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Upcoming Events

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Workshop: The Imaginary of Disobedience

Monday, January 19 at 9:15am

The Imaginary of Disobedience is a one-day workshop to be held at Duke University on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19, 2026. The workshop aims to conceptualize the lineaments ...

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Repatriate:00

Tuesday, January 20 at 3:00pm

“Repatriate:00” is a debut of Kalen Wing Ki Lee’s artistic practice on notion and experience of emotional migration in the thick of movements of body, desire, human geography, sovereignty and ...

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History On Screen

Monday, January 26 at 5:15pm

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Joanne Paul, a leading historian of Tudor England, as she discusses what it means to bring history to life on screen. Dr. Paul ...

Past Events

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Closing Reception: “Disobedient Subjects” Exhibit

January 16, 2026

** 6-6:30pm, Curators’ Walk-Through ** Registration for this event is kindly requested (but not required) at: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1AEc1aSoAScnoge Join us for the closing reception of “Disobedient Subjects: Bombay 1930-31,” an exhibition ...

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AIDS Activism and Queer Care

March 31, 2025

The History Hub is pleased to be hosting “AIDS Activism and Queer Care,” with Dr. Keiko Lane. Dr. Lane is an independent scholar, practicing psychotherapist, ACT UP and Queer Nation/Los ...

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“Bad Faith” Film Screening

October 9, 2024

Join the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute for the second film in our 2024-2025 Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series. “Bad Faith” is a feature-length documentary that ...