Humanities Center

Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing

When students in the College of Arts and Sciences enroll in Associate Professor Patrick Berry’s class on writing and rhetoric, they likely think, correctly, that
News Staff April 22, 2024
Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing

Symposium to Explore Significance of 18th-Century Philosopher’s Essay on Perpetual Peace in Today’s World

Philosopher Immanuel Kant’s 1795 essay “Toward Perpetual Peace” still holds significant relevance even now more than two centuries after it was first published. With ongoing
Kathleen Haley April 17, 2024
Symposium to Explore Significance of 18th-Century Philosopher’s Essay on Perpetual Peace in Today’s World

Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Humanities practitioners put current issues and events into perspective by encouraging critical thinking and analysis, challenging beliefs and values, sparking creativity and encouraging global citizenship
Caroline K. Reff Feb. 29, 2024
Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

This spring, the Syracuse University Humanities Center welcomes a visit by renowned Māori scholar, moral and political philosopher, Krushil Watene. She is a member of
Kerrie Marshall Feb. 8, 2024
Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

Humanities Center Showcases and Supports Graduate Student Research

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), offers key grants and fellowships to graduate students that allow them to advance
Caroline K. Reff Feb. 5, 2024
Humanities Center Showcases and Supports Graduate Student Research

Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes

The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues to celebrate Syracuse Symposium’s 20th season, with a kaleidoscopic range of events centered on the theme of "Landscapes." The
Kerrie Marshall Feb. 2, 2024
Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes

Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

A new exhibition examining themes related to art and ecology will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Thursday, Jan. 25, and be on
News Staff Jan. 23, 2024
Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

SCRC to Feature Pop-Up Exhibition of Frederick Douglass Materials

In honor of Douglass Day, Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is hosting a pop-up exhibition, “I’m Still a Radical Abolitionist,” showcasing materials
Cristina Hatem Jan. 22, 2024
SCRC to Feature Pop-Up Exhibition of Frederick Douglass Materials

‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus

If a picture paints a thousand words, what new Syracuse community portrait will emerge to illustrate the past and present stories of individuals and families
Diane Stirling Oct. 9, 2023
‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus

Annual Lecture Honoring Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali to Be Held on Oct. 5

The Wali Lecture is an annual event where the sciences and humanities converge, fostering dialogue and new perspectives on current topics for all who attend.
Kerrie Marshall Sept. 25, 2023

Human Rights Film Festival: Changing the World, One Conversation at a Time

From the rural landscape of Michigan, to the devastated landscape of Bucha in the Ukraine, to the virtual landscape of the African diaspora, filmmakers address
Eileen Korey Sept. 15, 2023
Human Rights Film Festival: Changing the World, One Conversation at a Time

20 Years of Syracuse Symposium

Even if you haven’t participated in Syracuse Symposium offerings yet, the intriguing and provocative annual themes still may have caught your eye. Topics like Justice
Kerrie Marshall Sept. 13, 2023
20 Years of Syracuse Symposium

‘Moving Forward’: 10-Minute Performances on the Quad April 13

“Two minds are better than one,” the saying goes. For many of us, collaboration with colleagues helps us creatively reframe our thinking and better achieve
Diana Napolitano April 10, 2023
‘Moving Forward’: 10-Minute Performances on the Quad April 13

Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

How can everyday people make sense of climate change’s effect on the planet and human life? Through creative outlets like storytelling, interpretation and art, the
Dan Bernardi April 3, 2023
Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice
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