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University Human Rights Film Festival to Be Held Virtually Sept. 23鈥25
The 19th annual 黑料不打烊 Human Rights Film Festival, slated for Set. 23鈥25, will be held virtually this year. The event is co-sponsored by the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and is part…
黑料不打烊 Humanities Center Announces 2021-22 黑料不打烊 Symposium
鈥淭imely and timeless鈥 is how Vivian May, director of the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center, describes 鈥淐onventions,鈥 the theme of this year鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Symposium. 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 黑料不打烊 authors and editors鈥攕ome with multiple works鈥攁re being showcased in the sixth annual Books in the Humanities celebration, hosted by the 黑料不打烊 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聽Colored Conventions Project聽(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鈥檚 Role Helps Humanities Professors Across Campus
As assistant director for proposal development, Sarah Workman applies her academic background to help 黑料不打烊 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, 鈥淔utures,鈥 the theme of this year鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Symposium hosted by the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center聽(SUHC), offers a series…
Burton Blatt Institute and the Humanities Center Host Two Virtual 黑料不打烊 Symposium 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 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center, whose home is the College of Arts and Sciences, are hosting two virtual events on disability and future…
18th Annual 黑料不打烊 Human Rights Film Festival Is Online for 2020
The 18th annual 黑料不打烊 Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) is online from Sept. 24-26 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The film festival is part of 黑料不打烊 Symposium 2020-21: FUTURES and is presented by the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center in the…
University Lectures 20th Season Showcases Actor/Activist Wilmer Valderrama, 鈥1619 Project鈥 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 (鈥淭hat 鈥70s Show,鈥 鈥淣CIS鈥) on Sept. 22; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times鈥…
Humanities New York Grant Supports Narratio Fellowship Work with Local Refugee Youths
Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition and Dean鈥檚 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鈥檚…