Humanisms and Beyond: JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner Present Book at JCU
August 30, 2023
On June 20, 2023, the presentation of the volume Humanism and Beyond, co-edited by Professors Conti and Sorgner was held at JCU.
August 30, 2023
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History and Humanities News
Professor David Levy Publishes “Shakespeare Winces Not: On Inclusion in Liberal Education”
June 22, 2023
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.
June 22, 2023
Professor Fabrizio Conti to Author Textbook with Routledge
May 5, 2023
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.
May 5, 2023
Humanisms and Beyond: A Collection of Essays Coedited by JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner
April 27, 2023
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
April 27, 2023
50 Years of Magic: JCU Welcomes Professor Michael D. Bailey
March 29, 2023
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.”
March 29, 2023
Art About Food: Alumna Kiriko Mechanicus
January 30, 2023
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.
January 30, 2023
Fashion and Philosophy: A Talk by Professor Gwenda-lin Grewal
January 30, 2023
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.”
January 30, 2023
Professor Fabrizio Conti Interviewed by USA Today on Witchcraft
December 5, 2022
History Professor Fabrizio Conti was recently interviewed by USA Today in an article about witchcraft and magic.
December 5, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited to UCLA to Discuss Paper on Paganism
November 18, 2022
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.
November 18, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti Publishes Book on Magic in the Roman World
October 25, 2022
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.”
October 25, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited as Guest Speaker to Zayed University in the UAE
September 5, 2022
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.
September 5, 2022
InVerse – Italian Poets in Translation Returns to JCU
April 26, 2022
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.
April 26, 2022
On Transhumanism: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s Book Featured in “Deliberatio”
January 26, 2022
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.
January 26, 2022
Princeton Professor Patrick Geary Shares HistoGenes Research
November 18, 2021
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.”
November 18, 2021
JCU Welcomes Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz for a Talk on the Mediterranean
November 4, 2021
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.
November 4, 2021
Professor Fabrizio Conti Presents Paper at the “From Logos to Person” Conference
October 18, 2021
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.
October 18, 2021
Fashion Through History: A Lecture by Professor Fabrizio Conti
September 23, 2021
Professor Antonella Salvatore welcomed History Professor Fabrizio Conti to her marketing course to discuss ““Fashion” through History and a Humanistic Approach.”
September 23, 2021
Language is Key: Classics Professor Danica Pušić
September 16, 2021
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).
September 16, 2021
Global Explorer Scholarship Recipients: Meet Student Stephanie Haigis
September 3, 2021
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.
September 3, 2021
Ancient Modernity: Archaeology Professor Jens Koehler
September 1, 2021
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.
September 1, 2021
