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University Human Rights Film Festival to Be Held Virtually Sept. 23–25
The 19th annual 鶹ƵUniversity Human Rights Film Festival, slated for Set. 23–25, will be held virtually this year. The event is co-sponsored by the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and is part…
鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center Announces 2021-22 鶹ƵSymposium
“Timely and timeless” is how Vivian May, director of the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center, describes “Conventions,” the theme of this year’s 鶹ƵSymposium. In the political sense, she says a convention can be a gathering or convening, as in political…
Books in the Humanities Celebrates University Writers
More than 40 鶹ƵUniversity authors and editors—some with multiple works—are being showcased in the sixth annual Books in the Humanities celebration, hosted by the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center, in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office…
Bringing Earlier Era of Activism to Digital Life
Bringing seven decades of nineteenth-century Black organizing to digital life is the mission of the Colored Conventions Project (CCP). Co-founded by faculty director P. Gabrielle Foreman, the CCP is a scholarly and community research project focused on digitally preserving Black political activism…
Sarah Workman’s Role Helps Humanities Professors Across Campus
As assistant director for proposal development, Sarah Workman applies her academic background to help 鶹ƵUniversity humanities faculty develop research proposals and find funding and support to make their ideas a reality. Workman, whose position is shared between the Office…
Glimmers of Possibility for a More Just World
As we collectively navigate through a global pandemic, pursue social justice on multiple fronts and seek answers to the global warming crisis, “Futures,” the theme of this year’s 鶹ƵSymposium hosted by the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center (SUHC), offers a series…
Burton Blatt Institute and the Humanities Center Host Two Virtual 鶹ƵSymposium Events Focused on Disability and Future Thinking
On Oct. 22 and 23, the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed within the College of Law, and the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center, whose home is the College of Arts and Sciences, are hosting two virtual events on disability and future…
18th Annual 鶹ƵUniversity Human Rights Film Festival Is Online for 2020
The 18th annual 鶹ƵUniversity Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) is online from Sept. 24-26 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The film festival is part of 鶹ƵSymposium 2020-21: FUTURES and is presented by the 鶹ƵUniversity Humanities Center in the…
University Lectures 20th Season Showcases Actor/Activist Wilmer Valderrama, ‘1619 Project’ Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renowned Designer Thom Filicia
The University Lectures series celebrates its 20th season this fall with three stellar speakers: actor, producer, singer and activist Wilmer Valderrama (“That ’70s Show,” “NCIS”) on Sept. 22; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times’…
Humanities New York Grant Supports Narratio Fellowship Work with Local Refugee Youths
Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition and Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is a recipient of a Humanities New York (HNY) Action Grant that will fund this year’s…