Welcome to the Chicago Humanities Festival!
Our fall festival is all about technology: it's 'technology' with knowledge at its center. Our programs are an array of terrific events: more than 80 in all, over 2 days in October and 2 weeks in November. The schedule is full of riches, and we've handpicked some to guide you through the festival offerings, especially if this is your first time visiting us. Tickets are very reasonable at $5-15 for many programs, and we offer free and reduced-price tickets to many programs for students and teachers.
Top CHF Communications Events
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Web science expert Noshir Contractor
researches what drives and feeds social and knowledge networks. Hear from him on Sunday, October 16.
- Indiana University anthropologist and communications professor
Ilana Gershon
researches how new media affect our intimate relationships. Join her as she discusses the findings of her new book, The Breakup 2.0, the first academic study of heartbreak in the digital age, with Madeline Nusser of TimeOut Chicago, on Saturday, November 5.
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Political correspondent Peter Slevin leads a panel discussion on social media in the Middle East on Saturday, November 5.
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Scholar and activist Virginia Eubanks
reflects on her ten years of organizing for high-tech equity with poor and working-class families on Sunday, November 6.
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New York Times columnist David Carr discusses technology's impact on journalism and digital story telling with Clara Jeffery, co-editor of Mother Jones Magazine on Wednesday, November 9.
- Long before the Internet, texting, and Twitter became a daily force in contemporary life, psychologist and sociologist Sherry Turkle studied the relationship between human beings and technology. Is our fascination with technology degrading our human relationships? Hear more on November 11.
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MIT Director of Civic Media Ethan Zuckerman
is a passionate advocate for free speech in the developing world. Hear more on Saturday, November 12.
- Author Dan Sinker created the Twitter phenomenon @MayorEmanuel. He wants to talk about how new media, like Twitter, are changing how we write on Sunday, November 13.
This list only scratches the surface. We hope that you find many more of our fall events of interest to you! Tickets are available online or by calling our box office at 312-494-9509, Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.
