The Humanities and Popular Culture/Counterculture

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During the 2025-26 academic year, the Center for the Humanities is delighted to present “The Humanities and Popular Culture/Counterculture.” This yearlong series of lectures and events — on topics ranging from marching bands to basketball to Taylor Swift — will explore interconnections between the humanities and the popular culture and countercultural productions that enrich our lives.

Fall Events

Make Loud! An Evening with the Extraordinary Rendition Band - Extraordinary Rendition Band
September 25, 7:30pm
Edwards Hall
Stories from the Soil: Collage, Culture, and the Black Rural Imagination - Nancey B. Price
October 9, 4pm
Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library
From Noble Savage to Tragic Chief: A Brief History of Natives in Pop Culture - Lee Francis IV
November 6, 4pm
Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library

Stay tuned for our spring lineup!

The Center for the Humanities is grateful to the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Research and Economic Development, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and Department of Philosophy for generously co-sponsoring this series.