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  • Session 2: Love at the Library: Introduction to the Art of Letterlocking

    The term “letterlocking” refers to the process by which letters, in this case on paper, were folded and secured in order to prevent the information contained within falling into unintended hands. In use from the late Middle Ages, these techniques were commonplace among the nobility and those work...

  • How a Poem Begins: Session 2

    This Hopkins at Home course will be an immersion in the craft of writing poetry. Participants will experiment with a variety of poetic styles and techniques. As a class, we will explore several classic and contemporary poems every week, discussing each poet’s use of devices like assonance, refrai...

  • How a Poem Begins: Session 3

    This Hopkins at Home course will be an immersion in the craft of writing poetry. Participants will experiment with a variety of poetic styles and techniques. As a class, we will explore several classic and contemporary poems every week, discussing each poet’s use of devices like assonance, refrai...

  • How a Poem Begins: Session 1

    This Hopkins at Home course will be an immersion in the craft of writing poetry. Participants will experiment with a variety of poetic styles and techniques. As a class, we will explore several classic and contemporary poems every week, discussing each poet’s use of devices like assonance, refrai...

  • Your Brain on Music

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    Ever wondered why music is the universal language of humankind? Weaving together questions, theories, and evidence from cognitive psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, ethnomusicology, linguistics, and computer science we will discover why music is so fundamental to us humans and why, no matter t...

  • Women's Suffrage

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    In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave U.S. women the right to vote, Johns Hopkins University engages the community to educate, explore, and raise awareness about this momentous occasion. In partnership with several Baltimore cultural institution...

  • Why Wasn't Spinoza Excommunicated

    Join Yitzhak Melamed, the Charlotte Bloomberg Professor of Philosophy, as he leads you through his research in which he attempts to distinguish between facts and myths in the various narratives surrounding the Herem issued against Spinoza by the Portuguese Jewish Community in Amsterdam. Yitzhak w...

  • What Universities Owe Democracy: A Conversation with President Ron Daniels

    Join Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels and SNF Agora faculty member Liliana Mason for a discussion of President Daniels’ recent book, What Universities Owe Democracy, which examines the role higher education can play in helping to restore American democracy in this moment of de...

  • The Woman’s Hour: An Interview with Elaine Weiss

    Elaine Weiss’ book, The Woman’s Hour, details the nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. In this installment of the JHU Suffrage Series, Elaine Weiss will be interview...

  • The Long Journey to Women’s Suffrage

    This coming August 26th marks the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th  Amendment giving women the vote in the United States. In this webcast, Dorothea Wolfson -- Director of the Master of Arts in Government -- addresses the philosophical and cultural obstacles that prolonged women’s...

  • The Death Penalty in America

    The United States is one of only two developed nations in the world that execute prisoners. Yet there is an undeniable movement abroad in the country toward its abolition of capital punishment. President Biden has promised that there will be no federal executions on his watch, and the Commonwealt...

  • Sweets and Treats of Women's Suffrage

    Extend the holiday spirit by whipping up some tasty winter desserts using recipes from the Women's Suffrage Movement! Join Heidi Herr and Christin Le (A&S '23) as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Women's Suffrage one more time before ringing in the new year. Heidi will be your guide through ...

  • State Affairs: Building Blocks for a Lifetime of Achievement 2

    Dr. Christopher Morphew, Dean of Johns Hopkins School of Education and moderator Sarah K. Elfreth, Maryland State Senator, for a discussion of three evidence-based programs that evaluate young children's readiness for school and preschool and help parents in Maryland locate quality child care. Th...

  • Sounds of Change

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    The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection is a gem among our Special Collections holdings. This carefully curated collection of 30,000 pieces of popular sheet music is the perfect lens through which to explore US reform movements, including suffrage, emancipation, anti-war, prohibition/temperance...

  • Shaping the Curve: Maryam Mirzakhani’s Influence on the Field of Mathematics

    In partnership with the Center for Talented Youth, you are invited to join a conversation with CTY's Senior Program Manager for math, Anjula Batra, film Director, George Paul Csicsery, and Johns Hopkins 2020 President's Frontier Award winner, Emily Riehl. They will discuss the importance of Mirza...

  • Setting the Artist Free: Arts, Humanities, and the Common Good

    What do the arts and humanities have to do with the common good? How might a poem, a portrait, or a performance shape our idea of what the common good looks like--or disrupt it? Please join Hopkins at Home and Common Question for a conversation with Atesede Makonnen and Andrew Motion, as they bri...

  • Radio: Theater of the Mind

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    Are you frightened by the thought of unseen invaders in your living room? Do you suspect foreign agents or even your own family members of trying to poison you? Is the government lying to you? If you said yes to any of these questions then you may be ready to return to the theater of yesteryear: ...

  • President's Frontier Award Lecture 2023

    2023 President's Frontier Award Lecture in celebration of this year's recipient, Dr. Melissa Walls. The presentation will include remarks from Ray Jayawardhana, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, introductions from Ellen MacKenzie, Dean, Bloomberg School of Public Health and ...

  • Picturing a Movement: Women’s Suffrage through the Lens of Maps and Ephemera

    Join Heidi Herr, the Outreach Librarian for Special Collections at Johns Hopkins University, as she interviews several students about their experiences researching the Women’s Suffrage Movement and shares examples of their work. Ivy Xun, a member of JHU ’23 has been co-curating a special exhibit...

  • On the Road with JHU - Terroir: A Sense of Place for Food and Drinks

    Derived from the French word terre, meaning “earth”, terroir refers to the environmental factors that affect crops in specific reasons. During this event, you’ll uncover the terroir of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States through three lenses while exploring some wine from the region...

  • Love at the Library

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    May your heart be your guide as Sheridan Libraries staff showcase their favorite love-themed collections and teach you how to recreate historic letter-writing techniques. In this three- part mini-course, you will sample some vintage love songs from the Lester Levy Collection of Popular American S...

  • Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story

    Join Peabody Conservatory faculty Ernest Liotti, Peab ‘80, for an introduction to Leonard Bernstein’s most celebrated contributions to Broadway ­ – from the enduring elegance of On the Town to the rhapsodic charm of Candide – with a special focus on the timeless classic, West Side Story. Revel in...

  • Italian Style in Context

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    “Italian style” has become a synonym of exquisite taste, class, and elegance thanks to its quality and craftsmanship. This mini-course will explore some of the major factors that contributed to the rise of the Made in Italy as an iconic design all around the world. In each meeting will analyze tr...

  • Investigating the Temple of the Egyptian Goddess Mut at South Karnak

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    Join Betsy Bryan, the Alexander Badawy Chair in Egyptian Art and Archaeology for Excavation is Just the Beginning: Twenty Years Investigating the Temple of the Egyptian Goddess Mut at South Karnak as she guides you through the discovery of Temple and the artifacts therein. You'll join Dr. Bryan a...