Many ßÙßÇÂþ» faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students are engaged in Public Humanities projects that link ßÙßÇÂþ» research and scholarship with local, state, national, and international public outreach and engagement initiatives. These public-facing projects broaden scholarship in the humanities and reduce barriers to the public in accessing, contributing to, and benefiting from ßÙßÇÂþ» research. Ultimately, public humanities work at ßÙßÇÂþ» both broadens the purview of the humanities and facilitates civic engagement.
IASH supports public humanities projects in several ways, including grants for faculty and graduate students. IASH also partners with and other humanities centers in New York state to encourage graduate students to pursue work in the public humanities.
IASH can also direct ßÙßÇÂþ» faculty and students to resources in getting started with public humanities work. Contact us for more information.
Current Faculty Public Humanities Projects
Hidden Heroes
Project PI: Lisa Yun
Current Graduate Public Humanities Projects
Hena Sarkar (English)
Title: "Hidden Curricula"
Nimisha Sinha (English)
Title: "Narrating Environments"