Keywords in Blue Humanities

Keywords in Blue Humanities is an online symposium that uses critical terms to identify emerging thought in the field. Over Spring 2026, authors and humanities scholars will present their keyword in a series of free presentations. Schedule:

February 13 (12:00-1:00 EST). Steve Mentz, “buoyancy". Sayantika, Chakraborty, “migration”. Sid Dobrin, “fish”.

March 13 (12:00-1:00 EST). Melissa Cooper, “islands”. Søren Frank, “deep time”. Malcolm Sen, “sediment”.

Friday, April 17 (2:00-3:00 EST). Alexis Pauline Gumbs, “school”. Abigail Chabitnoy, “shoreline”. Daniel Anlezark, “ice”.

Sponsored by the University of South Florida Judy Genshaft Honors College, Gulf Scholars Program, Office of Research and Innovation, Department of English, and College of Arts and Sciences St. Petersburg campus.