
March 2021
CAREERS IN PUBLIC HUMANITIES – Panel 3: Higher Ed & Research Institutions
Drawn from the Center for Public Humanities’ deep pool of alumni, the panelists in this new Zoom series represent a cross-section of our eclectic field. Join us in conversation over three virtual sessions to connect, ask questions, and prepare for next steps. The 3rd panel discussion in the series will focus on Higher Education and Research Institutions. Panelists: Annie Johnson ’08: Assistant Director of Open Publishing Initiative and Scholarly Communications, Temple University Libraries/Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA. Isabella Shey Robbins ’19: PhD…
Find out more »PCL Reads: H is for Hawk, A Virtual Book Discussion
Join Denise, Amy and the rest of the PCL readers to discuss H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald on Monday, March 8th at 6PM! About this Event Hosted virtually by Wanskuck Library this month, we can’t wait to chat about this critically acclaimed, genre-defying book about Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators. Place a hold on H is for Hawk in our catalog. Register through Eventbrite and you will receive the Zoom link to the…
Find out more »Rev Up! New England Museum Week – Rhode Island
Join the New England Museum Association for New England Museum Week, March 8 - 12, 2021. National politics get a lot of attention, but state and local government make a huge difference in our daily lives and communities. Celebrate how your organization supports the civic life of your state, reach out to your legislators, and raise awareness of museums across the region by participating in New England Museum Week! From March 8-12, find out about issues specific to your state, and…
Find out more »PUBLIC HUMANITIES NOW: NEW VOICES NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES – Divya Rao Heffley
"A Public Art Perspective" - Talk by Divya Rao Heffley Divya Rao Heffley is the Associate Director for the Office of Public Art, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Talk description is coming soon.
Find out more »Welcome to Snowtown: Exploring a Lost Neighborhood
Join The Snowtown Project collective to hear the first research team update on this lost 19th-century mixed-race Providence neighborhood. Snowtown was a small, mixed-race neighborhood in mid-1800s Providence. It was the site of a racially motivated mob attack in the fall of 1831, but it was also home. It began as a kind of refuge for poor Black and white laborers but also became the home of waves of migrants and laborers, extra-legal entrepreneurs, and widowed mothers. By the end…
Find out more »REMOVING BARRIERS – STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY: COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Why should everyone care that some communities are not active participants in our civic society? Recent tests to our country’s democratic processes remind us of the fragility of our system. For democracy to thrive it needs an educated electorate and systems that allow for full and fair participation by everyone. Join Lippitt House Museum and the Providence League of Women Voters for a series of discussions on the systematic barriers that keep youth and adults of color from fully participating…
Find out more »PUBLIC HUMANITIES NOW: NEW VOICES NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES – Nina Zannieri
"Navigating the Crisis: A View from the Paul Revere House" - Talk by Nina Zannieri Nina Zannieri is the Executive Director, Paul Revere Association. Talk description is coming soon.
Find out more »PUBLIC HUMANITIES NOW: NEW VOICES NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES – Lara Davis
“Can Buildings Improve Local Ecologies?” - Talk by Lara Davis, Architect. Talk description and Zoom link are coming soon.
Find out more »PUBLIC HUMANITIES NOW: NEW VOICES NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES – Jim Enote
“The Endowed Authority of Indigenous Curation” Jim Enote is a Zuni tribal member, CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation, and serves on the boards of the Trust for Mutual Understanding and the Grand Canyon Trust. Jim’s service the past forty years includes assignments for organizations including UNESCO, UNDP, International Secretariat for Water, Nordic Council of Ministers, Tibet Child Nutrition Project, the Mountain Institute, National Geographic Society, US Bureau of Indian Affairs, US National Park Service, and the Zuni Tribe. In…
Find out more »American Too: Reckoning and Resilience
Co-produced with Providence Public Library America Too: Reckoning and Resilience marks the sixth year of the America Too initiative. This 5-part online series combines theater, music, and art with stories from our community and seeks to catalyze community dialogue around the many challenges and potential opportunities of this particular moment, as we confront the aftermath of a polarizing election season, observe the year’s anniversary of the arrival of the pandemic in Rhode Island, and reckon with the structural racism and anti-Black violence that continues to…
Find out more »April 2021
2021 Reading Across Rhode Island Author Event – STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds
April 8th Jason Reynolds Reading Across Rhode Island Author Event. Registration will be available on the Rhode Island Center for the Book website in February. About the book: The #1 New York Times bestselling, “must-read” (San Francisco Chronicle), “amazingly timely and stunningly accessible” (Jacqueline Woodson) exploration of race and racism from award-winning, beloved authors Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. This is NOT a history book. This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we…
Find out more »Come Back to the Future: The 35th Rhode Island Historic Preservation Conference
We are delighted to announce Come Back to the Future, the first-ever virtual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, to take place April 21-23, 2021. Registration opens in March. Many of the highly anticipated sessions planned for the 2020 conference (canceled due to COVID-19) will be offered in the 2021 program. We are also adding new topics and updating sessions to bring you the most timely and engaging presentation possible. Although our tour offerings will look much different in 2021,…
Find out more »American Too: Reckoning and Resilience
Co-produced with Providence Public Library America Too: Reckoning and Resilience marks the sixth year of the America Too initiative. This 5-part online series combines theater, music, and art with stories from our community and seeks to catalyze community dialogue around the many challenges and potential opportunities of this particular moment, as we confront the aftermath of a polarizing election season, observe the year’s anniversary of the arrival of the pandemic in Rhode Island, and reckon with the structural racism and anti-Black violence that continues to…
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