Congratulations to Lisa Lee, Director of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago on being awarded the 2013 Public Humanities Award. And thank you to all who joined us and supported this event!

 

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- Gordon Quinn and Justine Nagan of Kartemquin Fillms congratulate Lisa
- The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum congratulates Lisa
- UIC Professor, historian, author Barbara Ransby congratulates Lisa
- Artist, University of Chicago staff member Theaster Gates congratulates Lisa

 

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Created in 1984, The Public Humanities Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the public understanding of the role the humanities play in transforming lives and strengthening communities.

 

Lisa Yun Lee is the Director of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Formerly the Director of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Lisa is also a member of the Art History faculty at UIC. Lisa is the co-founder of The Public Square, now a program of the Illinois Humanities Council, an organization dedicated to creating spaces for dialogue and dissent and for reinvigorating civil society. Lisa has published a book on Frankfurt School philosopher Theodor Adorno, and researches and writes about museums and diversity, cultural and environmental sustainability, and as spaces for fostering radically democratic practices. Lisa is currently working on a cookbook that addresses contemporary food justice issues with Hull-House history and questions of immigration and democracy. Lisa received her BA in Religion from Bryn Mawr College, and a Ph.D in German Studies from Duke University. Lisa also serves on the boards of the National Public Housing Museum, Young Chicago Authors, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Third Coast International Audio Festival, and the Ms. Magazine Advisory Board.

 

 

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