The Center for the Humanities

Book Launch
Thursday, November 30, 2023

Celebrating The Sisters of the Milpa: Longing for the Corn / Celebrando Las hermanas de la milpa: la añoranza del maíz by chef Natalia Mendez of La Morada Mutual Aid Kitchen

Event
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities & Climate Justice Hub Fellowship Workshops (Fall 2023)

Film Screening and Conversation
Friday, December 1, 2023

Fall Film Screening: No More Tears Sister: Anatomy of Hope and Betrayal

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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 at the CUNY Graduate Center encourages collaborative, creative and engaged work in the humanities and social sciences at CUNY and across the city through innovative programming, digital and print publications, and project-based public scholarship.

Topics of focus include Accessibility Affect / Cognition Archives Art Climate Justice debt Diaspora / Migration Digital Culture Economics / Labor Environment film Food Justice Gender Health History Literarture Literature Medical Humanities Mindcapes Mindscapes Moving Image Music Pedagogy Performance Poetry Poetry / Literature Politics Postcolonialism Public Space Race / Ethnicity Religion Science Sexuality Social Justice / Activism Theatre Theory / Philosophy Translation Urban Farming Urbanism / Public Space Violence / War