ARHU Pop-up Discussion: Being Human in the Age of AI

ARHU Pop-up Discussion: Being Human in the Age of AI

American Studies | Art | Art History and Archaeology | Arts for All | Classics | College of Arts and Humanities | Communication | Douglass Center | English | History | Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies | Linguistics | Philosophy | School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | School of Music | School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies | The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Thursday, October 9, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Taliaferro Hall, Library - Room 1126

Join ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and panelists to learn how the College of Arts and Humanities is examining artificial intelligence through humanistic and social science perspectives, offering an important critical analysis of AI's societal implications, and thoughtfully utilizing AI tools in creative ways.

This free & private UMD community event (open to current UMD students, faculty and staff) is sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities, Dean Stephanie Shonekan and Associate Dean Trevor Parry-Giles,  Faculty Affairs and Research.

Panelists:

Holly Brewer, associate professor, history
Justin Michael Helms, graduate student, history
Ilaria Canavotto, assistant professor, philosophy
Rianna Walcott, assistant professor, communication
Samuel Walter Crawford, sound and media technologies in performance, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies 

Requesting Disability Accommodations:

Please contact Katherine Brandt at kabrandt@umd.edu or 301-405-2095 at least one week prior to the event to request disability accommodations. In all situations, a good faith effort (up until the time of the event) will be made to provide accommodations.