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Humanities Institute and Center for Folklore Studies Partner to Celebrate Mothman Legend
This November marks the 60th anniversary of the first Mothman sightings in Ohio and West Virginia…
Actor Peter Weller is coming to Columbus for two community events, hosted by the Humanities Institute and Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Dr. Peter Weller is…
Announcing the return of the Humanities Institute Makerspace! On select afternoons this semester, The entryway of Hagerty Hall and the adjacent 198 suite will serve as a free, self-led drop-in art…
In the winter of 2026, The Ohio State Humanities Institute launched Humanities on Tap (HoT), a monthly series of community events that bring the humanities to life across Columbus…
The Modern Language Association of America announced it is presenting its eighteenth Lois Roth Award for a translation of a literary work to Paul Reitter, director of the OSU…
The Humanities Institute Makerspace is on the move! On select afternoons this term, 198 Hagerty Hall will be open for drop-in art-making OR the HI Makerspace will travel to new locations around…
Of griots and professors
As a scholar, I have spent nearly three decades studying the art and social life of West African griots. Griots are storytellers, guardians of cultural…
The Ohio State Humanities Institute has launched Humanities on Tap, a monthly series of community events that bring the humanities to life across Columbus. Each gathering offers…
The Center for Ethnic Studies now offers a graduate interdisciplinary specialization (GIS) in Asian American Studies (AAS). This specialization provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary…
The 2026 Festival Latino was hot in all possible ways! The music, food and lively community made the event a success, and the OSU booth volunteers offered nonstop engagement with community members…
Associate Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies Sam Aranke (Associate Professor of History of Art) has won a major award from the MLA (Modern Language Association) for her book, Death’s…
The Humanities Institute is currently hosting a mini exhibition from the Kawsay Ukhunchay Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifacts Research Collection. "Winged…
Ohio State’s Museum of Classical Archaeology (MOCA) has curated a selection of ancient Cypriot ceramics from their collection of over 650 Mediterranean antiquities. Currently on display in Hagerty…
The Center for Ethnic Studies has announced its next round of funding for students affiliated with the center and its programs. Applications are currently live for the autumn Student Travel and…
The OSU Festival Latino team brought hard work, high energy and thoughtful engagement to the OSU outreach booth at Festival Latino in downtown Columbus on August 10-11, 2024. Representatives from…
A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee Morris,…
Isaac Weiner, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and professor in the Department of Comparative Studies, recently received a 2024 Simon Rockower Award from the…
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the upcoming events with the short-term visiting scholar for the autumn semester.
Meera Jo Kachroo (PhD, McGill…
Associate Professor Namiko Kunimoto has been selected as a member of the Global Arts + Humanities Society of Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. Her project situates the Japanese Empire as a…
The 2023-2024 College of Arts and Sciences award winners have been announced! We are so proud of each of our affiliated faculty and graduate students for their incredible accomplishments this year…
At the April 16 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Insitute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive…
The Humanities Institute has created an interactive database to help faculty and students find colleagues with whom they can engage, collaborate, or simply have coffee!
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to launch a new visiting scholar program for Spring 2024. This ongoing initiative aims to support contingent and independent scholars by bringing…
Each semester, the Humanities Institute hosts a rotating mini-exhibition of material culture curated by our center leaders and students. This semester features "'What stuff 'tis made of': The…
Congratulations to our winners in the Brutus Calavera coloring contest: Cooper M., Eda H., Juliana R., Brady B., Emily O., Jaxson R., Lucy P., Anika L., Carley P., and Janea M.!!!
Children…
The Humanities Institute welcomes a new working group to the Collaboratory: Feminist Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Social Justice Working Group. This group aims to function as a “hub”…
Technological breakthroughs should include safeguards, scholars say Chris Bournea
Ohio State News
Scholars from across the country in multiple disciplines discussed the future…
The Humanities Institute invites your proposals for collaborative interdisciplinary working groups. Under the auspices of our Collaboratory, we offer some funding, meeting space, publicity, and…
The Center for the Study of Religion has announced a new short-term visiting scholar program.
Building on a successful pilot program in March 2023, they are currently accepting proposals…
Professor Chris Highley of the Department of English and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies is part of a team of scholars who have been awarded an NEH collaborative…
This is a reminder that you can request to use our conference room for small meetings or gatherings. Are you looking for a space to meet with your colleagues or fellow students, to collaborate or…
Lord Denney's Players' Fall 2023 production is A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is LDP's TENTH production since 2014. The show will run October 26, 27, 28, and…
Last winter, the Center for Ethnic Studies hosted OSU alum Kevin Payravi for a workshop on editing and creating Wikipedia articles to encourage inclusivity and increase diversity. Students and…
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Center for Ethnic Studies, the Humanities Institute and the OSU Athletic Department are excited to announce the second annual coloring contest for
Are you looking for a space to meet with your fellow students, to collaborate or work on projects side by side? Or are you in a student group looking for a space to gather? You are invited to…
The CES community gathered on March 31 and April 1 to help increase inclusiveness and diversity to the articles of Wikipedia. CES hosted a beginner-friendly introduction to creating and…
The Centers for Ethnic Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Study of Religion now have courses for the Summer 2023 term available on their websites. The Center for Ethnic Studies…
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
The centers of the Humanities Institute offer a number of scholarships, awards and other funding opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students throughout the…
Congratulations to the Program Director of American Indian Studies and Associate Professor Elissa Washuta for her essay, “Drinking Story,” (originally titled “How Do I Tell My…
Congratulations to the recipients of the Center for Ethnic Studies' Autumn Student Travel and Research Grants! They received a record number of applications over this grant cycle, all an…
On Saturday, October 8, OSU Latinx Studies Program faculty members partnered with Latino Arts for Humanity (LAH), to produce the vibrant annual Day of the Dead Columbus celebration that takes…
CES Student Project Reports
The recipients of the Spring 2022 Center for Ethnic Studies Travel and Research Grants have reported on their research projects. They were asked to give a short account…
CES Autumn 2022 Student Travel and Research Grants
The Center for Ethnic Studies is pleased to announce its travel and research grants program for the 2022-2023 academic year!
CES awards a…
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce new members to our team.
Dr. Paloma Martinez-Cruz is the new Program Director for Latina/o Studies. She also serves as a…
The Humanities Institute invites your proposals for collaborative interdisciplinary working groups. Under the auspices of our Collaboratory, we offer some funding, meeting space, publicity, and…
Barry Shank, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and undergraduate studies chair in the Department of Comparative Studies, has been appointed director of the Humanities…
On May 12, 2021 we witnessed the birth of AWANA Red de Artistas y Gestores Interculturales Comunitarios – AWANA Network of Intercultural Community Artists and Cultural Administrators…
Congratulations to Katherine Borland, who has just won the Council of Graduate Students' James M. Siddens Award for Distinguished Faculty Advising!
The Siddens Award was…
Centers Spring 2021 Award Recipients
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce the award recipients for the centers' Spring 2021 award programs. Links with specific information about these…
Professor Jared Gardner, the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and the director of the Popular Culture Studies program, has been named director of the Humanities…
The Center for Folklore Studies has received a $25,000 Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme (GAHDT) Centers Grant, for its project: “Revisioning Folklore Studies in the Academy and the…
The Center for Ethnic Studies is proud to announce they are the recipients of a 2020-2021 Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme Centers and Institutes Grant!
Our project, Building…
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce grants received by two of its centers from the recent COVID-19 Special Grants Initiative through the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme…
Documenting religion during COVID-19
The American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP) recently launched a new crowd-sourced initiative seeking to document what religion sounds like…