Activism in Greenwood stretches back to the 1920's and it's never let up since. This event will begin with a brief lecture about the history of protest in Greenwood and Tulsa more broadly, focusing in particular on the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement, and the Vietnam era. A conversation will follow with Vic […]
Join the English Graduate Student Association in welcoming Dr. Brycchan Carey to TU! The public is invited to enjoy coffee, snacks, and this keynote address from an acclaimed scholar, author, and professor. Natural history is usually understood as one of the sciences, but as literary scholars are increasingly making clear, it is also a distinct […]
TU students join the Department of English and Oklahoma Center for the Humanities for an evening featuring the talents of TU students! Five creative writing students will showcase the work they have created under the guidance of mentors, who are part of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. This year's partnerships include: Hannah Moua, work on a […]
Join the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities for a talk that considers how boxing and country music challenge writers to find the words to describe them and what they might mean. Guest lecturer Carlo Rotella says the essential thing about each that makes it so appealing–bodies moving in space, sounds moving in time–is nonverbal, even […]
Stop by TU's 101 Archer during the First Friday Art Crawl for an exclusive first look at the heART of Tulsa Mayfest Invitational Gallery! Plus - celebrate the Gilcrease Museum's 75th Anniversary with a party in our garden! We'll have free food, cupcakes and tee shirts, along with face painting, arts and crafts, and a […]
Mayfest, a beloved tradition in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been celebrating the arts, culture, and community spirit since its inception in 1973. For five decades, Mayfest has been a vibrant showcase of creativity, featuring a diverse array of artists, musicians, performers and culinary delights. The festival is a testament to the rich cultural heritage of Tulsa […]
Note: This event takes place at Rudisill Regional Library TU faculty, staff and students join us in the Deep Greenwood Community reading. To coincide with the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, this event will consist of a panel discussion about Greenwood’s future. The talk will focus less on policy and more on vision […]
The Society for Textual Scholarship is an international organization of scholars working in textual studies, editing and editorial theory, electronic textualities, and issues of textual culture within and across a wide range of disciplines. The annual conference and biannual journal, Textual Cultures, bring together scholars from disciplines such as literature (in all languages), history, musicology, […]
The University of Tulsa and Society for Textual Scholarship welcomes Layli Long Soldier for a free, public talk at the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities. Layli Long Soldier holds a B.F.A. from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an M.F.A. from Bard College. Her poems have appeared in POETRY Magazine, The New York Times, […]
