Events
The Center for the Humanities hosts diverse programming at the CUNY Graduate Center, across the CUNY system, and around New York City.
Upcoming
Palestinian History Between Past and Present Colloquium
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Conversation & Presentation
Motherless Tongues: Harmonics of Belonging and Estrangement by Amelia Rosselli and Etel Adnan
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Lecture & Reading
Janice Nimura on Knowing Her Place: Rachel Carson and the Women Who Came Before Her
Mon, Mar 9, 2026
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Conference
Student Movements and Social Justice: Histories and Futures
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Community Gathering & Celebration
La Lotería Niuyorkina: An Educational Game to Explore the City’s Linguistic Landscape
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Community Gathering, Conversation & Celebration
Poetics of Refusal
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Reading, Celebration & Artist Talk
Pills & Protest: Abortion Access in Ireland by Brenna McCaffrey
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Book Launch & Conversation
Against Innocence: Miriam Ticktin in Conversation with Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival
2026 Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival: Mosaics
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 –
Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Exhibition
(Dis)Placing Us On The Map: An Interactive Exhibition of LGBTQIA+ Spaces
Sun, Mar 22, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Book Launch & Conversation
Sara Ahmed presents NO!: The Art and Activism of Complaining with Roxane Gay
Tue, Apr 7, 2026
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Keynote & Conference
What We Desire: Critical Perspectives on Beauty, Pleasure, and Value
Fri, May 1, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Conversation & Reading
Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge and Power
Wed, May 13, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ongoing
Past
Conversation & Screening
TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Workshop
“Realizing the Dream of a Black University”: Pedagogy Workshop on Toni Cade Bambara
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Conversation
Feminist Biography and Social Justice: A Conversation
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Celebration & Project Launch
CCAP Public Launch & Civic Lottery Event
Fri, Feb 20, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
2026 Lost & Found Fellows Showcase: New Poetics and Archival Research Projects
Thu, Feb 19, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Conversation & Screening
Graduate Center Shorts: An Evening of Films and Discussion
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Lecture & Performance
Still Candy: Visions, Alters with Ronaldo V. Wilson
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Workshop
Instant/ce Installations: A Creative Workshop with Ronaldo V. Wilson
Thu, Dec 11, 2025
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Conversation, Reading & Celebration
<em>WSQ</em> “Body Matters” Special Issue Launch
Fri, Dec 5, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Meditation for Climate Activists and the Climate Conscious
Compassion Beyond Reason with Anaïs Duplan
Wed, Dec 3, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Conversation, Reading & Celebration
<em>Black Owned:</em> The Revolutionary Life of The Black Bookstore with Char Adams
Fri, Nov 21, 2025
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM