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La Casita Co-Hosting Feb. 19 鶹ƵStage Play Reception and Community Events
Four community events are scheduled around the 鶹ƵStage presentation of the play, “Espejos: Clean.” The play tells the story of two women of vastly different backgrounds who meet by chance at a wedding in Cancún when a torrential downpour…
Professor Romita Ray Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Artist Rina Banerjee’s Exhibition and Residency at Syracuse
While the world comes to terms with the profound impact of a global pandemic, it simultaneously continues to grapple with race, migration and climate change. Romita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College…
‘Take Me to the Palace of Love’ on Display at 鶹ƵUniversity Art Museum Jan.19-May 14
A new exhibition of critical artworks by acclaimed international artist Rina Banerjee will open at the 鶹ƵUniversity Art Museum on Jan. 19. “Take Me to the Palace of Love” explores the meaning of home in diasporic communities and invites…
‘Active Repair’ Exhibition Launches
Organized around the theme of “repair,” the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Humanities Center are excited to announce, in conjunction with the 鶹ƵSymposium, “Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA),” running now through Friday, Feb. 17,…
鶹ƵSymposium Kicks Off 19th Year of Programming
The 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center celebrates 鶹ƵSymposium’s 19th year with a diverse selection of public events exploring “repair” in the context of medicine, religion, the environment and more. Through a lineup that includes a film festival, lectures, workshops, exhibitions…
鶹ƵUniversity Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years
The 鶹ƵUniversity Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) celebrates 20 years of programming with outstanding films about human rights and social justice from around the world. SUHRFF takes place Sept. 22-24, and is part of 鶹ƵSymposium 2022-23: REPAIR. It…
Humanities Center Fellowships and Grants Support Graduate Student Research in the Humanities
Since opening its doors in 2008, the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center has supported faculty and graduate student research that highlights the humanities’ relevance within and beyond the academy. Graduate students may apply for competitive Dissertation Fellowships and Humanities New York Public Humanities…
Social Differences, Social Justice Cluster Hosts Inaugural Research Symposium
On March 31, the Social Differences, Social Justice research cluster hosted its inaugural symposium, crossing interdisciplinary boundaries to showcase student and faculty research related to equity, social justice and global transformation. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities…
Conventional Wisdom: Humanities Center’s 鶹ƵSymposium Events to Investigate Evolving Norms
From COVID-19’s transformative impact on people’s daily lives to the global reckoning against histories of colonialism and racism, norms are constantly evolving. The 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center’s yearlong 鶹ƵSymposium [PDF], entitled Conventions, explores the ever-changing political, social and cultural…
Disability Justice Advocate Eli Clare Is CNY Humanities Corridor’s 2021 Distinguished Visiting Collaborator
The 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center, in partnership with the Cornell Society for the Humanities, welcomes author and social justice educator, Eli Clare, as a Distinguished Visiting Collaborator in the Central New York Humanities Corridor. A leading thinker at the intersection of queerness, race and…