Federico Cuatlacuatl

Transborder Nahua Futurisms [video]
The speaker for this event was Federico Cuatlacuatl, Associate Professor in the Art Department at the University of Virginia.

Ethan Brown

Pamunkey Portrait Screening 

Former Karenne Wood artist in residence at the HRC Ethan Brown, Pamunkey Nation, VA, premiered his new documentary, Pamunkey Portrait, in honor of Indigenous People's Day.

Rebecca Hill, Siera Hyte

Our Land, Our Art: Virginia Native Artists Reclaim Space

The speakers for this event were Rebecca Hill, Pamunkey Nation and Siera Hyte, Cherokee Nation. 

Keith Richotte

The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told
The speaker for this event was Keith Richotte, Professor of Law at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, and author of The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told: Native America, the Supreme Court, and the U.S. Constitution.

Chief Stephen R. Adkins, Sr.

"On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence
[video]

The HRC and the VCU Office of the Provost hosted a presentation by Chief of the Chickahominy Nation, Stephen R. Adkins, ""On Native Ground": Virginia Native Nations, Sovereignty, and Persistence."

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival

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

Graphic Narratives Lab Student Showcase

The Graphic Narratives Lab hosted a showcase of student work on Monday, April 28th, 2025 in Cabell Library.

Recovery in Practice

The HRC Working Group, Health Humanities Lab, VCUarts, Rams in Recovery, and Richmond’s Inclusive Recovery City Initiative hosted Recovery in Practice at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art from April 17-19, 2025.

AI in Education through a Humanities Lens

The HRC Working Group, Digital Technology in Education, hosted a collaborative "UnConference" on AI in education.

Unburying Voices: Community-Engaged Reparative Justice

The Spring 2025 History and Health Symposium, "Unburying Voices: Community-Engaged Reparative Justice," included presentations by East Marshall Street Well (EMSW) Project Family Representative Council members; Ana Edwards, interviewer for the EMSW Oral History Project; Health Humanities Lab undergraduate fellows.

Precious Rubbish: Discussion & Book Signing

The Recovery Working Group, in collaboration with independent artist Rae Whitlock, is hosting an artist talk with Kayla E., creative director of Fantagraphics, in conversation with Dr. Francesa Lyn, co-director of the Graphic Narratives Lab, about Kayla E.’s graphic memoir, Precious Rubbish.

"Her" Film Screening: Technology Humanities Film Series

The Graphic Narratives Lab hosted a screening of the film Her (2013), a romantic science fiction film about a lonely writer who develops a relationship with an artificially intelligent operating system.

Magazine Writing and Public Religion: A Conversation with Peter Marty, Editor and Publisher of “The Christian Century”

The VCU Department of History and the Humanities Research Center hosted a session on magazine writing and public theology with Peter Marty, editor/publisher of The Christian Century.

Latinx Scholarship Symposium

The AI Futures Lab hosted a transformative day of dialogue, research, and discovery at the Latinx Scholarship Symposium, a groundbreaking gathering of scholars in Latino/a studies and migration studies from across Virginia and North Carolina.

Unmasking Injustice: The East Marshall Street Well Oral History & Memorialization Project

The Migration Studies Lab and the History and Health Student Advisory Committee hosted a student-led roundtable, exploring of the history of the East Marshall Street Well.