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The Humanities Institute is made up of the Center for Ethnic Studies, the Center for Folklore Studies, the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, the Center for the Study of Religion, the Melton Center for Jewish Studies, and the Humanities Collaboratory.

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February 7, 2023
Visioning Series for new Living Art Eco Lab 
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February 8, 2023
No More Than A Page: Zahra Abedi
198 Hagerty Hall
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February 9, 2023
"Beyond Yellowface" Screening with Jennifer Lin
Denney 311
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February 9, 2023
Failing to See: A Meditation on Ethnography
18th Avenue Library 3rd Floor (Colloquial Space)

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January 5, 2023

Winter Deadlines for Scholarships, Awards and Grant Opportunities

The centers of the Humanities Institute offer a number of scholarships, awards and other funding opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students throughout the academic year. Deadlines are…

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November 30, 2022

Elissa Washuta’s Essay Anthologized in "The Best American Essays 2022"

Congratulations to the Program Director of American Indian Studies and Associate Professor Elissa Washuta for her essay, “Drinking Story,” (originally titled “How Do I…

Center for Ethnic Studies Student Travel and Research Grant Recipients
November 17, 2022

CES Autumn Student Travel and Research Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the recipients of the Center for Ethnic Studies' Autumn Student Travel and Research Grants! They received a record number of applications over this grant cycle, all an…

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October 20, 2022

Working Groups: Still Taking Proposals

 The Humanities Institute invites your proposals for collaborative interdisciplinary working groups. Under the auspices of our Collaboratory, we offer some funding, meeting space, publicity, and…

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Katherine Borland
Katherine Borland
Director, Center for Folklore Studies; Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Studies
borland.19@osu.edu
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Savannah Finver
Graduate Research Associate, Center for the Study of Religion
finver.1@osu.edu
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Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth
Interim Archivist, Center for Folklore Studies; Lecturer, Department of Comparative Studies
waugh-quasebarth.1@osu.edu
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Tamar Rudavsky
Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies; Professor, Department of Philosophy
rudavsky.1@osu.edu

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