Join us as we celebrate what makes the arts and humanities distinctive at the University of Chicago and in the world.
Save the date for Humanities Day 2025 to be scheduled on a Saturday in October. The exact date and more details will be announced soon. Join our mailing list to receive updates about Humanities Day.
Delve into why the arts and humanities matter to you and to the world by viewing these dynamic Humanities Day 2024 sessions given by luminary scholars at UChicago.
• Keynote Session: “On Goodness” presented by Philip V. Bohlman
• Session 1: “Why Archaeologists Love Pottery” presented by James Osborne
• Session 2: “Human Being and Citizen: A Hands-On Approach to the Humanities Core” presented by Eric Slauter
• Session 3: “Arts and Humanities in Collaboration” presented by Srikanth “Chicu” Reddy, Leslie Buxbaum, David J. Levin, Tina Post, and Julia Rhodes
Humanities Day, an annual tradition at the University of Chicago since 1980, celebrates the arts and humanities in October every year through interactive discussions, performances, and tours featuring the work of our award-winning faculty in the Division of the Humanities. To see recordings from previous years of Humanities Day lectures, visit our YouTube channel.
