Duke postdoctoral fellows in the humanities held an “Academic Futurology” discussion at the Franklin Humanities Institute on the rich and various ways they have contributed to intellectual and institutional life at Duke. Monica Huerta, Ph.D., a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-16 speaks here about her research. A project of the Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) at Duke University, Humanities Futures is a multi-faceted exploration of the states and directions of the humanities, in light of the interdisciplinary developments of recent decades. Supported by a general grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Humanities Futures is a 3.5-year initiative running from Fall 2014 through Fall 2017.