University of Kansas Humanities Program

03/29/2022

Interested in art and humanities? Looking to fund a project? The *Ted Johnson Interrelations of the Humanities and the Arts Award* offers $500 in support to an undergraduate or graduate student or a faculty member!

Apply via email by April 15, 2022, instructions below 🙂

The Ted Johnson Award supports an interdisciplinary project or course that explores the interrelation of the Humanities and the Arts. Preference will be given to applicants whose project includes the French language, literature, or culture as an integral part of their plan.

Funds from this award may be used to defray travel expenses to a library, museum, or exhibition; to attend a concert or theatrical performance; to acquire materials; to fund release time from other employment to enable completion of the project.

Applicants should provide:
1. A one-page description of the project
2. A one-page narrative describing the applicant's qualifications for undertaking the project and indicating expected results of the project as well as benefits of the award
3. One letter of support from a professor or advisor in the case of students, or from a colleague or departmental chair in the case of faculty.

Application materials should be emailed to Humanities Program Communications Specialist Jacob Livingston, at [email protected] in Word or PDF format, with "Ted Johnson Award" in the subject line.

02/24/2022

It's time for our 34th annual Seaver lecture!

Join us on Tuesday, March 8 at 4pm for "Karl Marx and the Worker in Exile," an online presentation by Professor Ari Linden. Register here: www.crowdcast.io/e/linden

This talk will discuss how Marx sees the “immediate producers” of pre-bourgeois society—serfs and peasants, but also future slaves and colonial subjects—as forcefully separated from their means of production and uprooted from the earth.

On the one hand, they were liberated from feudal relations and free to enter the world of market exchange. On the other hand, they were stripped of their more “intimate” relationship to the land and of the protections traditionally assured to them.

The manifold implications of this in Marx’s narrative enable us to conceive of Marx as a thinker of modern exile. Linden argues this condition is not only of central importance, but also helps interpret the still-living twin fantasies of liberalism and reactionary romanticism.

The 34th Annual Seaver Lecture is presented by the Humanities Program at the University of Kansas and co-sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities 🙂

10/18/2021

We are delighted to announce that one of our faculty members has been awarded a Vice Chancellor for Research Book Publication Award!

Dr. Devon Mihesuah received the award for her upcoming publication, Dance of the Returned. Congratulations Devon! 🥳

10/15/2021

Check out the variety of amazing Spring 2022 courses the Humanities Program is offering! Contact [email protected] or message for more info 😁

10/12/2021

The AP&P Active Academic Program Discontinuance Hearing for the Humanities Program is scheduled for:

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:20pm Central Time

Please join us! We need your support!

Join Zoom Meeting
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10/11/2021

Looking for an interesting, interdisciplinary 100-level course for Spring 2022?

Peace and Conflict Studies examines the causes of violence within societies and the diverse ways humans have defined and sought peace.

Contact [email protected] for more info 🙂

09/28/2021

Feminist theories are wise, useful, and influential ideas about the lives of women and feminine people. Enroll now in Intro to Feminist Theory! *No prerequisites--open to all students*

Email [email protected] or [email protected] for more info about this Spring 2022 course 🙂

09/14/2021

Looking for a 100-level course to add for Spring 2022? Try Introduction to Humanities!

This course encourages students to engage with relevant philosophical questions from a curious, interdisciplinary mindset.

Email [email protected] for more info! 🙂

04/23/2021

Interested in art and humanities? Looking to fund a project? The *Ted Johnson Interrelations of the Humanities and the Arts Award* offers $500 in support to an undergraduate or graduate student or a faculty member!

Apply via email by May 6, 2021, instructions below 😃

The Ted Johnson Award supports an interdisciplinary project or course that explores the interrelation of the Humanities and the Arts. Preference will be given to applicants whose project includes the French language, literature, or culture as an integral part of their plan.

Funds from this award may be used to defray travel expenses to a library, museum, or exhibition; to attend a concert or theatrical performance; to acquire materials; to fund release time from other employment to enable completion of the project.

Applicants should provide:

1. A one-page description of the project

2. A one-page narrative describing the applicant's qualifications for undertaking the project and indicating expected results of the project as well as benefits of the award

3. One letter of support from a professor or advisor in the case of students, or from a colleague or departmental chair in the case of faculty.

Application materials should be emailed to Humanities Program Communications Specialist Jacob Livingston, at [email protected] in Word or PDF format, with "Ted Johnson Award" in the subject line.

03/16/2021

Looking to learn about the arts, humanities, culture, and society of South Sudan? Join Likikiri Collective for a free online presentation on Wednesday, April 7 at 12pm. Register here: https://kansas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VhwGE5rLQAij5f6pZqyyXA

Likikiri Collective is a multimedia arts and education organization located in Juba, South Sudan, that uses the arts and humanities, cultural heritage, and creativity to work with communities on social issues.

They are dedicated to initiating, organizing, and collaborating on arts and humanities-based projects that document the life, explore the cultures, and voice the concerns of South Sudanese.

Likikiri Collective take an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach to their work, seeking connections across various sectors, including education, culture, development, and peacebuilding.

The featured panelists are Elfatih Atem, Executive Director of Likikiri Collective; Rebecca Lorins, Co-founder of Likikiri Collective and Assitant Professor of Media at the University of Juba; and Aluel Manyok Barach, Feminist Activist and Gender Advisor at Likikiri's ReStorying South Sudan project.

03/09/2021

What are you up to this Wednesday, March 10 at 4pm?

How about some culture, history, and poetry? 🤓

Join Dr. Ayesha Hardison for an original presentation!

Register now for Hall Center's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Wednesday March 10, 2021 at 4:00 pm CST.