HI Annual Conference | These Toxic Times

Mar. 10-11 | Save-the-Date

Student Union Landmark Room (210 SU) and Center for the Arts Screening Room (112 CFA)

Please save-the-dates March 10-11*, 2026 for the UB Humanities Institute Annual Conference | These Toxic Times convened by Elizabeth Mazzolini (Associate Professor, English).

Additional details coming soon!

UB faculty are encouraged to integrate elements of the conference and work by the visiting scholars into their Spring 2026 syllabi. Students are welcome to attend.

*additional satellite events will take place before and after the formal conference dates.

Visiting Guest Speakers

Keynote Speaker | Alexis Shotwell (Carleton University)

Jill Gatlin (New England Conservatory)

Gayathri Goel (Boston College)

Casey Kelly (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Olga Kuchinskaya (University of Pittsburgh)

Jenny Rice (University of Kentucky)

Mike Schade (Toxic Free Futures)

...and more to-be-announced

  • Annual Conference
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    In collaboration with colleagues conducting research in various disciplines at the University at Buffalo, HI hosts an annual gathering of notable national (and international) scholars in conversation with UB faculty and graduate students, framed through the lens of the humanities to address timely topics of concern.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC