NewsOrdinary Girls
In this webinar, recorded May 19 2020, author Jaquira Díaz discusses her memoir, Ordinary Girls with Sharon Harrigan. “Every once in a while, a truly electric debut memoir comes along, …
NewsImmunity Gardens
Along the stream, birds gather under and along the thick perch. “It wakes me up every morning,” Lilia Fuquen tells me. As Virginia Humanities’ director of Food & Community, her …
NewsBack to the Land
Gardening provides the fresh air, exercise, food, and distraction that many people need right now. And “immunity gardens” are emerging to add more to that list.
NewsThe Dark Matter of Mona Starr
In this webinar, recorded May 14 2020, author and illustrator Laura Lee Gulledge discusses her new graphic novel, The Dark Matter of Mona Starr, with Amber Loyacano. “Heartfelt, emotionally vulnerable, …
NewsAnnouncing $599K in CARES Act Grants
Today, Virginia Humanities announced $599,500 in grants to 110 museums, libraries, historical societies, and other cultural nonprofit organizations across the state. The grants, part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and …
NewsThe Mindfulness Room
In this webinar, recorded May 12 2020, Amanda Lynch, author of The Mindfulness Room, and Mack McLellan, Jr., talk about self-care, mindfulness, and restorative justice—for children and adults alike. “Guided …
NewsGoing Viral
UVA doctors got to work immediately to create COVID-19 testing kits in a race against time. And another battle is being waged against the spread of misinformation on social media.
NewsA Political History of the Food Stamp Program
Tracy Roof is writing a history of the food stamp program, also known as SNAP. Roof says the book will be the first of its kind. We caught up with her to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing her research.
NewsA Good Provider is One Who Leaves
In this webinar recorded on May 7 2020, author Jason DeParle discusses his newest book, A Good Provider is One Who Leaves: Family and Migration in the 21st Century, with …
NewsDeb Olin Unferth and Jeff VanderMeer
In her latest, Deb Olin Unferth (Barn 8) wryly takes on animal activism with a heist at a chicken farm. Jeff VanderMeer (Dead Astronauts), in his signature cli-fi style, builds a world in the …
NewsReplay: Voices of Vietnam – A Lost Homeland
This series was made possible by a major grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. For more information about the NEH and its programming, visit www.NEH.gov.Special …
NewsMore Than $1 Million Available for Virginia Arts and Humanities Organizations Struggling Due to COVID-19
Virginia’s state-wide arts and humanities councils have received more than $1 million in federal funds designated for emergency relief to arts and cultural organizations affected by the COVID-19 health crisis, …
NewsWhat a Difference a Year Makes
It was just over a year ago that I was first introduced to Encyclopedia Virginia when Peter Hedlund, who directs the project, moderated the panel I appeared on at the Virginia Festival… Read More»
NewsThe Art of Space
Skip to show segment MOXIE Bob Ash (Old Dominion University) In the blockbuster hit, The Martian, Matt Damon escapes Mars by using a spacecraft based on real-life technology created years …
