Co-Sponsored Events
Indigenous Data Sovereignty and the CARE Data Maturity Model
Date: Thursday, Oct 1, 2026
Inherited Hands, New Forms: Tradition and Modernity in Indigenous Art
Date: Monday, Oct 12, 2026
Ned Blackhawk Lecture
Date: Friday, Oct 30, 2026
HRC and Faculty Affairs Writing Retreat at Roslyn
Dates: Monday, Jan 11, 2027 – Wednesday, Jan 13, 2027
Prior Academic Years
Federico Cuatlacuatl
Transborder Nahua Futurisms [video]
The speaker for this event was Federico Cuatlacuatl, Associate Professor in the Art Department at the University of Virginia.
Ethan Brown
Pamunkey Portrait Screening
Former Karenne Wood artist in residence at the HRC Ethan Brown, Pamunkey Nation, VA, premiered his new documentary, Pamunkey Portrait, in honor of Indigenous People's Day.
Rebecca Hill, Siera Hyte
Our Land, Our Art: Virginia Native Artists Reclaim Space
The speakers for this event were Rebecca Hill, Pamunkey Nation and Siera Hyte, Cherokee Nation.
Keith Richotte
The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told
The speaker for this event was Keith Richotte, Professor of Law at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, and author of The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told: Native America, the Supreme Court, and the U.S. Constitution.
Chief Stephen R. Adkins, Sr.
"On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence
[video]
The HRC and the VCU Office of the Provost hosted a presentation by Chief of the Chickahominy Nation, Stephen R. Adkins, ""On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence."
Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
The 9th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival took place November 20-23, 2025, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Graphic Narratives Lab Student Showcase
The Graphic Narratives Lab hosted a showcase of student work on Monday, April 28th, 2025 in Cabell Library.
Recovery in Practice
The HRC Working Group, Health Humanities Lab, VCUarts, Rams in Recovery, and Richmond’s Inclusive Recovery City Initiative hosted Recovery in Practice at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art from April 17-19, 2025.
AI in Education through a Humanities Lens
The HRC Working Group, Digital Technology in Education, hosted a collaborative "UnConference" on AI in education.
Unburying Voices: Community-Engaged Reparative Justice
The Spring 2025 History and Health Symposium, "Unburying Voices: Community-Engaged Reparative Justice," included presentations by East Marshall Street Well (EMSW) Project Family Representative Council members; Ana Edwards, interviewer for the EMSW Oral History Project; Health Humanities Lab undergraduate fellows.
Precious Rubbish: Discussion & Book Signing
The Recovery Working Group, in collaboration with independent artist Rae Whitlock, is hosting an artist talk with Kayla E., creative director of Fantagraphics, in conversation with Dr. Francesa Lyn, co-director of the Graphic Narratives Lab, about Kayla E.’s graphic memoir, Precious Rubbish.
"Her" Film Screening: Technology Humanities Film Series
The Graphic Narratives Lab hosted a screening of the film Her (2013), a romantic science fiction film about a lonely writer who develops a relationship with an artificially intelligent operating system.
Magazine Writing and Public Religion: A Conversation with Peter Marty, Editor and Publisher of “The Christian Century”
The VCU Department of History and the Humanities Research Center hosted a session on magazine writing and public theology with Peter Marty, editor/publisher of The Christian Century.
Latinx Scholarship Symposium
The AI Futures Lab hosted a transformative day of dialogue, research, and discovery at the Latinx Scholarship Symposium, a groundbreaking gathering of scholars in Latino/a studies and migration studies from across Virginia and North Carolina.
Unmasking Injustice: The East Marshall Street Well Oral History & Memorialization Project
The Migration Studies Lab and the History and Health Student Advisory Committee hosted a student-led roundtable, exploring of the history of the East Marshall Street Well.
Black History Found and Forged: Chronicling the East Marshall Street Well Project
On February 1, 2025, the Health Humanities Lab as well as representatives from the community met to contextualize the history of the East Marshall Street Well Project and discussed efforts to create oral history and memorialization projects that work toward reparative justice.
8th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
The 8th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival took place from November 22-24, 2024 at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. The festival highlights Native film, music and culture and is the only festival of its kind on the East Coast.
2024 History and Health Symposium
The 2024 History and Health Annual Symposium explored the history of reproductive healthcare and policies, the social determinants of health driving the current Black maternal health crisis, and strategies to ameliorate the health and healthcare disparities.