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Pocahontas Reframed 2022 recap
The annual Native American film festival featured more than 20 films, musical performances, readings and more.
Conference celebrates Black and Indigenous sound in the early Atlantic world
The event was capped off by a performance from "Mexilachian" band Lua Project.
Pamunkey artist Ethan Brown brings his work, process and expertise to VCU
Brown is serving as the inaugural Karenne Wood Native Artist/Writer in Residence at the Humanities Research Center.
“Intersections: Black and Indigenous Sound in the Early Atlantic World,” an in-person and virtual event taking place on Oct. 15, is free and open to the public.
Humanities Research Center co-leads Indigenous media symposium
The center’s director co-organized the event, an opportunity for Indigenous scholars to discuss news and publications in Native American nations.
Humanities Research Center co-leads international symposium on Indigenous media and literature
The center’s director co-organized the event, an opportunity for scholars to discuss Indigenous publications and print culture as part of the center’s ongoing initiative, “On Native Ground.”
Two Focused Inquiry Faculty Help Lead Research Group That Examines Memory, Historical Narratives
“I hope that the work we’re doing in memory studies and the work that the HRC is doing–as a whole–will be seen as continuing to make VCU a home for really rich humanities work even as it is trying to invest in the sciences in meaningful ways, too.”
The VCU Humanities Research Center fellowship program has broadened its reach with its spring cohort of fellows.
With a rich menu of more than 20 films, The Pocahontas Film Festival showcased the work of nationally-acclaimed Indigenous filmmakers from the United States and Canada, as well work by emerging local artists.
Humanities Research Center launches Native writer/artist residency program
The program honors the legacy of Karenne Wood, a member of the Monacan Indian tribe and a poet, activist, tribal historian and educator who lectured at VCU on many occasions.
Supporting humanities research and collaboration among scholars
VCU’s Humanities Research Center brings together faculty and graduate students with common research interests.
Event Videos
Envisioning Afro-Indigenous Futures [video]
Kyle Mays, Ph.D.
Fundamentals of Race and Racism
A panel discussion moderated by Jason Callahan, MDiv, MS, BCC
Grants in the Humanities: How to Apply and Get Funded
A 'Research Fridays' event
Meet VCU Authors: Ryan Smith, Ph.D
"Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries"
Meet VCU's Authors: Aspen Brinton, Ph.D.
"Confronting Totalitarian Minds: Jan Potočka on Politics and Dissidence"
Meet VCU's Authors: Kathleen Graber
"The River Twice"
Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement
Catherine Cahill, Ph.D.
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Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York
Carl Suddler, Ph.D., and Michael Dickinson, Ph.D.
Meet VCU's Authors: Carolyn Eastman, Ph.D.
"The Strange Genius of Mr. O"
The N-Word: History, Race and the College Classroom
Elizabeth Stodeur Pryor, Ph.D.
When Art Disrupts Religion
Philip Francis, Ph.D.
Race and Christianity in Early Virginia
Rebecca Goetz, Ph.D.
1619: Rethinking the History of Africans and Slavery in Early America
Michael Guasco, Ph.D.
Transgender Vlogs on Thailand: Transnational Imaginaries of Gender Reassignment Surgery
Aren Aizura, Ph.D.
Rumi’s Poetry and His Vision of Love Among Faith Traditions
Fariba Enteshari, Ph.D.
Arresting Dress: Cross-Dressing, Law and Fascination in 19th Century San Francisco
Clare Sears, Ph.D.
Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Ph.D.
Frankenstein Dissected
Susan Lederer, Ph.D., Ed Finn, Ph.D., and Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D.
Podcasts
Vivian Dzokoto, Ph.D.
A discussion of her research in rural Ghana during the summer of 2017, interviewing traditional priests at the shrines of African deities about their roles as diviners, problem-solvers and health care providers in their local communities