Events

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

Andrew Crislip

What Does a Religion Feel Like? Thoughts on Emotion in Early Christianity

Date: Monday, Aug 25, 2025

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Andrew Crislip, Chair of the Department of History at VCU, and author of Emotion in Early Christianity.

Grace Gipson 4x3

From The Wiz to Wakanda: Afrofuturism in Pop Culture

Date: Monday, Sep 8, 2025

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Grace Gipson, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at VCU, and author of From The Wiz to Wakanda: Afrofuturism in Pop Culture.

Leah Brown

For the Love of Education: Black Virginian Pedagogy

Date: Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025

Join us for a Curriculum Grant Scholar Lecture with Leah Brown, Associate Director for Education and Collections at the Robert Russa Moton Museum.

Jorg Matthias Determann 4x3

One Planet, One Sky: Internationalism in Modern Astronomy

Date: Monday, Sep 22, 2025

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Jörg Matthias Determann, Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts & Sciences at VCU in Qatar, and author of One Planet, One Sky: Internationalism in Modern Astronomy.

Loredana Bercuci 4x3

Trauma and the Self across Media: From Graphic Memoirs to Autobiographical Video Games

Date: Friday, Sep 26, 2025

Join us for a Research Fridays event with Dr. Loredana Bercuci, Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at West University of Timișoara, Romania, and Erasmus+ Visiting Faculty at VCU.

Federico Cuatlacuatl 4x3

Transborder Nahua Futurisms

Date: Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Join us for an HRC Speaker Series Event with Federico Cuatlactuatl, Associate Professor in the Art Department at the University of Virginia.

Ethan Brown

Ethan Brown: Pamunkey Portrait Screening

Date: Monday, Oct 13, 2025

Former Karenne Wood artist in residence at the HRC Ethan Brown, Pamunkey Nation, VA, will premiere his new documentary, Pamunkey Portrait, in honor of Indigenous People's Day.

Scott Muir

Applied Humanities: Solving Problems and Equipping for Careers

Date: Monday, Oct 20, 2025

Join us for a lecture and faculty-oriented workshop with Scott Muir, Director of Education Advocacy at the National Humanities Alliance.

Cristi Cooke 4x3

Discover Your Unique Genius: The Foundation of a Meaningful and Successful Career

Date: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025

The speaker for this event is Cristi Cooke of Pillars of Genius.

Teresa Mangum 4x3

Public Humanities in Action: Project-Based Learning That Transforms Communities and Careers

Date: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025

Join us for a lecture with Teresa Mangum, Professor Emerita at the University of Iowa.

Teresa Mangum 4x3

Connecting Classroom to Career: An Applied Humanities Design Workshop

Date: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025

The speaker for this event is Teresa Mangum, Professor Emerita at the University of Iowa.

Dean's Research Seminar

Date: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025

Join us for a Dean's Research Seminar event, featuring Joshua Eckhardt and Aspen Brinton.

Wendy Chun 4x3

Humanities and AI: Large Language Models and the Returns of Critical Theory

Date: Thursday, Oct 23, 2025

Join us for a Technology Humanities Speaker Series Event with Wendy Chun, Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, Professor in the School of Communication, and Director of the Digital Democracies Institute at Simon Fraser University.

Jennifer Rhee 4x3

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.

HRC Curriculum Grant Scholar Lecture: Julio Cammarota

Date: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025

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

Rebecca Hill and Siera Hyte

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 Grant Scholar Lecture 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.

Chief Adkins 4x3

"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."

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival 2025 4x3

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.

Brooke Newman 4x3

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.

david coogan

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.

Mar Gongora Davis 4x3

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.