Events

All events at the HRC are free and open to all.

The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told

Date: Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025

The speaker for this event is Keith Richotte, Professor of Law at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona.

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"On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence

Date: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025

Please join the Humanities Research Center and the VCU Office of the Provost for a presentation by Chief of the Chickahominy Nation, Stephen R. Adkins, ""On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence."

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2025 Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival

Dates: Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 – Sunday, Nov 23, 2025

The 9th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival will take place November 20-23, 2025, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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Mini Memoir Writing Workshop

Date: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025

Join VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Humanities Research Center for a Mini Memoir Writing Workshop with Sonja Livingston, Associate Professor of English at VCU. This December's workshop will focus on holiday memories.

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The Cambridge Companion to American Prison Writing and Mass Incarceration

Date: Monday, Feb 2, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with David Coogan, Liz Canfield, and Becca Ringle, co-authors of The Cambridge Companion to American Prison Writing and Mass Incarceration.

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The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery

Date: Monday, Mar 2, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Brooke Newman, Associate Professor of History at VCU, and author of The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery.

The Accused: How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-Era Crimes

Date: Monday, Mar 16, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors event with Jessica Trisko Darden, Associate Professor of Political Science at VCU, and author of "The Accused: How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-Era Crimes."

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Cervantes y Las Joyas

Date: Monday, Mar 30, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Mar Gongóra Davis, Professor of Spanish in the School of World Studies at VCU, and author of Cervantes y Las Joyas.