The Humanities for Our Times: New Perspectives on Humanistic Methods and Social Justice
June 14-17, 2023
Colorado College
How do the humanities contribute to anti-oppressive work, and how can humanities methods—from inquiry and critique to creative production and performance—dismantle systems of oppression, create and sustain community and solidarity, and advance liberation? How can we, as educators, empower and prepare students to embark effectively on social justice projects and enact social change? How can we harness the power and potential of the humanities to forge dynamic synergies between the classroom, the archive, and the streets?
As a recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s “Humanities For All Times” Grant, Colorado College is hosting an academic conference with the goal of bringing together educators, artists, and activists to engage these questions and consider the relationship between humanities methods and social justice today. This conference will take a hybrid format with panel sessions in the morning followed by events including:
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Keynote address by Jordan Casteel, figurative painter and MacArthur Fellow
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Plenary roundtable discussion featuring Dylan Robinson, Associate Professor of Music at UBC and Dwanna McKay, Associate Professor of Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies at CC
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Film screening of the Nashville Ballet’s performance of Lucy Negro Redux
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Artist talk by Caroline Randall Williams, whose book of poetry Lucy Negro, Redux: The Bard, a Book, and a Ballet is the basis for the ballet
Registration is now open and will close on June 8. For the full schedule, and to register for the conference, please visit the conference website: www.HumanitiesForOurTimesCC.org. The registration fee includes access to all conference events as well as four catered meals, cocktail/mocktail hour, and welcome reception.
