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The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities (OCH) is a nonprofit through the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 2014, the OCH develops programming that utilizes the humanities to explore what it means to be human,[1] oftentimes in collaboration with TU faculty, students, and members of the community.[2] Programming includes lectures, art and history exhibits and various performances in collaboration with local arts organizations.[3]
With the support of the Henry Kendall College of Art and Sciences as well as the Office of Research, the OCH was created and funded. Sean Latham, Pauline McFarlin Walter Professor of English and Comparative Literature, was named its director, and he works in cooperation with internal and external advisory boards.[4]
The OCH is housed at TU's 101 Archer, located in the Tulsa Arts District.[5]
Past Themes
[edit]Every year, the OCH designs programming around a central theme.[6] Past themes include
- 2014-15 Privacy
- 2015-16 Humor
- 2016-17 Food
- 2017-18 Homelands
- 2018-19 Memory
- 2019-20 Play
- 2020-21 Cou/Rage
- 2021-22 Renewal and Recovery
- 2022-23 Freedom
- 2024-24 Movement
Recognition
[edit]In April 2024, the OCH received the inaugural Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community from the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes.[7][8]
The OCH was nominated for it's Pathways to Freedom program from 2022-23. Programming began in fall of 2022 with an exhibit and interlocking conference entitled "Musical Legacies of the Dustbowl" which looked at Black and indigenous music innovations in the 1930s and 40s. The next program, "All-Black Towns of Oklahoma"[9] examined these historic towns, largely unique to Oklahoma, that began to form during the Great Migration and burst of Black wealth generated by the state's oil boom. The final program, "The Work of Sovereignty,"[10][11][12] examined the impact of the 2020 Supreme Court decision McGirt v. Oklahoma through law, art and the humanities. The OCH developed all aspects of the program in collaboration with diverse community groups.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oklahoma Center for the Humanities | Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes". chcinetwork.org.
- ^ "Oklahoma Center for the Humanities". Oklahoma Center for the Humanities.
- ^ "Oklahoma Center for the Humanities". TravelOK.com - Oklahoma's Official Travel & Tourism Site.
- ^ "History". Oklahoma Center for the Humanities.
- ^ "101 Archer". The University of Tulsa.
- ^ "Themes". Oklahoma Center for the Humanities.
- ^ "Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community | Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes". chcinetwork.org.
- ^ Media, Griffin. "TU's Oklahoma Center For Humanities Recognized For Exhibits". www.newson6.com.
- ^ World, Olivia McCourry Tulsa (January 9, 2023). "Historic all-Black towns of Oklahoma are focus of new exhibition". Tulsa World.
- ^ "Work of Sovereignty Exhibition". Public Radio Tulsa.
- ^ Media, Griffin. "Exhibit On Tribal Sovereignty To Open At The Oklahoma Center For The Humanities". www.news9.com.
- ^ REPORTS, STAFF (March 7, 2023). "101 Archer opens with new tribal sovereignty exhibition". cherokeephoenix.org.
- ^ "UTulsa's Oklahoma Center for the Humanities recognized internationally for public humanities work". The University of Tulsa. April 23, 2024.
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