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Promoting public scholarship
The Forum for Scholars and Publics at Duke advocates for the vitality of community expertise and scholarly knowledge, both within and outside of the walls of the university. We organize programs and public events on and off campus, curate dynamic digital spaces for sharing research and commentary, host working groups and residencies, and engage with faculty, fellows, and community partners interested in exploring new ways to connect scholars and publics locally and globally.
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Global Stories, Local Issues: The Cash Register
A cash register as old as this one usually comes with a good story. This particular object tells a story of possibility and nostalgia, but it also pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a business owner in …
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As 2020 unfolded, we watched as more and more people became aware of the centrality of the Haitian Revolution not only to the history of slavery in the U.S., but to global history. Teaching Haiti’s revolution is more important than …
read more about A Comic Book About HaitiReclaiming Sites of Trauma
Can art be a vehicle for reclaiming sites of prior violence and healing the communities traumatized by them? Hannah Jacobs revisits a conversation with Tift Merritt, Nina Angela Mercer, Anna Schuleit Haber, and Deborah Luster…
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