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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 6h

Sharing with the Devil: A Story of an Indonesian Plantation, 1830s–2000s

🗓️ Join us for a lecture by Pujo Semedi exploring the paradoxes of plantation economies in Indonesia. Plantations often struggle with profitability and internal theft, could theft be the thing keeping them alive?

CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for a conversation on the implications that current immigration policy have on American identity.

Registration may be full but if you come there most likely will be a seat open. The next Difficult Dialogues: Community Conversations can be found at www.colorado.edu/cha/difficul....

CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 3d

On Sept. 17 We Are Art Buffs gathered! Together, representatives from CU Boulder, the Boulder community, and the Front Range came together to build connections and strengthen the arts community. It was an inspiring evening of collaboration, creativity, and vision for the future of the arts.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 12d

Difficult Dialogues: Immigration — Caring for Others in Times of Need.

A panel on immigration, citizenship, and human dignity in today’s America.

📍 Grace Commons Church, Boulder

🗓 Sept 29, 2025

⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉

Sponsored by the CHA, we invite you to join us for an evening of food, dancing, and community!

📅 Date: September 26
📍 Location: McKenna 103

✨ Enjoy delicious food and lively music as we celebrate together.

📲 Please RSVP using the QR code.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 14d

Marco Pavé Hip-Hop Residency at CU Boulder 🎶

The American Music Research Center (AMRC), in collaboration with the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS), is thrilled to welcome Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Marco Pavé for a week-long residency, Sept. 22–26!

CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 15d

Difficult Dialogues: Immigration — Caring for Others in Times of Need.

A panel on immigration, citizenship, and human dignity in today’s America.

📍 Grace Commons Church, Boulder

🗓 Sept 29, 2025

⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 16d

🌈 Join Us for Lunch & a Book Discussion! 📚

Tomorrow, September 23rd, we’re kicking off a special event featuring Nick Villanueva Jr.'s new book, Rainbow Cattle Co.: Liberation, Inclusion, and the History of Gay Rodeo.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 19d

🎤 Susan Derwin Talk
Co-sponsored by CHA + French & Italian.

📍 HUMN 250
🗓 5:00 PM

#humanities #civics #education #arts #literature

CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 20d

The Njál’s Saga Tapestry is a 6-meter section of Iceland’s greatest saga brought to life in stunning embroidery.
Hand-stitched by contributors from over 150 countries, this tapestry is part of a 90-meter communal artwork — a living reinvention of Old Norse history, storytelling, and cultural memory.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Save the Date! 🚨

Join us for the 1st Annual Meeting of the Barney Ford Lab at CU Boulder!

📚 Cutting-edge research on race, gender, and immigration politics

📍 Kittredge Multipurpose Room, CU Boulder
🗓️ Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 | 9 AM – 5 PM

👉 Learn more: colorado.edu/lab/civics

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 23d

Making Homelands: Tufting San Lazaro Lifeways

Learn more: sophiewestonchien.com/making-homelands

#CommunityArt #ClimateStories #TextileArt

CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · 26d

Graduate Student Funding Opportunity

🎓 Graduate Research Awards (GRADE)

✔ Supports conference participation (papers, performances, displays)
✔ Semi-annual competition
✔ Open to interdisciplinary approaches

🔗 Apply now via CHA website, www.colorado.edu/cha/funding-...

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Jun 12

☀️ It’s summer break!

We’re pressing pause on social media through mid-August. We’ll be back soon to share opportunities, events, and updates with you for the upcoming academic year. See you then!

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join the CHA's Book Club!

We invite you to read "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity" by Sarah Schulman

The first 150 people can fill out our form to receive a free copy of the book*.

🗓️ Book club sessions kick off this Fall semester!

*read CHA website: www.colorado.edu/cha/Fantasy-...

Cover of book "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity" with building and blue sky in background.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · May 21

Recap time: Check out this work in our 2024 Faculty Magazine!

First up is Nishant Upadhyay, Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies, with their book "Indians on Indian Lands."

Visit the Faculty Celebration Magazine here: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Earth Day from all of us at the CHA! Get outside, soak it in, and do your part to keep our planet thriving. ♻️🌎🔅

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Élika Ortega @elikaortega.bsky.social · Apr 9

almost 5 years ago, from our home offices, @alexsaum.bsky.social & I co-led a grad seminar on digital literary arts. We made a series of interviews w/artists+scholars for it that are available 👇🏽
I was reminded of them today &, even when they seem from a different world, they still hold pretty well.

Digital Literary Arts - YouTube

Interviews conducted for the Fall 2020 graduate seminar, DIGITAL LITERARY ARTS AND [THE WEB OF LIFE][THE CAPITALIST WORLD ECOLOGY] taught by Profs. Élika Ort...

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@DrJenHo @drjenho.bsky.social · Mar 19

If you live in the Boulder-Denver area and are free at 4pm on Wed, April 2, please come here one of the best thinkers/writers on Islamophobia in the US, which is a topic of urgency especially now

@cubouldercha.bsky.social @colorado.edu

www.colorado.edu/cha/CoxSpeak...

Cox Family Process Speaker Series, featuring Caleb Elfenbein

Conditional Inclusion: What Islamophobia Keeps Telling Us about America5th Annual Cox Family Process Speaker Series

www.colorado.edu

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University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) @colorado.edu · Mar 15

Registration for Conference on World Affairs is now open—don’t miss your chance to be part of the experience! bit.ly/3DATY5M

Graphic saying "Registration for Conference on World Affairs is now open" with image of CU Boulder campus and international flags displayed for the conference.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Mar 17

We’re feeling lucky to celebrate the incredible work of CU Boulder’s faculty! ☘️✨

Check out the Faculty Celebration of Major Works Magazine and discover works that make our campus shine. 🌟

Physical copies are at the CHA office; digital magazine can be found here: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Mar 11

SILENCED: Sexism in the Performing Arts

This Women's History Month, Dr. Marilyn Brock discusses discrimination faced by women in the performing arts, and paths for allyship and activism.

Join CU Boulder's Entrepreneurship Center for Music on 3/12 at the Imig Music Building for this talk.

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Mar 10

CU Boulder lectures explores how the federal government and higher education interact.

The first panel, “Is There Anything the Government Can’t Do: Executive Actions and Checks and Balances,” is an in-person session today at 5 p.m. in CASE E42

Register here: cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Mar 7

Last chance to make an impact! ✨

If you're able, there's still time to give! Join us in elevating the arts and humanities—because arts and humanities give meaning. 💛

Make your impact today: giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/51...

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CU Boulder Center for Humanities & the Arts @cubouldercha.bsky.social · Mar 6

Today, March 6th, join us for #BuffsAllIn and support the arts and humanities—because arts and humanities give meaning. ✨📚🎭

Visit our giving page here: giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/51...

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