Upcoming Events
Danielle Olden
Author of Racial Uncertainties
Save the Date 09/20/23
1 PM | The Obert C. & Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center Jewel Box
Carmen Maria Machado
Author of In the Dream House and Her Body and Other Parties
Save the Date 10/05/23
7 PM | Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Tickets will be released Sept. 11
David Wallace-Wells
Journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth
Save the Date 10/24/23
12 PM | Marriott Library Gould Auditorium
Tickets coming soon
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Visual artist, photographer, advocate
Save the Date 11/14/23
7 PM | Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Tickets coming soon
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Author of Braiding Sweetgrasss
& Kyle Whyte
Environmental justice & Indigenous justice scholar
Save the Date 04/17/24
More info coming soon
National Theatre Live
Best of Enemies
Save the Date 11/14/23
12 PM | Broadway Centre Cinemas
with Salt Lake Film Society
National Theatre Live
Good
Save the Date 10/21/23
12 PM | Broadway Centre Cinemas
with Salt Lake Film Society
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Tanner Humanities Center Mission
The Tanner Humanities Center advances humanities exploration and engagement through public outreach, academic research and educational enrichment. The activities reflect a vision of the humanities as not only relevant, stimulating, and cutting-edge, but also essential for developing critical thinking, tolerance, and respect on campus and in the community. Learn More About Us
Center News
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A Conversation with Author Carmen Maria Machado
In modern-day America, books that explore the lives of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, queer, or transgender characters, or are written by individuals from these communities, make up the bulk of the American Library Association's annual list of the most frequently censored books in libraries and schools. According to Machado, bans on books restrict access to valuable literature and hinder students from gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and others
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Danielle Olden, “Racial Uncertainties” at the Tanner Humanities Center
The Tanner Humanities Center is proud to welcome back former fellow, Danielle Olden, associate professor of history, as part of the Author Meets Reader Series, Sept. 20, 2023, at 1 p.m. in The Obert C. & Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center Jewel Box. Olden will be discussing her book and ongoing research of historical racial construction and desegregation.
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Departure of Professor Erika George as Director of Tanner Humanities Center
Erika George, director of the Tanner Humanities Center and Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law has stepped down from her role as of August 31, 2023. After four years of leadership, Geroge believes it is time to return the reins to faculty members within the Humanities.
Events
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Sep 21
Thursday
3pm - 5pmThe Publishing Process, Inside and Out
Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO)
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Sep 23
Saturday
12pm - 1pmBest of Enemies | National Theatre Live | Tanner Humanities Center
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Oct 05
Thursday
7pm - 8pmCarmen Maria Machado "In The Dream House" Banned Books | Tanner Humanities Center
Dumke Auditorium (UMFA)
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Oct 21
Saturday
12pm - 1pmGood | National Theatre Live | Tanner Humanities Center
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Oct 24
Tuesday
1pm - 2pmDavid Wallace Wells, New York Times Climate Journalist | Tanner Humanities Center
Gould Auditorium (M LIB)
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Nov 14
Tuesday
7pm - 8pmLaToya Ruby Frazier "Flint is Family" | Tanner Humanities Center
Dumke Auditorium (UMFA)