Short films from Rural Humanities course selected for festivals
Three short documentaries produced in a Rural Humanities Seminar, taught by PMA Associate Professor Austin Bunn, are headed to film festivals this fall.
Read moreRural Humanities is an Andrew W. Mellon supported initiative in public and engaged humanities that uses the tools of the humanities to critically approach, learn from, make visible, and support the realities of rural America, particularly in Central-Western New York: its histories, cultures, challenges, and futures.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: NOVEMBER 5, 2024
SHUM 4800/6800 & PMA 4450/6450: Rural Humanities Seminar
Spring. 4 credits.
Limited to 12 students. Interested students must submit an application.
Mondays 2-4:30pm
Topic for Spring 2025: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking as Research
Application Deadline: November 5, 2024
For more information visit: https://rural.as.cornell.edu/seminar
Cornell faculty from any discipline to apply for up to $10,000 in support of public-facing research humanities projects and/or engaged community humanities initiatives on rural New York State issues.
Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students can also apply for Rural Humanities microgrants.
Grant End Date: June 30, 2025
Three short documentaries produced in a Rural Humanities Seminar, taught by PMA Associate Professor Austin Bunn, are headed to film festivals this fall.
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