The Center for the Humanities

Conversation
Monday, October 3, 2022

The Art and Legacy of Jacki Apple

News
Saturday, October 1, 2022

Lost & Found Launches Light Relief Series III

Exhibitions
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

We Are Beside Ourselves

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Archive

Our archive contains video, audio, and information from previous events, conferences, seminars, and exhibitions.

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Collections

Selections from our archive are gathered into collections based on ongoing research themes.

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Public Engagement

These projects promote the diverse ways the humanities function in public life as a public good.

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Lost & Found

Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative publishes unexpected, genre-bending works by important 20th century writers.

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James Gallery

The Amie and Tony James Gallery brings artists and scholars into public dialogue on topics of mutual concern.

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About

The Center for the Humanities encourages collaborative and creative work in the humanities at CUNY and across the city through public programming, projects, seminars, conferences, publications and exhibitions.

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