by Jennifer Sierra | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
At Michigan Humanities, we wanted to compile a list of recommendations of things to do this upcoming winter season—which is something that unites us all in Michigan! Furthermore, we made sure that some of these activities are free and accessible to all. We asked some...
by Jennifer Sierra | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
Ethriam Brammer is a literary translator and scholar of U.S. Latinx literature, Assistant Dean and DEI Implementation Lead for the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan and beloved Michigan Humanities Board member. In 2023, Ethriam will lead us as...
by Jennifer Sierra | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
Continuing to honor our 2022 Michigan Humanities Awards recipients, this month we had a conversation with Professor Deborah Vriend Van Duinen, head of the The NEA Big and Little Read Lakeshore program at Hope College. This program has been running for the past 8 years...
by Jennifer Sierra | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
This month, we had a conversation with Kimberly Simmons about her work with the Detroit River Project which is running a strong and thoughtful campaign to recognize the Detroit River as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kimberly Simmons is the Executive Director of the...
by Jennifer Sierra | Jul 7, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities, News: Awards
Michigan Humanities is committed to supporting humanities work in the many ways it takes place throughout our state. Crucial to that support is celebrating the outstanding work that Michigan-based humanities organizations do through our annual Michigan Humanities...
by Jennifer Sierra | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities, Blog: Grants, News: Grants, News: Humanities Grants
“Come Out! In Detroit” is an ongoing project led by illustrator Isabel Clare Paul and historian Tim Retzloff that brings the story of Michigan’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in June 1972 to life through a fully illustrated, 32-page nonfiction comic...