Neubauer Collegium

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago explores new possibilities for humanistic research.

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We're excited to see that art historian and critic Lucas Gomez-Doyle has published a sharp review of our current gallery exhibition, "Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2," in Newcity.

Read the review: https://t.co/Nw5r2ewWqX

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May 22, starting at 4:30pm: The Neubauer Collegium's Sonic Borderlands of South Asia project will present an "Afternoon Mehfil" at Fulton Recital Hall (5845 S Ellis Ave). The concert will include a performance by the Modal Collective along with short performances by other groups.

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MAY 27, Franke Institute for the Humanities || At this event, Neubauer Collegium Visiting Fellow Kai Ihns and UChicago English and Creative Writing Professor Srikanth Reddy will convene a group of editors to discuss trends in contemporary poetry writing and publishing.

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Thank you for joining us last Monday for the Movement Theory Lab's final event of the season, a performance of Courtney Mackedanz's "Dead End Host." Photos by Abel Arciniega.

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This past week, @Chicago_Reader reviewed "Mike Cloud & Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2" at the Neubauer Collegium.

Read the review: https://t.co/5fCj7Qyj2d

The show runs through June 28. The gallery is open M-F, 9-4.

Installation photography by Robert Heishman for Bob.

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On May 11 the Sonic Borderlands of South Asia research project presented the second of three lecture performances by Amit Chaudhuri. On May 18 Chaudhuri will share thoughts on "The High Philosophies of Orality."

Learn more: https://t.co/fpE8BRXus9

Photos by Abel Arciniega.

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Our current exhibition, "Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan: Story Structure, Pt. 2," was recently spotlighted in the @Chicago_Reader feature "What’s on for Spring?"

Read the article: https://t.co/6HN4zQp93D

Installation Photography by Robert Heishman for Bob.

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Read Julian Stern's review of our recent exhibition of paintings by Norwegian artist Fredrik Værslev in the May issue of @artforum:

https://t.co/Ruaz4yVVdS

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Incubated as part of the Arts Labs initiative at the Neubauer Collegium, Out Here is a bold new musical that reimagines divorce, coming out at 50, and the conventions of musical theater.

https://t.co/sHHcZbdJOJ

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TODAY, 4pm | Amit Chaudhuri, a writer and musician who is in residence as a Neubauer Collegium Visiting Fellow, will discuss his writing with poet and literary scholar Srikanth Reddy at the Seminary Coop (5751 S. Woodlawn Ave).

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Coming to campus this spring? Check out these exhibitions. Our own, featuring new works by Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan, runs through June 28.

Gallery hours: M–F, 9–4. https://t.co/oLgw6uktlQ

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We were thrilled to see the research supported by our Biodiversity of Color project covered so thoroughly as the lead story in this week's Science section of the @nytimes, featuring reporting by Zoë Lescaze and photos by María José Zavala Balcázar:

https://t.co/LX65GD1Imx

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The new musical "Out Here," developed in partnership with the Neubauer Collegium's Arts Lab initiative, premieres April 18 at Court Theatre.

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April 19th | Café Logan | 3:30PM

Please join us this Sunday for a reading and conversation with choreographer, artist, and writer Jonathan González about his long-form poetic essay "Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars" (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2025).

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Currently on view at the Hammer Museum: Mike Cloud's "Painted Clothing" series. Cloud's works are also on view at the Neubauer Collegium in "Story Structure, Pt. 2," through June 28.

Images courtesy of the artist and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York.

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Please join us on April 16, 5:00 pm, for a talk by preeminent epidemiologist Sir Michael Marmot, who will discuss a new series of case studies developed by the Neubauer Collegium's Case of the Human project, published by @TheLancet.

Learn more: https://t.co/99ztaQLd5N

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Many thanks to everyone who joined us on Tuesday for the opening of "Story Structure, Pt. 2" a duo show featuring new works by Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan. The gallery is open M-F, 9-4.

Photos by Abel Arciniega.

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Please join us for the opening reception of our new gallery exhibition, "Story Structure, Pt. 2," featuring works by Mike Cloud and Nyeema Morgan.

April 7, 5-8pm.

Organized in partnership with @UChicagoArts and EXPO Chicago.

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April 16–18
THE CASE OF THE HUMAN

Please join us for a conference exploring the case study, a genre that traverses the humanities, social sciences, and medicine, yet takes on different meanings and forms across these fields.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/gpg7pAhZJp

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April 18, 2026 | Antitrust, Regulation, and the Democratization of the Economy

Speakers at this conference will discuss the politics of antitrust and the possibilities for creating a more democratic political economy.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/6LzxHjZlGr