Graduate Liberal Studies at Duke University

This June, Duke GLS students are heading to Asheville for another Hidden History Discover Trip! 🔍

✨ About the Project:
This amazing initiative was started by '23-24 MALS students with help from a Duke GPSG mini-grant and the Lottie Applewhite Fund.

The purpose of this initiative is to engage the GLS community in the investigation and presentation of histories buried within settler-colonial narratives.

Students select their own texts, conduct on-site fieldwork, and bring their findings back to the community.

Looking forward to hearing from them this summer. New pics and voices coming soon. Stay tuned! 📸

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Conversations over coffee, photographs spread across tables, ideas taking shape.

In American Spaces, students examined the visual history of the United States through photography, exploring how images construct meaning, memory and identity. Through photography theory, visual analysis and critical discussion, the course considered what photographs can reveal and obscure about “Americanness.”

The seminar culminated in student cultural portfolios that interpreted American space, history and culture through photography.

The course was taught by John Bechtold, an alumnus of Duke Graduate Liberal Studies.

Come celebrate the work of our GLS students 🎓

The annual Student Showcase highlights master’s projects, research, and creative work from across the program.

📅 April 30 | 5–7 PM
📍 Center for Documentary Studies
Start with a reception in the Lindhurst Building, then join us in the auditorium

🔗 Check the QR code for more details, including presenters and full program

What a special afternoon we shared at our GLS Porch Sitting this Monday 🏠✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the end of the semester with treats and even better company. The porch was filled with laughter, meaningful conversations and that unmistakable sense of community that makes these moments so special.

It was so nice to reconnect with familiar faces and welcome new ones into the circle as we closed out the semester together 💙

We’re already looking forward to the next gathering. Stay tuned!