Yuri Corrigan’s Lecture at the Russian History Museum
Associate Director Yuri Corrigan (WLL) gave a lecture at the Russian History Museum. The talk was titled “Chekhov and the Culture Wars of His Time” is part of the Russian History Museum’s online lecture series. It was presented on October 10, 2026. In this lecture, “Chekhov and the Culture Wars of His Time,” Corrigan explores […]
Daniel Abramson’s Recent Talk at the Mies van der Rohe Foundation
Associate Director Daniel Abramson (CAS AH) recently gave a talk in Barcelona on obsolescence at the Mies van der Rohe Foundation, in the replica of the architect’s famous 1929 exhibition pavilion. The lecture series was described as “[a] reflection on architectural heritage and the current challenges of preservation, conservation and sustainability. Organised by the Fundació […]
Daniel Abramson: Recent Publications
Associate Director Daniel Abramson (CAS AH)’s essay entitled “Concrete Obsolesence” was published in After Concrete: Rethinking the Dynamics of a Material (Birkhäuser, 2026). The volume is edited by Lucia Allais, Michael Faciejew, and Forrest Meggers. Contributors include Sigrid Adriaenssens, Lucia Allais, Ueli M. Angst, On Barak, and others. Abramson’s essay “Albany at the Crossroads of […]
Yuri Corrigan’s New Book: Chekhov’s Antidotes
Associate Director Yuri Corrigan (WLL) recently published Chekhov’s Antidotes: Prescriptions for an Age of Unrest with Stanford University Press. The book is “[a] rousing tour through Chekhov’s stories and plays, with lessons for managing troubling times” (SUP). Chekhov’s Antidotes was reviewed in the Los Angeles Review of Books, where it was described as “dazzling” and “remarkable” by Raymond […]
Juliet Floyd speaks at Bletchley Park at the 90th anniversary of Alan Turing’s “On Computable Numbers”
Director Floyd addressed the 90th anniversary conference at Bletchley Park, co-sponsored by the London Mathematical Society and the National Computing Museum at Bletchley Park. You can access the conference program here.
Juliet Floyd Reappointed as BUCH Director
Dean of Arts & Sciences Stan Sclaroff formally announced Juliet Floyd’s reappointment as BUCH Director.
Director Juliet Floyd Featured on NPR’s Philosophy Talk
Center Director and Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy Juliet Floyd was a recent guest on Philosophy Talk produced by KALW 91.7FM at Stanford University. In conversation with Ray Biggs, Professor of Philosophy, and Josh Landy, Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French, Professor of Comparative Literature, and co-director of the Literature and Philosophy Initiative at […]
Director Juliet Floyd Featured on Zeppelin University Podcast
Center Director and Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy Juliet Floyd was a recent guest on a podcast produced by Welle20 at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany. In conversation with, Jan Söffner, Chair of Cultural Theory and -Analysis at Zeppelin University and university students, Floyd applies a philosophical lens to the latests developments in artificial intelligence. […]
Associate Director Margarita Guillory Featured in ArtxSciences Magazine
“You miss something when you do not incorporate [in your research] the ways in which these innovative technologies are impacting our lives, whether it’s from a philosophical standpoint, whether it’s from a religious standpoint, whether it’s from a sociological, economic, or political standpoint,” Guillory says. And the crux of technology and Black esoteric spirituality has […]
Center Launches Digital Humanities Initiative with Reception
On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Center welcomed over thirty faculty members, administrators, graduate students, and undergraduates to Building Bridges: Connecting the Humanities and Technology. Attendees represented many departments and programs as well as schools and colleges. Conceived as a meet and greet, the crowd enjoyed lively conversation over refreshments and took full advantage of […]