Arts of Citizenship helps University of Michigan graduate students develop collaborative projects with community partners that address real-world challenges and enhance students' professional development.

2012 grantees report on their project “Democracy Here and There: The Arab Spring and Arab American Youth”

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2012 grantees report on their project “Democracy Here and There: The Arab Spring and Arab American Youth”

“Democracy and Activism in College Campuses: Arab American Youth/Arab Spring” is a project that was sponsored by the Arts of Citizenship Program at the University of Michigan and the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn. The idea behind the project was to study in what ways the events known as the Arab Spring impacted ...

Video documenting “Corsets, Grains, & Greenways: Dancing Downtown Ann Arbor.”

Posted by on May 16, 2013 in Blog | No Comments

Arts of Citizenship is pleased to share a video documenting one of our 2012 Grants in Public Scholarship: “Corsets, Grains, & Greenways: Dancing Downtown Ann Arbor.” Corset, Grains, and GreenwaysFINISHEDDOCU-H.264 800Kbps Streaming from Ann Arbor Dance Works on Vimeo.

The 2013 Arts of Citizenship Institute for Social Change

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The 2013 Arts of Citizenship Institute for Social Change

An Exciting Summer Opportunity for Rackham Students Join a community of graduate students from various disciplines for an intensive four-day institute sponsored by Rackham Graduate School that explores the practical and conceptual dimensions of public scholarship, community-based research, and social innovation. Do you want to learn how scholarly knowledge and skills in the arts, design, ...

2012 Arts of Citizenship grantees, Jesse Carr and Hannah Rosen, report on their research trip to Helena, Arkansas

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2012 Arts of Citizenship grantees, Jesse Carr and Hannah Rosen, report on their research trip to Helena, Arkansas

Earlier this month, Dr. Hannah Rosen (Director of the Program in Race, Gender, and History at IRWG), and Jesse Carr (PhD student in American Culture) travelled to Arkansas to conduct research on Magnolia Cemetery, an historic African American burial ground located in the town of Helena in rural Phillips County. Magnolia was originally part of ...

Arts of Citizenship Grantee Featured in Upcoming Dance Performance on March 28, 29, and 30, 2013

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Arts of Citizenship Grantee Featured in Upcoming Dance Performance on March 28, 29, and 30, 2013

The Department of Dance at the University of Michigan presents Other, a dance concert with works choreographed by Anna “Tru” Jonkman in collaboration with dancers and the Community High School Dance Body. The performance will be held at the Betty Pease Studio Theater, located at 1310 North University Court in Ann Arbor on March 28, ...

What Now?: Career Paths for PhDs, on June 3-4, 2013

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What Now?: Career Paths for PhDs, on June 3-4, 2013

In response to increasing interest among students and faculty about broader career horizons for humanities doctoral students, Rackham will sponsor a two-day event, What Now?: Career Paths for PhDs, on June 3-4, 2013. The event aims to help current humanities PhDs who are relatively early in their programs learn more about emerging post-PhD possibilities, identify ...

2011 Arts of Citizenship Fellow receives Architect Magazine’s 2013 Progressive Architecture Award

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2011 Arts of Citizenship Fellow receives Architect Magazine’s 2013 Progressive Architecture Award

Assistant professor of architecture Steven Mankouche and lecturer Matthew Schulte received Architect Magazine’s 2013 Progressive Architecture Award for their project titled Farm, Gaming Strategies of Empowering Marginalized Youth. Initiated as a series of architectural design workshops with Project Reach, a New York City-based anti-discrimination training organization, the project involved redesigning an historic Catskill farm into ...

Race in This Place: A Community Conversation

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Race in This Place: A Community Conversation

Have you seen “Race in this Place: A Community Conversation,” an exhibition on view at the U-M Museum of Natural History through July 7, 2013?  This exhibition was developed by Abigail Celis, U-M Ph.D. student in Romance Languages and Literatures and 2012 Arts of Citizenship Summer Intern. Race in This Place: A Community Conversation …explores ...

Evelyn Alsultany, former Arts of Citizenship Fellow: Author’s Forum

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Evelyn Alsultany, former Arts of Citizenship Fellow: Author’s Forum

Join Evelyn Alsultany, former Arts of Citizenship Fellow, and Nadine Naber for an Author’s Forum at Hatcher Graduate Library on February 7, 2013! The Author’s Forum Presents: Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11 andArab America: Gender, Cultural Politics, and Activism: A Conversation with Nadine Naber and Evelyn Alsultany Thursday, February 7; 5:30pm-7:00pm ...

Arts of Citizenship: Summer Internship Panel Discussion

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Arts of Citizenship: Summer Internship Panel Discussion

Join fellow Rackham students for a panel discussion on Monday, February 18 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. to learn about professional development opportunities for graduate students in the arts, design, and humanities through the Arts of Citizenship Graduate Student Summer Internship Program. WHAT:  Arts of Citizenship: Summer Internship Panel Discussion WHERE:  Earl Lewis Room, 3rd floor Rackham (East Side) ...