Happening @ Michigan

"The Butch Closet" Opening Reception

With artist Phranc

Please join us for the opening reception of The Butch Closet immediately following artist Phranc's Penny Stamps Lecture at the...

Phranc in Flint: Butch Essentials

Join the Institute for the Humanities' Woodhead Visiting Artist Phranc for an evening of music and bow-tie making at Flint ArtWalk....

"Lifetime Guarantee: Phranc's Adventure in Plastic"

Phranc and filmaker Lisa Udelson

This award-winning documentary follows Phranc, a Jewish, lesbian folk singer who reached notable fame in the 1980s, in her escapades as a...

Phranc's Bow-Tie Making Workshop

Phranc Bow-Tie Making Workshop

Visit LA-based multimedia artist Phranc's exhibition "The Butch Closet" at the Institute for the Humanities and make paper...

Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close

"Living Downstream of Yourself on the Mindanao River," with Alyssa Paredes

With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...

Nandi Comer Speaks: Michigan's Poet Laureate

2024 Marc and Constance Jacobson Lecture

Nandi Comer, an esteemed poet and the current Poet Laureate of Michigan, will share her unique insights and profound experiences through her...

High Stakes Culture Series

Election Overload: Olympic Patriotism V. Election Patriotism?

High Stakes Culture explores the “culture wars” that have recently been ignited across the country. Activists from all points of the...

The Chinese Question: Diasporic Histories and Global Politics of Race with Mae Ngai

A (Re)Emergence: Asian American Histories and Futures event

This event was recently scheduled to occur in March. It was rescheduled for this date....

Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close

"Race, Memory, and the Invention of Small-town America," with Stephen Berrey

With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...

Institute for the Humanities 2025-26 Faculty Fellowship Application Deadline

The deadline to apply for Institute for the Humanities 2025-26 Faculty Fellowships is Monday, October 14, 2024. Faculty fellows are released...

Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close

"Join the Conversation!: How Placemaking Conquered Community Development," with Jacob Lederman

With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...

High Stakes Culture Series

Election Overload: Patriotism and Country Music: Who Owns What?

High Stakes Culture explores the “culture wars” that have recently been ignited across the country. Activists from all points of the...

Parable of the Now: Nov 6, 2024

Parable of the Now is an afternoon of performances and readings intended to hold space as we grapple with change in the wake of the 2024...

"Touch" Opening Reception

With artist Ericka Lopez

Please join us for the opening of the exhibition Touch by artist Ericka Lopez....