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Watch a fight with historic toy fire balloons, imagine the lives of 1960s immigrants, learn to eat like a Puritan, and talk with the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, these are just a few of the options September brings you. Check out our calendar for more!
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Stories Come to Life
The best children’s literature, read live.
World-class titles like Corduroy and A Bargain for Frances will light up the young one you know and care for with a love of books when our Family Adventures in Reading (FAIR) launches at five sites this fall. Contact the responsible librarian listed on our FAIR page below to register now for events September through November in Lenox, Needham, Sutton, Brockton, and Erving.
REGISTER FOR FAIR »
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A Conversation with Justice Sotomayor
Our grantee brings an American icon to Springfield.
The Springfield Public Forum, a venerated speaker series, celebrates its 80-year anniversary this fall. As always, the events are free and open to the public. Funded in part by Mass Humanities, the Forum welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor as they kick off their star-studded series with a discussion of her memoir.
GET THE EVENT DETAILS »
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Watts, Ferguson, and Beyond
Scholars, writers, and public intellectuals tackle race at our fall forum.
The context of history and the confines of institutional structures set the stage for our current dialogs about race in America. Four experts, including Danielle Allen, James Forman, Jr., Tommie Shelby, and Beverly Daniel Tatum will offer their insights about moving toward national conciliation in our November 1st forum at the Kennedy Institute, moderated by Douglas Blackmon.
RESERVE YOUR SEAT »
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New Direction for StoriesLive
Director of massmouth heads off to start a new tale.
Norah Dooley led massmouth for seven years and first received Mass Humanities funding for StoriesLive, a unique intramural and regional high school story slam program, five years ago. Though massmouth will begin a new chapter, Dooley will stay at the helm of StoriesLive.
FIND OUT WHAT’S NEXT FOR STORIESLIVE »
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Herencia Latina Celebrates Latino Americans
14 film-and-discussion events, 4 exhibits, 6 cultural programs.
The Pioneer Valley is home to a rich and varied Latino heritage and history spanning more than 100 years that will take center stage in a community celebration and discussion from September, 2015, to May, 2016, organized around the PBS series, Latino Americans.
ATTEND THE KICK-OFF EVENT »
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Books that Speak to Us All
Seeking justice, history, and knowledge at Harvard Book Store.
Harvard Book Store and Mass Humanities again welcome world-class authors to the booksellers’ brick-and-mortar location in Cambridge this month. Ilan Stavans, Damon Tweedy, Daniel Geary, Benjamin Hedin, Rev. Eugene F. Rivers III, and Paul Theroux all discuss their recent titles this month.
JOIN US FOR THESE GREAT DISCUSSIONS »
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Don’t forget!
The deadline for Project Grant LOI forms is 9/21, and for Research Inventory Grants it’s 10/5.
GET THE DETAILS »
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Humanities Helping Veterans
Our Literature, Medicine and the Experience of War program, supported by the NEH’s Standing Together initiative, begins at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital on 9/16.
READ MORE ABOUT NEH’S STANDING TOGETHER »
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Deadline for Local Cultural Council Funding 10/15
Your local cultural council has funding for your work. Apply for funding for your Reading Frederick Douglass or other event in 2016!
APPLY NOW »
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Wanted: Humanist
We’re seeking a new addition to our Northampton office who cares about the civic impact of the humanities. Are you the person for the job? Apply by 9/15!
SEE THE JOB DESCRIPTION »
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1774 Receives Highest Honor
The American Association for State and Local History recently announced the winners of the 70th annual Leadership in History Awards. Among them was our grantee, Worcester Revolution of 1774.
SEE THE LIST OF AWARDS »
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Hilltowns History
Workshops, demonstrations, exhibits, and goodies await at the Hilltowns History Conference and Fair on September 19th. Join our grantee the Mary Lyon Foundation for a local history day at Mohawk Trail Regional High School uniting teachers, students, and the public with local history organizations.
ATTEND THE FAIR »
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Love Between the Covers
Grantee Laurie Kahn discusses her new documentary, Love Between the Covers, a film about popular romance novels and the author-reader community that sustains the billion dollar popular romance fiction industry.
STREAM THE INTERVIEW ON WAMC »
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Boston’s 1765 Stamp Act Riots
Two hundred and fifty years ago this month—on August 14 and 26, 1765—tax riots convulsed Boston and changed the course of American history.
READ THE PUBLIC HUMANIST »
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Nation’s First Subway Opens in Boston
More than 100,000 people would take a three-and-a-half minute trip on the first American subway that historic day.
READ THE HISTORY»
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Books that Shaped America
The Library of Congress compiled a list of nearly 100 titles that influenced our national culture. How many of them have you read?
SEE THE LIST »
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45 New Podcasts for You to Try
These recommendations come to you vetted by TED and our own staff as some of the best content you can download.
FIND NEW PODCASTS »
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Humanities Calendar
We list the best humanities programming in the Commonwealth on our event calendar. See what is happening this month at Mass Humanities.
FIND EVENTS»
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Mass Humanities is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the use of history, literature, philosophy, and the other humanities disciplines to deepen our understanding of the issues of the day, strengthen our sense of common purpose, and enrich individual and community life.
The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Cultural Council fund Mass Humanities grants. Encourage your state and federal legislators to support these agencies.
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