This reading group is organized in preparation for the “Seven Cautionary Tales for Publicly Engaged Humanities in 2023” event with Drs. Antoinette Burton and Jenny L. Davis (UIUC) that will take place November 16. We will discuss the Humanities Without Walls project, (Mellon-funded, housed at the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) and the challenges of public engagement. While this event is organized by and for graduate students, all students and staff are welcome.
Hosted by the Public Humanities Hub Graduate Committee.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
2:00-3:30 pm in Buchanan Tower 225 OR 5:00-6:30 pm (Pacific Time) on Zoom
Please note, both sessions are the same. When registering, please choose either the in-person or Zoom option.
Light refreshments will be served during the in-person discussion.
Readings
Please consult the following reading list in preparation for this guided discussion:
Required
(20 pages) Tuck, Eve. “Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities.” https://go.exlibris.link/mGFHqz0c
(10 pages) MLA Guidelines for Evaluating Public Humanities: https://www.mla.org/content/download/187094/file/Guidelines-Evaluating-Public-Humanities.pdf
Humanities Without Walls, Grand Research Challenge – Current Projects: https://www.humanitieswithoutwalls.illinois.edu/grand-research-challenge/current-project
- Data Justice for Flint: https://www.humanitieswithoutwalls.illinois.edu/news/grand-research-challenge-project-spotlight
- “Reclaiming Stories: (Re)connecting Indigenous Painted Hides to Communities through Collaborative Conversations,” https://reclaimstories.web.illinois.edu/
Recommended
Fisher, Daniel. “A Typology of the Publicly Engaged Humanities.” https://humanitiesforall.org/essays/five-types-of-publicly-engaged-humanities-work-in-u-s-higher-education
(12 pages) “Innovation Through Collaboration in Humanities Research.” https://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/15/4/000597/000597.html
(Video, 1 hour) Humanities Without Walls, “Collaborating with Graduate Students: Lessons from Humanities Without Walls.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDqToEPtLZs