History and Humanities News

Humanisms and Beyond: JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner Present Book at JCU

Humanisms and Beyond: JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner Present Book at JCU

On June 20, 2023, the presentation of the volume Humanism and Beyond, co-edited by Professors Conti and Sorgner was held at JCU.

Professor David Levy Publishes “Shakespeare Winces Not: On Inclusion in Liberal Education”

Professor David Levy Publishes “Shakespeare Winces Not: On Inclusion in Liberal Education”

Professor David Levy, who teaches philosophy at JCU, recently published the article "Shakespeare Winces Not: On Inclusion in Liberal Education" in Perspectives on Political Science.

Professor Fabrizio Conti to Author Textbook with Routledge

Professor Fabrizio Conti to Author Textbook with Routledge

History Professor Fabrizio Conti was recently asked to write a student textbook by the British publisher Routledge, and his book idea was accepted by the editorial board after the peer review process.

Humanisms and Beyond: A Collection of Essays Coedited by JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner

Humanisms and Beyond: A Collection of Essays Coedited by JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner

JCU Professors Fabrizio Conti and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently coedited a collection of essays called Humanisms and Beyond: Past, Present, and Future of the Humanities in Liberal Arts Education

50 Years of Magic: JCU Welcomes Professor Michael D. Bailey

50 Years of Magic: JCU Welcomes Professor Michael D. Bailey

On March 15, 2023, the Department of History and Humanities and the American Academy in Rome welcomed Professor Michael D. Bailey for a talk called “50 Years of Magic as Interdisciplinary Study: From the Revival of the 1970s to Future Perspectives.”

Art About Food: Alumna Kiriko Mechanicus

Art About Food: Alumna Kiriko Mechanicus

Alumna Kiriko Mechanicus graduated from JCU in 2018 with a B.A. in History and a minor in Communications. Kiriko was recently invited to write and recite a Dutch-Italian poem in an event in honor of the Dutch state visit of Italian President Sergio Mattarella.

Fashion and Philosophy: A Talk by Professor Gwenda-lin Grewal

Fashion and Philosophy: A Talk by Professor Gwenda-lin Grewal

Professor Seth Jaffe welcomed Dr. Gwenda-lin Grewal to his Introduction to Political Theory class for a guest lecture called “Fashion and Death: A Talk on Fashion | Sense.”

Professor Fabrizio Conti Interviewed by USA Today on Witchcraft

Professor Fabrizio Conti Interviewed by USA Today on Witchcraft

History Professor Fabrizio Conti was recently interviewed by USA Today in an article about witchcraft and magic.

Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited to UCLA to Discuss Paper on Paganism

Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited to UCLA to Discuss Paper on Paganism

On October 29, Professor Fabrizio Conti was invited by the University of California, Los Angeles, to discuss his paper called “Paganism, ‘Superstition’, and Christianization in Late Antique Northern Italy” at the California Medieval History Seminar.

Professor Fabrizio Conti Publishes Book on Magic in the Roman World

Professor Fabrizio Conti Publishes Book on Magic in the Roman World

Professor Fabrizio Conti has published a new book titled “Nemo non Metuit”: Magic in the Roman World (Trivent, 2022). The volume, which Professor Conti has edited along with Professor Elizabeth Ann Pollard from San Diego State University, is the second volume in the series “Advances in the History of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion.”

Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited as Guest Speaker to Zayed University in the UAE

Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited as Guest Speaker to Zayed University in the UAE

On August 29 and 30, 2022, JCU History Professor Fabrizio Conti, was invited by Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates to give two research talks.

InVerse – Italian Poets in Translation Returns to JCU

InVerse – Italian Poets in Translation Returns to JCU

Founded in 2005 by JCU professors Brunella Antomarini, Berenice Cocciolillo, and Rosa Filardi, the InVerse festival has become a forum where the JCU community and guests can listen to a variety of voices in contemporary Italian poetry, which is also read in English translation.

On Transhumanism: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s Book Featured in “Deliberatio”

On Transhumanism: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s Book Featured in “Deliberatio”

JCU Philosophy Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently had a special issue of the journal “Deliberatio” solely dedicated to his book, On Transhumanism, which will be available in print beginning March (Penn State University Press, 2020). Deliberatio is a new journal dedicated to cutting-edge topics in philosophy.

Princeton Professor Patrick Geary Shares HistoGenes Research

Princeton Professor Patrick Geary Shares HistoGenes Research

The JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Study with the support of the Department of History and Humanities welcomed Patrick Geary, Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton, for a lecture titled “The new interdisciplinary history: Studying Barbarian migrations through genomic data.”

JCU Welcomes Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz for a Talk on the Mediterranean

JCU Welcomes Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz for a Talk on the Mediterranean

John Cabot University's Department of History and Humanities welcomed Distinguished Research Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz for a lecture called “The Mediterranean: A Sea of Encounters,” on October 26, 2021.

Professor Fabrizio Conti Presents Paper at the “From Logos to Person” Conference

Professor Fabrizio Conti Presents Paper at the “From Logos to Person” Conference

Professor Fabrizio Conti presented a paper at the 5th Interdisciplinary Conference "From Logos to Person" held at the Polis Institute of Languages and Humanities in Jerusalem, Israel, on October 7, 2021.

Fashion Through History: A Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Conti

Fashion Through History: A Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Conti

Professor Antonella Salvatore welcomed History Professor Fabrizio Conti to her marketing course to discuss ““Fashion” through History and a Humanistic Approach.”

Language is Key: Classics Professor Danica Pušić

Language is Key: Classics Professor Danica Pušić

Born and raised in Novi Sad, Serbia, Classics Professor Danica Pušić teaches Latin and Ancient Greek at JCU. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and she is also the official translator and interpreter at the Rome Criminal Tribunal (Italian – Serbo-Croatian; Serbo-Croatian – Italian). 

Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Stephanie Haigis

Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Stephanie Haigis

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, to a German mother and an American father, Stephanie Haigis is a History major and one of the recipients of the Global Explorer Scholarship.

Ancient Modernity: Archaeology Professor Jens Koehler

Ancient Modernity: Archaeology Professor Jens Koehler

Originally from Bremen, Germany, Professor Jens Koehler holds a Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Munich. Since the early 1990s, he worked as senior researcher for the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. Professor Koehler has been teaching in JCU’s Art History Department since 2003.