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The Humanities and Popular Culture\/Counterculture<\/h1>

A yearlong humanities speaker series<\/p>Series Events<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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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,” a yearlong series of events on topics ranging from marching band music to basketball to Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brown Bag Series<\/h2>

Held monthly during the academic year, the series provides a forum for faculty and graduate students to share their research, teaching, and digital humanities projects.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Brown Bag Events<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Humanities Festival<\/h2>

Each spring, we celebrate the importance of the humanities by highlighting the work of a prominent speaker or discussion panel of experts.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Past and upcoming events<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sustaining Democracy<\/h2>

A lecture series devoted to demonstrating the critical role that the arts and humanities play in sustaining and inspiring democratic engagement.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Lecture recordings<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spring Events<\/h2>\n\n\n