We are now Humanities New York
Dear Friend, On the occasion of our 40th anniversary, the New York Council for the Humanities is updating our brand, look, and name: we are now “Humanities New York.” A new website contains links to...
View ArticleDec 16: Application Deadline for R&D Programs
Applications are due Friday, December 16 for a Spring 2017 program! Open to any tax-exempt organization in New York State, Humanities New York’s Reading & Discussion Programs for Adults bring...
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Call to Action: Humanities New York Facing Cuts
Dear Friend, Thank you for participating in the work of Humanities New York! Like you, I am dismayed by reports that the initial budget being proposed in D.C. calls for the elimination of the...
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Interview: Bierman and Thompson, Leaders of The League of Women Voters of New...
Interview conducted by Nicholas MacDonald, Humanities New York HNY: How did you each get started with the League of Women Voters? Laura: I joined the League in 1982, when I moved from Washington D.C....
View ArticleSusan B. Anthony to Wonder Woman–“Women’s Suffrage and the Media” Research...
The original version of this post appeared here on June 19, 2017, by NYU. Women’s Suffrage and the Media,” an online database and resource site launched this month, includes primary and secondary...
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Interview: Women’s Suffrage History in Rochester
Formed in 2016, The Rochester Area Suffrage Centennial Alliance (RASCA) is a network of institutions that are coordinating celebrations for the anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in New...
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The Genius of Earth Day
Humanities New York provided initial funds for the Buffalo Humanities Festival in 2014 and has been a proud sponsor for each year since. The Festival is produced by the Humanities Institute at the...
View ArticleFurther Readings from Turning the Tide: Communicating Climate Science
From Adam Rome: Climate scientist Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree About Climate Change (2009). Historian Joshua Howe’s Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming (2014). Psychologist...
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Sandy Ground & St. John’s Build Community Through Humanities Projects
Last year, St. John’s University celebrated New York’s African-American history and the diversity of Staten Island with “Sandy Ground at St. John’s: Faces of the Underground Railroad,” a public...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements
The following is an excerpt from Deva Woodly’s upcoming book, Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements, on the role of social movements, up to and including The Movement for...
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“History from Below” An Interview with Jen Hoyer, Interference Archive
Powerful graphic design and social mission intersect in “Finally Got The News,” an exhibition at Brooklyn’s Interference Archive funded through a Humanities New York Action Grant. The mission of...
View ArticleExcerpt: “Making Mass Incarceration”
The following is an excerpt from Elizabeth Hinton’s From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime. Elizabeth is Assistant Professor in the Department History and the Department of African and African...
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Humanities Behind Bars: Educational Programs for Incarcerated Youth on Rikers...
Humanities New York sits down with Josie Whittlesey of Drama Club and Cameron Rasmussen and Ryan Burvick from the “Beats, Rhymes and Justice” program. They discuss the Action Grant-supported projects...
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Interview: Bierman and Thompson, Leaders of The League of Women Voters of New...
Interview conducted by Nicholas MacDonald, Humanities New York HNY: How did you each get started with the League of Women Voters? Laura: I joined the League in 1982, when I moved from Washington D.C....
View ArticleSusan B. Anthony to Wonder Woman–“Women’s Suffrage and the Media” Research...
The original version of this post appeared here on June 19, 2017, by NYU. Women’s Suffrage and the Media,” an online database and resource site launched this month, includes primary and secondary...
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Interview: Women’s Suffrage History in Rochester
Formed in 2016, The Rochester Area Suffrage Centennial Alliance (RASCA) is a network of institutions that are coordinating celebrations for the anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in New...
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The Genius of Earth Day
Humanities New York provided initial funds for the Buffalo Humanities Festival in 2014 and has been a proud sponsor for each year since. The Festival is produced by the Humanities Institute at the...
View ArticleFurther Readings from Turning the Tide: Communicating Climate Science
From Adam Rome: Climate scientist Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree About Climate Change (2009). Historian Joshua Howe’s Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming (2014). Psychologist...
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Sandy Ground & St. John’s Build Community Through Humanities Projects
Last year, St. John’s University celebrated New York’s African-American history and the diversity of Staten Island with “Sandy Ground at St. John’s: Faces of the Underground Railroad,” a public...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements
The following is an excerpt from Deva Woodly’s upcoming book, Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements, on the role of social movements, up to and including The Movement for...
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