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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.
Latin American studies scholar Irina R. Troconis, assistant professor of Romance Studies, and 2021-22 Society for the Humanities "Afterlives" Faculty Fellow, publishes book, "“The Necromantic State: Spectral Remains in the Afterglow of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution,” (Duke University Press).
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Bennett, a founding scholar of the field of new materialism, will talk about the limits of “data” as the unit of humanistic study.
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Our minds and the ways we tell stories are closely attuned, research shows, and scholar Fritz Breithaupt will explore how that connection works during a March visit as University Lecturer.
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Announcing the 2025-26 cohort of Scale Fellows at the Society for the Humanities.
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"Sanctuary from the Storm: Making (My) Room with The Torkelsons," will explore Sheppard’s fondness for the 1990s television show and what the show’s representation of home spaces can tell us about the way television influences living practices.
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Society for the Humanities' new course offerings for Spring 2025. Enroll Today!
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Andrew Campana, 2024-25 Society for the Humanities "Silence" Faculty Fellow (Asian Studies), releases new book, December 2024.
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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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| Humanities | Impact Grants | Grants of up to $10,000 for Cornell faculty members to support research projects that engage in broader public conversations with a social impact in mind. Deadline: March 21, 2025 |
| Humanities Research Grants | Grants of up to $5,000 for Cornell faculty members holding regular appointments in humanities departments. Deadline: March 21, 2025 |
| Brett de Bary Interdisciplinary Writing Groups | Up to $5,000 in funding for activities related to writing and publication by groups of faculty and graduate students in the humanities. Deadline: March 21, 2025 |
| Interdisciplinary Monograph Writing Group | Funding for activities related to writing monographs by a group of Cornell faculty in the humanities. Deadline: March 21, 2025 |
| Timothy Murray Graduate Travel Grants | Grants of up to $1,000 to support travel for doctoral research. Deadline: March 21, 2025 |
| Dissertation Writing Groups | Funding for writing groups of graduate students with a common interdisciplinary focus. Deadline: March 21, 2025 |
| Joseph E. Connolly '72 Memorial Prizes | Prizes for undergraduate essays on the intersection of religion and politics or society. Deadline: April 18, 2025 |
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.
