Being Human Festival
10 - 19 November 2022
The Faculty of Arts is delighted to once again host the international hub of the UK's Being Human Festival. Exploring the theme of 'breakthroughs', the 2022 program will investigate the ways in which the humanities enable us to interpret the past, understand the present and imagine the future.
What are the humanities, and why do they matter? What does it mean to be human? Director of the Being Human Festival, Professor Sarah Churchwell, explains.
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About the Being Human Festival
The Being Human Festival is the first and only national festival of the humanities in the UK. Founded in 2014, the Festival demonstrates the breadth, diversity and vitality of the humanities, and that research in the humanities is vital for the cultural, intellectual, political and social life. It is a successful large-scale, national public engagement festival taking academic research out into all corners of the community providing refreshing new perspectives on research. It is supported by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy.
The Being Human Festival and the Faculty of Arts respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land upon which the University of Melbourne's campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong/Boon Wurrung people, the Yorta Yorta people, and the Dja Dja Wurrung people. They have been custodians of this land for thousands of years; we pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.