Registration for the National Humanities Conference (NHC), which will take place in Providence, RI from November 13 – 17, 2024, is now open! Click here for details.
This national conference is organized by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance, in partnership with Rhode Island Humanities. The NHC will draw hundreds of attendees from across the country—providing a unique opportunity to highlight the dynamic public humanities ecosystem in the Ocean State.
With NHC 2024 taking place in the Ocean State, the connection between water and human communities, behavior, and decisions over millennia inspires the conference’s theme of Making Waves, Navigating Currents of Change.
The conference will include topical sessions highlighting connections across humanities and other disciplines and practices that incorporate the theme of water, making waves through public humanities, and navigating currents of change.
There will also be a series of off-site sessions and tours which will take place outside of the conference hotel and will introduce participants to an aspect of the Providence or Rhode Island humanities landscape or to a type of humanities program that is best understood beyond the hotel and convention center walls.
Schedule details and registration information are available here.
Make sure to register by September 13 to take advantage of early bird discounted rates. Note that there is a special rate for session coordinators/presenters, K-12 teachers/students, and for one day registration if you can only attend a single day of the conference.
All conference presenters (including off-site presenters) will be expected to register for the conference at a discounted rate ($350).
The National Humanities Conference (NHC) strives to include participants and partners in a wide range of backgrounds and institutions. As in past years, the NHC will have a limited amount of funds available to offset registration costs and will give priority to students, contingent faculty, community partners, and participants who lack institutional support to attend. More details about this support is forthcoming.
Volunteering
Information about volunteer opportunities at the National Humanities Conference will be available in mid-August. Check back for updates soon.
If you have any questions about engaging with the National Humanities Conference, please email Associate Director of Engagement Rachael Jeffers at rachael@rihumanities.org.
photo credits: Van Leesten Memorial Bridge, Providence, RI – INFORM Studio + Buro Happold (Photo by Steve Kroodsma).
