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Thu, September 17, 2026
Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse
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Recent News

Professor Paul Reitter Speaking

Former HI Director Paul Reitter Honored by MLA

By Nicholas Booker

The Modern Language Association of America announced it is presenting its eighteenth Lois Roth Award for a translation of a literary work to Paul Reitter, director of the OSU…

Humanities Institute MakerSpace

HI Makerspace: Spring Semester 2026

The Humanities Institute Makerspace is on the move! On select afternoons this term, 198 Hagerty Hall will be open for drop-in art-making OR the HI Makerspace will travel to new locations around…

In Praise of the Arts and Humanities

By Ryan Skinner

Of griots and professors

As a scholar, I have spent nearly three decades studying the art and social life of West African griots. Griots are storytellers, guardians of cultural…

Humanities on Tap

HI Launches "Humanities On Tap" Community Events

The Ohio State Humanities Institute has launched Humanities on Tap, a monthly series of community events that bring the humanities to life across Columbus. Each gathering offers…

People Directory

Postdoctoral Scholar at CFS and the Humanities Institute
Ph.D. Candidate; Graduate Research Associate, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Director, Center for Folklore Studies; Associate Professor, Folklore and Scandinavian Studies
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Teaching and Learning; Graduate Research Associate, Center for Folklore Studies