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.
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 memory (they are…
In 2026, the OSU Humanities Institute will launch Humanities on Tap, a monthly series of community presentations that strive to bring the humanities to life across Columbus. Each gathering offers…
The Center for Ethnic Studies now offers a graduate interdisciplinary specialization (GIS) in Asian American Studies (AAS). This specialization provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary…
