The University of Oklahoma received a $219,407 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to host a four-week summer institute titled "The Visual West" in 2025. This institute will reexamine the visual imagery and material culture that shaped ideas about the American West since the 19th century, with a focus on the complexities of indigeneity, race, gender, sexuality, and nature. The institute will draw on OU's extensive archival and museum resources to recapture the stories of marginalized populations often underrepresented in traditional Western narratives. Led by an interdisciplinary faculty, the project aims to develop innovative teaching strategies and curriculum resources that advance humanities education around these important themes.
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