Posted on August 13th, 2010 by rstewartahf
NEH Chairman Jim Leach was a big hit in Birmingham on July 29, delivering a talk on civility and American politics at Samford University and participating in a series of meetings and tours around the city. This was his first visit to Birmingham or Alabama since he was a young child, and he was extremely [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2010 by sperryahf
How do we, as civilians, understand war?
Nathan Glick, a WWII veteran and combat artist, brought World War II to life for SUPER teachers June 11 with his portfolio of portraits of heroic WWII pilots and sketches of combat and soldiers at leisure. At 98 years old, Nathan Glick vividly remembers every location where he witnessed [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
The Montgomery Advertiser is asking the public to share personal stories about how To Kill a Mockingbird, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has touched lives. Read the full story here.
Pieces should be no more than 150 words in length. Please include your full name, the city in which you live and daytime phone. E-mail [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2010 by bwhetstoneahf
I stow my carry-on and settle into a window seat just in time to hear the flight attendant announce, “Has anyone on this flight lost a wallet?” The 200 passengers, including myself, discreetly check through our belongings for our cash and credit cards. Momentarily she breaks the silence, “Now that I have your attention, we [...]
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Posted on July 27th, 2009 by rstewartahf
Over the 4th of July weekend, the Birmingham News published two articles and a guest editorial that caught my eye. Like so many news or feature items that appear in the local, state or even national press, humanities ideas often have something to say about them.
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Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by rstewartahf
On June 25, 2009, AHF joined several other organizations in the second-annual Cultural Leadership Summit. This one took place at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, and it featured Alabama Power CEO Charles McCrary as the keynote speaker, as well as a panel discussion of several cultural leaders from across [...]
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Posted on July 20th, 2009 by plawsonahf
A service station attendant in Bessemer was swarmed with last minute customers at the start of a long holiday weekend. He shook his head in disgust as he said to a preacher next in line, “It’s funny to me that people always wait until the last minute to prepare for a trip they knew they [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2009 by tbryantahf
The topic of a major 2009 SUPER Teacher Institute is one that SUPER participants have consistently requested the past 7+ years I have served as manager of this program. The Institute, which runs June 28-July 3, will discuss “Slavery in Alabama: Public Amnesia and Historical Memory,” and is a partnership project of the Alabama Humanities [...]
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Posted on June 15th, 2009 by sperryahf
From discussions at our AHF Humanities Leadership Summit in the fall of 2008, I gained a sense that cultural organizations are a community with collective concerns and impact on Alabama. We realized the collaborative power of technology as a tool and resource for marketing, communication and education. Participants said that coming together on an annual [...]
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