Practical Matters Public Humanities Series

The Public Humanities Hub Okanagan (PHH-O) is pleased to host a  Practical Matters Public Humanities Series.

What: A space designed to bring humanities scholars practical advice and interactive conversations about what leads to success.
When: Spring 2022
Where: Live via Zoom and in person (depending on public health advisory)

This series is all about sharing experiences and finding community. Sign up if you are interested in demystifying the art of securing research funding, using creative thinking and visual storytelling as generative techniques for your research, exploring the possibilities of open data, recovering from failure, and more.

All events are free and open to the public, registration is required. Join us for creative and pragmatic ideas to the challenges we face as researchers.

See below for the list of events:

  • Feb 7, 9:00 am –Rafael Folsom (Online) | How to Get Grant Money in the Humanities and Social Sciences. – Read more about Dr. Folsom and register here
  • Mar 8, 10:00 am – Isabel Gomez (Online) | Visual Storytelling Workshop for Researchers – Read more about Isabel Gomez and register here
  • Apr 3, 5:00 pm – Fail Party (In-person, details to be confirmed pending on public health)
  • Apr 6-8th – Jack Halberstam (In-person, details to be confirmed pending on public health)

Co-moderators for the series are UBCO professors Jessica Stites Mor (History) and Jodey Castricano (English and Cultural Studies).

This speaker series is supported by the Public Humanities Hub Okanagan, UBC Okanagan.