The Whitney Humanities Center has announced the speakers for its Fall 2017 Shulman Lectures in Science and the Humanities series, which this year is titled “Reports from Nonhuman Worlds.” The speakers are Jacques Lezra, Manuel DeLanda, and Claire...
In today’s world, cultural heritage — a term Yale University President Peter Salovey referred to as “the essential record of humanity” — is increasingly under attack by threats ranging from climate change, terrorism, theft, mass tourism, and war. Historic...
Embracing the idea that human engagements with the natural world are profoundly shaped by culture, ethics, history, politics, and the arts is one of the central tenets of a new collaborative initiative at Yale.
Launched by faculty and graduate students,...