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We are pleased to announce the Summer 2022 Public Humanities Micro-Credential, "Mapping as Storytelling,” led by writer and geographer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. In this workshop, students will explore the power of mapping to illuminate history, uncover untold stories, and help us reimagine the places that shape us—and what’s possible—in new ways. Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is a geographer and writer who created “Names of New York” and was co-creator, with Rebecca Solnit, of “Nonstop Metropolis.” Additional details and an application will be posted to the Public Humanities website in late April. Any questions can be addressed to karin.roffman@yale.edu.

The Public Humanities Working Group will have an in-person meeting on Wednesday, May 4, from 4:00–5:30 [note the updated date/time] in HQ 225. Dicky Yangzom will present the paper: “Decolonizing Pedagogy: The Body as Site for Knowledge Making." There will also be an opportunity to talk about plans for the Working Group in 2022–2023. All are welcome. Reach out to karin.roffman@yale.edu with any questions.

Some highlights of Public Humanities affiliated faculty,
graduate students in the certificate program, and alumni:

Daphne Brooks, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Music, has been named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow. Professor Brooks will use the fellowship to work on a full-length study of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Read more in the Yale Daily News. Professor Brooks was also recently named a 2022 Fellow at the New York Public Library’s Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.

Ned Blackhawk, the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies, and his collaborators at the NYU-Yale American Indian Sovereignty Project filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case of Denezpi v. United States, which addresses issues of tribal jurisdiction and sovereignty on Ute Nation land. Justice Stephen Breyer cited the brief in his oral arguments in February, signaling the impact and reach of the Sovereignty Project's work. Their work was featured in a recent Yale News article.

Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History, has published an op-ed in The Washington Post, "Putin has long fantasized about a world without Ukrainians. Now we see what that means," addressing the genocidal intentions of Vladimir Putin. Read the full article here.

Dylan Gee, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, has received an Early-Career in Affective Science Award from the Society for Affective Science for her work exploring the link between childhood adversity and mental health outcomes. Read more at Yale Daily News.

In conjunction with the Beinecke Library's current exhibition, Brava! Women Make American Theater, curator Melissa Barton has organized "Women, Theater, Archives: Conversations," a series of public programs. For the next program, "Creating Theater... and Records," on May 4, celebrated playwright-educators Sarah Ruhl and Paula Vogel will discuss the role of archives and historical research in their creative practice and how there are envisioning their own archival presence. Learn more on the Beinecke's website.

As always, we welcome any news submissions from the Public Humanities at Yale community, including publications, events, career updates, and anything else you'd like to share! Send us a note at publichumanities@yale.edu.

Puzzling The Humanities

Click the "START THE PUZZLE" button below to play this month's crossword puzzle: "Science Hill." This puzzle was created by Matthew Stock, Yale College '18, and Rachel Fabi, Yale College '11.

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