Institute for the Humanities
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March 11, 2024
Distinguished University Professor presentations set for March 18
Three faculty members who have been named Distinguished University Professors will talk about their career work before a virtual and in-person audience March 18.
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October 25, 2023
How do we remember? Let us count the ways
U-M is driving an in-depth, cross-disciplinary audit of its campus: the land it sits upon, the historical figures it commemorates and how the campus community remembers.
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May 3, 2023
Institute for the Humanities names fellows for summer, 2023-24
The Institute for the Humanities has announced the lecturers, faculty members and graduate students who will be fellow either in summer 2023 or during the 2023-24 academic year.
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January 24, 2023
First-ever AR art exhibition on view at Humanities Gallery
An augmented reality art exhibition, “Traces,” from Camila Magrane, is on view at U-M’s Institute for the Humanities Gallery, using cell phones or tablets to explore the full story of the art on the gallery walls.
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May 24, 2022
Institute for the Humanities names faculty, graduate student fellows
Seven U-M lecturers and tenure-track faculty members have received 2022 summer fellowships at the Institute for the Humanities.
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September 27, 2021
Detroit artist explores connections between Black men, rock pigeons
The work of Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist Rashaun Rucker is featured in “Never Free To Rest,” a new exhibition on view until Oct. 15 at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery.
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June 30, 2021
‘Daisy Chain’ explores artists’ post-pandemic perspectives
“Daisy Chain,” a new video zine by the Institute for the Humanities Gallery, is presented as a compilation of short vignettes documenting the candid and illuminating perspectives of nine national and regional artists as the world opens back up.
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April 19, 2021
Institute for the Humanities names fellows for summer and 2021-22
Eight U-M lecturers and tenure-track faculty members have received 2021 summer fellowships at the Institute for the Humanities.
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April 1, 2021
Poetry Blast includes outdoor exhibition, video readings, prompts
Throughout April, the Institute for the Humanities is featuring “Poetry Blast,” a multi-platform celebration of poetry with outdoor displays, daily video poems, and the opportunity people to submit their own work.
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March 2, 2021
Exploring ‘public,’ ‘private’ boundaries through a SWANA teen’s eyes
At first glance, artist Yasmine Nasser Diaz’s installation in the U-M Institute for the Humanities Gallery looks like a typical teenager’s bedroom. Look a little closer, and a more complex story emerges.