Support the CenterThe Humanities Center at Miami University
The humanities help us understand the human story by drawing on history, literature, language, and other disciplines to make sense of our world.
The Humanities Center at Miami:
- promotes interdisciplinary collaborative conversations among humanities faculty and students
- supports research in the humanities through fellowships and grants
- encourages public involvement in the humanities through lectures and symposia
"Miami University's Humanities Center is an exciting new initiative that will bring together faculty and students from many programs and departments ..."
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The Humanities Center is open to all members of Miami University interested in the humanities. Events sponsored by the Humanities Center are open to the public.
History Students Jam with Pete Seeger
Beacon, NY - Miami University students taking HST 400.S (American Folk Music) had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when they traveled with Professor Allan Winkler to the home of Pete Seeger. In October (2009), the students spent the better part of a day chatting with Seeger and had the chance to sing along with him, as well as accompany his banjo with their guitars.
Pete Seeger is a folk music icon and arguably the most important American folk singer of the 20th century. He has won numerous awards and honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts (from the National Endowment for the Arts), the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Honor, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.