscapes are shaped by sociopolitical conditions, policing, and urban environments, with a focus on Japanese \u201csound demonstrations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eugene Chislenko<\/strong> (Philosophy)<br><em>Believing Against the Evidence<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, October 18 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This talk interrogates the paradox of holding beliefs against evidence, offering new ways to understand self-deception, superstition, and belief formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katherine Henry<\/strong> (English)<br><em>Queering \u201cCivil Disobedience\u201d<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, November 1 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lecture rethinks civil disobedience through gender and queer theory, examining how refusal and dissent expose the coercive nature of governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosea Harvey<\/strong> (Law &amp; Political Science)<br><em>Creating an American Myth: How the U.S. Census Defines Race<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, November 15 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explores how evolving census categories reflect shifting political, cultural, and methodological understandings of race in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tania Jenkins<\/strong> (Sociology)<br><em>Doctors\u2019 Orders: Status Hierarchies in the Medical Profession<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, January 24 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examines how status hierarchies among physicians are constructed and maintained, particularly through educational pedigree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u00f3nica Ricketts<\/strong> (History)<br><em>Women and the Spectacle of Politics: Theater in Lima, 1800\u20131850<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, February 21 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights women\u2019s participation in political culture through theater, revealing alternative spaces of civic engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geoffrey Baym<\/strong> (Media Studies &amp; Production)<br><em>Tabloid Trump and the Political Imaginary, 1980\u20131999<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, March 21 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analyzes the early media construction of Donald Trump as a political figure through tabloid culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benjamin Talton<\/strong> (History)<br><em>The Afterlife of Radicalism: African Americans and Africa in the Age of Reagan<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, April 18 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explores African American political engagement with Africa during the 1980s and its decline in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2018\u20132019 Boundaries Lecture Series<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lee McIntyre<\/strong> (Boston University)<br><em>What Does It Mean to Be \u201cPost-Truth\u201d?<\/em><em><br><\/em>Wednesday, September 26 | 4:00\u20135:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nasser al-Jahwari<\/strong> (Sultan Qaboos University)<br><em>Reimagining the Agency of Borderland Populations<\/em><em><br><\/em>Wednesday, November 7 | 4:00\u20135:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claudia Castro Luna<\/strong> (Poet Laureate, Washington State)<br><em>Imagining Their Voices: The Murdered Women of Ju\u00e1rez<\/em><em><br><\/em>Wednesday, November 28 | 4:00\u20135:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sarah Igo<\/strong> (Vanderbilt University)<br><em>The Known Citizen: Privacy in Modern America<\/em><em><br><\/em>Wednesday, February 13 | 3:00\u20135:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hector Amaya<\/strong> (University of Virginia)<br><em>Hate and Border Ephemerality in the Digital Realm<\/em><em><br><\/em>Thursday, March 28 | 4:00\u20135:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Co-sponsored by programs including Global Studies, Anthropology, and Klein College.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Professional Development &amp; Workshops (2018\u20132019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Humanities Internships for Graduate Students \u2013 A Conversation<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Thursday, October 11 | 12:30\u20131:50 PM | CHAT Lounge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Could internships be the first step for careers and research in the public humanities? What kinds of internships exist? What are employers looking for? How do your skills apply in the workplace? How do you get an internship?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An experienced graduate intern, internship supervisor, and faculty member discussed how they obtained internships, what their experiences were, and how they benefited from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jonathan Burton<\/strong>, Executive Director, Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joy Feagan<\/strong>, intern and professional with experience at historical societies, libraries, and museums including the National Museum of Nuclear Science &amp; History, Mote Marine Aquarium\u2019s Arthur Vining Davis Library, and the Tampa Baseball Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hilary Iris Lowe<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of History, Temple University and faculty internship advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CLIR Opportunities: Balancing Academic and Alt-Ac Career Paths for Doctoral Students<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Tuesday, March 12 | 3:30\u20135:00 PM<br>CHAT Lounge, 10th Floor, Gladfelter Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This panel brought together Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) postdoctoral fellows from research universities and liberal arts colleges. Speakers discussed their doctoral research, career trajectories, and broader questions of professionalization, the changing nature of doctoral study, and opportunities for meaningful employment beyond traditional academic paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Lorena Gauthereau<\/strong>, CLIR-Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston (Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Jessica C. Linker<\/strong>, CLIR Humanities and Digital Scholarship Postdoctoral Fellow, Bryn Mawr College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Alex Galarza<\/strong>, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation, Haverford College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Crystal A. Felima<\/strong>, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow in Caribbean Studies Data Curation, University of Florida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Elliott Shore<\/strong>, Senior Presidential Fellow, CLIR and founding co-dean of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selected Earlier Programming Highlights (2010\u20132015)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Matthew L. Jockers<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/templetv.net\/shows\/university-lecture-series\/humanities-lecture-matthew-jockers\/\"><em>A Novel Method for Mapping Plot<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ethan Watrall<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/templetv.net\/shows\/university-lecture-series\/humanities-lecture-ethan-watrall\/\"><em>Digital Archaeological Method and Practice<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kathleen Fitzpatrick<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.templetv.net\/shows\/university-lecture-series\/humanities-lecture-kathleen-fitzpatrick\/\"><em>The Humanities in and for the Digital Age<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alexander Galloway<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.templetv.net\/shows\/university-lecture-series\/humanities-lecture-alexander-galloway\/\"><em>The Unworkable Interface<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Khalil Muhammad<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/templetv.net\/shows\/university-lecture-series\/khalil-muhammad-2010\/\"><em>The Condemnation of Blackness<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patricia Aufderheide<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.templetv.net\/shows\/university-lecture-series\/humanities-lecture-patricia-aufderheide\/\"><em>Free Speech and Fair Use in Academia<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019\u20132020 Lecture Series October 10, 2019Travis Glasson (Department of History)CHAT Faculty Fellow 2019\u20132020\u201cSunshine Patriots: Family and Divided Loyalties in the American Revolution\u201d November 7, 2019Mariola Alvarez (Department of Art History)CHAT Faculty Fellow 2019\u20132020\u201cBecoming Modern, Becoming Brazilian: Japanese Brazilian Abstract Artists\u201d November 21, 2019Rebeca Hey-Col\u00f3n (Department of Spanish)\u201cSpectral Waters: Diasporic Women\u2019s Writing from Hispaniola\u201d December 5, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/2026\/05\/13\/chat-past-lecture-series-programming-archive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CHAT Past Lecture Series &amp; Programming Archive&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chat-event-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":531,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions\/531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}