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The Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at CU Boulder 💛 🖤 Arts and humanities give meaning to our lives. www.colorado.edu/cha

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The CHA is accepting applications for its Small Grant Program —offering up to $3,000 to support the research of CU Boulder faculty and staff in the humanities and the arts. 📅 Deadline: February 1, 2026 💻 Learn more & apply: www.colorado.edu/cha/funding-... Questions? Email chagrants@colorado.edu.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The Center for Global British & Irish Studies (CGBIS) invites applications for graduate student research and conference grants. Deadline: Thursday, February 12, 2026 | 5:00 PM MT 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.colorado.edu/center/briti...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Revolutionary Grain: Celebrating the Spirit of the Black Panther Party in Portraits and Stories is now on display at Macky Gallery (outside Macky Auditorium). 🗓 January 15 – March 15 📍 Macky Gallery | 1595 Pleasant Street, Boulder 🎟 Free and open to the public
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Read this New York Times recently published article that describes an illegal search of a reporter's home. During our upcoming Difficult Dialogue event that centers on the First Amendment, this article is pertinent. The Article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Difficult Dialogue: The First Amendment 📅 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | 11:15 AM–12:30 PM 📍 CBIS Room, Norlin Library, CU Boulder 🍽️ Lunch provided 🎟️ Free & open to the public Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Join us for our next Difficult Dialogues conversation: “Normalization: Is denial a river in Egypt?” 📅 December 10 🕕 6:00–7:30 PM 📍 Colorado Chautauqua’s Community House ➡️ Registration: www.chautauqua.com/event/diffic...
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Difficult Dialogues: Normalization - The Colorado Chautauqua
Learn more about Difficult Dialogues: Normalization here. Contact us today to learn more about Colorado Chautauqua.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Article from American Ethnologist — “Living Archives” by Lucas Rozell, et al. It explores archives as living, evolving sites of memory, meaning, and community engagement. info.https://americanethnologist.org/online-content/living-archives-by-lucas-rozell-emily-reynolds-and-kathryn-e-goldfarb/
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🎨 Boulder Arts Blueprint Town Hall 🎤 📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025 🕔 5:00–7:00 PM 📍 eTown Hall (1535 Spruce St.) Join us for an evening of community conversation and creativity to discuss the latest updates on the Boulder Arts Blueprint. #Boulder #Arts #community #BoulderArts
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Join us on November 18th for an insightful talk with Angie Chuang! Discover how she explores “American Otherness & Journalism”, diving into the ways identity, media, and culture intersect. #Journalism #Identity #AmericanOtherness #BoulderEvents #America #Journalism #Boulder
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
In the article “Overwhelm the public with muzzle‑velocity headlines—a strategy rooted in racism, authoritarianism” by Angie Chuang from CU Boulder, we learn how the constant barrage of sensational headlines isn’t just noise — it’s a strategy tied to racism and authoritarian tactics.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Grad Students! Join the Critical Dialogic Pedagogy Micro-Credential: a 10-week program exploring critical dialogue, somatic reflection, and intersectional equity practices. Deadline: Nov 30, 2025 Sessions: On-campus & Zoom Learn more: colorado.edu/cudialogues/our-work/cdp-micro-credential-program
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Difficult Dialogues: Community Conversations Thursday, November 13 6:00–7:30 PM Colorado Chautauqua’s Community House Join us for an open conversation that seeks to lower the temperature while ensuring all voices are heard regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Event: Adam Smith, Rhetoric, and Literary Form Did you know Adam Smith began as a lecturer on rhetoric and literature before becoming a famous economist? This talk explores how his Theory of Moral Sentiments blends philosophy and literary style—connecting Smith’s work to authors like Jane Austen.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🎭 IMPACT PLAYBACK THEATRE Final Open Play Sessions of the Semester: Friday, Nov 7: 3:30–5:30 PM | MUSIC S-126 Curious? Open Play Sessions let you experience this fun, interactive form in a safe and supportive environment, connect with others, and have a blast—no performance experience necessary.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Join St. Aidan’s and our interfaith partners for the Boulder Community Food Packing Event with @feedmystarvingchildren — Nov 6–8 at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church. We’ll pack 100,000 meals for children around the world — a fun, family-friendly way to give back. Ages 5+ 2425 Colorado Ave, Boulder
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
✨ Thank you to everyone who attends and supports our CHA events! Next up in our Difficult Dialogue Conversations series: Israel. Gaza. Boulder. A Very Difficult Dialogue. 🗓 Thursday, November 13 | ⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM 📍 Colorado Chautauqua’s Community House Future CHA events: colorado.edu/cha/events
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Thank you to everyone who attended Joy as Resistance in Fascist Authoritarian Times! Dr. Ho explored how joy—rooted in connection to others and the natural world—can be a radical act of resistance. She shared her journey as an anti-racism advocate and reflected on how we adapt in exhausting times.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Center for British & Irish Studies invites CU Boulder faculty, staff, and students to apply for funding (up to $2,000) to support academic events, including: Lectures, Readings, Recitals, Conferences Learn more & apply 👉 colorado.edu/center/british-irish-studies/event-funding-opportunities
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
📚 Dr. Jessica Ordaz’s latest public-facing work, The Shadow of El Centro, documents the powerful history of protest from inside U.S. migrant detention facilities—tracing resistance, incarceration, and empire through the lens of lived experience.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Calling all majors—interested in film, culture, or the buzz of Sundance? Check out CINE 2024: Film Festival Cultures, meeting M.W.s this spring. This course explores the evolution of film festivals and their global impact 📽️ #CUBoulder #FilmFestivalCultures #Sundance2027 #Spring2026 #OpenToAllMajors
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
IMPACT PLAYBACK THEATRE 📅 Friday, Oct. 24 | 2:30–4:30 PM | MUSIC S-126 📅 Friday, Nov. 7 | 3:30–5:30 PM | MUSIC S-126 The Impact Playback Theatre Ensemble at CU Boulder offers paid training opportunities that center on storytelling and improv. Seeking musical improvisers for upcoming 2026 season
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
In this session, Dr. Ho, Director of CU Boulder's Center for Humanities & the Arts, explores how joy can be a radical act of resistance. She shares her journey as an anti-racism advocate and reflects on how we survive, resist, and thrive in exhausting times.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Escaping Nuremberg: How Hitler’s Henchmen Fled Justice | Austrian-born historian Prof. Gerald Steinacher (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) talks on how Nazi war criminals evaded justice after WWII. 📅 Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 🕠 5:30 PM 📍 Benson Earth Sciences (BESC) 180, CU Boulder
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Arts & Humanities Dissertation Fellowships for CU PhDs 📝 Apply by: October 15, 2025 📬 Notification: December 2025 ✅ Eligibility: – Arts & Humanities doctoral students – Advanced to candidacy (D status) – Within one year of completing dissertation 📧 Questions? sharon.vanboven@colorado.edu #
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Today, at 5:00 PM, come by the Environmental Design Room 134 on CU's Main Campus to engage in a conversation discussing Japanese American Wartime Incarceration. #Japan #War #Humanities #Arts
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Sharing with the Devil: A Story of an Indonesian Plantation, 1830s–2000s 🗓️ Join us for a lecture by Pujo Semedi exploring the paradoxes of plantation economies in Indonesia. Plantations often struggle with profitability and internal theft, could theft be the thing keeping them alive?
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Join us for a conversation on the implications that current immigration policy have on American identity. Registration may be full but if you come there most likely will be a seat open. The next Difficult Dialogues: Community Conversations can be found at www.colorado.edu/cha/difficul....
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
On Sept. 17 We Are Art Buffs gathered! Together, representatives from CU Boulder, the Boulder community, and the Front Range came together to build connections and strengthen the arts community. It was an inspiring evening of collaboration, creativity, and vision for the future of the arts.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Difficult Dialogues: Immigration — Caring for Others in Times of Need. A panel on immigration, citizenship, and human dignity in today’s America. 📍 Grace Commons Church, Boulder 🗓 Sept 29, 2025 ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
🎉 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉 Sponsored by the CHA, we invite you to join us for an evening of food, dancing, and community! 📅 Date: September 26 📍 Location: McKenna 103 ✨ Enjoy delicious food and lively music as we celebrate together. 📲 Please RSVP using the QR code.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Marco Pavé Hip-Hop Residency at CU Boulder 🎶 The American Music Research Center (AMRC), in collaboration with the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS), is thrilled to welcome Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Marco Pavé for a week-long residency, Sept. 22–26!
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Difficult Dialogues: Immigration — Caring for Others in Times of Need. A panel on immigration, citizenship, and human dignity in today’s America. 📍 Grace Commons Church, Boulder 🗓 Sept 29, 2025 ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🌈 Join Us for Lunch & a Book Discussion! 📚 Tomorrow, September 23rd, we’re kicking off a special event featuring Nick Villanueva Jr.'s new book, Rainbow Cattle Co.: Liberation, Inclusion, and the History of Gay Rodeo.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🎤 Susan Derwin Talk Co-sponsored by CHA + French & Italian. 📍 HUMN 250 🗓 5:00 PM #humanities #civics #education #arts #literature
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The Njál’s Saga Tapestry is a 6-meter section of Iceland’s greatest saga brought to life in stunning embroidery. Hand-stitched by contributors from over 150 countries, this tapestry is part of a 90-meter communal artwork — a living reinvention of Old Norse history, storytelling, and cultural memory.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🚨 Save the Date! 🚨 Join us for the 1st Annual Meeting of the Barney Ford Lab at CU Boulder! 📚 Cutting-edge research on race, gender, and immigration politics 📍 Kittredge Multipurpose Room, CU Boulder 🗓️ Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 | 9 AM – 5 PM 👉 Learn more: colorado.edu/lab/civics
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Making Homelands: Tufting San Lazaro Lifeways Learn more: sophiewestonchien.com/making-homelands #CommunityArt #ClimateStories #TextileArt
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Graduate Student Funding Opportunity 🎓 Graduate Research Awards (GRADE) ✔ Supports conference participation (papers, performances, displays) ✔ Semi-annual competition ✔ Open to interdisciplinary approaches 🔗 Apply now via CHA website, www.colorado.edu/cha/funding-...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
☀️ It’s summer break! We’re pressing pause on social media through mid-August. We’ll be back soon to share opportunities, events, and updates with you for the upcoming academic year. See you then!
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Join the CHA's Book Club! We invite you to read "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity" by Sarah Schulman The first 150 people can fill out our form to receive a free copy of the book*. 🗓️ Book club sessions kick off this Fall semester! *read CHA website: www.colorado.edu/cha/Fantasy-...
Cover of book "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity" with building and blue sky in background.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Recap time: Check out this work in our 2024 Faculty Magazine! First up is Nishant Upadhyay, Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies, with their book "Indians on Indian Lands." Visit the Faculty Celebration Magazine here: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy Earth Day from all of us at the CHA! Get outside, soak it in, and do your part to keep our planet thriving. ♻️🌎🔅
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Élika Ortega @elikaortega.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
almost 5 years ago, from our home offices, @alexsaum.bsky.social & I co-led a grad seminar on digital literary arts. We made a series of interviews w/artists+scholars for it that are available 👇🏽 I was reminded of them today &, even when they seem from a different world, they still hold pretty well.
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Interviews conducted for the Fall 2020 graduate seminar, DIGITAL LITERARY ARTS AND [THE WEB OF LIFE][THE CAPITALIST WORLD ECOLOGY] taught by Profs. Élika Ort...
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@DrJenHo @drjenho.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
If you live in the Boulder-Denver area and are free at 4pm on Wed, April 2, please come here one of the best thinkers/writers on Islamophobia in the US, which is a topic of urgency especially now @cubouldercha.bsky.social @colorado.edu www.colorado.edu/cha/CoxSpeak...
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Cox Family Process Speaker Series, featuring Caleb Elfenbein
Conditional Inclusion: What Islamophobia Keeps Telling Us about America5th Annual Cox Family Process Speaker Series
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University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) @colorado.edu · 15/03/2025
Registration for Conference on World Affairs is now open—don’t miss your chance to be part of the experience! bit.ly/3DATY5M
Graphic saying "Registration for Conference on World Affairs is now open" with image of CU Boulder campus and international flags displayed for the conference.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We’re feeling lucky to celebrate the incredible work of CU Boulder’s faculty! ☘️✨ Check out the Faculty Celebration of Major Works Magazine and discover works that make our campus shine. 🌟 Physical copies are at the CHA office; digital magazine can be found here: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
SILENCED: Sexism in the Performing Arts This Women's History Month, Dr. Marilyn Brock discusses discrimination faced by women in the performing arts, and paths for allyship and activism. Join CU Boulder's Entrepreneurship Center for Music on 3/12 at the Imig Music Building for this talk.
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
CU Boulder lectures explores how the federal government and higher education interact. The first panel, “Is There Anything the Government Can’t Do: Executive Actions and Checks and Balances,” is an in-person session today at 5 p.m. in CASE E42 Register here: cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Last chance to make an impact! ✨ If you're able, there's still time to give! Join us in elevating the arts and humanities—because arts and humanities give meaning. 💛 Make your impact today: giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/51...
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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Today, March 6th, join us for #BuffsAllIn and support the arts and humanities—because arts and humanities give meaning. ✨📚🎭 Visit our giving page here: giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/51...
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