Mayberry to lecture on the power of community-made video
Lecture Announcement: "Why Voice Matters: Lessons from India for America's Future," Monday, September 29, 5:00pm, A.D. White House (Guerlac Room)
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Society News
Dual-campus visit highlights A.D. White Professors-at-Large lineup 
Best-selling writer and technology blogger Cory Doctorow will make the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program’s second dual-campus visit, ending his week at Cornell Tech in New York City. Four other professors will visit Cornell this fall.
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Film series: Scale on Screen
This series features a dynamic selection of films that approach questions of scale from different perspectives. Screenings will be introduced by this year’s Society for the Humanities Fellows and are inspired by the topics and themes of their fall course offerings.
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New Course Offerings Fall 2025
Our fellows offer experimental interdisciplinary seminars on research topics related to the year's focal theme. These seminars are offered one time only! The theme for 2025-26 is "Scale."
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2026-27: The Year of Survival
The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University seeks fellows for year-long residential fellowships who are conducting interdisciplinary research projects exploring the literary, historical, ethical, and political registers of survival.
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Irina R. Troconis on her new book, The Necromantic State
The Fellows’ Q&A series continues with a spotlight on Irina Troconis, Irina R. Troconis is Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University and 2021-22 “Afterlives” Faculty Fellow. Her book The Necromantic State: Spectral Remains in the Afterg...
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Media Objects podcast releases 'sonic essays' based at Cornell
“Media Objects,” a podcast collaboration between Cornell media experts and sound artists The World According to Sound, is now available in full on all streaming services, including Spotify and Soundcloud, and the Media Studies homepage.
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From posters to precedent, humanities scholars showcase their research
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
Read moreUpcoming Society Events
Oct
21
Tuesday
06:00 PM
Scale on Screen film series: "Marwencol"
Willard Straight Theatre
Cornell Cinema
Nov
06
Thursday
05:00 PM
Society for the Humanities: Fall Fellows' Conference Keynote
A.D. White House
Guerlac Room
Nov
07
Friday
09:00 AM
Society for the Humanities: Fall Fellows' Conference on the theme of "Scale"
A.D. White House
Guerlac Room
Nov
11
Tuesday
05:00 PM
Annual Invitational Lecture: Stacey A. Langwick
A.D. White House
Guerlac Room
Nov
19
Wednesday
04:45 PM
Important Society Links
Upcoming Application Deadlines
| 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: October 16, 2025 |
| Humanities Research Grants | Grants of up to $5,000 for Cornell faculty members holding regular appointments in humanities departments. Deadline: October 16, 2025 |
| Faculty Fellowships | Open to Cornell faculty members only, one-year residential fellowships located at the A.D. White House. Application deadline: October 31, 2025. |
| Mellon Graduate Fellowships | Open to Cornell graduate students only, nine-month residential fellowships located at the A.D. White House, includes a $35,661 stipend, tuition, and student health insurance. Application deadline: October 31, 2025. |
Two-year postdoctoral fellowships at Cornell University hosted by rotating humanities departments. Deadline: October 31, 2025 (History of Art and Visual Studies) Deadline: November 14, 2025(Literatures in English) Deadline: January 15, 2026 (Science & Technology Studies) |
Featured Focal Themes
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.