Spring 2021

HUM 290 001 - COL 001

Colloquium: Practicing the Humanities

Kathleen Donegan

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021

02:00 pm - 03:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:32298

Units: 1

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Offered through L&S Arts and Humanities Division

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 15

Enrolled: 15

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 30

Waitlist Max: 10

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

2 hours of a seminar led by different instructors per week, and 1 hours of outside work hours per week.

The course will focus on the connections between the disciplines of the humanities and the world outside academia. It aims to introduce Ph.D. students to a range of work and career choices beyond the tenure track. Those presenting will include faculty, alumni, and leaders in the technology and non-profit sectors (including higher education), among others. Readings will be assigned on a weekly basis. In rotation, members of the class will be appointed as discussion leaders and commentators.

Class Description

Guest speakers include, among others: Carol Christ (UC Berkeley Chancellor) Joy Connolly (ACLS President) Ken Himmelman (Harvard Kennedy School for Public Leadership) Debra Behrens (UC Berkeley, Imagine PhD) Kelly Brown (UC Humanities Research Institute) The colloquium is organized and moderated by Dr. Nicoletta Montaner, ACLS Emerging Voices Fellow.