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SHSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences CHSS is essential to a liberal arts education, fostering personal growth and professional skills.

We develop your analytical, interpretive, communication, and interpersonal abilities, helping you make a positive impact in the world. Welcome to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Sam Houston State University! Departments within the College:
Department of Communication Studies
Department of English
Department of World Languages
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology and Philosophy
Department of Sociology
Integrated Studies

Join us tonight for some exciting author readings!
10/15/2026

Join us tonight for some exciting author readings!

In between the space of time when Ezra lights themself on fire and when Ezra dies the world of this book flashes before ...
10/14/2026

In between the space of time when Ezra lights themself on fire and when Ezra dies the world of this book flashes before their eyes. Everyone Ezra’s ever loved, every place they’ve felt q***r and at home, or q***r and out of place, reveals itself in an instant. Unfolding in fragments of memory, Ezra dissolves into the family, religion, desire, losses, pains and joys that made them into the person that’s decided on this final act of protest.

Told in lyric fragments that span both lifetimes and geography, Yr Dead is a q***r, Jewish, diasporic coming of age story that questions how our historical memory shapes our political and emotional present.

This is a family story. It tells of a mother who fled an authoritarian government and turned that authoritarianism on to...
10/13/2026

This is a family story. It tells of a mother who fled an authoritarian government and turned that authoritarianism on to her children. Of a father who made a new life—three times on three different continents—and his sea voyage in between. Or what a daughter imagines of these events, as much as it's possible to truly know one's parents. The narrator, who is their daughter, grew up in difficult but very different circumstances, too: undocumented in the United States and was pressured into a green card marriage in order to live a "normal life."

Individually, the poems attempt to understand the emotions surrounding these impulses, from the point-of-view of their daughter, who is herself displaced as an undocumented American—that is, a person who is not permitted to be American, and without a home country to return to.

In the small town of Great Mountain, Mississippi, all eyes are on Henson Blayze, a 13-year-old football phenom whose tal...
10/12/2026

In the small town of Great Mountain, Mississippi, all eyes are on Henson Blayze, a 13-year-old football phenom whose talents seem almost superhuman. The predominately white townsfolk have been waiting for Henson to play high-school ball, and now they’re overjoyed to finally possess an elite Black athlete of their own.

Until a horrifying incident forces Henson to speak out about injustice.
Until he says that he might not play football anymore.
Until he quickly learns he isn’t as loved by the people as he thought.

In that moment, Henson’s town is divided into two chaotic sides when all he wants is justice. Even his best friends and his father can’t see eye to eye. When he is told to play ball again or else, Henson must decide whether he was born to entertain people who may not even see him as human, or if he’s destined for a different kind of greatness.

Sam Sax is the author of Pig and Yr Dead; as well as Madness, winner of The National Poetry Series; and bury it, winner ...
10/09/2026

Sam Sax is the author of Pig and Yr Dead; as well as Madness, winner of The National Poetry Series; and bury it, winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. They’re the two-time Bay Area Grand Slam Champion with poems published in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Granta, and elsewhere. Sam’s received fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts, Yaddo, Lambda Literary, and is currently serving as an ITALIC Lecturer at Stanford University.

Esther Lin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and lived in the United States as an undocumented immigrant for 21 years....
10/07/2026

Esther Lin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and lived in the United States as an undocumented immigrant for 21 years. She is the author of Cold Thief Place, winner of the 2026 Norma Farber First Book Award, and also Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award. She is the co-editor of Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora. She won a Pushcart Prize in 2024, and was a Writing Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, and a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Currently, she co-organizes the Undocupoets, which promotes the work of undocumented poets and raises consciousness about the structural barriers that they face in the literary community.

Sometimes, all it takes is one conversation to change your perspective. ✨Join the 6816 Chapter of the NAACP for 'Unapolo...
10/06/2026

Sometimes, all it takes is one conversation to change your perspective. ✨

Join the 6816 Chapter of the NAACP for 'Unapologetically Her', an evening centered on confidence, leadership, and learning how to navigate challenges while staying true to yourself!

We're excited to welcome guest speaker Liz Faublas-Wallace, an award-winning journalist, writer, and leadership mentor, who will share insights on showing up, standing out, and building a future you're proud of.

📅 October 7
⏰ 6:00-8:00 PM
📍 Visitor Center | 1905 University Ave., Huntsville, TX

Whether you're figuring out your next step or looking for a little inspiration, this conversation is for you. 💙 🧡 🐾

Ready to take the next step toward your future?Join us at the SHSU Fall 2026 Career & Internship Fair on this Thursday, ...
10/05/2026

Ready to take the next step toward your future?

Join us at the SHSU Fall 2026 Career & Internship Fair on this Thursday, October 8 in the Lowman Student Center Orange Ballroom from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m! Connect with employers, explore internships, and learn about career opportunities in the fields of Humanities & Social Sciences, Arts & Media, Health Sciences, and Business Administration.

Featured employers planning to attend include City of Huntsville, Travelers, Northwestern Mutual, Sherwin-Williams, BrightStar Care, Great Hearts Academies, Thompson Safety, and many more.

Be sure to bring copies of your résumé and dress professionally. Remember, first impressions matter! 👀 👀

We hope to see you there! ☺ 🐾

Derrick Barnes is a National Book Award Finalist for his graphic novel Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice, whi...
10/05/2026

Derrick Barnes is a National Book Award Finalist for his graphic novel Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice, which received the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award. He is also the author of The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze, which was Longlisted for the National Book Award, and the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Book Award, the Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. In 2020, he became the only author to win the Kirkus Prize twice for the New York Times bestseller I Am Every Good Thing. Derrick is also the creator of the New York Times bestselling companion picture books The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten. He is a native of Kansas City, Missouri, but currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife Dr. Tinka Barnes and their four sons.

Experience the magic of literature at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) during our annual literary festival, proudly p...
10/02/2026

Experience the magic of literature at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) during our annual literary festival, proudly presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation. This free, public event invites you to immerse yourself in the world of acclaimed, award-winning authors right here in Huntsville. Enjoy captivating on-stage readings, engaging cross-genre discussions, and the chance to meet your favorite authors at book signings.

Led by the dedicated teams from the English Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), this festival promises to inspire and connect readers and writers alike. Don’t miss out on this incredible celebration of literature!

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