Center for the Humanities
UNH Researchers Help Unearth What is Believed to be King Pompey Homestead
Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England. “We are... Read More
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02/01/24A King in our Midst
Each year, The New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC), a network of universities and colleges dedicated to intellectual collaboration and regional... -
11/01/23George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic to Perform on Campus Nov. 28
The UNH Center for the Humanities is excited to announce a special campus event to be supported by the Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series. Danny... -
09/29/23Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman... -
04/13/23"Creole Soul," A Photo Exhibit by Gary Samson, Opens at Seacoast African American Cultural Center
A photo exhibit by New Hampshire’s seventh Artist Laureate, Gary Samson, is now on display at the The Seacoast African American Cultural Center (...
Recent Stories
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11/08/17 - Public HumanitiesSix College of Liberal Arts faculty members presented on UNH’s innovative public humanities fellows program at the National Humanities Conference, held Nov. 2-5, 2017, in Boston,... Read More -
10/05/17 - Past Sidore Series' Faculty Organizers Publish Book on the Balance of Public Health and FreedomRosemary Caron (Professor of Health Management and Policy) and Marion (Molly) Girard Dorsey (Associate Professor of History and Faculty Fellow in the COLA Dean's Office) have... Read More -
05/24/17 - Indigenous New HampshireWhen it comes to telling the stories of indigenous people in New Hampshire, the “official” history — found on historical site markers, in textbooks and on public murals, among... Read More -
01/13/17 - Among the Best of BooksDaniel Chávez's “Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia” has been named a Foreign Affairs best book of 2016. Read More -
11/18/16 - New Book on Don Quixote Celebrates 400th AnniversaryCarmen García de la Rasilla, associate professor of Spanish, and Jorge Abril Sánchez, lecturer in Spanish have teamed up to edit a new collection of essays on Miguel de Cervantes... Read More -
11/08/16 - A Novel Without Boundaries: Sensing Don Quixote 400 Years LaterThis volume of essays by new and established figures in its field will appeal to scholars in disciplines such as literature, drama, history and cultural studies. Read More -
09/01/16 - Ready to WritePictured (l to r): Alecia Magnifico, assistant professor of English at UNH; Kim Beidleman, teacher at Prospect Mountain High School, Alton, N.H.; Michelle Spiller, teacher... Read More -
06/23/16 - Behind the Shadows"I think we have to re-imagine New Hampshire not as a white place: New Hampshire has imagined itself as a white place without a black history. That was false in the past; that’s... Read More -
06/01/16 - Reclaiming Our HistoryThe first novel published by an African-American woman. A burial ground lost for decades beneath a city street. An eloquent petition from a group of enslaved men seeking freedom... Read More -
05/11/16 - Jewish Feminism and Intersectionality"Jewish Feminism and Intersectionality" explores a range of opportunities to apply and build intersectionality studies from within the life and work of Jewish feminism in the... Read More