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Integrated arts and humanities methods and practices provide indispensable tools for understanding our place in the world — methods that forefront deep observation, listening and empathy, and skills to communicate diverse viewpoints and imaginative possibilities. These tools include creative action, contextualization, representation and synthesis — modes of inquiry that account for our relations, interdependencies and interconnections. By breaking down barriers to meaningful collaboration, the Global Arts + Humanities is uniquely positioned to become a national leader in demonstrating the transformative power of cross-disciplinary collaborations that amplify creative and humanistic modes of inquiry and discovery.

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“Since its inception, the Global Arts + Humanities has been a strong supporter of interdisciplinary work across the arts and humanities and beyond. Whether through the Society of Fellows, Arts Creation Grants or other sponsored programs, its emphasis has always been on fostering creativity and innovation — qualities I take to be an essential part of education for citizenship.”

 

LISA FLORMAN
Vice Provost for the Arts

Recent News

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Announcing the 2026-27 Society of Fellows Theme | Cultures in Motion

What makes culture portable? How do cultural forms, objects, ideas and practices travel and adapt to contexts? What meanings arise from these forms in motion? What aesthetic strategies emerge from…

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Event Series | AI: Propositions from the Arts + Humanities

"Artificial Intelligence: Propositions from the Arts + Humanities" is a series of lectures by artists and scholars whose work foregrounds the ethical obligations arising from the simulation of…

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Christine R. Yano Events | Pink Globalization + Global Asias

This autumn, the Global Arts + Humanities will host two events featuring Christine R. Yano, Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.

LECTURE | Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's…
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Associate Director Puja-Batra-Wells Receives 2025 Distinguished Staff Award

Global Arts + Humanities Associate Director Puja Batra-Wells has received a 2025 Distinguished Staff Award! 

Batra-Wells is a driving force behind the Global Arts + Humanities. For over…

Upcoming Events

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October 21, 2025

LECTURE | Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's Trek Across the Pacific

Event Start Time: 11:15 am
Event Location: Round Meeting Room (Ohio Union 3140)
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October 21, 2025

COLLOQUIA | Global Asias and Cross-Disciplinary Research

Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: Hagerty Hall 149
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November 13, 2025

LECTURE | "Artisanal Intelligences," by Katherine Behar

Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: WOSU Ross Community Studio
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December 2, 2025

Lecture | "Manufacturing Intelligence" with Dennis Yi Tenen

Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Denney Hall 311