The Public Humanities Exchange program (HEX and HEX-U) at the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities funds innovative public humanities projects that forge partnerships between community organizations and UW-Madison students. The following blog post, written by past HEX …
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Blog Spotlight: HEX Scholar Kate Westaby on How HEX Funds Created Legitimacy for a New Community Organization
The Public Humanities Exchange program (HEX and HEX-U) at the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities funds innovative public humanities projects that forge partnerships between community organizations and UW-Madison students. The following blog post, written by past HEX …
Exploring Hanji with Students from Milwaukee High School of the Arts
The following blog post is by Alexander Branderhorst, an educator with the Milwaukee School of the Arts and a participant in this year’s Great World Texts in Wisconsin program. “She was the nicest lady!” glowed …
20 Years of World Literature Across Wisconsin (and Recommended Reads to Cover the Next Two Decades)
As we celebrate 20 incredible years of Great World Texts, we reflect on the tens of thousands of high school students who have participated in the program. Every spring, students and teachers from all corners …
Blog Spotlight: HEX Scholar Tracey Bullington and Youth Climate Stories through Comics
The Public Humanities Exchange program (HEX and HEX-U) at the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities funds innovative public humanities projects that forge partnerships between community organizations and UW-Madison students. The following blog post is written …
A Humanities Year in Review: 2023-2024
For 25 years, the Center for the Humanities at UW-Madison has been a nexus for interdisciplinary programs and events within and across the humanities and social sciences. As we look back on the year and …
Mellon Public Humanities Fellow Alumni Spotlight: Richelle Wilson, Producer, WPR
Richelle Wilson is a producer at Wisconsin Public Radio and a PhD candidate in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, where she is writing a dissertation about IKEA. During her time at UW-Madison, she …
Get Involved with the Center this Year
Now Accepting Applications for 2023-24 Public Humanities Scholarships and Programs The Center for the Humanities promotes cross-disciplinary, collaborative, and public humanities initiatives across and beyond the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our research programs enable students and …
A Humanities Year in Review
For more than 20 years, the Center for the Humanities at UW-Madison has been a nexus for interdisciplinary programs and events within and across the humanities and social sciences. As we look back on the …
A New Avenue to Navigate the Humanities Job Market
Twice a week, Marta-Laura Suska visited the Dane County juvenile detention center and youth shelter, usually with a local artist in tow or ready to lead a Capoeira workshop. Her visits were part of The …