Digital Programs
Podcasts, videos, and other online resources.Featured Content
Author Susan Clark, historian Paul M. Searls, podcaster Erica Heilman, and UVM professor Cheryl Morse reflect on what Vermont’s rural town meeting tradition can teach us about our nation’s democracy today. Photo of the East Montpelier town meeting by Terry J. Allen.
Digital Programs
First Wednesdays Videos
Recorded talks from our free public lecture series, from 2016 through the 2020-2021 season. View talks.
Before Your Time Podcast Series
Exploring Vermont’s history, one object at a time. Produced with the Vermont Historical Society. See list of episodes.
The Portable Humanist Podcast Series
Listen to Vermont Humanities talks and learn when you’re on the go. View list of episodes.
Fall Conference Recorded Sessions
Videos from our free 2020 Fall Conference “Democracy 20/20.” View talks.
Recent Digital Posts
Telling Disability Stories: Histories, Representations, and Imaginations
(Transcript and slides only.) The meaning of “disability” shifts across time, places, and cultures. In spotlighting stories centered on disabled people, Middlebury professor Susan Burch draws on history, popular media representations, and inclusive design practices to reimagine our past, present, and possible future.
Making Rumble Strip in My Closet
Podcaster Erica Heilman discusses her interview process and shares stories from her “Rumble Strip” podcast, which she describes as “extraordinary conversations with ordinary people. Or that’s the goal.”
Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Ceremony 2021
Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racist writer and educator gave this keynote presentation on January 17 for the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Burlington as part of a remembrance of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Qualities of “Mercy?”
In 2020, the “Get Thee to the Funnery” Shakespeare camp took on the controversial Shakespeare play, “Merchant of Venice” and used it to confront prejudice and hate speech, deal with the pandemic lockdown, and examine the Black Lives Matter movement.
Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont
Those who put food on our tables disproportionately experience food insecurity in their own homes. UVM professor Teresa Mares illuminates the many ways Latinx farm workers in Vermont sustain themselves and their families while also serving as the backbone of the state’s agricultural economy.
Winslow Homer and the Poetics of Place
The painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) occupies an unusual and pivotal place in the history of American art. Thomas Denenberg, director of the Shelburne Museum, sketches Homer’s long and productive career, focusing on how he bridged the sentimental culture of the nineteenth century with the visual culture of the modern era.
Staff Picks: Our Favorite Moments from 2020
Vermont Humanities staffers share their favorite moments from this sad, strange, and sometimes uplifting year. Includes clips from our Words in the Woods, First Wednesdays, Speakers Bureau, and Vermont Reads programs.
Words in the Woods with Poet Judith Chalmer
Enjoy the fall colors of New Discovery State Park and the poetry of Judith Chalmer in this Words in the Woods video, recorded when foliage was near its peak. Chalmer reads from her latest collection, “Minnow,” including some poems that were inspired by visits to Vermont state parks.
Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre: The Making of a Graphic Biography
Cartoonist Glynnis Fawkes explains the research and design processes she followed to create her graphic biography, “Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre.” Focusing on two segments of the biography, she illuminates moments in Brontë’s life that were key to her literary success.
Night Moves: Discovering the Wonders of Bird Migration
Many of us are dazzled by autumn colors during the daytime. But we can be just as dazzled by the night moves of thousands of birds passing quietly overhead during their fall migration. Join “bird diva” Bridget Butler to discover this almost-silent world.