Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 6:00 pm Location: Barker Center, Room 110 We invite you to join the discussion: Education and AI Ethics, featuring opening remarks by Mark Schiefsky (Harvard University) and Doris Sommer (Harvard University), with Charalambos Tsekeris (Greek National Commission for Bioethics & Technoethics) as the keynote speaker, Ofrit Liviatan (Harvard University) as […]
Date: October 22-23, 2024 Location: PRAGUE, Celetná Street 20, lecture hall 247, We invite you to discuss the art of connecting in the face of divisions as part of the Good Connections series. Professors Doris Sommer (Harvard University), Sara Uboldi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), and Pierluigi Sacco (University of Chieti and Pescara) will […]
Cultural Agents, in collaboration with Colombia Transforma and the Ministry of Justice, will host a training and certification workshop on Pre-Texts on December 13, 14, and 15. This initiative aims to promote a culture and pedagogy of peace by strengthening the skills of 30 community leaders. Having the opportunity to share Pre-Texts in a place […]
The sessions will take place on January 15th and 17th from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Microsoft Garage in Manhattan. Participants include members of the Microsoft team, the Civic engagement Commission of NYC, the New School, Guggenheim Museum, Bard College, EnjoyJazz, and other artists and educators. This training will prepare for certification as […]
On January 24 and 25, 2025, join us at the Afro-Diasporic Museum of Stanford, Uolaba, in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, where Afro-descendant leaders, scholars, and legal experts will discuss ancestral territories, ancestral pilgrimages, maritime rights, and collective justice. What can you expect? Keynote presentations by prominent figures such as Quince Duncan, Agustín Lao-Montes, and Pastor […]
Mike Pell, inventor of the PDF and a continuing disrupter of technological habits, will speak on the relationship between AI and the Humanities. To manage the present ecosystem of technology and to prepare for the future requires imagination and judgment, the core faculties of a humanistic education that is currently sidelined and threatened. Paradoxically, the most forward looking […]
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FIRST EDITION Magical Nuquí, Chocó, is the convening point for this first of many paths to travel as pilgrims throughout Colombia, walking to discover ourselves and each other. The heart of the country’s Pacific coast invites us to explore breathtaking landscapes and to connect deeply with the world around us. Walking to the rhythm of […]
SECOND EDITION: AHMEDABAD, INDIA 17-18 MARCH. This two-day immersion will provide several unique opportunities to dive more deeply into heat adaptation policies and practices in India, both centuries-old and modern. We’ll start with a sunrise visit to one of Ahmedabad’s famous stepwells to see what ancient architecture can teach us about tackling modern climate challenges. We’ll […]
Overview: The Weavers Meeting on February 8th focused on updates and improvements to the Pre-texts website. Key points included the addition of a navigation section by country to highlight local workshops and the implementation of a password-protected manual for the Pre-text methodology. The team discussed the need for a column on the workshop page to […]
