IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute
Ben Clark, who is a PhD candidate in the Anthropocene Household Project in the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute (IAHI) and he’s also Cultural Resources Manager at Indiana State Parks. So, depending on the day, you might find him in Indiana’s state parks, or working with the Anthropocene Household Projects in Indianapolis neighborhoods. “The Anthropocene […]
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Herron School of Art and Design’s annual year-end student art showcase, “Look/See,” is moving online for 2020. The event page will launch May 4, with content updated as it is received. Inside IUPUI is working on a story about the exhibits and will share the page in a future […]
During quarantine, the IAHI staff have been keeping busy both in and out of the “office” by doing some much needed reading. We’ve compiled a list of our personal favorite books to read that keep us entertained and sane. Today’s list is brought to you by Emily Leiserson, a graduate research assistant at the IAHI and […]
The first in our weekly live-streaming series of A&H talks and presentations about COVID-19 and related phenomena. April 14 Faculty Guests and Topics: Colin Elliott (History, IUB): On the Antonine plague of Rome and the privilege of quarantine. Ann G. Carmichael (History, IUB): On the Italian Plague of 1629-1631, public memory, and the scales of […]
On April 7, Facebook announced 400 grants to US and Canadian local news organizations in support of COVID-19 journalism coverage. I was one of those chosen – applying as a freelancer with an established relationship with NUVO – to receive the grant. The Indianapolis Recorder newspaper and Indiana Public Media were also winners. This $5,000 grant will support my […]
Hannah Yi wasn’t going to sit back. Disappointed and frustrated with the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shuttering schools, including her own, the IUPUI senior sprang into action. The history major’s original spring break staycation swiftly turned into the birth of Knowledge Share, a K-12 tutoring service provided by eight IUPUI students to help fill a void […]
Thank you for your patience as we work to define the best path forward from the events that are rapidly unfolding around us due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Herron School of Art and Design and the university are committed to providing you with the same level of rigor and growth that would be […]
In 1903, W.E.B. DuBois published “The Souls of Black Folk,” a seminal work that spurred and under-girded Black protests movements for more than a century. In the essay entitled, “On the Dawn of Freedom,” DuBois suggests that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line,—the relation of the darker to the […]
With a new decade upon us, it’s time for the United States’ 10-year roll call — the census. It does require a little more work than saying “present” or raising your hand, but not much. For the first time in the U.S. Census Bureau‘s history, the census can be completed online. It will be available from […]
Who says you need a passport to experience some global culture? The IUPUI International Festival returns to the Campus Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. The Office of International Affairs signaled the festival’s imminent return with the installation of the flags this week at the Campus Center. In its 16th year, […]
