A Humanities Lab Workshop organized by Laurent Dubreuil on April 19, 2025 at Cornell University and online. The event was co-sponsored by the Departments of Psychology, and of Comparative Literature, as well as the Cognitive Science Program and French Studies. Kanzi’s Legacy (updated)

Laurent Dubreuil: On Kanzi’s Legacy: Science & Beyond. Laurent Dubreuil is the Founding Director of the Humanities Lab at Cornell University, where he serves as Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences.

Tetsuro Matsuzawa: Kanzi Bonobo in a Comparative Perspective. Tetsuro Matsuzawa is the Director emeritus of Primate Research at Kyoto University (Japan).

Derek Wildman: Kanzi, Genomics, & Evolution. Derek Wildman is a Professor of Genomics  at the University of South Florida.

Itai Roffman: Kanzi Wamba, Language & Testimony in a Court of Law. Itai Roffman is a Senior Lecturer of Anthropology  at Yezreel Valley College (Israel) and the President of the Jane Goodall Institute of Israel.

Discussion between Laurent Dubreuil, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Itai Roffman, and Derek Wildman. [This video will be added at a later date.]

Paul Thibault: Languaging and Managing the Flow of Joint Activity in a Pan/Homo World. Paul Thibault is a Visiting Professor of Linguistics at the Education University of Hong Kong.

David Sulzer. David Sulzer is a Professor of Neurobiology at Columbia University. [This video will be added at a later date.]

Cathy Caruth: A Unique Kind of Encounter. Cathy Caruth is the Class of 1916 Professor of English and the Chair of Comparative Literature at Cornell University.

Discussion between Cathy Caruth, Laurent Dubreuil, David Goldman, David Sulzer, and Paul Thibault. [This video will be added at a later date.]

Lindsay Stern: The Darlings Speak Up. Lindsay Stern is an Assistant Professor of English at Texas State University.

Nancy Howell: Kanzi’s Transformative Legacy and Continuing Advocacy. Nancy Howell is a Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion and the Oubri A. Poppele Professor of Health and Welfare Ministries at the Saint Paul School of Theology.

Gary Bradshaw: Bonobo Hope. Gary Bradshaw is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Mississippi State University and the Chairman of the Bonobo Hope Initiative.

Discussion between Cathy Caruth, Laurent Dubreuil, Laurent Ferri, Roald Hoffmann, and Nancy Howell. [This video will be added at a later date.]

Tom Schoenemann: Kanzi’s Legacy in Cognitive Science. Tom Schoenemann is a Professor of Anthropology and Cognitive Science at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Sue and Shane Savage-Rumbaugh: What’s Going On? And Why? Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is the Founder of Bonobo Hope. Her son, Shane Savage-Rumbaugh, is a Professor of Studio Arts at Stonehill College.

Concluding discussion. [This video will be added at a later date.]

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