Dresher Center for the Humanities
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Upcoming Events

Sep 9
4 PM
Department of English presents Sights and Sounds of Senegal, Land of Teranga: Film Screening
A Dresher Center Partner Event
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn · Join the Department of English on September 9, 2026 from 4-7:30pm for a film screening of two films directed by Senegalese directors. Refreshments will be provided! Atlantiques (2009, dir. by...
Sep 10
2 PM
Little Yellow Journal Tour Event with NatureSacred
Presented by the CADVC and The Shriver Center
TICKETED · On Campus · CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY STORIES IN NATURE Join the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) and The Shriver Center in celebrating Nature Sacred’s 30 anniversary at our Little...
Sep 11
11:30 AM
Deparment of English present Sights and Sounds of Senegal, Land of Teranga: Performances
A Dresher Center Partner Event
The Commons : Terrace · Join the Department of English on September 11, 2026 from 11:30am-1:30pm for a performances to celebrate Senegalese culture. Performances: Amadou Kouyate is the 150th generation of the Kouyate...
Sep 14
5 PM
The Critical Disability Studies Minor presents: "Touring the Abyss: Unwellness in the University"
A Dresher Center Partner Event
Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · What do we need in these times of unwellness? What kinds of care can we imagine and build for ourselves if we engage our unwellness in new ways? Mimi Khúc, PhD, is a writer, scholar, and teacher...
Sep 16
4 PM
UMBC LGBTQ+ Oral History Project Listening Party and Training Workshop
Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · Please join Dr. Kate for a listening party and celebration of the UMBC LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Following some listening, the event will serve as a workshop for learning how to do oral history...
Sep 23
12 PM
State of Humanities Research at UMBC Workshop
TICKETED · Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · Join the Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Division of Research & Creative Achievement (ORCA), and the Creative Achievement and Research Administration Team (CARAT) for CAHSS, as we...
Sep 23
1:30 PM
State of Humanities Research Funding and ACLS Grant Workshop
TICKETED · Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · Join the Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Division of Research & Creative Achievement (ORCA), and the Creative Achievement and Research Administration Team (CARAT) for CAHSS, as we...
Oct 6
4 PM
IMPORTANT
Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession
Humanities Forum with Jodi Byrd
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn · Part of our Fall 2026 Humanities Forum Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession Settler colonial studies and Indigenous studies are often assumed to be...
Oct 6
5 PM
Department of English presents - In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters: A screening & discussion with filmmaker Leslie Askew
A Dresher Center Partner Event
Fine Arts : Recital Hall · In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters is a 35-minute short film that reveals the little-known love story of Phillis Wheatley —America’s first published Black poet—and John Peters, a free Black man...
Oct 14
5 PM
Spell Freedom: The Story of the Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement
A Dresher Center Partner Event
TICKETED · Fine Arts : Recital Hall · The UMBC Shriver Center, School of Education, and Community Leadership Programs invite you to join them for a conversation with author Elaine Weiss and UMBC’s Dr. Brandon Beck! Spell Freedom:...
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