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NEH Summer Stipends
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Program is an opportunity for faculty in the humanities to receive a stipend to carry out research over a two-month period during the summer. Awardees receive $6,000 for two consecutive summer…
Student Federal Work Study Program
Overview Due to a surplus of Federal Work Study (FWS) funds in the 2020-2021 academic year, faculty may hire eligible students as research assistants or lab researchers this summer at 25% of the cost of their wages (the other 75%…
The Grand Experiment: A Discussion on the Intersections of Science & Poetry
Sarah M. Sala, author of “Devil’s Lake”, is joined by a distinguished panel to discuss the intersections between science and poetry The poet Octavio Paz claimed that modern poetry and science overlap, both being born of experimentation. What does this…
Humanizing Childhood: Education in Times of Turmoil
Anna K. Kendrick, Erica Moretti, Leslie Harkema, Álvaro Ribagorda & Jordana Mendelson discuss the history of education in times of crisis Over the past year, education has been radically reconfigured amidst a global pandemic. Yet for at least a century,…
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Jumpstart Your Summer Writing: Getting Ready for Publication
Join Susan Ferber, Caitlin Zaloom and moderator Uli Baer as they discuss preparing your book or article for publication In this popular annual event, we convene leading editors and seasoned writers to focus on practical advice for getting your article…
A Conversation with Kent Monkman
Kent Monkman in conversation with Professors Una Chaudhuri and Simón Trujillo, introduced and moderated by Yanoula Athanassakis. Perhaps best known in NYC for his Great Hall Commission at the MET, Kent Monkman is a trailblazing multi-media artist with a wide-ranging…
Possessed: A Cultural History of Hoarding
Join Rebecca Falkoff, Raymond Malewitz & Bradley Lewis as they discuss the cultural history of hoarding Join the NYU Center for the Humanities and the NYU Medical Humanities Working Group as we celebrate the publication of Possessed: A Cultural History…
Writing Maternity: Medicine, Anxiety, Rhetoric, and Genre
Join Dara Rossman Regaignon, Dylan B. Dryer, Perri Klass,Talia Schaffer, & Joseph Mclaughlin as they explore the origins of maternal anxiety When did mothers start worrying so much? Why do they keep worrying so? Writing Maternity answers these questions by…
Forced Jewish Migrations
Join NYU Professors Marion Kaplan and Robert Chazan as they discuss the flight and plight of Jewish migrants from the middle ages and beyond Join Marion Kaplan (Author, Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal) and Robert Chazan (Author,…
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The Center has long supported the public humanities at NYU. We work with community and academic partners to leverage the humanities for the benefit of civil society and to give voice to diverse populations. The Center belongs to a statewide…
Nowhere Else: South Carolina and the Legacy of Scientific Racism
Harlan Greene, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Dr. Bernard E. Powers & Molly Rogers discuss the enduring legacy of the Zealy daguerreotypes Antebellum South Carolina was the site of scientific innovation, but also a place of deep-seated racism. These interests converged notably…