The Center for the Humanities

Book Launch Celebration
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Disruptive Engagement Handbook Launch

Press Launch Event
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

NYC Climate Justice Hub Launch

Event
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The PHILOSOPHY OF THE CITY: 10th Anniversary Conference

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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 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