Human Sciences

01/16/2017

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Studium is an arts and education non-profit organization based in Austin, TX.

01/16/2017

Join us tonight for a class on why we read poetry, specifically geared towards the upcoming Inauguration and administration. Can poetry shape our politics? If you can't make it tonight, we'll be repeating this class on Wednesday morning. We hope to see you either tonight or Wednesday!

From Difference of Opinion by Wendy Cope HE TELLS HER He tells her that the earth is flat- He knows the facts, and that is that. In altercations fierce and long She tries her best to prove him wrong. But he has learned to argue well. He calls her arguments unsound And often asks her not to yell. Sh...

01/12/2017

Join us this evening for a FIELD TRIP! We'll be meeting at pump project at 7pm and viewing an exhibit by Bethlehem Makonnen.

Why should we study (and make!) art? Is the study and practice of art merely a decoration to life, a nice hobby for the cultural elite? Or is there something vital about it, something that can speak even to people who might not usually spend much time with art? For this class, we'll be meeting at…

01/09/2017

TONIGHT! We'll continue our "Study the Humanities" series with an evening class on why we read fiction. Reading via link (it's on the long side, so carve out a minute!); 2200 Tillery St at 7pm. http://www.husci.org/cal/readfiction

01/03/2017

TOMORROW! We'll kick off our "Study the Humanities" series with some context on how arguments for the importance of the humanities have been framed. 10am at Flitch Coffee. Readings at website below.

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12/13/2016

TOMORROW! We're wrapping up our series on Utopias and Dystopias. We'll read some thoughts on utopia by feminist and q***r scholars, including Lee Edelman, Lisa Duggan, and José Muńoz. You can find the (optional, but encouraged) readings on our site, and stay tuned for an announcement about our next series. As always, we'll see you at Flitch Coffee at 10am!

"Some will say that all we have are the pleasures of this moment, but we must never settle for that minimal transport; we must dream and enact new and better pleasures, other ways of being in the world, and ultimately new worlds."
-José Esteban Muńoz

11/29/2016

We hope you had a fantastic holiday weekend, and that you join us tomorrow to discuss American Utopias. We'll be reading an essay about the complicated corporate utopia that is Disneyland and a piece about a Mormon millionaire who is trying to build an eco-utopia in Vermont (bonus points: an article about the Bundy family's anti-ecological Mormon utopia). You can find those links below: see you tomorrow, 10am, at Flitch Coffee. husci.org/utopias

11/19/2016

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In the midst of a lot of uncertainty, it's a good time to take stock of some of the things we have at the moment. We are fortunate to be a part of a community that shows great care for one another, and we want to start off by thanking you for being there with us.

11/09/2016

Hi, friends. We're meeting Flitch Coffee in an hour (at 10am) if you'd like a safe place to process. Take care.

11/08/2016

VOTE! Vote vote vote vote vote. And then celebrate your right to participate in democracy with us at our election party tonight. There will be therapy snacks.

11/02/2016

We'll see you in an hour for our weekly critical theory reading group at Flitch Coffee. We'll be discussing down-ticket candidates and Austin's Proposition 1.

10/31/2016

Reminder! We'll be meeting again Wednesday at 10am to discuss down-ticket candidates and Proposition 1 ("Move Austin Forward"). See you there, and remember to practice self-care this election season.