Featured Research: Unsettling the Colonial Imaginary
The work of 2024–25 Fellows examining imperial ambitions and colonial endeavors
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April 12–28, 2025 | Community-focused events presented by local artists, scholars, and educators
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Featured Research: Unsettling the Colonial Imaginary
The work of 2024–25 Fellows examining imperial ambitions and colonial endeavors
Read More -
2025 Being Human Festival (US)
April 12–28, 2025 | Community-focused events presented by local artists, scholars, and educators
Learn More
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF
The staff and Fellows of the National Humanities Center are heartbroken by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in the western part of North Carolina and throughout the Southeast. Listed here are a few of the organizations delivering emergency aid to those in need. Please consider contributing to their work.
- American Red Cross
- The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina’s Emergency and Disaster Response Fund
- North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund
Who We Are
The National Humanities Center is unique: a free standing national resource devoted to advancing significant humanistic study and reflection and to making those insights available both inside and outside the academic world. Learn More ›
Featured Research
Fellows at the National Humanities Center explore a diverse array of topics, touching on people, events, and ideas across time and geography. Here you'll find them sharing a little about how they were inspired to pursue their subjects, the insights they've gained, and how their work contributes to their disciplines and to our understanding of the human experience. Read More ›
What Are the Humanities?
Humanities research adds to our knowledge of the world, as scholars investigate differences between cultures and communities around the world and across time, consider the ways art is made and received, or unveil the undercurrents that have shaped history. Learn More ›