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A powerful and insightful evening at the "Stress and Jest" event, co-curated by NYU Public Humanities Grant recipients Leto Ybarra and Blanca Ulloa. The event, held at Judson Memorial Church, featured a performance by artist Brianna Rose Brooks, whose work explores themes of black representation, love, and vulnerability.
A powerful and insightful evening at the “Stress and Jest” event, co-curated by NYU Public Humanities Grant recipients Leto Ybarra and Blanca Ulloa. The event, held at Judson Memorial Church, featured a performance by artist Brianna Rose Brooks, whose work explores themes of black representation, love, and vulnerability.
Guests explore the rich collection of new titles at the Authors in the Humanities reception, an annual event that showcases books published by NYU faculty and staff.
Guests explore the rich collection of new titles at the Authors in the Humanities reception, an annual event that showcases books published by NYU faculty and staff.
Windrush Mural, painted by Michael Elliott in Downtown Kingston, Jamaica, and photographed by former center fellow Dantaé Garee Elliott. The image is from her doctoral project, Barrel Poetics, which explores the art and culture of Caribbean migration.
Windrush Mural, painted by Michael Elliott in Downtown Kingston, Jamaica, and photographed by former center fellow Dantaé Garee Elliott. The image is from her doctoral project, Barrel Poetics, which explores the art and culture of Caribbean migration.
The Center for the Humanities at NYU supports and advances humanistic research, teaching, and inquiry through innovative programming, institutional collaborations, and faculty-led initiatives.
The Center for the Humanities at NYU supports and advances humanistic research, teaching, and inquiry through innovative programming, institutional collaborations, and faculty-led initiatives.
Listening intently at 'Reading the Archival Revolution' with Cristina Vatulescu, Uli Baer, Zeb Tortorici, and Miki Kaneda, exploring the vast landscape of Soviet-era archives
Listening intently at ‘Reading the Archival Revolution’ with Cristina Vatulescu, Uli Baer, Zeb Tortorici, and Miki Kaneda, exploring the vast landscape of Soviet-era archives

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Simon Leser

2025-2026
Doctoral Student Fellow
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture