We Hold These Truths 2022

We hold these Truths

 

 New Hampshire Humanities Collaborate April Event Explores Truth 

The New Hampshire Humanities Collaborative (NHHC) will host its spring scholarly event, “We Hold These Truths” Friday, April 8, 2022, from 2-4 p.m. at NHTI—Concord’s Community College. 

Sponsored by the NHHC—including the University of New Hampshire (UNH), the Global Racial and Social Inequality Lab (GRSIL) at UNH, and the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH)—the event will explore ideas of truth and equality and both historical and contemporary dialogues around the essential commitment expressed in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” 

The event will include the following: 

  • • NH State House tour (optional): 107 North Main St., Concord — 12-1 p.m. (meet in State House Visitor’s Center to right of main lobby) 
  • • We Hold These Truths presentations: NHTI, 31 College 

 

 More than 100 faculty and college students from across N.H. will present research on social, artistic, and scientific representations of truth, exploring truth in history; gender studies; the classics; art, art history, and typography; music; literature; culture; the social sciences; and more. The public is invited to engage with faculty and students, engaging with these presentations. Refreshments will be provided. 

For more information contact Dr. Paula DelBonis-Platt, NHTI Professor and Chair of Liberal Arts, General Studies, Social Sciences, and ESOL: PDelBonis-Platt@ccsnh.edu, 603-271-6484, ext. 4151 

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"Designer Babies: Future or Downfall?" by Joshua Hidalgo. Presented at the “We Hold These Truths" NHHC Event

 

Future or Downfall? against a dark background

UNHGenetically engineered designer babies are a relatively new concept that the science community has been divided over since its conception. This project delves into the possible ethical, moral, medical, and social implications of designer babies, and whether they should become a reality. https://express.adobe.com/page/0iWagekdutMkV/

Completed in: ENGL 401, Professor Krista Jackman, Principal Lecturer, English Department

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Find out more about "We Hold These Truths" at: https://mypages.unh.edu/hugemanities/we-hold-these-truths-2022

 

"AAPI Discrimination" by Sara Grace Barba. Presented at the “We Hold These Truths" NHHC Event

 

Picture of woman in a mask of asian descent with the words AAPI in front, she's holding a sign you can partially read the words "end violence"

This awesome project from UNH student Sarah Grace Barba explores historical controversies to better understand the present. Part of the “We Hold the Truths” NHHC Event

Completed in: ENGL 401, Professor Krista Jackman, Principal Lecturer, English Department

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Find out more about "We Hold These Truths" at: https://mypages.unh.edu/hugemanities/we-hold-these-truths-2022

 

"Come Back Home: Music, Dance, and Video Design as Methods of Relational Truth-Seeking" with students Emily Wozer, Emily Shafritz & Lily Neher. Professors Liese Zahabi and Kevin Healey.

 

Neon trails overlay the images of two dancers

Professors Kevin Healey and Liese Zahabi produced a series of music and dance videos as part of the We Hold These Truths" grant program. They worked with three UNH dance students: Emily Wozer, Emily Shafritz, and Lily Neher, who choreographed and performed in these pieces. Kevin Healey wrote all of the original music, and Liese Zahabi did the video design and animation.

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Find out more about projects from the UNH department of Art with Professors like Liese Zahabi:  https://mypages.unh.edu/hugemanities/art-department-exhibition