Upcoming Events
September 29, 2021 @ 7pm
Author Meets Readers with Anthony Doerr
The King's English Bookshop and the Tanner Humanities Center proudly present an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr. He will be in conversation with bookselling legend, Betsy Burton. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Your $40 ticket includes one copy of Cloud Cuckoo Land.
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Technology & AI Virtual Book Club - I , Robot
With Andrew Shephard
English faculty members Andrew Shephard and Jeremy Rosen who will run a bi-semester virtual book club on artificial intelligence, starting with I, Robot by Isaac Isamov and discussion led by Prof. Shephard.
When: October 29, 2020
Time: 7:00pm MDT
Location: Virtual

Technology & AI Virtual Book Club - I , Robot
With Andrew Shephard
English faculty members Andrew Shephard and Jeremy Rosen who will run a bi-semester virtual book club on artificial intelligence, starting with I, Robot by Isaac Isamov and discussion led by Prof. Shephard.
When: October 29, 2020
Time: 7:00pm MDT
Location: Virtual

Technology & AI Virtual Book Club - I , Robot
With Andrew Shephard
English faculty members Andrew Shephard and Jeremy Rosen who will run a bi-semester virtual book club on artificial intelligence, starting with I, Robot by Isaac Isamov and discussion led by Prof. Shephard.
When: October 29, 2020
Time: 7:00pm MDT
Location: Virtual
Mission
The Tanner Humanities Center advances humanities exploration and engagement through academic research, educational enrichment, and public outreach. The activities reflect a vision of the humanities as not only relevant, stimulating, and cutting-edge, but also essential for developing critical thinking, tolerance, and respect on campus and in the community.
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Gateway to Learning Workshops at the Tanner Humanities Center
Established in 1990, our Gateway to Learning Educator Workshops offer K-12 Utah teachers rigorous, affordable professional development opportunities and continuing education courses at the University of Utah. Under the direction of nationally recognized University of Utah faculty members, teachers attend week-long summer workshops to explore current scholarship on academic subjects, new pedagogical methods, curriculum development, and innovative classroom technologies.
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Tanner Talk with Nnedi Okorafor
The Tanner Humanities Center was proud to host author Nnedi Okorafor in a virtual conversation with Director Erika George and Assistant Professor of English Andrew Shephard. The discussion focused on her writing, which she describes as "Africanfuturism" and "Africanjujuism," as well as her newest novel, NOOR.
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Shoshana Zuboff Delivers Tanner Lecture on Artificial Intelligence and Human Values
The Tanner Humanities Center was proud to host Shoshana Zuboff, author of, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," for the Obert C. Tanner Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Human Values, a special series of the Tanner Lectures program.
Events
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Aug 18
Thursday
Philosophy Faculty Retreat
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)
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Aug 22
Monday
5pm - 6pmAJS Conversation Series Podcast: Mourning and Shame in Prayers and Verse
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Aug 25
Thursday
7pm - 8pmGuest Writers Series: English Department Welcome Back Student Reading
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Sep 07
Wednesday
Author Meets Readers Series with Thi Nguyen
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Sep 22
Thursday
Tanner Talk with Azar Nafisi
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Oct 06
Thursday
Author Meets Readers Series with Joy Harjo