Closely aligned with the motto of Portland State University, “Let knowledge serve the city,” which emphasizes civic engagement and community-based learning, the new Portland Center for the Humanities aims to connect students with faculty at PSU and other institutions as well as the community through the lens of the humanities. Housed at Portland State University, the center:
- invites students, faculty, and academic professionals to work together, and to learn from each other to boost student success
- engages the larger Portland community with the humanities through events, conversations, and community-building activities.
- fosters faculty development and supports innovative scholarly research through research groups, guest lectures, and other interdisciplinary collaborations at PSU and beyond
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Changing the Narrative: Humanities Approaches to Houselessness: A Roundtable
Sarah Dougher, Maude Hines, Kacy McKinney, Todd Ferry, Marisa A. Zapata, Kanani Cortez, and The Portland Center for the Humanities
In this roundtable, participants discuss how the humanities can help us engage with questions related to houselessness, for example by learning about the historical context of current situations, using storytelling ...Read More
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A Public Conversation with the Authors of Octavia Butler's Novel Adaptation into Graphic Novel
Damian Duffy, John Jennings, and Susan Kirtley
In this public event, Duffy and Jennings present their work and share many insights on how they adapted Butler’s narrative into a graphic novel: storyboards, thumbnails, selecting excerpts from Butler’s ...Read More