Scholars @ Hallwalls

Drawing of Scholars@Hallwalls talk featuring Jasmina Tumbas at podium with white projection screen in background and audience in foreground, by Joan Linder.

Drawing of Scholars@Hallwalls featuring Jasmina Tumbas, by Joan Linder.

Celebrating the 10th season of Scholars@Hallwalls! A monthly lecture series featuring the UB Humanities Institute’s Faculty Fellows for the current academic year, hosted at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (Buffalo’s renowned space for experimental art, music, and film located in the heart of the city at Delaware Ave. and Tupper St.). Each session features a fellow’s research/project in an engaging talk with lively follow-up conversation. Complimentary light fare and beverages are provided to foster a convivial atmosphere. 

Free Public Talks by Humanities Institute Faculty Fellows

Scholars@Hallwalls is the Humanities Institute's on-going monthly talk series hosted in the cinema space at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Always free and open to the public, these talks feature our Faculty Fellows in a casual, convivial setting; sharing their research with the community. Presentations are followed by Q+A.

Complimentary wine and light fare are served for brief, pre-talk mingling sessions.

Scholars@Hallwalls Speaker Spotlight
“Becky is a painter and visual artist that uses hand-painted lettering, found text and irregular pattern to restore attention and a human touch in the face of advancing online culture. ”
8/25/25

Becky Brown, Assistant Professor, Art

“Gwynn Thomas studies the ways women political leaders and activists contest their political exclusion and work to promote inclusive and equal societies in Latin America. ”
8/25/25

Gwynn Thomas, Associate Professor, Global Gender and Sexuality Studies

“Gathering together fields of critical Indigenous and Haudenosaunee studies, human geography, and science and technology studies, Meredith brings grounded analytics of dispossession and practices of refusal to the narrations of Indigenous life.  ”
8/25/25

Meredith Alberta Palmer (Tuscarora, Six Nations of the Grand River), Assistant Professor, Geography and Indigenous Studies

“Trina Hyun is currently working on her first book, Media Theologies, 1615-1668 ”
8/25/25

Trina Hyun, Assistant Professor, English

“David Herzberg is a historian of drugs and drug policy in U.S. racial capitalism, with a primary focus on pharmaceutical sedatives, stimulants, and opioids. ”
8/25/25

David Herzberg, Professor, History

“Victoria is the author of the book-in-progress titled, Medicalizing Violence: Trauma, Veterans Treatment Courts, and the Contradictions of Contemporary Justice Reform, which examines political efforts to medicalize and treat the violent crime of U.S. military veterans. ”
8/25/25

Victoria Piehowski, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology

“During this fellowship year, Devonya will examine, "The Ethics of Refusal: Practices of Freedom Under Conditions of Unfreedom." ”
8/25/25

Devonya Havis, Associate Professor, Comparative Literature

“Marco's research interests include Italian early modern crime and its narratives, sexuality and theology, biblical epic, macaronic and mock-heroic poetry, devotional literature, cheap-print and popular culture. ”
8/25/25

Marco Faini, Assistant Professor, Romance Languages and LIteratures

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2025-26 Schedule

2025-26 Faculty Fellows

Scholars @ Hallwalls live-stream!

If you can't join us in-person, you can live-stream Scholars@Hallwalls via the Hallwalls website. Talks begin at ~4:15pm.