Events

All events at the HRC are free and open to all.

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Informatics of Domination

Date: Monday, Oct 27, 2025

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Jennifer Rhee, Associate Professor of English at VCU, along with Zach Blas and Melody Jue, co-editors of Informatics of Domination.

What Can We Learn from Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Ban About Latino/a/e Education

Date: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025

Join us for a Curriculum Conversation with Julio Cammarota, Professor of Education at the University of Arizona.

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Our Land, Our Art: Virginia Native Artists Reclaim Space

Date: Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

The speakers for this event are Rebecca Hill, Pamunkey Nation and Siera Hyte, Cherokee Nation.

Meredith McCoy

Teaching Native Histories in Virginia: Historical Considerations and Contemporary Possibilities

Date: Monday, Nov 3, 2025

Join us for a Curriculum Conversation with Meredith McCoy, Assistant Professor of American Studies and History at Carleton College.

2025 History and Health Symposium

2025 History and Health Symposium

Date: Thursday, Nov 6, 2025

The 2025 History and Health annual symposium titled "Improving Access to Childbearing Health Care: Histories, Solutions and Strategies" will explore the history of reproductive healthcare and policies, the social determinants of health driving the current Black maternal health crisis.

The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told

Date: Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025

The speaker for this event is Keith Richotte, Professor of Law at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.

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"On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence

Date: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025

Please join the Humanities Research Center and the VCU Office of the Provost for a presentation by Chief of the Chickahominy Nation, Stephen R. Adkins, ""On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence."

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2025 Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival

Dates: Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 – Sunday, Nov 23, 2025

The 9th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival will take place November 20-23, 2025, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery

Date: Monday, Jan 26, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Brooke Newman, Associate Professor of History at VCU, and author of The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery.

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The Cambridge Companion to American Prison Writing and Mass Incarceration

Date: Monday, Feb 2, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with David Coogan, Liz Canfield, and Becca Ringle, co-authors of The Cambridge Companion to American Prison Writing and Mass Incarceration.

The Accused: How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-Era Crimes

Date: Monday, Mar 16, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors event with Jessica Trisko Darden, Associate Professor of Political Science at VCU, and author of "The Accused: How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-Era Crimes."

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Cervantes y Las Joyas

Date: Monday, Mar 30, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Mar Gongóra Davis, Professor of Spanish in the School of World Studies at VCU, and author of Cervantes y Las Joyas.