The Society for the Humanities’s Rural Humanities initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will focus on Rural Black Lives in the academic year 2020-21, addressing the past, present, and future of rural Black lives in Central New York and beyond.
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack sent the following message July 16:
The summer practicum, initially planned to take place in-person in Ithaca, has moved to remote learning, but students will still be meeting virtually weekly to focus on questions of the rural as well as theories, methods and practices of public humanities and community-engaged scholarship.
The Rural Humanities Initiative is now accepting applications for the 2020 Summer Practicum, a 6-week program with an $8,000 grant that will allow students to deepen public and engaged humanities projects in our local region,
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. We especially encourage proposals that engage with this year's theme of Rural Black Lives.
Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students can also apply for microgrants to support humanities projects on Rural Black Lives.
Check out our curated feed of scholarly articles, news articles, blog posts, and more to explore the theme of #RuralBlackLives in detail. Or, find us on our social media channels listed below (@ruralhumanities). Follow us for more information on events and funding opportunities.
