Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
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Using literature, culture, civics, history, language, philosophy & more, we produce, create, and support projects and programs that explore a range of subjects. The Minnesota Humanities Center connects our past, present, and future by bringing people together to increase understanding and spark change.
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
3w ago
Written by Antonio Espinosa, founder, Art from the Inside; Jennifer Marx, artist and board member, Art from the Inside; and Lux Thunberg, artist and board member, Art from the Inside Inside & Out: The Humanities and Mass Incarceration was a convening hosted by Illinois Humanities in ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1M ago
When thinking of the Minnesota State Capitol, it may be helpful to recall The Wizard of Oz. From a distance, we see a majestic and imposing facade, a place where it seems power is wielded as though by magic. But once we peek under the curtain, we find a person ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
4M ago
What began as a qualitative research project on the connection between authentic learning and student engagement quickly grew to have a life of its own. I conceived of this project while conducting research for my dissertation in educational leadership through the Minnesota State University of Moorhead ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
7M ago
Our state was the first in the nation to designate an entire month to honoring Veterans and their stories. Minnesota Humanities Center was among the groups leading the effort, and was involved in drafting the 2021 bill. Read Governor Tim Walz’s proclamation here. Our commitment to ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1y ago
Háŋ! Boozhoo! Welcome to Native American Heritage Month! This period of recognition, reflection, and celebration is set aside by the U.S. Federal government to recognize the Indigenous peoples of this place, who governed themselves as citizens of many sovereign nations, long before European colonizers were intent upon living here. In ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1y ago
I grew up in the Rondo community. It was a village of community educators. As I reflect, I am grateful to the women of that village who helped to guide and shape my life. I remember being told by my mother, “There is nothing that you cannot do if you ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1y ago
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Minnesota Humanities Center has asked some of our friends to write essays to share with you their thoughts on diverse women’s achievements and challenges over time, in Minnesota and elsewhere. These thoughts and reflections display a variety of perspectives to encourage healthy dialogue ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1y ago
Our nation, for far too long, has remained silent about open and notorious acts of racial violence experienced by African Americans. As a teenager reading, The Black Book edited by Middleton A. Harris and Toni Morrison, I became aware of the countless atrocities experienced by African Americans that were ignored ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1y ago
A few days ago a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of killing George Floyd—a murder that feels simultaneously as if it happened yesterday and as if it happened years ago ..read more
Minnesota Humanities Center Blog
1y ago
James L. Peterson, who served on the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) Board of Directors from 2009 to 2018, died on October 30, 2021. In May 2018 he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and lived an almost unheard-of additional three and a half years. Jim brought to the MHC ..read more