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Programs and Events

The Newberry offers programming in the humanities for lifelong learners, students, teachers, scholars, and genealogy researchers. Please visit the individual program pages below for information about how to register in advance.

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E.g., 07/08/2022
E.g., 07/08/2022
Monday, July 11, 2022 – Friday, July 22, 2022
Summer Institute in Italian Paleography
This two-week residential course offers an intensive introduction to reading and transcription of handwritten Italian vernacular texts from the late medieval through the early modern periods. The course is taught in Italian. The application deadline is March 15, 2022.
Thursday, September 22, 2022 – Thursday, December 1, 2022
Boethian Abolition
(This program continues for multiple sessions)
By exploring the potential alignment between a premodern philosophical structure and modern police and prison abolition, this course offers a new way for medieval archives to support racial justice.
Friday, September 30, 2022 – Saturday, October 1, 2022
Attending to Women, 1100-1800: Performance
Call for Workshop Proposals