Making Peace with Death: What War Leaves BehindInbal Abergil with guest Tracy Dice-JohnsonCenter for Documentary Studies Auditorium1317 W. Pettigrew Street, Durham.October 14th, 1:30-2:… read more about Inbal Abergil | Artist Talk »
What happens when a plant becomes part of a moving image? Not only as a subject, but as a material from which an image can be made? This artist talk examines eco-derived materials as a form of… read more about "Eco-Derived Pigment & Material Image-Making” »
Film screening:"Do You Love Me"(Lana Daher, 2025, 75 min, France/Lebanon/Germany/Qatar; in French, Arabic, and English with English subtitles, DCP)DO YOU LOVE ME is a playful and personal journey… read more about Screen/Society--"Do You Love Me" (Lana Daher, 2025) »
Nuestra Tierra. 2025. Dir. Lucrecia Martel (Argentina). 122 min. DCPIn 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming… read more about NCLAFF. OUR LAND (NUESTRA TIERRA) »
The NC Latin American Film Festival and Screen/Society present:"Our Land" / "Nuestra tierra" (aka "Landmarks")(Lucrecia Martel, 2025, 122 min, Argentina, Spanish with English subtitles, DCP)In… read more about Screen/Society--"Our Land"/"Nuestra tierra" (Lucrecia Martel, 2025) | NCLAFF »
What will life beyond Earth look and feel like for the first cosmic explorers? Join the Duke SPACE Initiative for a networking lunch & seminar with analog astronaut and photographer, Cassandra… read more about Duke SPACE Initiative Seminar - Cassandra Klos »
IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTSAn exhibit of work by Duke Visual Arts Faculty that uses this phrase, taken from the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, as a jumping-off point for works… read more about IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS EXHIBIT RECEPTION »
Talk given by Miguel Cabellero on the book The Monument of Tomorrow: Creative Conservation and the Spanish War. read more about Book Talk: The Monument of Tomorrow: Creative Conservation and the Spanish War. »
Join filmmakers, faculty, and librarians in a conversation reflecting on The Memory Project, a long-standing collaborative initiative that demonstrates the powerful intersection of academic research… read more about The Memory Project Symposium »
Photographer and Duke MFA|EDA alumna Cassandra Klos explores humanity's relationship to space, scientific exploration, and the possibility of life beyond Earth in "Cosmic Origins," an exhibition on… read more about “Cosmic Origins” Exhibition Run »
Join us for the opening reception of "Cosmic Origins," a new exhibition by photographer and Duke MFA|EDA alumna Cassandra Klos.Bringing together photographs, artifacts, and ephemera, "Cosmic Origins… read more about “Cosmic Origins” Opening Reception »
---Zhuang Wei, 2026, 89 min, China, Chinese with English subtitles---SynopsisReturning to the unfamiliar Chaoshan homeland to live, I encountered my grand-uncle Ajun, who had returned from Cambodia.… read more about Film Screening: “Zhuang Wei’s Witness: Return of the Survivor” (Zhuang Wei, 2026) »
Spend an afternoon exploring space through art, science, photography, and hands-on activities.Join us for a free, family-friendly event celebrating Cassandra Klos's exhibition "Cosmic Origins" at CDS… read more about “Cosmic Origins” Family Event »
Film screening and Discussion -- note early 6PM start time!"Sinners"(Ryan Coogler, 2025, 128 min, USA, DCP)Join us for a pre-Halloween screening of SINNERS, the record-breaking, four-time Academy… read more about Screen/Society--"Sinners" (Ryan Coogler, 2025) + Interdisciplinary Conversation »
Alicia Caticha (Ph.D., University of Virginia) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University. She specializes in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European… read more about “Towards an Eighteenth-Century Phenomenology of Whiteness: Madame du Barry, Zamor, and the Racial Politics of Marble” »
Discover the remarkable story of Ella Briggs, a pioneering Viennese architect nearly lost to history. Trained by the Secessionists, she shaped global debates on modern living with an influential… read more about "Architecture’s Forgotten Figures: The Unconventional Life and Work of Ella Briggs" »
The Sperling Center for Jewish Studies at Duke University is pleased to present its Undergraduate Documentary Film Festival, featuring original documentary films created by Duke undergraduates… read more about Sperling Center Presents Undergraduate Doc Fest »
December 3, 2026. Fredric Jameson Gallery. 10:00 am.Screening of GROUNDING AMERICA: CORN | COTTON | COAL | TOBACCO. Short films for NARRATING NATURE. DOCUMENTARIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.Join the… read more about GROUNDING AMERICA: CORN COTTON TOBACCO COAL SHORT FILMS »