On Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 PM at the North Memorial Library Dr. Adamson presented “Philosophy from Everywhere, for Everyone: Podcasting Global Philosophy” for our the Humanities Today Lecture Series. Since 2010, Peter Adamson has been producing the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, a podcast that has been downloaded more than 45 million times across nearly 700 episodes, covering not just …
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Halifax Humanities’ African Heritage Month Public Lecture
On February 25 at the North Memorial Library, we opened up our classroom and invited the public to join us for a special lecture and Q&A with Dr. Harvey Amani Whitfield as a collaboration with African Heritage Month at Halifax Public Libraries. Dr. Whitfield shared about his research on the life of Statia Hopefield and the historical context of slavery …
The Humanities Today Lecture Series
The Humanities Today Lecture Series examines the role the humanities play in our lives and the lives of communities on the periphery of or excluded from the traditional avenues of humanities education. This series is supported by funds donated in the memory of Renate Usmiani, a professor of the Department of English at Mount St. Vincent University, remembered and beloved …
Halifax Humanities 101 Applications Open
Halifax Humanities 101 is now accepting applications for its 2025/2026 class! We are once again offering a FREE 8-month humanities course to adults living on low incomes in HRM. The class is modelled on the Foundation Year Programme at the University of King’s College, and takes students on a tour through the philosophy, literature, art, theology, theatre, and political theory …
Introducing the Bonita Shepherd University Access Program
In memory of its very first student, The Halifax Humanities Society is pleased to name its University Access Program in honour of Bonita Shepherd. Bonita Shepherd was a groundbreaker, not only in being the first to apply to the Halifax Humanities full-year class, but also in taking up the possibility of continuing on to university classes. The Bonita Shepherd University …
Marathon Reading Fundraisers
Our biggest fundraising each year consists of a marathon reading of a classic work of literature. Teams of readers take on the responsibility of performing a section of the text and collecting donations in support of their participation. By the end of the event (sometimes 24 hours later!), we have heard the whole text read from start to finish. Over …
Graduation Ceremony
At the end of every term, we celebrate the achievements of our Halifax Humanities 101 students at a graduation ceremony attended by their friends, families, and professors. Graduation 2020 – A Year Like No Other In 2020, when COVID-19 made an in-person graduation impossible, we created a virtual graduation for our students. You can see the results below. Graduation 2019
Weldon Literary Moot
Each year, law students and faculty from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, along with local lawyers, judges, and actors, create a mock trial of a literary figure as a fundraiser in support of The Halifax Humanities Society. 2025: The Trial of Peter Pan – A Fundraiser for Halifax Humanities On Wednesday, March 12 at 7pm, Dalhousie law …
Our Books
See a sample of our reading list.