The Center for the Humanities

Conference and Conversation Series
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Translating the Future Finale: “On the Elusive Art of Translation,” with Kate Briggs and Tracy K. Smith, moderated by Magdalena Edwards

Conference
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Translating the Future

Conference and Conversation Series
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Translating the Future Finale: "Democracy and Translation" with Natalie Diaz, Marilyn Nelson, & Ken Liu

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Archive

Our archive contains video, audio, and information from previous events, conferences, seminars, and exhibitions.

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Collections

Selections from our archive are gathered into collections based on ongoing research themes.

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Public Engagement

These projects promote the diverse ways the humanities function in public life as a public good.

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Lost & Found

Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative publishes unexpected, genre-bending works by important 20th century writers.

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James Gallery

The Amie and Tony James Gallery brings artists and scholars into public dialogue on topics of mutual concern.

Find upcoming and past exhibitions
Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 12:42 AM – 12:42 AM

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The Center for the Humanities encourages collaborative and creative work in the humanities at CUNY and across the city through public programming, projects, seminars, conferences, publications and exhibitions.

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