Poets in Japan experiment at the edge of media
Andrew Campana, 2024-25 Society for the Humanities "Silence" Faculty Fellow (Asian Studies), releases new book, December 2024.
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Established in 1966, the Cornell Society for the Humanities brings distinguished visiting fellows, Cornell faculty, and graduate student fellows together each year to pursue research on a rotating interdisciplinary focal theme. Legendary seminars and experimental, innovative courses fuel an unmatched research and learning environment.
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Exhibit highlights art/tech intersections in student work
The event invited undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to display their projects at the historic A.D. White House.
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The A.D. White House: Andrew’s abode is a campus gem
Commissioned by Cornell’s inaugural president, the villa later became an art museum—and has long hosted a humanities group.
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Crowdfunding launch supports Ways of Knowing podcast at Cornell
A crowdfunding campaign launched Nov. 1 to support a Cornell-based season of "Ways of Knowing,” a new podcast created by The World According to Sound.
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Short films from Rural Humanities course selected for festivals
Three short documentaries produced in a Rural Humanities Seminar, taught by PMA Associate Professor Austin Bunn, are headed to film festivals this fall.
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‘Silence’ theme of Society for the Humanities Fall presentations
Six fellows from a broad swath of humanities fields will present their projects in progress during the annual Fall Fellows’ conference, on Friday, Oct. 25.
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Zeavin delivers Annual Digital Humanities Lecture at the Society for the Humanities
The Society for the Humanities & CNY Humanities Corridor, in partnership with Cornell's Media Studies Colloquium, present: The Annual Digital Humanities Lecture - Tuesday, October 22, 5:00pm
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A&S announces membership in MLA Strategic Partnership Network
“We felt this is an important resource that should be available to our humanists at all levels, whether they have the resources to pay for membership or not,” said Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences.
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23
Thursday
04:30 PM
Feb
11
Tuesday
05:00 PM
Annual Invitational Lecture: Samantha Sheppard
A.D. White House
Guerlac Room
Feb
27
Thursday
04:45 PM
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, "Iranian Matriotism and Curative Modernity"
Goldwin Smith Hall
G22
Mar
26
Wednesday
04:45 PM
Samera Esmeir: Territorial Imperatives, Revolutionary Leanings: Thinking with the Palestinian Revolution
Goldwin Smith Hall
Kaufmann Auditorium G22
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| HSP Postdoctoral Associates | One-year postdoctoral associate positions at Cornell University with a $62,000 annual stipend working within the Humanities Scholars Program for undergraduate students. Deadline: February 1, 2025 |
| Central NY Humanities Corridor Writing Retreat | Annual writing retreat in the Adirondacks with two nights' lodging, meals, and tuition, scheduled October 10-12, 2025. Deadline: January 22, 2025 |
| Society for the Humanities Faculty Writing Retreat | Award includes lodging and all meals for a two-night unstructured writing residency in the Adirondacks (May 9-11, 2025). Deadline: February 19, 2025 |
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The Humanities Pod
The Society for the Humanities at Cornell is proud to present our new podcast, The Humanities Pod. Informal conversations with Society Fellows, Cornell Faculty, community collaborators, and special guests shine a light on some of the new work, the current conversations, and the latest ideas of humanists at and around Cornell.