Whitney Humanities Center
Tapping into the Neurobiology of Speech and Dance Production at Yale Whitney Humanities Center
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenNeuroscientist Constantina Theofanopoulou explores the neural circuits of complex sensory-motor behaviors that serve social communication, specifically speech and dance, and aims to identify potential therapies for disorders that affect these behaviors, like Parkinson’s Disease. In this lecture, she will present research uncovering possible similarities between speech and dance, including an examination of the brain pathways […]
The Quest for the Plant Script : Writer and Poet Sumana Roy at Yale Whitney Humanities Center
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenIf plants could write, what stories would they tell us? What might we learn—about ourselves and the botanical world—if we learned to read, write, and translate a language rooted in vegetal life? Join Sumana Roy as she explores why these questions have captivated our writers, artists, thinkers, and scholars over the last hundred years. In […]
Film Screening and Director Q&A : The Mother of All Lies : Asmae El Moudir : Yale Alice Cinema
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenJoin us for the first installment of Films at the Whitney’s Fall 2024 screening series, World Documentaries Today, featuring director Asmae El Moudir in person! Winner of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard Best Director Award, Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir searches for the truth about her family’s history and its place within the national narrative of […]