The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere looks back on yet another dynamic and productive year despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic. The humanities center engaged audiences in multiple formats, from webinars to in-person events outdoors.
The Rothman and Tedder Doctoral Fellowships provide funding for doctoral students to conduct research for their dissertation. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, doctoral students made significant progress on critical topics. We spotlight two international students whose work illuminate food and religion in India.
During the academic year 2021-22, the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere continued its multi-year series entitled “Rethinking the Public Sphere,” turning its attention to the ways in which the humanities approach institutions at the intersections of law and urban planning.
In the second series of Conversations in the Neighborhood, music was chosen as an entry point to the humanities, offering an effective medium to address complex themes, including identity, migration, and culture.
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The Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere’s Public Humanities Grants continue to demonstrate how humanities can collaborate with communities.
Every year, the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) organizes a nationwide coalition that advocates for federal funding of the humanities, known as Humanities Advocacy Day.
In the fall of 2021, undergraduate students in the Humanities Engagement Scholars (HES) program shared their desire for support when applying for internships, jobs, and scholarships in order to be prepared for work outside of academia.
In the week after the spring semester 2022 ended and before Summer A began, 33 faculty members, staff, and doctoral students from the University of Florida gathered for a productive week of writing at the beautiful Austin Cary Forest Campus northeast of Gainesville.
The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere continued to support humanities book publications with its publication subvention. In collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of the Arts, seven publication subventions were awarded during the 2021-22 academic year.
During the 2021-22 academic year, the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere continued its Library Enhancement Grant Program in the Humanities with the acquisition for three specific areas following competitive applications.
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