Humanities Institute

Upcoming Events

A person in a sweater, collared shirt, and glasses
Thu, April 23, 2026
Humanities Institute MakerSpace
Fri, April 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
A person in a sweater, collared shirt, and glasses
Fri, April 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse
HI End of Year Celebration
Tue, April 28, 2026
Event Start Time: 5:00 pm
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall

Recent News

Professor Paul Reitter Speaking

Former HI Director Paul Reitter Honored by MLA

By Nicholas Booker

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

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

Ph.D. Candidate; Graduate Research Associate, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Program Director, Latinx Studies; Professor and Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, The Ohio State University College of Law
Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Dance
South Asian Studies Initiative Working Group Leader; Assistant Professor, Department of Geography; Faculty Affiliate, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies