Program information for the Hip Hop Hurston, February 15 and 16, the 2024 Virtual Zora Neale Hurston Conference hosted by Bethune-Cookman University, with keynote speaker Joycelyn Wilson, PhD and Craft Lecturer Sohrab Homi Fracis facebook.com/events/9102467…

Better education and more autonomy: Livia Gershon on why Sparta may have been the optimal ancient Greek society to be a woman daily.jstor.org/why-some-spart…

A new documentary, Are You a Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians, is planned for release in 2025. The main focus of the film will be public libraries and librarians, but school libraries and HBCU libraries will also feature: slj.com/story/Document…

A novel idea -- the reader-in-residence at Perelandra Bookshop commits to reading at the store for two hours per week in exchange for a small coffee and book stipend: coloradosun.com/2024/02/28/per…

"We must continue to advocate for the humanities and ensure their sustained prominence in our educational institutions and society at large. When we fight, we can truly win." Alaina Ruffin on the importance of protecting the Humanities naacp.org/articles/prote…

Lenticular prints of Broadway productions are on view the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The exhibition "Reanimating Theater: The Photography of Friedman-Abeles" runs through September 25 #WorldTheaterDay timeout.com/newyork/news/e…

On Sat April 13 at 7.30 pm EDT, please join the NEA and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters Concert --  free to listen through a live webcast and radio broadcast. arts.gov/news/events/20…

"You may trod me in the very dirt/ But still, like dust I'll rise" -- happy birthday to author and activist Maya Angelou, born #OTD in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

"Books were rare and expensive in colonial America, but [Benjamin] Franklin had an idea. He conceived of a library with a subscription fee, The Library Company of Philadelphia, which he founded in 1731." -- #NationalLibraryWeek smithsonianmag.com/history/how-be…

"Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced at this London institution, is it the canary in the coalmine?" -- theguardian.com/education/2024…

ICYMI, Architectural Digest recently made a list of the prettiest college campuses in the United States. Did your alma mater make the list? architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-b…

Do students prefer electronic or print books? Jennifer Matthews and Ane Turner Johnson present the results of a study of students at Rowan University crln.acrl.org/index.php/crln…

According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, a quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible: pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024…

"Any form of creative self-expression – including drawing, painting, fiber arts, woodworking or photography – can reduce stress, improve mood and increase self-confidence." -- theconversation.com/making-art-is-…

Sales of print books on the rise? Circana BookScan reports that unit sales of print books increased 5% in May over May 202-- publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

"The current system of academic publishing only works for a select few. It needs to be overhauled and replaced with a system that is more in tune with academic ideas and offers better value for money" -- blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/20…

Register for a webinar on The Finances of Open Access Book Publishing: A Lever Press Case Study, Tuesday, September 3rd at 2 pm (US Eastern Time), with presenters @curtisbrundy , Anne Houston and @doc_chocula : leverpress.org/news/2024-08-1…

The Golden Pince-Nez, a silent Sherlock Holmes film starring Eille Norwood as the famous detective, will be screened for the first time since its release in 1922, having been restored by the British Film Institute (BFI) archive: theguardian.com/film/article/2…

Call for Articles: Oh, the Humanities!, published by The Third Chapter Project, is looking for your articles, stories, essays, opinions and reviews, on diverse topics in humanities & social sciences, up to 2,000 words. Please share with your networks: linkedin.com/posts/oh-the-h…

Happy Halloween! Check out the first of the Oh, the Humanities BookBoards in Pinterest: Open access academic books on the occult, the paranormal, superstition, magic, witchcraft and the supernatural. F ie.pinterest.com/OTH_BookBoards…