Need to Know: Conversations About Stories That Matter

A Collaboration Between the Stanford Humanities Center and the National Humanities Center

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Behind the noise are stories. Stories that can change how we think about the world, as it has been and as it is right now, stories waiting to be heard. Come be part of a conversation between great writers and thinkers of today.

Each event in this new series convenes a dialogue between fellows from two of the most prominent research centers in the United States and beyond—the Stanford Humanities Center and the National Humanities Center. Join award-winning authors as they talk about their books and the urgent stories behind them.

2025–2026
 

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Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment

Rhae Lynn Barnes, Princeton University (SHC Fellow '21)
In Conversation with Blair LM Kelley, President of the National Humanities Center (NHC Fellow '23)

Tuesday, April 28 | 1:00–2:30 p.m. (PDT) | Online only

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