Humanities Week, Nov. 11 through 15, promises a series of diverse events in casual settings. Hosted by the Humanities Research Group, activities are intended to foster discussion and a better understanding of the humanities.

This year’s schedule includes:

• Monday, Nov. 11
  Advice from the Real World: Recent graduates from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences talk about work and careers
  1 p.m. in the Collaboratory Space, Leddy Library

• Tuesday, Nov. 12
  The invented crisis: lecture on Universities and the demise of free speech by law professor Richard Moon
  6 p.m. at the Performance Hall, Armouries Building, 37 University Ave. E.

• Wednesday, Nov. 13
  Great Scots: Douglas Gibson discusses Canadian Fiction Writers with Links to Scotland
  6 p.m. in the Multimedia Studio, Alan Wildeman Centre for Creative Arts, 360 Freedom Way

• Thursday, Nov. 14
  Play reading and discussion: HRG fellow Michelle McArthur will lead a staged reading of Erin Shields’ Millennial Malcontent
  7 p.m. at the Hatch Studio Theatre, Jackman Dramatic Art Centre

• Friday, Nov. 15
  30 Years Celebration: featuring the winner of the 2019 Why Humanities? contest
  5 p.m. at the Green Been Café, 2320 Wyandotte St. W.

All the events are open to the public and free to attend. Learn more on the HRG’s website.

—Dana Roe