Special Events and Series

The POLYMATHIC PANELS, and SPECIAL EVENTS SERIES features collaborative exchanges with institutes and scholars from USC and around the globe, including a conference organized and directed by students, with professors and students engaging one another on selected topics.

The GOETHE SOCIETY, an undergraduate organization affiliated with the USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, explores the cultural resources of the USC campus and greater Los Angeles. Each session will be accompanied by an academic presentation and discussion keyed to a specific artistic or scholarly focus.

POLYMATHIC PRACTICUM is a Harman Academy workshop that holds regular meetings over the fall and spring semesters, where dedicated Academy students will explore together the practice of integrating multiple disciplines in their own scholarship.

Current Semester
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Apr 24 2026

Goethe Society: Trip to Butterfly Pavilion at Natural History Museum

When: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Nov 19 2025

PKP ~ Food For Thought: AI, Energy, and Policy

When: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Sep 17 2025

Goethe Society: Trip to the Getty Villa for "Oedipus the King, Mama!"

When: 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Ethical XR Hackathon

Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Ethical XR Hackathon

Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Sep 22 2023
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Sep 23 2023

Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage Symposium

When: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Special Events and Series
Hosted by the USC Mellon Humanities in a Digital World Program and the Ahmanson Lab, the Immersive Technologies and Cultural Heritage (ITCH) Symposium will take place on Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23, 2023.

It will bring together humanities researchers working with immersive technologies to showcase innovative projects, engage in feedback, and build community. The sessions will elucidate benefits of working at the intersection of digital technologies and the liberal arts.

During the symposium, each participant will lead a hands-on demonstration of their project; give a 10-15-minute presentation summarizing the project’s context, goals, and implications for humanities scholarship; and offer a prepared comment regarding a project shared by a fellow participant. The symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion considering the promise and perils of immersive technologies for humanities research, teaching, and learning.
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Sep 23 2022
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Sep 24 2022

TIME REWOUND

When: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Where: Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library, DML 240
Event Type: Special Events and Series
2021 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study. In celebration of this milestone, we are hosting festivities across two days—panel discussions, dinners, technology showcases—celebrating over a decade of exploring everything within the polymathic framework.
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Feb 24 2019

Mass Metadata Generation at Getty Digital

When: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Oct 7 2019

The Library Age

When: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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Apr 30 2018

On a Collections as Data Imperative

When: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Special Events and Series
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