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Humanities In Context

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.

December 7, 2021: Click here for full issue.
  • 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
March 9, 2021: Click here for full issue.
  • 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
February 23, 2021: Click here for full issue.
  • 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
February 9, 2021: Click here for full issue.
  • 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
January 26, 2021: Click here for full issue.
  • 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

January 12, 2021: Click here for full issue.
  • 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!
December 29, 2020: Click here for full issue.

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
December 15, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
December 1, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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November 17, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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November 3, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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October 20, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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October 6, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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September 22, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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!
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September 8, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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August 25, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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.
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August 11, 2020: Click here for full issue
  • 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
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July 28, 2020: Click here for the full issue
  • 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
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July 14, 2020: Click here for the full issue
  • 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
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June 30, 2020: Click here for the full issue
  • 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
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June 16, 2020: Click here for the full issue.
  • 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/

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