Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Archive Month: January 2020

California Humanities Receives $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

  • Press Releases
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Funds Will Support A Touring Program of Independent Films at Community Colleges Throughout California

Scott Shafer on Jerry Brown

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Experience the Humanities, Spotlight
Photo Alain McLaughlin, courtesy of KQED.
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The host of The Political Mind of Jerry Brown shares insights from more than 40 hours with the former governor.

Watch New Documentary FIRST ANGRY MAN

  • Blog, California Documentary Project
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Attend a screening on February 2 in San Francisco or February 4 in Oakland.

Practicing Intention: Exploring Historic Filipinotown and The Chicharrón Chronicles

  • Blog, Humanities For All, Spotlight
Urban Futures Lab Fellow Emiritus, Chris Barahona, leading a tour of HiFi for Public Matters staff at Unidad Park. April 2019. Photo: Public Matters.
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A local reflects on the evolution of her relationship to the Los Angeles neighborhood.

Host a Nationally Recognized Medical Humanities Program at Your Hospital

  • Blog, Literature & Medicine, Spotlight
Literature and Medicine
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We’re seeking host sites for Literature & Medicine® in Southern California and the Central Coast.

Join us for Night of Ideas in San Francisco on February 1

  • Uncategorized
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A 7-hour marathon of philosophical debate, keynotes, panels, performances & interactive experiences.

California Humanities Awards $397,496 to 37 New Projects

  • Press Releases
Photo courtesy of Virginia Grise and CalArts Center for New Performance / Duende CalArts, related to the program Rasgos Asiáticos.
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Humanities for All Grants Support Locally-Initiated Public Humanities Projects

Congratulations to the Winter 2020 Humanities for All Quick Grant Awardees

  • Blog, Humanities For All, Latest News
Photo courtesy of Virginia Grise and CalArts Center for New Performance / Duende CalArts, related to the program Rasgos Asiáticos.
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This round of grantees is the first to include applicants under the special designation “Second Responders: The Humanities in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters.”

Announcing the December 2019 Humanities for All Project Grant Awardees

  • Blog, Humanities For All, Latest News
Photo: Stephen Texeira/#SFPublicCanvas
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These 17 grantees include the first awardees under the “Second Responders: The Humanities in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters” designation.

New Awards Announced from National Endowment for the Humanities

  • Blog, In the Field
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Of the 188 projects awarded nationally, 12 awards were made in California.

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