In June 2020, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities launched a new bi-monthly newsletter, #HumanitiesInContext that offers news of the Council’s grants, initiatives, and events as well as curated humanities content that is a springboard for reflection, learning, and action. Below is a running archive of past issues.
- Stories of Impact:
- Grateful for your support – check out the #HumanitiesInYourHands series
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read, Watch, and Listen: The Searchable Museum
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- Ongoing, Now – Friday, January 7: Away From Home: Native American Boarding School Stories
- Friday, December 17 & Saturday, December 18: A Child’s Christmas in Wales
- Stories of Impact
- 2020 Annual Report – Over $545,000 awarded through 94 grants
- In Conversation with Sophia Mackenzie and Melissa Wong
- New Funding Opportunity – Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing Project Grants: April 1 deadline
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Healing a Divided Nation
- To Watch: We, They, and The People from Mixed Magic Theatre – Friday, March 12th on YouTube
- To Listen: Teatro ECAS and the Korean American Association of Rhode Island host two-part cultural exchange series
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- March 8 – 12: New England Museum Week
- March 12: Bill Harley’s Livestream Performance Series – Brothers and Sisters
- March 24: Slatersville Documentary Screening: “The John Fox Side”
- April 8: Live Event with STAMPED Author Jason Reynolds – Reading Across Rhode Island
- April 9: RI PBS seeks to support filmmakers for short films about the pandemic
- Stories of Impact
- Culture is Key: Pilot projects shine light on pandemic experiences and ask deep questions about civic responsibility
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Why we need COVID memorials now – and for the future
- To Watch: The creative process of Songs of Our Native Daughters from Smithsonian Folkways recordings
- To Listen: Storytelling for Justice: How Libraries and Archives Hold History to Account
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- February 24: Althea Gibson and the History of Tennis at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- February 25, 26, 27: Cartography
- February 25: America Too: Reckoning and Resilience – Ep. 2: It’s Our Education
- March 8 – 12: New England Museum Week
- Stories of Impact
- $40,000 awarded through XIX: Shall Not Be Denied: Why It Matters Initiative grants
- America Too: Reckoning and Resilience
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Humanities and Democracy – Op-ed from six New England Humanities Council Directors
- To Watch: Understanding the past to live a better future
- To Listen: The Celebrity Club: The Story of New England’s First Integrated Nightclub
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- February 9: Stamped in Conversation
- February 12: Bill Harley livestream performance
- February 17: The History of Black Tennis in Rhode Island with Robert Cvornyek and Keith Stokes
- Stories of Impact
- Witnessing History – Where Are the Women? Summit
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Why archives matter in good times and bad
- To Watch: When poetry knits us together
- To Listen: FundaFest brings storytellers into your home
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- January 26: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You selected for Reading Across Rhode Island 2021
- January 28: RI Historical Society launches EnCompass
- February 1: Mini Grant Application Deadline
- Stories of Impact
- Adapting in Crisis
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: “What Happened in Central Falls?” from Rhode Island Monthly
- To Watch: Eve L. Ewing in conversation with Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller on Story in the Public Square
- To Listen: “History Behind the Headlines” a virtual conversation from the American Historical Association, November 13, 2020
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- January 19: Job Opportunity
- January 26: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You selected for Reading Across Rhode Island 2021
- January 28: RI Historical Society launches EnCompass!
This special issue is a bit of a departure from our regular format as we reflect on 2020 and wish you all a safe and healthy start to the New Year.
- Stories of Impact
- Top 10 from 2020 – What we accomplished together
- Council awards $9,500 through five Mini Grants
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- Shelfies: Reading Recommendations from the bookshelves of Council board and staff members
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- December 31: Give the Gift of the Humanities
- January 8: Bill Harley – Life-stream performance series
- January 11: Short-Term Grant Opportunity
- January 19: Job Opportunity
- Stories of Impact
- Mobilizing to Meet the Moment: The Humanities Council and the 2020 Pandemic
- UNLADYLIKE2020 Win Women Transforming Media Award!
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: “Here’s what might replace America’s disappearing Confederate monuments” from National Geographic
- To Watch: A Love Letter to Our Raíces
- To Listen: Rhody Radio: RI Library Radio Online “Saving Narragansett Bay: How People, Passion and Perseverance Made All the Difference”
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- December 16: Short-Term Grant Opportunity – Why It Matters Initiative
- December 31: Give the Gift of the Humanities
- January 15: Major Grant Application Deadline
- Stories of Impact
- Stay Healthy and Give the Gift of the Humanities #GivingTuesday
- Announcing the XIX: Shall Not Be Denied: Why It Matters Initiative
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Fostering Civil Discourse: How Do We Talk About Issues That Matter
- To Watch: Quarantine Creatives with Nayana LaFond
- To Listen: The American Tapestry Project
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- Now – December 13: Write Rhode Island Short Fiction Competition
- December 3: ECAS en Casa with Haffe Serulle
- Stories of Impact
- Culture is Key moves forward with pilot projects
- Exciting staff transitions and forward momentum
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: First Peoples of Rhode Island Rhode Tour
- To Watch: Rhode Island creatives featured in the Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America series
- To Listen: “The Shadows of the Constitution” from NPR’s Throughline podcast
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- November 18: Long Road to the Vote: Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series
- November 19: Frederick Douglass in Newport: A Talk with John Rice
- Now – December 13: Write Rhode Island Short Fiction Competition
- Stories of Impact
- Democracy Demands Wisdom and Vision…
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: New Approaches to Commemoration: “Placing Women on a Different Sort of Pedestal” from The New York Times
- To Watch: The Dorr Rebellion
- To Listen: Who Can Vote in the U.S? The Answer Has Changed A Lot Throughout History
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- November 5: Ecas en Casa: Clara Luz Lozano
- November 12, 18: Long Road to the Vote: Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series
- November 19: Frederick Douglass in Newport: A Talk with John Rice
- Stories of Impact
- Celebration of the Humanities reaches an audience of 600+!
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Studying the history of slavery at the nation’s house
- To Watch: ICYMI: Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Blight in conversation
- To Listen: Rewriting Our Cultural Narrative for a More Just Society
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- Now through November 14: Little Compton Women’s History Project
- October 27: Archiving 101 for XIX: Shall Not Be Denied
- November 2: Grant Deadline – Major Grant LOI & Nov Mini Grant Applications
- November 6, 10, 12, and 13: First-ever virtual National Humanities Conference
- Stories of Impact
- 1 hour, 4 honorees, Countless Moments of Inspiration!
- Upcoming Nov. 2 Grant Deadline & Grant Workshop Recordings Now Available
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Reinterpreting the Baker Mural
- To Watch: Frederick Douglass in Rhode Island: a virtual lecture – October 9th
- To Listen: Facing History Now: Conversations on Equity and Justice – The Struggle for Racial Justice and Voting – October 7th
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- October 7: Power, Privilege & Social Justice
- October 7, 8, & 9: 8mm Film Festival Screening
- October 8: ECAS en Casa
- October 15: 2020 Celebration of the Humanities
- October 16-18: Bristol BookFest Moves Online
- October 19: UNLADYLIKE2020: Art Animates the Archive!
- October 27: Archiving 101 for XIX: Shall Not Be Denied
- Stories of Impact
- Supporting Rhode Island humanities communities during the pandemic
- Announcing Culture is Key pilot projects & advisory committee
- A Celebration that Mobilizes the Humanities for This Moment – tickets at: rihumanities.org/get-involved/celebrate/
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: “Citizen Readers” from Humanities Magazine
- To Watch: A Nuestras Raíces // To Our Raíces – virtual conversation series – September 28th, October 5th, and October 12th
- To Listen: Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- Note: Registration required for all events, please follow the links below for details.
- September 22: Virtual Grant Information Workshop at 4:30 PM
- September 23: The Vote, Equity & Reform: Community Discussion Series 2020 – The (Unfinished) Legacy of the Women’s Suffrage Movement
- September 23, 30, & October 7: Power, Privilege & Social Justice
- October 1 at 2:00 PM: Rhode Island Commerce RFP: Grants Under The “Take it Outside” Initiative
- October 7: Museum of Work & Culture hosts talk by Quebecois Journalist Patrick White
- October 7, 8, & 9: 8mm Film Festival Screening
- October 9th: Frederick Douglass in Rhode Island: a virtual lecture
- October 15: 2020 Celebration of the Humanities
- October 16 – 18: Bristol BookFest Moves Online
- October 19: UNLADYLIKE2020: Art Animates the Archive!
- Stories of Impact
- A Celebration that Mobilizes the Humanities for This Moment – tickets at: rihumanities.org/get-involved/celebrate/
- Culture is Key initiative kicks off Advisory Committee
- Grant Information Workshops – ONLINE September 16, 19, 22
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: “Veterans Voice: A free humanities class, and community for vets” in the Providence Journal
- To Watch: “What are we missing about the world just by being in these little circles?” video featuring Mary Beth Meehan’s Seen/Unseen project
- To Listen: Examining Monuments and More in Rhode Island – a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Center for Reconciliation
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Note: Registration required for all events, please follow the links below for details.- September 10: Weaving a Tale: A Book Born of Oral History Primary Sources, and Research
- September 16, 19, 22: Virtual Grant Information Workshops
- September 16: Museum of Work & Culture Slatersville Documentary Preview Screening
- September 16: Equity in Voting – 2020 Community Discussion Series
- September 16: The Lives of Wampanoag Women with Kerri Helme
- September 17: Founding Mothers: The Verin Case and the Liberty of Conscience in Early Rhode Island
- Stories of Impact
- Support the Humanities for this Moment – information about the 2020 Celebration of the Humanities
- Artist Rose Weaver launches Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing project
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action
- To Read: “What Women’s Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture” from Yes! Magazine
- To Watch: “A cultural exploration of face masks during disease outbreaks” from the PBS NewsHour
- To Listen: “Nice White Parents” – a five-part podcast from Serial
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- August 26: Centennial Commemoration of the 19th Amendment – registration required.
- Stories of Impact
- We’re Hiring! Job Opportunity – Assistant / Associate Director of Grants & Strategic Initiatives. Deadline to apply: August 14th.
- On the Rhode to Freedom
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: Hollywood Needs the Humanities
- To Watch: AGonza: The Art of Activism
- To Listen: Kingston Chamber Music Festival goes virtual – streaming videos available until September 1st.
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- August 14: Application deadline for Grants & Strategic Initiatives role
- August 18: Hands on History: Vaudeville & Variety from the RIHS
- Stories of Impact
- We’re Hiring! Job Opportunity – Assistant / Associate Director of Grants & Strategic Initiatives. Deadline to apply: August 14th.
- Welcome to Micah Rodriguez, Program Coordinator
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: “This Year Will End Eventually. Document It While You Can.” from The New York Times and the ways Rhode Islanders are documenting this moment with support from the Humanities Council.
- To Watch: John Lewis: Good Trouble – a new documentary available to stream at home.
- To Listen: Celebrating the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage with Susan Ware on Story in the Public Square
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- August 14: Application deadline for Grants & Strategic Initiatives role
- Now – 31: Little Compton Historical Society outdoor exhibit
- Now – August 1: FringePVD: The Providence Fringe Festival
- August 1: Mini Grant application deadline
- Stories of Impact
- Well Wishes for Logan Hinderliter and Cat Laine as both move on this summer to pursue new endeavors.
- 2020 Celebration of the Humanities – announcement of honorees and save-the-date
- Public Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing – Project Grants still available. Deadline to apply: July 27th.
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of humanities resources for reflection, learning, and action.
- To Read: “Smithsonian’s Leader Says ‘Museums Have a Social Justice Role to Play'” an interview in The New York Times with Lonnie Bunch III
- To Watch: Unladylike2020: The Changemakers on American Masters
- To Listen: “Times Are Changing As Tolerance Weakens for Confederate Monuments” an NPR interview with historian Julain Hayter
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- July 7 – 31: Little Compton Historical Society outdoor exhibit
- July 19 – August 1: FringePVD: The Providence Fringe Festival
- July 23: Bite-Sized Preservation: Historic Districts 101
- August 1: Mini Grant application deadline
- Stories of Impact
- Public Humanities in the Age of Social Distancing – Project Grants still available
- Welcome to Julia Renaud
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of resources to help us reflect, learn, and take action.
- To Read: “Navigation and Innovation: A conversation with Francis Parra” in Motif Magazine
- To Watch: Sissieretta Jones – UNLADYLIKE2020 highlights trailblazing opera star
- To Listen: “This History is Long; This History Is Deep” Isabel Wilkerson interviewed on On Being
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- July 7 – 31: Little Compton Historical Society outdoor exhibit
- August 1: Mini Grant application deadline
- Stories of Impact
- Council announces over $350,000 awarded through CARES Act funds
- June marks launch of UNLADYLIKE2020 features with RI connections
- May Mini Grants awarded to support exhibition and K-12 civic engagement curriculum
- Humanities in Action: a curated list of resources to help us reflect, learn, and take action.
- To Read: “A Juneteenth of Joy and Resistance” Black chefs on how the holiday can help Americans cope in The New York Times with local perspective from Providence Monthly
- To Watch: June 19: Juneteenth 2020 — A Day of Remembrance, details at sweethoneyintherock.org/juneteenth
- To Listen: “We’re on the precipice:” an artist and activist reflects on the moment and interview with Rose Weaver
- #HumanitiesHappenings: Upcoming Events & Opportunities
- June 19: Register for a new Drive-In film experience – details at newportfilm.org
- August 1: Mini Grant application deadline – details at rihumanities.org/grants/grantmaking/
